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- 941: Macbeth: Independence and Failure
- ... loses all control and reveals his true strength which has been hidden by self denial. For her own safety, Lady Macbeth tries to calm the situation and to make it excusable: Sit, worthy friends. My lord is often thus, And hath been from his youth. Pray you, keep seat. The fit is momentary; upon a thought he will again be well. If you much note him, You shall offend him and ...
- 942: Hamlet: Is He Insane?
- ... in the presence of certain characters. When Hamlet is around Polonius, Claudius, Gertrude, Ophelia, Rosencrantz, and Gildenstern, he behaves irrationally. For example in Act II, section II, Polonius asks Hamlet, Do you know me, my Lord? Hamlet replies, Excellent well, you are a fischmonger. Hamlet pretends not to know who Polonius is, even though he is Ophelia's father. When Hamlet is around Horatio, Bernardo, Fransisco, the players and the Gravediggers ...
- 943: Hamlet: Hamlet's Hate For His Uncle Brought On By Ghost
- ... by turning him over to his uncle, who plans to ship him to England for his death, and further more are the ones to escort Hamlet to the ship. "will't please you go, my lord?"(pg.104) are the words of Rosencrantz urging Hamlet to board the ship, knowing full well that he boards to go to his death. This brings about the final chapter to Hamlet's mental destruction ...
- 944: King Henry IV and Joseph Strorm: Archtypical Fathers
- ... archetypical ideal father. King Henry IV was a father who thought not much of his son. He sees his son as a riotous, irresponsible young man. King Henry tells Westmoreland that he is envious of Lord Northumberland's son, Hotspur, and that he wishes he could be more honorable. It shows King Henry's lack of trust and grasp of his son through conversations with others. The King has a serious ...
- 945: King Lear: Everything About the Play Hangs on First Two Scenes
- ... shown that Lear asks questions, only willing to receive the response he wants. When Lear asks Cordelia "what can you say to draw / A third more opulent than your sisters?" and she replies "Nothing, my lord." He inevitably becomes enraged and disowns her simply because her answer to his question was far from what he had expected to hear. "Lear determines in advance the answers he will receive; he fails to ...
- 946: Henry IV: Appearance vs. Reality
- ... In act one, King Henry states AI will from henceforth rather be myself @ (1.3.5). To parallel the king=s remarks Shakespeare has Hal repeat the same idea AI shall hereafter, my thrice gracious lord, be more myself (3.2.92-93). Though there is a saying that Athe eyes are windows into a man=s soul@ Shakespeare uses the rhetoric of A eyes @ and A sight @ to be negative ...
- 947: Hamlet's Madness
- ... behind the tapestry or was it his postponed revenge that consumed him. Is there a difference? Hamlet in many incidence's tells people of his insanity, he tells Guildenstern that he is mad. Guildenstern: My lord, we were sent for. Hamlet: I will tell you why; so shall my anticipation prevent your discovery, and your secrecy to the King and Queen molt no feather. I have late, but wherefore I know ...
- 948: "All I Know Is What I Read In The Papers" - Will Rogers
- ... can be no control over something that the government only has a half say in, there is no control on the side of Quebec because the Parti Quebecois has political power at this time. "Oh Lord, teach us to utter words that are gentle and tender because tomorrow we may have to eat them"(18) Nothing is more vulgar, heated, or viscous than a political campaign. It does not matter how ...
- 949: Light and Darkness Found Within the Gospel of John and in Sophocles' Drama Antigone
- ... through interaction with Christ. Like Teiresias, Jesus allows people to depart from the sinful path of worldly consumption to tread upon a more virtuous path. Jesus allowed people to walk within the footsteps of the Lord. Light and darkness both play integral parts in the Gospel of John and in Sophocles' play Antigone. In both literary works, a person serves as a divine tool who delivers the message of a higher ...
- 950: Oedipus Rex
- ... have put himself on such a high pedestal. It all started one day when he met up with King Laius: Seated in it. The groom leading the horses Forced me off the road at his lord's command; But as this charioteer lurched over towards me I struck him in my rage...I killed him (1.2.764-772). Oedipus met the King Laius on a bridge and was too proud ...
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