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- 2021: Hamlet: The Theme of Masks
- ... that Hamlet shows her, the truth that Claudius murdered her husband for the kingdom. She is also convinced of Hamlets madness, but what he says does not affect her much at all. Even at her death she does not realize of see the truth of Claudius' betrayal. Her mask is one that puts herself into her world. As long as she lives her life unaffected, she is happy, and she will ... such as Rosencratz, Guildenstern, and Polonius, with no thought at all to the possible repercussions that murder could have. After killing Polonius, hamlet encounters Laertes, Polonius' son. Laertes, knowing that Hamlet was responsible for Polonius' death, attacks Hamlet. Hamlet cannot understand why; he literally does not realize that Laertes might be enraged with anger. Later Hamlet blames Polonius' death on his own madness, saying to Horation, If Hamlet from himself be ta'en away,/ Andwhen he's not himself does wrong Laertes,/ Then Hamlet does it not; Hamlet denies it./ Who does it ...
- 2022: Crime and Punishment and Othello: Comparison and Contrast Essay
- ... tell." This foreshadows Raskolnikov's confession to the police and his subsequent sentencing to Siberia. Raskolnikov is obviously unbalanced if he can detachedly hypothesize about his confession. Similarly, Desdemona's willow song foreshadows her own death. In this way we realize Othello must be extremely unbalanced if his wife can foresee her own death when they are still newly wed. Both foreshadowed events would usually be considered as negative. The main difference is that while Raskolnikov's imprisonment is temporary, Desdemona's death is permanent. The interesting thing about both foreshadowed events is their irony. While both events are usually construed as negative, good things come from both. Not until he has been in Siberia a year ...
- 2023: Elements of A Shakespeariean Tragedy
- Elements of A Shakespeariean Tragedy Shakespeare wrote many tragedies, which included The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. He chose to take an important event in Roman history, the death of Julius Caesar to write a play for the Globe Theater in 1599. The people who lived during the Renaissance were very interested in the play and the story of Julius Caesar's death. People's views of the play dating from 1599 to the present may be very different and continually changing. Though the elements of Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar and other Shakespearian tragedies are all the ... slew him. (Act 3. Scene 2. Line 28) Caesar was also arrogant, he believed that he was too great to be harmed, Caesar said Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once. (Act 2. Scene 2. Lines 34-35) Brutus too, had a tragic flaw. Brutus was an idealist, not a realist. Brutus was an optimist, he always wanted the best for Rome. Although ...
- 2024: Macbeth: The Main Theme of Evil
- ... paranoid and feared the consequences that would arise. He knew what he had done wrong. In comparing Duncan's murder with his best friend, Banquo's murder, He was much more relaxed after Banquo's death. His character shifted throughout the play. Macbeth, at this point did anything to keep his crown, even so far as to getting killed for it! I think that some sort of anatomy of evil was ... society is disordered. Under Macbeth's rule, there can only be chaos and evil. Even nature becomes disturbed: (the Old Man and Ross discuss all the strange things that have been happening since Duncan's death in act II, Scene IV, Lines 1-19: "...It is dark during the day; an owl killed a hawk. 'the opposite of what really happens' ,Duncan's horses ate eachother!...") Nearly every scene contains references ... nothing! Lady Macbeth on the other hand, had some sort of evil within her from the beginning of the story. The evil within her made her go mad and caused her to die a tragic death of suicide. Evil, unfortunately is a very powerful force once it gets a hold of you once, it's extremely difficult to let go of. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth experienced a sort of evil ...
- 2025: Macbeth Remains A Shakespeare
- ... protecting their honour: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. . It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. . Consequently, Lady Macbeth dies without the mourning of her loved ones such as her husband, She should have died hereafter ... the pain Scotland is feeling: Malcolm: I think our country sinks beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash Is added to her wounds. We feel sad for Macbeth s death, but we also feel happy that he was executed. His death restored the country from chaos ( the minions turn d wild in nature ) and illness to freedom and harmony (Malcolm: We will perform in measure, time, and place ). The emotional speech by Macduff about the ...
- 2026: Macbeth 13
- ... hexed and the madness she has infects the whole court. Once a person s mental state has been studied in public, there is no telling the injuries which may affect the viewers. Ever since the death of King Hamlet young Hamlet has been what appeared to be in a state of madness. In a discussion between Hamlet and Polonius Hamlet questions Polonius by asking him have you a daughter. (Act II ... is talking to Claudius, Laertes gets so much revenge building up inside him against Hamlet that Laertes now wants to cut his throat. (Act 4,Sc.7,125) Laertes behavior is caused by the sudden death of his father who was without a due ceremony, and his sister who has been driven mad, has contributed to the madness that is being built up inside Laertes. This madness grows even stronger when ... no wind of blame (Act IV.Sc7,66) when Laertes kills Hamlet. With Claudius being the puppet holder and Laertes being the puppet, Claudius turns Laertes into a savage beast to avenge for his fathers' death; perhaps this is what the Claudius has planned all along. Laertes has a form of madness that is escalating because Laertes knows that he has the capabilities and motivation to act on what he ...
- 2027: Philosophy - Kants Universal L
- ... Once it is clear that the maxim passes both prongs of the test, there are no exceptions. As a paramedic faced with a distraught widow who asks whether her late husband suffered in his accidental death, you must decide which maxim to create and based on the test which action to perform. The maxim "when answering a widow's inquiry as to the nature and duration of her late husbands death, one should always tell the truth regarding the nature of her late husband's death" (M1) passes both parts of the Universal Law Formation of the Categorical Imperative. Consequently, according to Kant, M1 is a moral action. The initial stage of the Universal Law Formation of the Categorical Imperative ...
- 2028: Comparison of Hamlet and Claudius
- ... of Gertrude but behind her back, he plots to murder Hamlet. I will work him To an exploit, now ripe in my device, under the which he shall not chose but fall. And for his death no wind of blame shall breathe1. Gertrude's trust is betrayed by Claudius at that moment because Gertrude believes that Claudius loves Hamlet, when in fact, he despises him and wishes death upon him. Claudius is not the only character that betrays in the play Hamlet. Hamlets makes Ophelia believe that he loves her for a long time, until one day he tells her things that break ... are constantly kissing and hugging but when their relationship is observed more closely, it is obvious that this is not the case. The marriage between Getrude and Claudius takes place just two months after the death of Gertrudes past husband. Although at times Claudius seems to love Gertrude, in the final act of the play he proves that he does not and never did love her. When Gertrude picks up ...
- 2029: Dante Alighieri: A Poetic Descent into Metaphorical Hell
- ... be Beatrice Portinari, a noble woman. It really matter's not who she was, for he saw her infrequently and never spoke to her. Nevertheless she became the focus of his love, and after her death she became his muse. She is a focal point in his works, including La vita nuova(The New Life) and La divina commedia(The Divine Comedy). Dante's education remains an unknown, however his writing ... and the center of Italian culture during this time period and on through the Renaissance. His Works: His first important work was La vita nuova(The New Life), written not that long after Beatrice's death. It chronicled, in the form of sonnets woven together with prose, his love for her, his premonition of her death, her actual death and his commitment that he would write a work that would be a worthy monument for her. While remaining in relative obscurity when compared to The Divine Comedy, The New Life ...
- 2030: Invisible Man Character Sketch
- ... desire to be seen. He is unable to see a self, his self, but instead acts out the wishes of others. The Invisible Man s spiritual reconciliation begins with the fate of Tod Clifton, whose death causes him to take a step further in seeing his own identity. With his newfound self, he can then emerge and take action, as an individual. One of the invisible man s false identities appears ... if he did otherwise. The only time in which the invisible man spoke from his own heart and mind was at Tod Clifton s funeral, a fellow brother who he admired. With Tod Clifton s death, the invisible man became aware of reality that a black man was kept in a box by the whites and the invisible man must see that in order to progress. It was at the funeral ... all along, and that was the role that he was to play since day one in the group. This was the crucial point of the invisible man s reconciliation of his identity. Tod Clifton s death led to the dispute with the Brotherhood, in which the invisible man realized that he had always been invisible, to not only to the Brotherhood, but everyone. He realized that before he had been ...
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