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- 5041: Othello: Act 5 Analysis
- ... again, this time about Cassio. "With her - on her - what you will." (4:1, 42). Iago tells Othello about Cassio sleeping with Desdemona. This appears to be Iago's smartest move because this causes the death of Desdemona and Cassio. This part also appears important to Iago because he is finally made lieutenant. Othello changes dramatically when he hears all these lies from Iago. He is now less patient. He hurries ... are talking about Cassio and Othello misinterprets them talking about Desdemona. "Ay, let her rot and perish and be damned tonight, for she shall not live." (4:1, 200-201. Othello is planning Desdemona's death. He appears to be very stressed out, by the way he acts and talks. He tries to think that everything is all right but based on what he hears from Iago, it really isn't ...
- 5042: Wuthering Heights-storm And Ca
- ... ground between the elemental emotions with Heathcliff and Edgar, and it begins to destroy her. She is departed from her beloved Heathcliff, unable to identify with him, she becomes ill at the Grange. Before her death, in chapter fifteen, Catherine says, I m tired of being enclosed here. I m wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there. (Bronte 157) Unlike Heathcliff, Edgar is unable to control ... of his shallow cares! (Bronte 151) Catherine s fatal illness was a direct result of her realization that she has warped the natural order of things, admitting her guilt before she died. Although, even in death she tries to regain a balance between both worlds, storm and calm, with her interment site: It was dug on a green slope, in a corner of the kirdyard, where the wall was so low ...
- 5043: King Lear
- ... wherefore base?" asks Edmund. The bitter illegitimate son resents his father and brother. He is determined to "prosper" and "grow." Ruthlessly, he plays on old Gloucester's weakness and persuades him that Edgar seeks his death to obtain his inheritance. Edgar, being told that Gloucester seeks his life for some reason, flees. With Edgar thus removed, Edmund now seeks to destroy his father and reports his alleged "treason" to Cornwall who ... his father rivals that of the sisters as does his hate for his brother and theirs of Cordelia. Most significant of all, it is Edmund who has Cordelia killed and who, indirectly, causes Lear's death. It is Edmund who causes the deaths of Goneril and Regan, and indirectly, his own father. He is the evil link between the two plots, a prime mover in the subplot and a catalyst in ...
- 5044: King Lear
- ... France to see which one of the two will marry his prized "possession", Cordelia. In the meantime, the King claiming to want to prevent any future strife amongst his daughters upon the event of his death, intends to divide the Kingdom amongst his daughters. But before he does so, he requests professions of love from his daughters. Goneril and Regan are really resentful towards their father for all the years that ... you gave it." Edmund then betrays Gloucester and Gloucester is tortured by the hands of Cornwall, but dies happily later after being reunited with Edgar. Defending Gloucester, a servant killed Cornwall. The news of Cornwalls' death worries Goneril for she feels now that her sister is widowed, Edmund (who she has been having an affair with) will now marry Regan. The two sisters are in love with Edmund. Goneril, fearing that ...
- 5045: Macbeth: An Overview
- ... subject to is continually being intensified, until his final encounter with Macduff ends everything. Macbeth is a man who I believe could have been a great King if he had waited until Duncan's natural death. He had strong morals and character before his evil side suddenly took over. Lady Macbeth couldn't handle what was going on - what she helped start - and she took her own life. Malcom became King, and as I imagine, did a pretty good job at it. Macbeth, by the time of his death, was so psychologically temperamental, he was capable of doing any conceivable evil. This is what makes Macbeth one of Shakespeare's most mysterious tragedies.
- 5046: Dionysus
- ... goat like deities (Satyrs, Silenus, Pan) who play pipes for the Bacchic rituals. Dionysus became one of the most important gods in everyday life. He became associated with several key concepts. One was rebirth after death. Here his dismemberment by the Tirant and return to life is symbolically echoed in tending vines, where the vines must be pruned back sharply, and then become dormant in winter for them to bear fruit ... at the feast of Dionysus. All who took part writers, actors, spectators were regarded as scared servants of Dionysus, during the festival. And as a conclusion I want to add that Dionysus died a horrible death among the cold monoliths, devilishly torn to pieces. He rose from the dead again and again, providing to his believers that the soul lives on forever after the body dies. Works Cited Bremmer, Jan. Interpretations ...
- 5047: Tragedy Of Macbeth From Macbet
- ... to "hide" the actions of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth "Come, thick night, and pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell," (I,v,51-52) And again when Macbeth orders Banquo and his son's death he calls upon the night and darkness to hide his doings, " Come, seeling night, scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day"(III,ii,52-53) you can see the darkness use to try and ... i,36) describes Lady Macbeth's remorse and concerns over what she's done. The image of blood which is probably the most common throughout the play, helping to create a mood of horror and death that draws Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into their own guilt. At first the image of blood is almost set out to be the more "honorable" thing when Duncan says, "What bloody man is that?" (I ...
- 5048: What Was the Witches' Role in Macbeth?
- ... who demands that they lead Mac Beth astray, so he will become arrogant, thinking that he is invincible. She says: "How did you dare To trade and traffic with Macbeth In riddles and affairs of death; And I, the mistress of your charms The close contriver of all harms, Was never call'd to bear my part, Or show the glory of our art? And, which is worse, all you have ... it come to ground: And that distill'd by magic sleights Shall raise such artificial sprites As by the strength of their illusion Shall draw him on to his confusion: He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear His hopes bove wisdom, grace and fear: And you all know security Is mortals' chiefest enemy" (3.4.143-180). Hecate is rebuking the witches for not consulting her about revealing MacBeth's ...
- 5049: Deerslayer
- ... possessed items of great worth and pride, belonging only to a woman of such exquisite beauty. Ironically it was Hetty who adored and loved the father who favored her sister over her. At Tom s death, he confessed that he was not their real father. With this news Hetty responded with much grief, for she loved this man who had so lovingly protected them and raised them all these years. Judith ... in life, were unreachable, but the girls found outlets to fill these voids. Despite the differences between Hetty and Judith, the love for each other was still evident. Judith felt sadness and loss at the death of Hetty, possibly realizing the true depth of their relationship, which they had never pondered. Throughout their lives, one sister was always being compared to the other. Hetty naturally succumbed to the lower position of ...
- 5050: Macbeth: Witches Influence on Macbeth's Decisions
- ... out Macbeth's evil qualities, they are ready to finish their plot and make sure that Macbeth follows his destiny to his downfall. With Hecate's guidance, the witches plan to lead Macbeth to his death by making him feel overconfident. Macbeth goes to seek the witches in a dark cave. When he finds them, they present him with three apparitions. The first apparition appears as an armed head that says ... s free will, with the influence of the witches prophesies that determined his destiny. Macbeth chose to kill Duncan, chose to kill his servants, Banquo, and Macduff's family, and chose to fight to his death. And he was not forced to do so, he took each step on the path to his destruction by choice. Even though Macbeth seemed to have a predetermined fate, I don't think that he ...
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