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Scene 5 Line Scene 3 Line
638 wordsA master artisan and innovator of the Greek tragedy, Sophocles's insightful plays have held their value throughout countless time periods and societies. Sophocles was the second of the three great Greek authors of tragedies. Born in Colonus, a small city not too far from Athens, Sophocles grew to know the ways of people and the lives they lead. He was well known for depicting people as they are instead of the way they should be like his teacher, Euripides. His tragedies earned him many prizes in...
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Romeo And Juliet Act 4 Scene 1
876 wordsIn William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the nurse and Friar Laurence play an enormous role. Not only does their advice aid Romeo and Juliet but their actions and the decisions they make throughout the whole play affects the whole outcome of numerous situations. Had the nurse and the friar not made the decisions they did, the tale of Romeo and Juliet might have not ended in tragedy. Friar Laurence is a Franciscan friar who aids both Romeo and Juliet throughout the whole play. Choices he made d...
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Act 3 Scene 3 Scene 3 Line
1,318 wordsBecause Othello is a tragic hero, his problem involves both his character traits and the situation that he finds himself in. There are many problems with Othello's character. He is overly loyal, even to the extent of being gullible. He may also, to some extent, have insecurities about being black. These insecurities show themselves in the way he never truly thinks he was good enough for Desdemona, and is subsequently easily manipulated by Iago. He also lacks the talent for eloquent speech that i...
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Act 1 Scene 3 Second In Command
771 wordsOne of the most interesting and exotic characters in the tragic play "Othello, " by 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 ...
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Act 1 Scene 3 Second In Command
610 wordsOne of the most intriguing characters in the tragic play "Othello, " by William Shakespeare, is Othello's "friend" Iago. At first glance, Iago seems to have no motive for the destruction he is causing. 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. In order to achieve his personal gain Iago manipulates Rodrigo, Cassio and, most importantly, Othello. Iago's main interes...
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Macbeth Evil And Darkness
654 wordsThe play "Macbeth" by Shakespeare is jam-packed with malfeasance and darkness. All actions taken by Macbeth, his wife, Lady Macbeth, the witches and Hecate have immoral intentions and / or evil outcomes. An example of such is Lady Macbeth's dark intentions to quicken Macbeth's crowning, fuelled Macbeth's "vaulting ambition[s]" (Act 1 scene 7 line 27) to murder anyone or anything that stood in his path of a long reign. Shakespeare often uses darkness and will frequently set the scene as a dark an...
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Romeo And Juliet Fate Or Freewill
872 wordsChaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. Chaos always defeats order because it is better organized. " Terry Pratchett (author of DISCWORLD series) This quote relates to Romeo and Juliet in the sense that they are battling for order among the families and that chaos wins in that Romeo and Juliet must die before the chaos ends. William Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, is a dramatic tragedy that teaches us of the "religious" love felt by Romeo and Juliet, and how the hat...
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Act 1 Scene Scene 3 Line
767 wordsIn Macbeth, Shakespeare shows how the witches' prophecies, Lady Macbeth's desire for power, and Macbeth's yearning to be king, affect the fate of the play. In Act I, the witches' chant show how Shakespeare gives the fate of Macbeth, 'Thane of Glamis'; , '; Thane of Cawdor'; , 'that shalt be King hereafter'; . (Act 1 scene 3, lines 48 - 50) He has no other choice, but to believe them because there first two predictions were true. They call him the Thane of Glamis, which he is at the present time....
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Act I Scene Second In Command
629 wordsEnglish Othello Tragedy Dustin Mills English 102 Dr. Elisabeth Sachs Othello Essay Honest Iago One of the most interesting and exotic characters in the tragic play Othello, by William Shakespeare, is honest Iago. At first Iago seems to be motiveless. However, the motivation behind his actions lie more in Iago's quest for personal gain, as opposed to just being evil for evils sake. Iago's greediness can be validated by examining his manipulation of Roderigo, Cassio, and most importantly, Othello....
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Play Oedipus Rex King Of Thebes
1,210 wordsThe Signifigance Of Irony, Metaphor, And Reverasal The Signifigance Of Irony, Metaphor, And Reverasal Of Situation In Oedipus Rex The Signifigance of Irony, Metaphor, and Reverasal of Situation in Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex is a tragedy of a man who attempts to flee a prophecy out of fear of what the future may hold for him, and in doing so blindly falls straight into his tragic fate. The use of literary devices in this play such as irony, metaphor, and reversal of situation in this play help to we...
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