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Theme Of Appearance Vs Reality In Merchant Venice
1,930 wordsThis theme of Appearance Vs. Reality is used throughout the play to mislead and confuse so things may not always be what they seem. Shakespeare uses deception to enhance the unfolding drama and involve his audience more fully in the play the audience are party to deceptions which the characters themselves are unaware of. Prejudice was common and the word Jew applied to hardhearted unscrupulous moneylenders. An Elizabethan audience would have been happy to see a Jew, Spaniard or a Moor deceived a...
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Act Ii Scene Act I Scene
1,488 wordster> "Conflict is central to the dramatic development of any play. " Prior to deciding whether or not conflict is central to the dramatic development of MACBETH, one must consider all the dramatic factors that contribute to the Shakespearean play. The gradual decline of the protagonist, the role portrayed by characters and the order in which the events occur, greatly influence the direction in which the development of the play takes place. After reading the text MACBETH, by Shakespeare...
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Miss Havisham Pip Learns
9,450 wordsEstella Havisham: Most readers are appalled at the cold-hearted and cruel ways of Estella, but any criticism directed at her is largely undeserved. She was simply raised in a controlled environment where she was, in essence, brainwashed by Miss Havisham. Nonetheless, her demeanor might lead one to suspect that she was a girl with a heart of ice. Estella is scornful from the moment she is introduced, when she remarks on Pips coarse hands and thick boots. However, her beauty soon captivates Pip an...
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Spy On Hamlet Rosencrantz And Guildenstern
1,127 words65279; Hamlet, a tragic play by William Shakespeare, is a treasured of literature. Hamlet is full of suspense and very interesting. Many characters such as Hamlet, Claudius, Ophelia, Polonius, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern use masks. These characters often have appearances that differ from reality. Hamlet is the main character of the play and he uses many masks. The play begins with him moping around and wearing black. This is one case where his appearance matches the reality that he is st...
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