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- 431: William Shakespeare
- ... Ceaser, and Merchant of Venice (even my mom who had an education in India has read the first two). Shakespeare's third period includes his greatest tragedies and his so-called dark or bitter comedies. Hamlet (1601), perhaps his most famous play, exceeds most other tragedies of revenge in picturing the mingled sordidness and glory of the human condition. Othello (1604) portrays the growth of unjustified jealousy. King Lear (1605) deals ... and best selling of which were performed at the Globe Theatre in London, include historical works, such as Richard II, comedies, including Much Ado about Nothing and As You Like It, and tragedies, such as Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear” . He also composed 154 sonnets (quite the prolific writer!)
- 432: "Perfectly Imperfect: The Shakespeare Story"
- ... the time. In 1603, James I took over the company, and it was renamed the King's Men. In the first ten years of the 17th century, Shakespeare wrote his greatest works. Included were Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear. It was those plays that probably caused the King's Men in the Globe Theater to be ranked first of all of the play groups in London. In 1609, the company bought ... total of 36 plays in his lifetime. The following is a list of the plays: A Midsummer Night's Dream All's Well that Ends Well Antony and Cleopatra As You Like It Coriolanus Cymbeline Hamlet the Prince of Denmark Henry IV (two parts) Henry V Henry VI (three parts) Henry VIII Julius Caesar King John King Lear Love's Labors Lost Macbeth Measure for Measure Much Ado about Nothing Othello ...
- 433: The Life of the Great William Shakespeare
- ... tragedies than anything else. It seems as if after seeing the success and popularity that Romeo and Juliet and Julias Caesar brought him, he decided that more tragedies would do his reputation nothing but good. Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1605), Antony and Cleopatra (1606), Macbeth (1606), Troilus and Cresside (1602), Coriolanus (1608), and Timon of Athens (1608) are the tragedies that were done in this period. "Each of them ... than ever, Shakespeare is studied and widely read in every country and language. With the increase in the study of Shakespeare, there are also movies made about his plays, (including the famous Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and the recent Othello), the bigger turnouts at places of interest in his life (his grave, home. . .) and especially the use of his famous quotes. "If you walked down the street, you could hear quotes ...
- 434: Evolution of Profanity
- ... beard" was to insult him. "God's body" 1 Henry IV,II.i.26 Swearing by Christ's body, (or any part thereof,) was off limits in civil discourse. "God's Bod(y)kins, man" Hamlet, II.ii.529 The word bod(y)kin means "little body" or "dear body," but adding the cute little suffix does not make this curse any more acceptable. "By God's [blest] mother!" 2 Henry ... especially outrageous, as they touched directly on the crucifixion. "'Sblood" had twelve occurrences in all. There were eight times in 1 Henry IV (with Falstaff accounting for six), plus once in Henry V, twice in Hamlet, and once in Othello. 'Sblood occurs less than 'zounds, but is equally offensive and means basically the same thing. Several other words came from Great Britain, but were not included in Shakespeare's works. Today ...
- 435: “Et Tu Brute?” Caesar Sputtere
- ... loyalty to the dead drove Cassius to commit revenge, as it did many others throughout literary history. In the Odyssey, Poseidon avenges his sons’ (Polyphemus) death by making Odysseus’ return home next to impossible. In Hamlet, Hamlet avenges his father’s death by killing his father’s murderer, his uncle. In today’s “modern” world, the idea of revenge is generally frowned upon, but in the world of the Greeks and Romans ...
- 436: The Philosophical Foundations
- ... in theory but are futile in practice. Just as Jesus is the perfect moral expression of this view--the weak, pacifistic, cheek-turning "lamb" in this world, but the omnipotent deity ruling the next--so Hamlet is its perfect literary expression--the brilliant philosopher-intellectual who excels in the theoretical realm but is helpless to deal with the practical. Such a mind-body split is the necessary application to the theory ... great achievement, but the mere fact of its possession is not a sufficient condition. Heroism requires application of one's knowledge, it requires practical steps taken in pursuit of one's values. This is why Hamlet, despite his intellectual prowess, is ultimately not merely a tragic but a pathetic figure: he is paralyzed by indecisiveness in the practical realm and never employs his knowledge as a guide to action. Further, even ...
- 437: Evolution Of Profanity
- ... beard" was to insult him. "God's body" 1 Henry IV,II.i.26 Swearing by Christ's body, (or any part thereof,) was off limits in civil discourse. "God's Bod(y)kins, man" Hamlet, II.ii.529 The word bod(y)kin means "little body" or "dear body," but adding the cute little suffix does not make this curse any more acceptable. "By God's [blest] mother!" 2 Henry ... especially outrageous, as they touched directly on the crucifixion. "'Sblood" had twelve occurrences in all. There were eight times in 1 Henry IV (with Falstaff accounting for six), plus once in Henry V, twice in Hamlet, and once in Othello. 'Sblood occurs less than 'zounds, but is equally offensive and means basically the same thing. Several other words came from Great Britain, but were not included in Shakespeare's works. Today ...
- 438: Catcher In The Rye - Character
- ... comparing Holden and Huck. Both are adolescents, runaways from society, seeking independence, growth, and stability in their lives.Another character that Holden Caulfield is compared to, though to a lesser degree than Huck Finn, is Hamlet. Like Hamlet, as Charles Kegel wrote, Holden is a "sad, screwed-up guy" (54), bothered by words which only seem true, but are really quite phony. The honesty and sincerity that Holden cannot seem to find in ...
- 439: Catcher In The Rye 4
- ... comparing Holden and Huck. Both are adolescents, runaways from society, seeking independence, growth, and stability in their lives.Another character that Holden Caulfield is compared to, though to a lesser degree than Huck Finn, is Hamlet. Like Hamlet, as Charles Kegel wrote, Holden is a "sad, screwed-up guy" (54), bothered by words which only seem true, but are really quite phony. The honesty and sincerity that Holden cannot seem to find in ...
- 440: Moby Dick
- ... him in the frenzy of his final battle with the whale, and in a way it is his climactic insight. The perennial sense of injustice, the cry of Prometheus and Job as of Lear and Hamlet, was also Ahab's. Why do the innocent suffer? "O cursed spite/ That ever I was born to set it right." This was the "inscrutable thing" that Ahab hated. Ahab never penetrated the mystery nor ... him in the frenzy of his final battle with the whale, and in a way it is his climactic insight. The perennial sense of injustice, the cry of Prometheus and Job as of Lear and Hamlet, was also Ahab's. Why do the innocent suffer? "O cursed spite/ That ever I was born to set it right." This was the "inscrutable thing" that Ahab hated. Ahab never penetrated the mystery nor ...
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