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- 13521: Hamlet and Gertrude: Love or Hate
- ... passed but, as if to mock the very memory of the former king, Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and queen, has married again within two months. This shock is further compounded by the fact the her new husband is none other than her former brother-in-law, Claudius. Unable to return to the university due to his over whelming despair, Hamlet is trapped by his loving parents and not allowed to leave ... nature were thought to be linked as part of a "great chain of being". To Hamlet, the fact that his father had returned showed that this chain had been disrupted by some evil in the world of man. That he had returned as a ghost could mean only one thing, his death was not an accident. The ghost beseeches Hamlet to avenge him but warns him, "taint not thy mind, nor ...
- 13522: Does Hamlet Have A Tragic Flaw?
- ... of his flaw? Hamlet has a tragic flaw in his personality and behavior. His flaw is that he is overly concerned with death and tragedy. This flaw or weakness in Hamlet leads him into a world of chaotic surroundings and madness. Hamlet's flaw and his mad personality led to the death of several people, including his mother and the King of Denmark! If Hamlet did not have this fascination with ... Since he knows that the King is a murderer, he attempts to expose him. Hamlet stages a play in which the players act out the scenes of King Hamlet's murder. This greatly upsets the new King and the King adopts some of Hamlet's obsessions with death and begins to think of a way to get rid of Hamlet. All of the deaths in the play occur because of Hamlet ...
- 13523: Hamlet: Inner Turmoil
- ... amazing, contradictory, unsettled, mocking nature of that mind, as it is torn by disappointment and positive love, as Hamlet seeks both acceptance and punishment, action and stillness, and wishes for consummation and annihilation within a world he perceives to be against him. He can be abruptly silent or vicious; he is capable of wild laughter and tears, and also playing polite and sane. The narrative is a kind of mystery and ... that he cannot speak to them with honesty, because they themselves are dishonest in their intents. Honesty resonates as a theme in Hamlet because nothing is as it seems in Denmark. The King deceives the world and pretends a legitimacy he does not have; Hamlet deceives the court by feigning madness; Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern all try to deceive Hamlet into revealing why he is distraught, and no one knows what is truth and what is a lie. The world has not grown honest, as Rosencrantz claims, but dishonest, and no one who lives in it can keep his honesty pure from the corrupting air. Hamlet seems to be the character who uses the ...
- 13524: The Taming of the Shrew: An Critique
- ... would continue to be a strong opposition for Petruchio. Her representation at the end of the play, however, is very docile and submissive. There were several points in the play during which she demonstrated her new found domesticated personality. Firstly, she showcased it by saying what Petruchio wanted her to, regardless of the absurdity of the statement. In addition to the already mentioned sun-moon incident, Kate referred to the old ... the Shrew. Works Cited Cyclopedia of Characters II. Vol. 3. Salem: Salem Press, 1990. 1106- 1107. Dash, Irene G. "Wooing, Wedding, and Power: Women in Shakespeare Plays". The Critical Perspective Volume 2. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1986. 825-833. Evans, Bernard. Shakespeare's Comedies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1960. Kahn, Copella. Untitled Essay. Shakespearean Criticism. Ed. Mark W. Scott and Sandra L. Williamson. Detroit: Gale Research, Inc ... Essay. Shakespearean Criticism. Ed. Mark W. Scott and Sandra L. Williamson. Detroit: Gale Research, Inc., 1989. 407-413. Nevo, Ruth. "Kate of Kate Hall': The Taming of the Shrew." Modern Critical Reviews. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1986. 253- 264. Scott, Mark W. and Williamson, Sandra L., et al., ed. Shakespearean Criticism. Detroit: Gale Research, Inc., 1989. 310-311. Shakespeare, William. The Taming of the Shrew. Logan, ...
- 13525: Jacob's Ladder
- ... afterlife which await them. Hell is seen as a temporary stop where people's memories and attachments are taken away so that they can enter heaven cleansed of their past life in order that a new beginning can be had. Death is seen as something that should not be feared, it only makes your inevitable transition into the next world more difficult, while being at peace with yourself at death allows the transition to your afterlife to run smoothly without remorse. Heaven is seen as a good place, a place of inner tranquillity where there ...
- 13526: Medea's Revenge
- ... her children is debatable. On one hand, if we look at Medea's objective only as seeking revenge against Jason, then she could have accomplished that without killing her children. Killing the princess, Jason's new wife, would cause enough grief for Jason so that her goal would be accomplished. We can infer that the death of Jason's wife would be more damaging to him than the deaths of his ... sad that she must take their lives, but also tells herself that it is in their best interests, as evidenced by what she says to her children: "I wish you happiness, but not in this world." (1073) She does not seem to have a problem with killing her children once it comes time to actually carry out the act. But her motherly instincts will not allow her to totally abandon her ...
- 13527: Oedipus Rex
- Oedipus Rex In many plays a character has a misconception of his her self and/or his or her world. When this misconception is destroyed it can be a major turning point in the story. "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles is one such story. In the story Oedipus has such a misconception where he thinks he ... kills herself out of fury. When word gets out the he was the one who caused the death of the Sphinx the people of Thebes ( whose king he just recently killed ) adopt him as their new king, thanking that their real king was killed by bandits, and give him the queen, Queen Jocasta ( his mother ) for his bride. They lived happily for many years and had four children. When Oedipus learns ...
- 13528: Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
- ... robotic slaves. They created two basic models: household and entertainment robots, and warrior robots. Whenever one to the slaves began to show signs of intelligence, the Quintessons destroyed them to be used as materials for new robots being created. Eventually, however, more and more of the robots began to gain intelligence, and they started a revolt against the Quintessons. This revolt ended in the Quintessons fleeing the planet of Cybertron, and ... the energy needed to return to Cybertron, and to save their home planet. Meanwhile, the Autobots must also protect Earth and its inhabitants from the evil Decepticons. The story and plot become more complex as new Transformers and advancements in technology are developed by both sides. I constantly watched the show for about three years from its first episodes in 1984. My interest in the show slowly died because most of the original Transformers were killed off, and a new generation of was created; which I didn't care for as much. In writing this paper, I have discovered that there is still an interest for Transformers within me. I recently spent many hours ...
- 13529: Movie: The Mission
- ... the Jesuits to leave. The Spanish allowed them to take care of the matter to prove that. Spain and Portugal had negotiated the treaty of Tordesillias. In this treaty the two countries split the western world into two parts where Spain can have one half and Portugal the other. In the newer version of the treaty, the line that split the land was moved in favor of Portugal. On that land ... powerful weapon, and that was the weapon of being inferior to a race that had a different way of life. The Indians were introduced to guns, complex musical instruments, and simplicities such as clothing. These new things changed their life. In the battle scene, the Indians steal gun powder from the Spanish. The gun powder is then used by the Indians to their advantage. By using home made cannons, they are ...
- 13530: Movie: The Grapes Of Wrath - The people and the Depression
- ... some just didn't care. The business men that were lucky enough not to lose everything, and the other employees working in the cities who still had jobs during the depression didn't like these new programs. In the movie, The Grapes Of Wrath, The towns people didn't like the government funded version of a "Hooverville". The townspeople, along with the police tired to start a fight during a dance, so the police could come in, arrest some of the people living there, and say that this new development wasn't safe for the town, and it would have to be rid of. Fortunately for them they were able to discover there little plan, and spoiled the plan. But this showed how much the people in the towns hated these new developments like the Hoovervilles. Also, I can't recall what town it was in, but when the Joades approached one town border, the men there said there was no work, and that they would ...
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