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1,642 wordsAlthough Moliere's Don Juan was written in 1665, its central themes can be carried over through the ages up to today. Moliere creates many fascinating characters limited not only to Don Juan, but his servant, wife, father, and others he encounters throughout the play. In Don Juan, Moliere creates a character who shapes the world to fit his own personal illusions by an egotistical abuse of power. Even greater, is Moliere's ability to create characters who can interact with such a main character, ...
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745 wordsThe plot of Much Ado About Nothing is an elaborate network of schemes and tricks. This statement is confirmed throughout Much Ado About Nothing. The play contains many examples of tricks and schemes that are used to manipulate the thoughts and feelings of characters. The major examples of such manipulation include- Don Pedro, Claudio and Leonato tricking Bene censored into believing that Beatrice loves him, Hero and Ursula trick Beatrice into thinking Bene censored is in love with her. The relat...
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1,633 wordster> Show how the plot of The Merchant of Venice is apparently fanciful but in reality exactingly structured. The Merchant of Venice is a fairy tale. There is no more reality in Shylock's bond and the Lord of Belmont's will than in Jack and the Beanstalk. H. Granville-Barker, in Prefaces to Shakespeare. This is one way of looking at the play, reading it or enjoying the performance. But it can be a contradiction to our actual feelings about this complex play. The Merchant of Venice migh...
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1,302 wordster> "Delusion can often lead to unhappiness. " Comment on how characters you have studied in a text this semester have deluded themselves and other. What was the outcome of this delusion? In William Shakespeare's play text "Macbeth", we are shown delusion can often lead to unhappiness. Many of the characters in the play deluded themselves and others along the way. A deluded Macbeth destroys his entire kingdom by deluding others around him as well as himself, and eventually in a moment...
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1,562 words... cawdor, and finally as "King hereafter. " When Banquo asks that witches if they can foretell future, they hail him as a future sire of Scottish monarchs, and when Macbeth then asks the witches to explain their salutations and the means by which foresee future, they vanish into thin air. Banquo ultimately concludes that the witches are not an hallucination, nor are they of substance, explaining to Macbeth that, "the earth hath bubbles, as the water has/And these are of them" (I, iii, ll. 79 -...
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1,277 wordsIn the play, "Hamlet", Shakespeare needed to device an evil character, a villain that is ambitious, and has the ability to scheme to get what he wants. The character would also have to contain some good qualities, such as kindness and contriteness. These good qualities make the character seem more human and thus, more believable. Claudius is this character. Shakespeare uses Claudius in his revenge theme in this play. Without the acts of Claudius, this theme just would not be. The entire play rev...
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994 wordsThe supernatural forces are the skeletal structure of William Shakespeare's Macbeth; it was this dark presence that added an element of suspense and a much-needed escape from the mundane for the audience. Moreover the atmosphere and aura the dark forces create are the backbone of the subplot and are the instruments that bring about revelations in character, plot and the hatred society had towards forces they didnt understand. Undoubtedly the under lining of the plot is highlighted with events th...
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919 wordsShakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew raises some controversial issues about the roles of spouses and wives, the place of women in society, the expectations of marriage and more. A main topic throughout the play is Petruchio's taming of Katherina and her eventual submission. Petruchio can be looked at in one of two ways- as a cruel, unfeeling bully or a man who brings Katherina self-knowledge and contentment. The way in which Petruchio's manner is viewed depends on the historical context. I...
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1,963 wordsShakespeare's Hamlet, simply stated, is a story in which the main character, young Hamlet, is on a mission to avenge the death of his father, which he realizes was caused by the hand of his uncle. The majority of the play is centered around Hamlets vengeance and the pain and suffering caused by it. From the moment Hamlet learns of his fathers untimely demise he puts on an air of insanity as a clever device used to secretly execute his revenge. This plan works great in the story, but unfortunatel...
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Act Five Scene Plays A Major Role
694 wordsHamlet: Contrast Plays A Major Role In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, contrast plays a major role. Characters have foils, scenes and ideas contrast each other, sometimes within the same soliloquy. One such contrast occurs in Act Five, Scene One, in the graveyard. Here, the relatively light mood in the first half is offset by the grave and somber mood in the second half. The scene opens with two clowns, who function as a sort of comic relief. This is necessary, after the tension of Ophelias breakd...
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1,609 wordsOthello Battle of Good vs. Evil- I am not what I am. What is Iago? as distinct from what he pretends to be and what are his motives? In Shakespeare's, Othello, the reader is presented the classic battle between the deceitful forces of evil and the innocence of good. It are these forces of evil that ultimately lead to the breakdown of Othello, a noble venetian moor, well-known by the people of Venice as a honourable soldier and a worthy leader. Othello's breakdown results in the made of his wife ...
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1,447 wordsCharacters What kind of people are the characters in this drama? How can we decide? Characters in Shakespearean drama are judged by (i) their actions; (ii) what others say of them (iii) what they themselves say in public (iv) by what they say in soliloquy, i. e. when thinking aloud or in asides´ . We tend to judge people by their actions and by what they say in public, but these are not always a true reflection of the real character; people do not always reveal themselves to others, so we ...
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1,301 wordsRomeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare A pair of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. From the opening scenes of the play these two children of feuding families were destined to fall in love together and eventually die together. How does the reader see this? How do we know it was fate, which triggered these events? Coincidence caused the death of these two lovers. For this reason Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's great tragedies. For coincidence to have caused the death of Romeo and Ju...
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1,013 wordsJohn Patrick Zachary English take home test Thursday, November 16, 2000 Hamlet insane? ? ? Debatable Shakespeare s tragic hero, Hamlet, and his sanity can arguably be discussed. Many portions of the play supports his loss of control in his actions, while other parts uphold his ability of dramatic art. The issue can be discussed both ways and altogether provide significant support to either theory. There are indications from Hamlet throughout the play of his mind s well being. Such as his relatio...
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904 wordsIn Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the death of a character becomes a frequent event. Although many people lose their lives as a result of their own self-centered wrong-doing, there are others whose death are a result of manipulation from the royalty. This is the case of Polonius? family. The real tragedy of Hamlet is not that of Hamlet or his family but of Polonius? family because their deaths were not the consequence of sinful actions of their own but rather by their innocent involvement in th...
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982 wordsComment on Hamlets madness. Do you think it was altogether assumed or can you offer evidence to suggest that Hamlet was not always in complete control of his action? Shakespeare's tragic hero, Hamlet, and his sanity can arguably be discussed. Many portions of the play supports his loss of control in his actions, while other parts uphold his ability of dramatic art. The issue can be discussed both ways and altogether provide significant support to either theory. There are indications from Hamlet ...
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Act Iv Scene Hamlet And Laertes
530 wordsCompare and contrast between Hamlet and Laertes William Shakespeare's Hamlet is known as the best tragedy play of all times. Each one of the characters has their own unique personality, but some of them are very alike. Hamlet, the main character, and Laertes, one of the other leading roles, are very much alike but at the same time slightly different. Their experiences collide and they both make some decisions, which change their lives forever. Hamlet and Laertes both display impulsive reactions ...
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Act Iv Scene Rosencrantz And Guildenstern
634 wordsHearing the queens sighs and moans of grief, Claudius immediately comes to her. Hamlet, she tells him, is mad as the sea and wind during a storm, and has killed the good old man Polonius. O heavy deed! the king exclaims, adding instantly, It had been so with us, had we been there [he uses the royal we, meaning I]. Claudius worries that he will be blamed for Polonius death since he should have kept this mad young man under restraint. The king calls Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and orders them to ...
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1,180 wordsOedipusCompartive Essay Comparative Essay Oedipus the King and King Lear The Theme of Blindness March 22, 2000 BJ Wheatley In Sophocles and Shakespearean terms, blindness means a completely different thing. Blindness can normally be defined as the inability of the eye to see, but according to both plays; blindness is not always a physical quality, but a mental flaw some people possess. Out of both plays, Shakespeare? s King Lear has the most dominant theme of blindness. King Lear, Gloucester, an...
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2,810 wordsThe Sanity of Lear King Lear: Sane, or insane? This question is one that has been posed throughout time by those who study him. By his actions, it could be inferred that Lear is mad, but some people have an opinion to the contrary: King Lear is sane. Support for the view that King Lear is sane can be found throughout the play. There are many examples of Lears ability to make a rational thought, and assess the situation, including the fact that Lear simply loves his daughters, Regan, Goneril, and...
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