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- 5261: Romeo And Juliet - Mercutio
- ... whom Celtic mythology considered to be the midwife of the fairies, and who also is held to be responsible for human beings' dreams. The Queen Mab speech is totally fanciful, describing, as if to a child, this tiny little creature who flies through the air in a small carriage, driven by a "wagoner" who is a gnat. On the surface this seems like it should be charming, but when one boils ...
- 5262: Romeo And Juliet
- ... and she is left in misery for the rest of her life all because of her parents wanted her to marry a certain person. The persons usually claim that they do it to protect the child, some parents may mean this but other won't like Capulet he wanted his daughter to marry Count Paris so that he would gain a higher social status. It can also be compared to the ...
- 5263: Othello: Iago The Con
- ... III, Line 245] Trust is a very powerful emotion that is easily abused. Othello, "holds [him] well;/The better shall [Iago's] purpose work on him." [pg. 1244, Line 362] Iago is a master of abuse in this case turning people's trust in him into tools to forward his own goals. His "med'cine works! Thus credulous fools are caught...." [pg. 1284, Line 44] Iago slowly poisons people's thoughts ...
- 5264: Othello - Manipulation To Gain Power
- ... Cassio when he says, Cassio's a proper man. Let me see now: To get his place, and to plume up my will In double knavery. How? How? Let's see After some time, to abuse Othello's ears That he is too familiar with his wife. He hath a person and a smooth dispose To be suspected-framed to make women false. That thinks men honest that but seem to ...
- 5265: Othello - Desdemona
- ... an affair with Desdemona. "Cassio’s a proper man: let me see now; To get his place and to plume up my will In double knavery. How? How? Let’s see. After some time, to abuse Othello’s ears That he is too familiar with his wife…" (Act 1, Scene 3, Line 374-378). This quote explains how Iago pretends to be Cassio’s best friend, giving him advice when Othello ...
- 5266: Othello
- ... As she makes advances towards him, he moves rigidly toward her. Hazel’s behavior is similar to that of a person doing penance for sins committed. This is reminiscent of Hazel’s actions as a child. O’Connor manages to convert an often joyous and pleasurable experience into a painstaking one. Here, once again, we witness her moralistic attitude toward sexuality: sex for pleasure ought to be painful, for it is ...
- 5267: Macbeth - Witches
- ... through with the killing of the king. However, Lady Macbeth manipulates at Macbeth's self-esteem by playing on his manliness and his bravery. This then convinces Macbeth to commit regicide. It is like a child who is easily guided. Lady Macbeth knows this and acts on it accordingly. Although Macbeth has the final say in whether or not to go through with the initial killing, he loves Lady Macbeth and ...
- 5268: Macbeth - Responsibility
- ... from his boneless gums And dash'd the brains out, had I sworn As you have done to this.' This clearly indicates Lady Macbeth's motive for the crime. She would rather kill her own child than break a promise to Macbeth. She would wish for Macbeth to get to the throne so that he might achieve his highest ambition. Her greed for the throne and power has made her become ...
- 5269: Macbeth - Downfall Of Lady Macbeth
- ... my fell purpose, nor keep peace between Th’effect and it! Come to my woman’s breasts, And take my milk for gall, you murth’ring ministers [being able to give birth and have a child is the greatest act of feminism, and to ask to have her breasts emptied of their’ milk, is to suggest that she wants to be a man]." [I.v.40-8] The constant panic, or ...
- 5270: King Lear - Imprisonment
- ... said something like this to her father, or indeed, any man. However she and Goneril break free of the gender roles placed upon them and as a result they discover they have been cheated and abuse their newfound power. Cordelia, while she is a ‘lovable’ character, she never breaks free of the imprisonment of her gender and her mind. She always plays the dutiful daughter; she is honest and loyal to ...
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