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- 6771: Hamlet
- ... had been cut. The worst example was Ophelia's madness; undermotivated at the best of times, it here seemed particularly arbitrary. (I can imagine a first time viewer failing to make the link to Polonius' death). This is unfortunately typical of the film's entire treatment, in which events seem to happen at random, and far too suddenly. (I kept saying to myself "What? They're up to that already?"). The ...
- 6772: Hamlet
- ... immaturity; it then causes him to do things, such as kill Polonius, that a person that was mature could stop. The madness that Hamlet assumes is understandable but he can never get over the actual death of his father by still wearing black a year later, and the hasty marriage of his mother to Claudius. Compared to Horatio who is calm and cool throughout the play, and Fortinbras who collected an ...
- 6773: Great Gatsby
- ... get what they want. Later, as we see in the Plaza Hotel, Jay still believes that Daisy loves him. He is convinced of this as is shown when he takes the blame for Myrtle's death. "Was Daisy driving?" "Yes…. But of course I'll say I was (p151)." He also watches and protects Daisy as she returns home. "How long are you going to wait?" "All night if necessary (p152 ...
- 6774: German World Of Disappointment
- ... neither did his mind, supposedly. Both children that she conceived, she could not know for sure who the father was. It was her disappointment about her life that made her commit suicide. It was her death that was one of the greatest disappointments for Oskar, her son. Oskar’s life would hold many more disappointments. Not long after his mother died, his presumptive father, Jan Bronski, was killed for being a ...
- 6775: Frankenstein
- ... enjoyment” (Shelley 140). At the end of the novel in chapter 23 Frankenstein’s monster kills Elizabeth during a windy and stormy night. This storm gets the reader ready for the event that followed, her death. The storm puts dread in the reader and also represents what Victor is feeling. This novel shows the concept of nature being an inspiration very well. If it does not inspire the characters in the ...
- 6776: Ethan Brand
- ... as if to light me onward and upward! -- Farewell all, and forever. Come, deadly element of Fire, -- henceforth my familiar friend! Embrace me, as I do thee!' ''(366) Ethan Brand returns to the earth, to death, to the flames, which spurred his hatred for mankind .He finally fully enters the realm of the Gods, and leaves all humanity behind. Ethan Brand has satisfied his lust for knowledge. He has found the ...
- 6777: Ellen Foster
- ... 55} Unfortunately, the juvenile courts system must always intervene, and her mean old Grandmother takes over her life. Her grandmother treats her badly. She acts as if Ellen is to blame for her daughter's death. This is how Ellen describes the beginning of hers’ and her grandmother’s relationship, “My mama’s mama picked me up in her long car that was like the undertaking car only hers was cream ...
- 6778: SALEM
- ... and the majority of the town believed these claims and full trials were held. If the accused victims did not confess to committing witchcraft it was more than likely that they would be put to death, hung in front of the town. Arthur Miller portrays this event in his novel The Crucible. The theme of Word Count: 1223
- 6779: Commanders Of The Army Of The
- ... under changing conditions. He was great at grouping armies and preparing battle plans beforehand but on the field he could fall apart. During his battle of Chancellorsville the South took a mighty blow with the death of Stonewall Jackson. He was totally outmatched against the superior skills and techniques of Robert E. Lee. Replacing Hooker was George C. Meade, a brave, sound, and conscientious man who was able to outshine Lee ...
- 6780: Character Study Of Blance Dubo
- ... s past one can truly understand what this quotation symbolizes. Blanche left her home to join her sister, because her life was a wreck. She admits, at one point in the story, that "after the death of Allan [her husband] intimacies with strangers was all I seemed able to fill my empty heart with" (Williams 178). This “desire” is the driving force, the vehicle of her voyage. It was this desire ...
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