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- 2111: Shakespeare - Comedy
- ... wrote many plays during his lifetime. Some of his plays have similar comedic characteristics and then other plays are the exact opposite of comedy. Shakespeare wrote tragedies, romance, history, comedy and problem plays all with great success. During the performance of these plays there was no scenery so great time was taken when developing the characters and the plot so the plays would be entertaining. A Midsummers Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing are just two of the comedies Shakespeare wrote. These ... him and his comrade to their superior. It is funny this watchmen could catch anyone doing anything wrong. The watchmen are like Bottom and are comical. They have the same problem as Bottom and have great difficulty communicating. After the truth is out that Claudio was fooled into thinking that Hero was cheating on him, he is full of grief because he believes Hero is dead. He agrees to marry ...
- 2112: Shakespeare - His View On Kingship
- ... an untitled tyrant…’ But this is very different from the start of the play where words like ‘worthy thane’ were used to greet Macbeth. Also totally different to what is said about Duncan, ‘my liege’, ‘great king’ and after his death he is called an ‘angel’. Duncan is Shakespeare’s idea of a perfect, impartial king. Shakespeare shows Duncan to be an example to all other kings and people, he shows ... respect and dignity when the bleeding captain brings news of the war act1 sc2 L24 ‘o valiant cousin, worthy gentleman!’ People talk to him with the utmost respect, they know that he is a truly great king ‘my liege’, ‘great king’ and cries of ‘god save the king’ are dominant in act1 sc3. He also shows that he can be fair and rewarding because he praises the brave Captain and he also puts the ...
- 2113: Taming Of The Shrew
- ... after all, it was a play about marriage. The patriarchy of this play remained unquestioned. Men were obviously the ones that had authority over women. Yet in that case, Queen Elizabeth remained in power over Great Britain. While writing the play Shakespeare was influenced by the world surrounding him. These influences included the world’s views of women, men, and various other aspects that existed in that time. Though Shakespeare was ... that. Simply The Taming of the Shrew was about change. The play proves that people change. Just as cultures change and adapt to situations, so people also adapt and change. Whether it be subtle or great, humans constantly change, it remains part of our nature, and this nature, is what the play is about. The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare was one of the greatest poets of all time. What ... after all, it was a play about marriage. The patriarchy of this play remained unquestioned. Men were obviously the ones that had authority over women. Yet in that case, Queen Elizabeth remained in power over Great Britain. While writing the play Shakespeare was influenced by the world surrounding him. These influences included the world’s views of women, men, and various other aspects that existed in that time. Though Shakespeare ...
- 2114: Twelfth Night - Character Study :Malvolio
- ... in social status and fancies that through the love of Olivia, he could become such a person "having come from my day bed, where I have left Olivia sleeping ". At the same time he has great, worldly ambitions which are strictly against the puritan philosophy. This longing for new superiority and strong belief that he will gain it, causes him to be open for trickery and thus provides the starting point ... extreme vanity. He places himself on a pedestal above all but Olivia, through purposely using language above his station, seemingly memorised from books "an affectioned ass, who cons state without book and utters it in great swarthes". He also makes an effort to pride himself on his physical appearance "should she fancy, it should be one of my complexion" which he seems to assume is one to be admired. He is ... something more sinister and torturous. Sir Toby himself has this realisation, that such maltreatment of a person is beyond mere revelry, "I cannot pursue with any safety this sport to the upshot". Malvolio suffers a great injustice at the hands of his tormentors and is "notoriously abused" beyond the brink of mere teasing. He does not deserve his latter treatment, as his only crime is his undesirable character and the ...
- 2115: The Presidents' Decisions During The Civil War
- ... confidence of its citizens. Yet at the same time others were heedful such as Robert Toombs, the Confederate Secretary of State, who indicated to Davis that an attack on Fort Sumter would lead to a great war among the states and would assuredly result in the collapse of the Confederacy. Jefferson Davis was forced to make his decision with the aid of an incompetent Cabinet and received the tremendous opposition from his Vice President, Alexander H. Stephens. Even with this great obstacle, Davis formulated the most perspicacious and powerful decision. Of great concern, influencing the decisions of both Lincoln and Davis, were the yet uncommitted border states which included Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Missouri. Almost any decision that was to be made had to ...
- 2116: Hospitality In The Odyssey
- ... 66). Although some of these people did this out of the graciousness of their heart, the gods seemed to play a role in their reasoning also. The fear of the gods seemed to have a great influence on their actions towards their guests. Once a guest was prepared to leave, the host usually sent gifts along with him. These gifts could be to help him for the remainder of his journey ... Phaeacians gave to Odysseus. After welcoming Odysseus into his palace and listening to his many tales, King Alcinous sent him on his way. He is not sent alone though. The Phaeacians took Odysseus on a great ship to his homeland of Ithaca. When they arrived to the shores of Ithaca, the Phaeacians "laid him down on the sand asleep"(XIII: 133-134). Not only did the Phaeacians take Odysseus all the ... the men. The third and final example of people showing no regard for Xenia deals with the suitors. In this example, the guests and not the host are dishonoring Xenia. The suitors were in the great house of Odysseus. There, these men were all trying to win the love of Odysseus' wife Penelope so that one of them might marry her. Penelope, not knowing for sure if her husband is ...
- 2117: Augustus Caesar
- ... Gaul to when he crossed the Rublican with his army, and also when he defeated his enemies and became the most powerful man in Rome. At the age of 14 Octavian had finally met his great-uncle and hero when he came back from Asia Minor and said the 3 famous words that summed up his victory, "Veni, Vidi, Vici." Latin for "I came, I saw, I conquered" In Caesar's ... time, a completely reformed administrative structure of Rome, Italy, and the entire empire was matured. The empire's financial system at the time was far more superior to anything else in the entire empire. This great financial system was based on the central treasury, but the details of its relationship with the treasuries of the provinces, and most of all the province of Augustus, are still unsatisfactory understood. Mainly because, even ... Roman Empire. Much like other emperors, Tiberius assumed the designation of "Augustus" in addition to his own. Augustus Caesar was not only the first emperor of Rome, but the greatest. He was one of the great administrative geniuses of history. He brought Rome from constant civil war into the golden age of Rome, also known as Pax Romana. And Pax Romana did not end when he died, it kept going ...
- 2118: Hubris And Prudence
- ... try to fly, and as a result harm themselves and others. Dante may be like Phaethon, ignorant and incompetent and therefore destructive, harming himself and others. Or he may be like Daedalus, an artificer of great ability, but with followers who are unable to handle the power that he gives them. In this way Dante's readers are like Icarus, Dante like Daedalus, and flight like the Commedia. Icarus killed himself because the great artificer, Daedalus, gave him wings. The readers may harm themselves because the great poet, Dante, gave them his poem. Dante is aware of the harm that people can cause when they manipulate words. Jason seduced women with his "polished words and love signs."[4]Fraudulent counselors led ...
- 2119: Arthur Conan Doyle
- ... all of these stories, he finally became involved in writing all of his Sherlock Holmes novels and other short stories. The first Sherlock Holmes novel was A Study in Scarlet in 1887, which was a great accomplishment in the United States. The second Sherlock Holmes novel was The Sign of the Four. In 1888, the first book edition of A Study in Scarlet was published by Ward Lock. In December, The ... background for The Tragedy of Korosko. They traveled to South Africa during the Boer War in 1900, because Doyle was acting as a war correspondent. While in South Africa, Doyle published a novel called The Great Boer War in 1900. Then other short stories appeared in Cornhill Magazine, such as Some Military Lessons of War, in 1900.24 Following the end of the war, they returned home to Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex ... very clumsy person, he was still a lover of sports, who played rugby and billiards like a paid professional. Doyle was a person everyone had doubted would ever turn out to be someone with a great deal of talent and use it to his ability. Doyle's life was similar to a mixture of all of his characters, because of his high drama talent, energy by the truckload, and a ...
- 2120: Journey Towards Wealth
- Journey Towards Wealth Now almost everyone wants to be wealthy, but in real life not everyone reaches this status. Some have great riches when it comes to money, but are the poorest when it comes to their lives. They have never found that spark in their life that make them happy with what they have accomplished. They keep working and working until they die, thinking that after the next big sale will make them content with their lives. I have learned a great deal about life from my first boss. He taught me that in order to have great riches you must first be a good person at heat, then you can start to obtain wealth. In business when you work with people you need to show them that you care and are ...
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