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- 13551: King Lear's Mistake
- ... disrupts the great chain of being, which states that the King must not challenge the position that the gods have given him. This undermining the gods' authority results in chaos that tears apart Lear's world, leaving him, in the end, with nothing. Following this, Lear begins to banish those around him that genuinely care for him; he cannot seem to realize who loves him and wants to help and those ... throne, Lear becomes abandoned and estranged from his kingdom, which causes him to lose his sanity. While lost in his grief and self-pity the Fool is introduced to guide Lear back to the sane world, help him realize the mistakes that he has made and get him to act to reverse them. Throughout the play the Fool tells the King little riddles and sayings that makes the King realize his mistakes. Lear was once lost behind a hundred Knights, but now is exposed to the real world and is like a child. He has been used to being waited on hand and foot, not needing to worry about shelter, food, or protection. Lear now has none of this and is losing ...
- 13552: The Crucible: John Proctor Is A Tragic Hero
- ... because neither represents a balanced concept of life."(Miller) It is this balance between the internal and external that opens the door for fear and freedom to enter. Fear is society's tool. In Puritan New England paranoia was a common aspect. The people lived in fear of the devil, a physical devil that existed and walked among them. When word spread, speaking of witchcraft in Salem, that fear, that paranoia ... for someone who has won? This is where the conflict lies and as we see in Proctor's realization, " The Crucible" will hold true to Miller's definition. Proctor learns something about himself and the world around him in his final realization before his execution. This is the concluding step in the tragic plot. "Tragedy seems to me to be an investigation of the possibilities of human freedom."(Kerr) Again, it ...
- 13553: Hamlet and Oedipus Rex: The Birth of Kings
- ... downfall. This is a battle between the light and the darkness, the light being the truth and the darkness being the lie. Throughout the two plays we can see that both are isolated in a world of their own, completely unaware of the truths surrounding them. In Hamlet's case, growing up under the loving care of his parents, he believes that his father died of natural causes. Or, in Oedipus ... is under the belief that his father died of natural causes and nothing more. As he comes to realize the truth, he leaves behind the safe harbor of innocence and naοvetι and enters the uneasy world of adulthood and experience. Standing within his castle, he makes a speech to himself and to God commenting on the quickness in which his mother married his uncle. It is at this point where the ... waited longer than a month before marrying again. The discovery of the fact of his father's murder by the hand of his uncle leads to an awakening from the fog, which created the illusionary world Hamlet lives under. Doubts begin to cloud Hamlet's mind. He asks the question, "to be or not to be for that is the question." In asking this question, Hamlet poses the question whether ...
- 13554: Saint Joan's Tragic Flaw: The Epilogue
- ... Joan when she was about to be burned. This cross made out of sticks is alluded to at the end of Scene VI. It is unnecessary to introduce the soldier in the epilogue. The only new concept brought forth by his appearance is his description of hell. He says hell is "Like as if you were always drunk without the trouble or expense of drinking. Tip top company too: emperors and ... the modern gentleman's announcement, all the characters pay homage to Joan. However, when she threatens to return to earth, they are all terrified by this idea. Shaw's point here may be that the world is never ready to accept the truly divine. By stressing this point so overtly, Shaw is beating the audience over the head, once again undercutting the subtlety of the rest of the play. Shaw's ...
- 13555: Hamlet: Tragedy of Failure
- ... which includes eight violent deaths, adultery, a ghost, a mad woman, and a fight in a grave. Here are all the ingredients of a horror story. Bradley then asks the question, "But why in the world did not Hamlet obey the ghost at once, and so save seven of those eight lives?" The answer to this question lies not in the fact that had Hamlet done so the play would have ... it merely. (Act I, scene 2) Thus weakened, Hamlet is unable to act on his father's ghost's command. "Hamlet" is Shakespeare's most popular tragedy, if not his best, and one of the world's best-known plays. In addition to being a sensational story and containing some of the world's richest poetry, it showcases Shakespeare's understanding of the subtleties of human nature to a degree remarkable for his time. How else can we explain why "Hamlet" has generated such a significant number ...
- 13556: Hamlet: Chivalry
- ... for. This is the underlying purpose of the knight and soon shapes the traits of chivalry. The use of stirrups and horseshoes in the ninth century made the horse mounted warrior much more useful. These new technologies enabled a rider to deliver a blow with a lance at full charge while on horseback. Before this he would have been knocked off his mount due to not being able to grip onto ... these developments weapons began to change. The lance became longer and more sophisticated. Training regiments began to emerge. One such regiment was the "practicing of mock warfare known as tournaments. Tournaments were central to the world of chivalry: they acted both as training grounds for knights
.and as focal points for a literature and culture based on knighthood" (19). A knight had to be trained in all aspects of combat from ...
- 13557: Oedipus Rex: The Punishment of the King
- ... trying to punish himself, as well as an escape. Oedipus would no longer gaze upon the faces of his subjects, his brother (uncle?) Creon, or even those of his children. He is plunged into a world of darkness. It must be noted that this was more than simply a punishment, though I'm sure that it was one of the ways Oedipus intended it. The physical pain alone seems to prove that. There are much easier ways of becoming blind to the world than stabbing one's eyes out. As I have stated before though, Oedipus was blinded by his foolish pride long before the beginning of the novel. He only realized the truth behind Laius' murder when it was right in front of his nose. He was by no means stupid, in fact he came off as quite a clever man, but his was a world of blindness because of pride and power. I have been concentrating on the two most obvious of Oedipus' punishments, but there is another one that may not seem so clear. Keeping in mind that ...
- 13558: Hamlet: Fate
- Hamlet: Fate In our world today psychics try to predict what will happen in our futures. What may happen in the future is controlled by a power far higher than what can be seen by someone at the other end of a "1-900
" telephone number. The play Hamlet, by Shakespeare, presents a view of the world in which man's intellect is powerless to understand and predict the whims of Fate. Man is governed by an uncaring and perhaps deranged power. The characters of the play are in no way able ... killed with a thrust of a dagger. "Time is out of joint." The characters of the play are unable see that their lives are controlled by the whims of Fate. The play Hamlet illustrates a world where the people are unable to comprehend and control the vast powers of Fate that commands their lives. The concept that man does not control his future applies to all of our lives. We ...
- 13559: Cult Leaders And Their Abuse O
- By: Anonymous Although power should be used with virtue by those with those with good intentions, many of the world's most powerful people use power in ways that purposefully harm other people, the most famous example of this case being Adolf Hitler during World War II. More generally, this includes some past (and present) members of the Royal families, some political leaders as well as a few religious leaders who have used their power to manipulate those lower than ... status. An example of a power-abusing "religious" leader is Reverend Jim Jones who initiated a ritual suicide to protest racism and fascism. Although in his own mind he had food intentions, to save the world from the Armageddon, he was insane and in the overabundance of power, he was able to kill more than 900 people. It is unclear whether Jim Jones had committed suicide at the ritual or ...
- 13560: Compare and Contrast the Language of Romeo and Juliet in the Balcony Scene
- ... uses light imagery it stands in contrast to the imagery of darkness used earlier and shows how powerful and true his love is for Juliet. His love for Juliet kills the sick love and gives new life with its radiance. "Two of the fairest stars in all heaven having some business, do entreat her eyes To twinkle in their spheres ... That birds would sing and think it were not night." Here ... them apart. Juliet's simplicity and sincerity can be seen when she says: "O gentle Romeo, If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully; Or if thou think'st I am too quickly won ... for the world." Juliet wants Romeo to speak honestly and truthfully of how he feels. Juliet is not fond of flowery talk because she believes that Gods laugh at lovers promise because they are often filled with deceit ...
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