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- 8611: Othello
- ... William Shakespeare, is "Honest" Iago. At first glance, Iago seems to be the essence of "motiveless malignity." However, despite Iago's unquestionable malignancy, the motivation behind his actions lie more in Iago's quest for personal gain, as opposed to just being evil for evil's sake. Iago's rapacity can be validated by examining his manipulation of Roderigo, Cassio and, most importantly, Othello. Iago's main interest is the destruction ...
- 8612: Macbeth - Macbeth Is A Statement Of Evil
- ... returning from a heroic victory, Ross, a noble Thane, describes what a significant officer Macbeth is for his kingdom: "The king hath happily received, Macbeth, The news of thy success; and when he reads Thy personal venture in the rebel’s fight, His wonders and his praises do contend Which should be thine or his. Silenced with that, In viewing o’er the rest o’th’ selfsame day, He finds thee ...
- 8613: Macbeth - Lady Macbeth: Feeble-minded?
- ... in the beginning of the book, driving Macbeth and fueling his ambition and greed to have the crown in their clutch. Lady Macbeth has the persuasiveness capable if humiliating someone into murder, but has no personal capacity to execute "the deed," though she spoke, at times, as if she would take the opportunity whenever it arose. Macbeth was unfortunately reliant upon most of what Lady Macbeth said. This is the single ...
- 8614: Macbeth - Lady Macbeth- Character Changes Throughout The Pla
- ... now has to wear a ‘mask’ of this determined and cold character, creating more distance between her true self and Macbeth. Lady Macbeth has the persuasiveness capable of humiliating someone into murder, but has no personal capacity to execute ‘the deed,’ though she spoke, at times, as if she would take the opportunity whenever it arose. Lady Macbeth imagines that she has ability to hide her true emotions, though her mind ...
- 8615: King Lear
- ... Singe my white head". Lear’s realisations about nature are his first steps to greater self-awareness. Lear is initially extremely vengeful, becoming obsessed with the ingratitude of his daughter’s and the concept of personal justice. Lear still shows egotism and a non-recognition of his sins when he proclaims "I am a man more sinned against than sinning". Although still submerged in madness, a change in Lear’s character ...
- 8616: Julius Caesar - Summary Of Act I-V
- ... to the crowd’s emotions, and turns them against the conspirators, who flee the city. Act IV starts with a meeting of the triumvirate, which consists of Mark Antony, Octavius Caesar, and Lepidus. They are writing down names of conspirators to die for the murder of Caesar. Meanwhile, in Asia Minor, Brutus and Cassius have recruited an army and have vowed revenge on Antony and Octavius. Cassius and Brutus get in ...
- 8617: Julius Caesar - Self-Concepts In Julius Caesar
- ... tyranny rage on, /till each man drop by lottery (Act II, scene 1)." Brutus is a character who is revered. Caesar feels that Brutus is noble to him and does the right thing, regardless of personal danger. On the Ides of March, as Caesar was assassinated, Caesar's last line is: "Et tu, Brute?--Then fall, Caesar."(Act 3, scene 1). This shows that Caesar would not die without Brutus' stab ...
- 8618: Julius Caesar - Mark Antony
- ... Brutus’s gullibility. Antony has his servant say, "Brutus is noble, wise, valiant, and honest" (III i 126). From this point, it is clear that Antony intends to flatter Brutus and to work upon those personal qualities of Brutus which represent his fundamental weaknesses. Antony then comes to the Capitol where he further flatters the conspirators by shaking their hands and saying, "Friends am I with you all, and love you ...
- 8619: Julius Caesar
- ... 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. He also implies that if one commits ...
- 8620: Hamlet - Why Did Hamlet Delay Killing The King?
- ... he is unsure of the morality of carrying out such a task. This factor is important as Hamlet is a very idealistic and moralistic person. Revenge was prohibited by ecclesiastical law, but the duty of ‘personal honour’ prevalent in Elizabethan times often won through. In the play, Hamlet debates the morality of revenge, saying that "Is’nt not perfect conscience and isn’t not to be damned to let this canke ...
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