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- 5111: The Minor Characters In Romeo And Juliet Have A Great Deal Of Influence Of The Destinies Of The Major Characters
- ... Of Influence Of The Destinies Of The Major Characters Romeo and Juliet is a play based on love, fate, change and tragedy. It tracks the story of two lovers from opposing families' ancient feud, in death. Like most stories, the major characters play an important role, such as the decisions in which they take. Yet the minor characters also have a good deal of influence over the ultimate destinies of Romeo ... Romeo. "Nor get a messenger to bring it thee, So fearful were they of infection". This is another example of a minor character playing an important role. Balthasar brings Romeo the news of Juliet's `death'. Romeo then goes to Juliet's tomb and lays with her that night. He looks for an apothecary to sell him some poison, and succeeds. Had the apothecary refused to sell him the poison, Romeo ...
- 5112: Does Romeo Behave Rashly While Juliet Shows Superior Judgement?
- ... the watch coming she grabs Romeo's dagger and fatally stabs herself. Juliet is so upset she doesn't think and tries to poison herself instead of listening to the Friar, and in desperation of death, kills herself with the dagger. Romeo is careful and considerate in some parts of the play. An example of this is when he tries to convince his friends not to go to the Capulet ball ... now" and draws on Tybalt and kills him without thought about the consequences - that he could be banished from Verona. Another example of his thoughtless and careless actions is when he hears of Juliet's `death' and immediately goes and buys poison from an apothecary, so he can go to Juliet's tomb and kill himself. Romeo was thoughtless and when Tybalt made him furious he killed him without thinking about ...
- 5113: Time and Fate in Romeo and Juliet
- ... seeking Romeo. On Romeos behalf, Mercutio struggles with Tybalt, while Romeo, who is filled with love for his new cousin, tries to end their boldness. Before escaping, Tybalt plunges his sword into Mercutio, causing death to fall upon him. Mercutio blames Romeo and the feud for his fate. Romeo kills Tybalt, who taunts Romeo, upon his return. Romeo fears he will be condemned to death if he does not flee before the arrival of the Prince. Benvolio recalls the events that have happened, with some embellishment. The Prince declares: And for that offence/ Immediately we do exile him hence./ I ...
- 5114: Dead Poets Society, Summary
- ... put of Welting. Knox got so put out with it that he shot himself. Another point of conflict was with Mr. Keating and the school of welting. The school blamed Mr. Keating for Knox s death. Some of the students were with the school and some of them were against. The characters in "The Dead Poet s Society" were very unique. Mr Keating was a very round character. He has a ... get a little more crazy than the have been before. The climax is when Knox shots himself. Everything falls apart after that. The kids start to get in arguments, Mr. Keating is blamed for his death, and the school board is very angry. The falling action is when the students start to come back together to get Mr. Keating back in the school. The resolution is when Mr. Keating goes into ...
- 5115: Macbeth: Themes
- ... where ever he went and made him loose all his feelings. By the end of the play, Macbeth lost all his feelings . He reached the point where he had no taste of fear and the death of his wife did not bother him which he dismisses by saying that she had to die someday and somehow. The time has been, my senses would have cooled To hear a night shriek, and ... such a word. 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. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player. That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an ...
- 5116: Macbeth: Imagery
- ... time when the wolf howls, the owl screams, and when murder steals forth to his work. In `Macbeth' I think the darkness symbolizes many things. First, and most importantly, it stands for the evil and death in the play. The darkness could partially blind out all of the horrible things that occur in the night. For, only in darkness can such evil deeds be done. Secondly, the darkness shows one of ... darkness to be the place of torment. In the whole drama, the sun seems to shine only twice. First, in the beautiful but ironical passage when Duncan sees the swallows flirting round the castle of death. Next, when at the close the avenging army gathers to rid the earth of its shame. Therefore; I can conclude that darkness is used to establish the evil parts of the play; whereas, daylight is ...
- 5117: The Supernatural in Macbeth
- ... to give her the power to plot the murder of Duncan without any remorse or conscience(Act I, Scene V, ll.42-57). The three sisters are capable of leading people into danger resulting in death, such as the sailor who never slept(Act I, Scene III, ll.1-37). Lady Macbeth has convinced her husband Macbeth to murder King Duncan. On the night they planned to kill Duncan, Macbeth is ... Great Birnamwood to High Dunsinane Hill shall come against him." (Act VI, Scene I,ll.98-102). These apparitions convinced Macbeth that this was his fate and became over confident, and lead him to his death. The use of the supernatural in Macbeth results quite well with the respect of the unknown. Without the witches, the ghost, the visions, and the apparitions, "Macbeth" would have been a dull and tiresome play ...
- 5118: Macbeth: A Tragic Hero
- ... Macbeth is interested in what the witches have to say, but he does not really believe them. A few minutes later, Ross enters. He tells Macbeth that the thane of Cawdor is in line for death and that Duncan has named Macbeth the new thane of Cawdor. Now, Macbeth is absolutely shocked. The witches prophecy has come true! He can not believe it! But now Macbeth has a lot more on ... how the witches prophecies and apparitions have all come true, but he will not just give up like a coward. He will fight like the great warrior he once was. He will fight to his death! According to Aristotle's theory, in order for a character to be a tragic hero, the character must not be a saint nor a villain, he should have some virtues, have a tragic flaw, and ...
- 5119: Hamlet: Scene Summaries
- ... dies. Hamlet apologizes for the murder. Then Hamlet tells Gertrude that he is being sent to England and bids her good- night. ACT ]V Scene I Claudius questions what he should do to explain Polonious' death to the courts. He tells Gertrude that they must reveal the murder to their closest friends and avoid being blamed themselves. Scene ][ Hamlet does not tell his friends where Polonious' body is. Hamlet then goes ... vows that his thoughts will be bloody, or nothing worth . This is where Hamlet makes a conscience decision to kill Claudius. Scene V Both Ophelia and Laertes act mad due to their father's sudden death. They both blame Claudius, but Claudius insists otherwise. Claudius tells Laertes that if he can prove Claudius was the murderer, then Claudius would hand over the kingdom to him. Claudius, nevertheless, vows to find out ...
- 5120: Hamlet: Tragedy in Hamlet
- ... is dour. The only two characters with any sort of joie de vivre are the clowns who are also grave diggers. The irony is that the characters who most enjoy life are those who face death on a regular basis. This juxtaposition not only foreshadows the conclusion of the play but also adds to the mood of disgust. One of the elements contributing to mood is character, however it is used ... fitted in the plot points he needs to build the theme of revenge. Laertes leaves Denmark in the second scene of the first act, and returns in the fourth act and demands revenge for the death of his father, Polonius. Shakespeare has, again ignored the time frame of the play in order to facilitate the plot. It by ignoring the temporal aspect of setting that Shakespeare has the room he needs ...
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