The Changing Role In Viola/Cesario In The Twelveth Night
.... to share and to teach. Thus, Viola grows in her male
disguise to get a better feeling for his inner self, not the self that he
shows to the public, or would reveal and share with Viola in her true
female self, but rather his secret self, as he believes he shares with a
peer. So, she grows to love him. But, Orsino's motivation is actually not
love for Viola, but rather he seems to be in love with love itself. His
entire world is filled with love but he knows that there might be a turning
point for him, l .....
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Julius Caesar
.... in his years, warns Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March," an
admonition of Caesar's impending death. Although sooth-sayers are looked
upon by many as insane out of touch lower classmen, a good deal of them,
obviously including the sayer Caesar encountered, are indeed right on the
mark. Since they lack any formal office or shop, and they predict
forthcomings without fee, one can see quite easily why citizens would
distrust their predictions. Superstition, in general elements such as the
Feast of Luperca .....
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Measure For Measure - Critique
.... unimpassioned speech to Angelo), and momentary spots
of humour (e.g. the some-times hilarious exchange between Lucio, a servant
to the Duke, and the Duke disguised as a friar. This moment of ironic
comedy is certainly one of the play's highlights, and is a model for many
modern humour pieces) which all serve to create a less than enthralling
afternoon of "not so high" drama. I will not attempt to explain the plot,
as one of the play's redeeming factors is the suspense created by the soap
operatic storyline .....
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Falstaff And King Henry: Similar Characters
.... his wit. The King is continuously
modifying his behavior to suit the occasion, such as when he is dealing
with Hotspur and the opposing Vassals and when he deals with Hal at the
royal court. Both Falstaff and the King live,to a great extent, by the
sharpness of their minds: Falstaff as a criminal, and the King as a
politician. Another similar facet of these two characters is their view of
bravery. Both the King and Falstaff subscribe to the theory that it is
better to avoid danger and thus avoid the poss .....
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Julius Caesar: Brutus Is A Honorable Man
.... man drop by lottery"
(Shakespeare 399). Brutus said that if the conspirators do not join for a
common cause, then there is no need for an oath because the conspirators
are self-righteous, and they are serving the romans. If the conspirators
don't bind together, then each man will go his own way, become a weakling,
and die when it suits the tyrants caprice. Brutus is advocates peace,
freedom and liberty, for all romans, which shows that Brutus is an
altruistic as well as an honorable man.
Brutus a .....
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King Lear: A Shakespearean Tragedy
.... The hero must be of a high status on the chain and the hero also
possesses a tragic flaw that initiates the tragedy. The fall of the hero
is not felt by him alone but creates a chain reaction which affects
everything below him. There must also be the element of chance or accident
that influences some point in the play.
King Lear meets all of these requirements that has been laid out by
Bradley which is the most logical for a definition of a tragedy as compared
to the definition of a comedy by G. W .....
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King Lear: Justice
.... deaths of Lear, Goneril, and Edmund are prime
examples of justice prevailing for evil, and in Lear's case unnatural, acts.
Lear's ultimate fate is death. His early demise is a direct result of
breaching the "Great Chain of Being" which states that no mortal will
abandon his position in the hierarchy of ranking set by God. Lear's
intention of abdicating his throne is apparent from the outset and is seen
in the following speech spoken during the opening scene of the play:
. . . 'tis our fast inten .....
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King Lear: King Lear A Tragic Hero
.... taken by Knight is not accurate in
describing King Lear.
The tragic hero, according to Bradley, is a person who suffers
tremendously, whose suffering goes beyond him. The tragic hero also takes
the action that produces the suffering and calamity which leads to death.
Other characteristics of a tragic hero are as follows. The tragic hero is
a person who is of high degree, and his welfare is intimately tied up with
the welfare of the state. The hero is an exceptional being, of high degree,
whos .....
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King Lear: Consequences Of One Man's Decisions
.... to death..."
(Act I, Sc i, Ln 38-41)
This gives the reader the first indication of Lear's intent to abdicate his
throne. He goes on further to offer pieces of his kingdom to his daughters
as a form of reward to his test of love.
"Great rivals in our youngest daughter's love, Long in our court have made
their amorous sojourn, And here are to be answered. Tell me, my daughters
(Since now we will divest us both of rule, Interest of territory, cares of
state), Which of you shall we say doth love us most? Th .....
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King Lear - Evil
.... who caused the evil and Lear believes that humans
were the ones who created evil. Edgar, is another character in the play
who believes that evil is caused by humans and not the gods. Edgar said,
"The gods are just, and of our peasant vices make instruments to plague us"
(ACT V, iii, 169). Edgar clearly says that the gods are right and it is
the people who are responsible for promoting evil in the world. It is us
who make the instruments necessary for evil to spread and plague the world.
In the wor .....
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Othello: Roles Of Cassio, Roderigo, And Brabantio, And Their Functions
.... example, Cassio asking for Desdemona's help leads to the two of
them being seen together, which is in act three scene three line 35. In
the end of the play, Cassio becomes the governor in Cyprus after the
former Governor, Othello, commits suicide, in act five scene two from
line 366-378, which shows another of his functions, to act as one of the
means which ties up the loose ends at the end of the play.
Now, Roderigo. Roderigo is a foolish, cheated, gulled, dimwit.
Basically, his functio .....
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Hamlet: Notes
.... rebellion during his
time. 5. We are made aware of the uncertain foundation of human
knowledge in the way we learn that the ghost may be a dream,
or could just be around for some unfinished business. We
also learn that Horatio is a scholar and trusted by Marcellus
and Bernardo. He serves as a reliable witness and conveyor
for Hamlet. Even scholars don't understand the unknown
(ghost).
Scene 2
6. This scene introduces us to the King Claudius, the antagonise.
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Hamlet's Character
.... to do so. Through his over-analysis he
seems to be almost talking himself out of doing his job.
One of Hamlet's most renown traits is his over-analysis of
conversational topics and situations in which action must be taken. An
example of his over-analytical nature is apparent in his speech in act one,
scene four, line 13. He begins his speech quite normally, replying with a
simple answer to Horatio's inquiry but then his thoughts begin to wander
and he starts to analyze and philosophize about .....
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The Tragedy Of Hamlet
.... beginning of Act III, scene iv, when Hamlet stabs him while he is
hiding behind the arras in Gertrude's room. This shows how Polonius, a man
unaware of the true nature of the situation he is in, is killed by a member
of the royalty during the execution of one of their schemes. This makes
Polonius' death a tragedy.
The next member of Polonius' family to die is his daughter Ophelia.
Ophelia's death is tragic because of her complete innocence in the
situation. Some may argue that Polonius deser .....
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Hamlet: Tragedy In Hamlet
.... uses character, plot and setting to create a mood of disgust
and a theme of proper revenge, as opposed to fear and pity, hence Aristotle
would have disapproved of Hamlet. It is the above mentioned elements;
character, plot and setting, used in a non-Aristotelian way, that makes
Hamlet work as a one of the English language's most renown tragedies.
By proper revenge we refer to the Elizabethan view that revenge must
be sought in certain cases, for the world to continue properly. This is the
main plot o .....
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