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Hamlet 2

... his father that he needs to be avenged by the death of his brother Claudius. By this time Claudius has already ascended the throne, and married Hamlet's mother Queen Gertrude. Hamlet decides to take a passive approach to avenge his father. Hamlet first decides to act abnormal which does not accomplish much besides warning his uncle that he might know he killed his father. Later in the play a troop of actors come to act out a play, and Hamlet has them reenact the murder of is father in front of his uncle Claudius. The actors murder scene also m ...

Number of words: 890 | Number of pages: 4

Macbeth-blood

... treachery and treason, and towards the end of the play blood symbolizes guilt and grief. Bloodshed also gives one power and with power there comes great responsibility. Macbeth is a play stained in blood that has many symbolic measures to it. The first reference of blood is one of honor, and occurs when Duncan sees the injured sergeant and says, "What bloody man is that?"(Act 1 Sc 2 line 1) This is symbolic of the brave fighter who has been injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage, in which the sergeant says, ...

Number of words: 798 | Number of pages: 3

Macbeth - Downfall Of A Hero

... this, Macbeth and Banquo, his loyal friend, find out that King Duncan has named Macbeth "Thane of Cawdor." They contemplate about how the rest of the prophecy will come true. The witches also advise them that Banquo’s son would be King one day. Macbeth writes a letter to Lady Macbeth explaining what has happened. Macbeth comes to the realization that for him to in fact become King, he will have to defeat recently named heir to the throne, Malcolm, the King’s son, and also prevent Banqou’s son from gaining access to the throne. Ma ...

Number of words: 1587 | Number of pages: 6

Soldiers Home

... Smith has summarized previous critics on the subject of how Krebs suffers from returning to the familial, social, and religious"home"(71). Moreover, as Robert Paul Lamb notes, the story is also about "a conflicted mother-son relationship"(29). Krebs' small-town mother cannot comprehend her son's struggles and sufferings caused by the war. She devotes herself to her religion and never questions her own values; she manipulates her son. She is one of the Hemingway "bitch mothers" who also appear in "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife"and "Now I La ...

Number of words: 1332 | Number of pages: 5

The Great Gatsby 10

... Myrtle’s affair. Myrtle has put her interests before everyone else’s, and the eyes can see this. The way the advertisement of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg is described in the novel also gives a god like feeling. “But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dusk which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg. The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic-Their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face but, instead, From a pair of enormous yellow spectacles whi ...

Number of words: 344 | Number of pages: 2

The Flaws Of Hamlet

... him, and he shrinks form bringing him to account for Polonius’ death, he says because of the great love the general gender bear him. This sinful Queen quails under his rebuke, and yet loves him too well to betray his confidence. And as often in Shakespeare’s tragedies, at the end of the play judgment to the same effect is pronounced on his character by a disinterested party.” Was Hamlet out of his mind, or was he pretending to be crazy? Did anyone realize what Hamlet’s dilemma, such as Ophelia, the King, and the Qu ...

Number of words: 530 | Number of pages: 2

Cathcher

... I are much more similar than I initially believed. Holden portrayed others to be inferior to his own kind all throughout the book. He made several references as to how people aren't as perfect as he was. "The reason Stradlater fixed himself up to look good was because he was madly in love with himself." Holden had a difficults with no being good. He was afraid of not having any special talents or abilities and and did other thi8ngs to make himself look tough. "Boy, I sat at that goddam bar till around one o'clock or so, getting drun ...

Number of words: 489 | Number of pages: 2

Tension And Violence

... is one very dominating woman who, perhaps unknowingly and unintentionally, uses violence against the principal male character of the story. I'm also going to show that the man, who creates most tension between a man and a woman and who in fact may have the leading role, is only mentioned by name, he is not in the story itself. The essay will also show that a romantic tension between the principal characters can only be experienced once in the whole story. In chapter two Katharine Anne Porter's short story Rope will be discussed and the fact ...

Number of words: 1905 | Number of pages: 7

The Story Of Deirdre

... soul. The author has an undeniable ability of reaching out and inviting his audience to experience with him the sometimes intense and often expansive sense of being that is clearly portrayed within the pages of . The Celtic storyteller had a distinctive talent when it came to writing about the concept of love, entanglement and strife about which the Celts are so passionate. is one such piece of literary work that is a reflection of the author's realistic nature in that it benefits the very essence of his compelling fortitude. Indeed, blossomi ...

Number of words: 1031 | Number of pages: 4

Augustines Confessions

... they had more desirable fruit to eat at their own homes. Augustine states this in his Confessions (II,4) that “For I stole a thing of which I had plenty of my own and much better quality. Nor did I wish to enjoy the thing which I desired to gain by theft, but rather to enjoy the actual theft and sin of theft.” The mere thrill of the theft and sin was more desirable than the fruit which they stole. The fruit was sought as an opportunity to be deceitful and to gain self enjoyment from it. Augustine, howeve ...

Number of words: 1391 | Number of pages: 6

A View Of Young Goodman Brown

... by the author Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of self-doubt. Nathaniel Hawthorne was an unhappy person his entire life, never satisfied with his accomplishments. Goodman knowns what he must do but dreads the deed. Apon entering the forest he is suspicious of every rock and tree, thinking something evil will jump out at him. When he finally does meet someone on the trail, who appears to be of evil origin, he feels confident that he can refuse any temptations. This evil person makes several advances and Goodman refuses. This makes Goodman feel stro ...

Number of words: 800 | Number of pages: 3

The Characterisitics Of A Trag

... of tragedy plays are:a major tragedy, and a minor tragedy.The major tragedy usually effects everyone,and the minor tragedy effects a small part of the people. The tragic hero must be a great and admirable man in both his powers and opportunities.He should be a person in society whose actions involve the well-being of its members.The plot of the play should show him working to achieve some goal very dear to him.This action will involve him in choices.There will be a web of circumstances and this will set off a chain of events that could not ...

Number of words: 688 | Number of pages: 3

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