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Hamlet: Scene Summaries

... to Queen Gertrude who was formerly King Hamlet's wife. King Claudius informs us Norway is preparing to war against Denmark (they even work on Sundays) for land that the late King Hamlet had obtained. Heratio and Marcellus then come to inform Hamlet of the "ghost" experience they had the previous night. Hamlet is shocked and suspects something peculiar is amongst the king- dom. Scene ]I[ Laertes tells her sister, Ophelia, to be cautious of marrying Hamlet. Polonious then enters and demands Ophelia to stop the relationship with Hamlet ...

Number of words: 1133 | Number of pages: 5

Death Of A Salesman: Willy Lowman

... if it were a narcotic, and as the play progresses, the reader learns that it can be a dangerous drug, because of it's addictiveness and it's deadliness. The first time Willy is seen lapsing off into the past is when he encounters Biff after arriving home. The conversation between Willy and Linda reflects Willy's disappointment in Biff and what he has become, which is, for the most part, a bum. After failing to deal adequately with his feelings, he escapes into a time when things were better for his family. It is not uncommon for on ...

Number of words: 1029 | Number of pages: 4

Hamlet: Idiot Savant

... because he thought that it was his uncle. He started to hallucinate that his father was visiting him. Hamlet would regularly see this apparition of his mind. His father would tell him that by finding the person who killed him that he could rest in peace. Hamlet then had a traveling acting group come and perform a play that would try to single out the killer. The play that was performed was one that Hamlet picked because it seemed to fit to his situation. During the play Hamlet's uncle choked on a piece of meat while laughing. Thinking that ...

Number of words: 351 | Number of pages: 2

Hamlet

... 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 make Hamlet ques ...

Number of words: 888 | Number of pages: 4

Infomercials And Other Dishonest Commercials

... grill. It is amazing what they come up with nowadays. As I continued surfing I came across Sally Struthers trying to sell an "earn your college degree at home" commercial, honestly, how good can that kind of degree be? Then as I kept flipping, I came across the "psychic network of friends" advertisement, just as they were offering a "free psychic reading to first time callers" all that was required was that a certain 1-800 number be dialed and a person could get a reading. Then to show that the reading was accurate, they had peop ...

Number of words: 1128 | Number of pages: 5

King Lear: Searching For Vision

... endured by Lear eventually tears down his strength and sanity. Lear is not as strong, arrogant, and filled with pride as he was in the beginning of the play instead he is weak, scared, and a confused old man. At the end of the play Lear has completely lost his sanity with the loss of his daughter Cordelia and this is the thing that breaks Lear and leads to his death. In the beginning, King Lear shows his need for praise is how he chooses to divide his kingdom among his daughters. The one who praises him with the most "gusto" shall ...

Number of words: 1667 | Number of pages: 7

The Crucible

... affair. Her suspicion led to Abigail’s dismissal from the Proctor’s household. John Proctor stopped his affair with Abigail, while Abigail continued to desire him. Proctor repeatedly stated “Abby you’ll put it out of mind. I’ll not be comin’ for you more.” (1045) Abigail insisted that Proctor still wanted her, but he said, “…I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again.” (1046) This only made Abigail angry. She then started blaming Elizabeth and others in the village for blackening her name. At thi ...

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Death Of A Salesman: Symbols In The Play

... over its in tended purpose. The deceptive nature of the hose is apparent when Willy is confronted about it by Biff his son and Willy denies its existence. A similar denial is also evident when Willy is confronted with the tape recorder in Howard's office. The tape recorder signifies the change in Willy's life throug h the advancement of technology. It also represents the end of Willy's career. This is brought about when Howard, Willy's boss and godson, shows the tape recorder to Willy and appe ars to be more interested in the sound and ...

Number of words: 529 | Number of pages: 2

Antigone: Creon

... for Antigone, he causes three lives to be taken away. And for the rest of his life he has to live with a guilty conscience as an unhappy, poor, old man. The characters show by their expressions what kind of leader Creon is. When Creon is telling Haemon that he is going to kill Antigone, Haemon says, “…But a wise man is flexible, has much to learn without the loss of dignity…” (p.222). Creon doesn’t listen and Haemon says, “A one man state is no state at all.” (p.224). Once Creon hears this he lashed out in frustratio ...

Number of words: 458 | Number of pages: 2

Native American Art

... of the Northwest Coast made art that dealt with the shamanistic theme of transformation like the Eskimo, however the animals as subject matter related to family lineage as opposed to subsistence. These animals and spirits were expressed through crests, house front poles, and totem poles. The crests were drawn with controlled and modulating lines, and were often found on the exterior of their cedar dwellings, as well as blankets and skirts. The Northwest people made masks for their ceremonies, many of which had moveable facial features. The ...

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Movie: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

... be allowed to leave. After a few days he began to see the patients as a group that needed more enjoyment in their lives and he wanted to try to find some way that they could get out and go to a bar and watch the world series. The nursing staff seemed uncaring to their lack of enjoyment to life and basically refused to allow the patients to even watch the game on the TV during their chores even after having took a vote where a mute patient nicknamed 'Chief' for the first time communicated that he wanted to watch the game. McMurphy had b ...

Number of words: 698 | Number of pages: 3

TV Shows And Real Life

... at least one column in almost every newspaper is dedicated to this topic. I think the people like to see shows that portray them, or what they'd like to be. "Married...with Children" runs on Fox 29 on Mondays at 8:30 p.m., it has been on air for a long time, and has passed its 200th episode last season. The main characters of the show is women's shoe salesman Al Bundy, his wife Peg, dorky son Bud, and slutty daughter Kelly. Al loves to watch TV, bowl with his buddies, drink and go to the "nudy bar". Marcie and Jefferson, are the Bundy's n ...

Number of words: 1463 | Number of pages: 6

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