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The Soliloquies Of Hamlet

... to Claudius. Hamlet protests, “a beast, that wants discourse of reason, would have mourn'd longer” (1285). The worst part is that he cannot tell them how he feels. In his second soliloquy, Hamlet becomes curious and suspicious after hearing of the ghost. “My father's spirit in arms! All is not well; I doubt some foul play” (1287), he said. Hamlet feels that the presence of the ghost indicates that his father died due to dubious circumstance. After talking with his father's ghost, in the 3rd Soliloquy Hamlet is angered by ...

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Everyone In A Man For All Seasons Is Pursuing Their Own Ends. What Makes More Different?

... at some point they are all deficient in their consideration of others and live chiefly for personal profit. All, except for one. Sir Thomas More is a man who subconsciously is a slave to his conscience. He executes selfless acts in order to do what he knows is legal, and what he thinks is right. He is one of very few people who have died with their integrity intact. He is a special man, who is steadfast in upholding his principles, even when death breathes down his neck. Sir Thomas More truly is a paragon. One character in the play partic ...

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Hamlet Did Not Procrastinate Needlessly

... Hamlet, " O my soul prophesied that (I, v. 40)." In his thoughts before the ghost had told him this he felt in his soul that his uncle could have committed this murder. Hamlet still in his mind doesn't all the way believe in what is being said because he thinks that the ghost might be the devil from purgatory sent to Hamlet to kill his uncle so he will damned to hell. He doesn't want to kill anybody that is not guilty of committing a crime or treason. Later in the play though he soon finds out that what the ghost has told him is true and th ...

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Macbeth’s Downfall Into The Horrors Of, “What Goes Around Comes Around”

... on Macbeth's actions are the witches and their prophecies. The visions provided by the three witches begin Macbeth's quest for dominance. In the beginning Macbeth seems to be happy and satisfied with his life until the witches tell him he will be king. He soon begins to consider murdering Duncan. “If good, why do I yield to that suggestion” So the witches have “stroked the fires of his ambition” Macbeth writes Lady Macbeth. “They met me in the day of success; and I have learned by the perfect report, they have more in them than ...

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The Merchant Of Venice: The Relationship Between Antonio And Bassanio

... way. Antonio is a male. Bassanio is a male. Bassanio likes Antonio in a romantic way and also loves Portia, a female. Also, there is another pair who I am suspicious about. They are Salanio and Salerio. The reason is that they are always together, just like siamese twins. When Salanio comes, Salerio comes. When Salerio goes, Salanio goes. Here is a famous quote by Shakespeare, ÒThe love that dares not speak its name.Ó In the play, there are many places where Antonio expresses love for Bassanio; for example, Òlove the world for Bassan ...

Number of words: 279 | Number of pages: 2

Blindness In Oedipus

... he loses his physical sight by blinding himself. Jocasta was blind to the true identity of Oedipus, her son and husband. She refused to accept the truth when it was ultimately revealed. In this case, those who are blind at length do have a higher vision – the truth. Oedipus was born into the prophecy that he would murder his father and wed his mother. In an attempt to avoid this fate, his parents, Laius and Jocasta, sent him into the mountains to die. However, a shepherd saved and gave him to Polybus and Merope. When he learned of his ...

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Ophelia As A Reason For Hamlet's Madness

... Hamlet first realizes who has killed his father he starts to plan his revenge. In the beginning of the play Ophelia recognizes that Hamlet is having problems and forms an opinion, which hints to hamlet being mad or insane. She doesn’t really pay attention to Hamlet’s real needs and purpose for being upset. What should have happened is. Hamlet would of let Ophelia know the truth about Claudius so that Ophelia would have a better understanding of where Hamlet is coming from. By recognizing this first, many problems in the original ...

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Hamlet: Hamlet Resembles A Real Person

... the play. I will investigate the nature of this irony. Also, I will investigate the types of conflict that play a major part in the play and the relationships between Hamlet and the two people who have been closest to him; Ophelia and the Ghost. Hamlet cannot share his strong feelings and emotions with his mother or his girlfriend. While his mother is literally sleeping with the enemy, Ophelia has chosen the side of Claudius because of her father, Polonius. It is especially difficult for Hamlet to talk to Ophelia. The only other woman in his ...

Number of words: 1708 | Number of pages: 7

Othello: Almost Perfect

... terrible acts, and fear that the same situation could happen to us. In the drama, the protagonist, Othello starts out as a noble general but ends up facing the consequences brought upon by his over trusting nature and his everlasting jealousy. One of Othello’s tragic flaws, which contribute to his downfall, is his open and trusting nature. For this play to be classified as a tragedy, the hero must face opposition from an outside force, in this case it is the evil antagonist Iago. Othello is a professional soldier and preaches by th ...

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Gulliver’s Travels: The Movie

... It takes a human away from his natural habitat and forces him to look at human nature as a whole. This forces Gulliver to realize the many mistakes of man thus making him a better person for it. Gulliver at one point does not even want to return to his homeland because he realizes how bad his world is in comparison. The movie, although a newer version, is very useful in discovering the meaning of the book if the reader encountered difficulty in reading it. I found the movie to be interesting and at the same time follow the book almost comp ...

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King Lear: Treachery And Deceit

... Edmund then goes to Edgar and convinces him to run away. Edgar, like his father is easily deceived, and runs. Edmund's evil trickery continues to increase in its cruelty until he commits an inconceivable crime. Edmund has reached a point in his pursuit of power that he will stop at nothing to gain more. He writes another letter. This one is similar to the first, except instead of implicating his brother to his father, it implicates his father in a plot with France to kill The Duke of Cornwall. The King decides that Gloucester's ...

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Macbeth: Protagonist Becoming Evil

... a traitor and he will become one. We feel that a person of his loyalty could never commit evil unless he had a good reason or if he would be provoked. After Macbeth's first meeting with the witches, we learn from his aside that he has thought about killing Duncan " My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical" 1(Macbeth 1.3.152). Macbeth also says " If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me Without my stir." 2(Macbeth 1.4.157-159) which means that maybe he does not have to murder the king to gain that title. Luck has been v ...

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