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- 5671: Julius Caesar
- ... the men leave, he begins a soliloquy in which he suggests that Caesar's spirit will take revenge upon his murderers and invoke a war involving the entire country. Antony begins the revenge of his death by speaking at the funeral about the wrong done to Caesar, the man's generosity to the people, and how Brutus tried to persuade them to believe his justification of the murder. The crowd turns ... swords until he falls to the ground, dead. EVALUATION: In this play, Shakespeare gave morals to the audience about right and wrong and acting upon one's opinion. He showed that one should not bring death to someone else based on their personal desires, or whether they believe it is in the best interest of their society, for they are only one person out of the many who have a voice ...
- 5672: Hamlet Vs. Laertes
- ... I am but hurt. Hamlet: Here, thou incestuous, murderous, damned Dane, Drink off this poison. Is thy union here? Follow my mother. [King dies]" (Shakespeare, Hamlet, V, ii, 314-319) Laertes avenges his father’s death at the end of the play too; Laertes has a fencing match against Hamlet. He sharpens the end of the fencing sword and puts a very lethal poison on the end of it so all ... more and it eventually gets broken up. Laertes was a good brother and he looked out for his sister, it really hits him hard when he sees his sister go mad after their father’s death. Agreeably they both loved Ophelia and you cannot judge who loved her the most, but you can admire how they both expressed themselves towards her. Sadly, the two things both these characters had in common ...
- 5673: Hamlet - Why Did Hamlet Delay Killing The King?
- ... the task. In the opening scenes of the play, the Ghost of Hamlet’s late father reveals to him the true means by which King Hamlet died. The Ghost tells Hamlet that his father’s death was caused by Claudius pouring poison into his ear. He exhorts Hamlet to avenge the murder. Hamlet’s initial response is to act on the Ghost’s exhortation quickly. Hamlet says; "Haste me to know ... that his mother has remarried to King Claudius, intensify his already melancholic disposition. His mother’s remarriage is an abomination in Hamlet’s eyes. This is because the marriage was soon after his father’s death, King Hamlet was "But three months dead." This shows little sensitivity to those who are grieving and also implies that their relationship was initiated before King Hamlet died. Secondly, the marriage was against canon law ...
- 5674: William Lyon Makcenzie
- ... life can best be understood if man and legend are separated. William was born on March 12, 1795 in Scotland. Three weeks after his birth, his father, Daniel, supposedly died, but no record of his death has ever been found. William and his mother were said to gone through great hardship, having to move off of Daniel’s land. After moving to Dundee, William, who went by the names Willie or ... appeared erratically. The jail, which was set in a bog containing factory effluent, made Mackenzie very ill. In November, he got word that his family wasn’t well, either. One of his children was near death, his wife was sick, and a month later, his mother, his greatest supporter, died. In May, 1840, due to his constant bouts of depression and letters of complaint, Mackenzie was pardoned and let out of ...
- 5675: Albert Einstein 4
- ... of its making. After the war, Einstein was active in the cause of international disarmament and world government. He continued to support Zionism and declined an offer to become the president of Israel. After his death on April 18th 1955, his efforts in social issue have often been looked as unrealistic. All his life he spent many endless days focusing on social and political causes, but science was always his first priority because he thought, the discovery of the nature of the universe would have lasting meaning. Although his death left many questions and revelations unanswered, his legacy influenced others to follow his footsteps and discover the secrets of many aspects of the universe. Bibliography Brian, Denis. Einstein: A life. New York: John Wiley & Sons ...
- 5676: Hamlet - Appearance Vs. Reality
- ... sovereign by speaking kind words of him. In reality he cares little for the old king, he speaks kindly only to give the appearance of loving brother. Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother's death The memory be green, and that it us befitted To bear our hearts in grief, and our whole kingdom To be contracted in one brow of woe Act I As Claudius sends Voltimand and Cornelius ... less than kind. Act I . Claudius gives Hamlet advice that over grieveing can be harmful and not healthy. Claudius tells Hamlet that he is a admirable person for grieveing for so long over his dads death. Yet again Claudius keeps putting on the appearance of the honorable man. Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, Hamlet, To give these mourning duties to your father: But, you must know, you father lost ...
- 5677: Antony And Cleopatra: The Role Of Enobarbus In Acts I And II
- ... cannot be cunning in her; if it be she makes a shower of rain as well as Jove. (I, ii, 147-152) After Antony reveals that he has just heard news of his wife's death, we are once again offered an example of Enobarbus' freedom to speak his mind, in that he tells Antony to "give the gods a thankful sacrifice" (I.ii.162), essentially saying that Fulvia's death is a good thing. Obviously, someone would never say something like this unless they were in very close company. While acting as a friend and promoter of Antony, Enobarbus lets the audience in on some ...
- 5678: William Faulkner
- ... is definitely not condoned (Mack 1798-1812). Faulkner's use of the townspeople in Yoknapatawpha County is also emphasized in A Rose for Emily. This is another short story of Faulkner's in which the death of Miss Emily brings together the entire population of Jefferson. Jefferson is the main town in Faulkner's fictional county. Faulkner uses a great deal of symbolism in this story. Miss Emily was raised in the period before the Civil War in the south. An unnamed narrator, who seems to be the voice of the whole town, calls attention to key moments in her life, including the death of her father and her brief relationship with a man from the north named Homer Barron. The story basically addresses the symbolic changes in the south after the Civil War. Miss Emily's house symbolizes ...
- 5679: Alcohol
- ... The lifetime prevalence for alcoholism in the United States is as high as fourteen percent. Taking these statements into consideration it is not difficult to believe that alcohol is ranked the third major cause of death in the United States. Not so suprising is the fact that approximately thirty seven percent of alcohol abusers suffer from at least one co-existing mental disorder. Two psychopathological conditions that have been linked to ... the individual abstains the more severe the symptoms may become. Disorientation, hallucinations, and acute fear may incur. Withdrawal symptoms can be deadly, and medical assistance should be utilized. With current drugs such as chlordiazepoxide, the death rate has been drastically reduced. Ironically, many alcoholics can lead somewhat normal lives. However, in later years of excess drinking the brain is affected. There is no way around it. It is up to our ...
- 5680: Wuthering Heights
- The intensity of feeling between Catherine and Heathclif defies family barriers imposed by Catherine's brother ,Hindley after their father's death. Heathcliff was ill-treated by Hindley after the death of the old Earnshaw: He drove him from their company to the servants, deprived him of the instructions of the curate … He bore his degradation pretty well at first, because Cathy taught him what she ...
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