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Good Woman Return Home
1,205 wordsThe Role of Women in The Odyssey Women form an important part of the folk epic, The Odyssey. Within the story there are three basic types of women: the goddess, the seductress, and the good hostess / wife . Each role adds a different element and is essential to the telling of the story. The role of the goddess is one of a supernatural being, but more importantly one in a position to pity and help mortals. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, is the most prominent example of the role; Athena has intell...
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Act 3 Scene 3 Scene 2
681 wordsIn the play of Julius Caesar written by Will Shakespeare there are various types of characters having different behaviours and specialities. One of the most significant characters in the play is Antony. By changing the path of the events he proved his strength, cleverness, and his other unknown abilities. If I was living in The Rome Empire and had chance to vote for presidency I would vote for Marc Antony. I would vote for him because of several reasons, which Im going to explain. In the first a...
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Act 3 Scene 4 Scene 2 Lines
1,215 wordsGertrude is the beloved wife and mother in the play, Hamlet. Many say that she is responsible for Hamlet's agony in not being able to proceed with his revenge, and Claudius' hesitation to guard himself through the destruction of Hamlet. She is the woman who was "my virtue or my plague, be it either which, " for both of her loves, and is herself a very ordinary person. Seemingly beautiful and warm-hearted, she has no mind of her own, and is vulnerable because she tends to be pulled by whatever fo...
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Act 5 Scene 1 Act 2 Scene
578 wordsShakespeare uses the symbol of blood in MacBeth to represent treason, guilt, murder and death. These ideas are constant throughout the book. There are many examples of blood representing these three ideas in the book. Blood is mentioned throughout the play and mainly in reference to murder or treason. The first reference to blood is in MacBeth's soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 33 - 61, when Macbeth sees the bloody dagger floating in the air before him. Also in this soliloquy on line 46 he see...
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Act 3 Scene 2 Scene 2 Lines
943 wordster> To what extent has the love potion affected the relationship between Helena and Hermia? Hermia and Helena's relationship has changed greatly after the intervention of Puck with the love potion. Once best friends, they have become each others enemies, and all for the love of Lysander and Demetrius. Hermia and Helena were best friends when they were at school. "All school-days' friendship, childhood innocence?" (Act 3, Scene 2, Line 201, Helena) They had complete trust in each other...
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Act 1 Scene 5 Act 3 Scene
1,307 wordsThe death of Hamlet was caused by a number of reasons, many of which were his own fault. Although this may be disputed it is a fact that this was a tragedy, but aside from the obvious reasons (the trap set by Claudius and Laertes) there were steps leading up his death which could have easily been avoided. Probably Hamlet's most tragic flaw is that he becomes too involved in his thoughts, it is his tendency to ponder upon the possible outcome of every situation and scenario that he faces in his l...
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Act V Scene Act I Scene
968 wordsSo shall you hear of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, of accidental judgments, casual slaughters, of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause, (Hamlet, Act V, Scene 2, Lines 381 - 384). So says Horatio, best friend of Prince Hamlet in the final few lines of the play. He speaks these words after the deaths of Hamlet, Claudius, King of Denmark, Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, and Laertes, son of Polonius. Also dead are Hamlet, King of Denmark, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, former friends of Hamlet...
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Darkness And The Prisoner Of Chillon Comparing Contrasting
1,466 words... it conveys that no one cares about each other any more. It is all one-man-for-himself and dog-eat-dog as they all battle for food in their desperation: With blood, and each state sullenly apart Gorging himself in gloom: no love was left; lines 40 + 41 In The Prisoner Of Chillon love is also mentioned in a similar way, that he has no love left, and that he has had to deal with such a traumatic experience that he thinks that he will never be able to love again: I learned to love Despair. secti...
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Act 1 Scene 5 Act 1 Scene 2
886 wordsTragedy treats human beings in terms of their godlike potential, of their transcendental ideals, of the part of themselves that is in rebellion against the implacable universe and the frailty of their own flesh and will. This quote is very applicable to Hamlet in respect to his reverence towards his father and his belief in the divine as the guiding principle, Hamlets own character flaw, Hamlets feelings of hopelessness over his own flaw, and his view towards the pointlessness of even existing. ...
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Act 2 Scene 2 Scene 2 Lines
958 wordsDisillusionment. Depression. Despair. These are the burning emotions churning in young Hamlet's soul as he attempts to come to terms with his father's death and his mother's incestuous, illicit marriage. While Hamlet tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered idealism, he consciously embarks on a quest to seek the truth hidden in Elsinore; this, in stark contrast to Claudius' fervent attempts to obscure the truth of murder. Deception versus truth; illusion versus reality. In the play, Prince H...
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Act Ii Scene Act Iv Scene
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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Created By God Essay On Man
2,057 wordsAn Essay on Man Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man A mighty maze! but not without a plan (Epistle 1, lines 5 - 6) Popes Epistles are constructed to strike the reader at first and make the reader to think about the meaning of his rhyming verse. By these lines the poet tries to express the thought that the mankind or the age of reason will be unable to discuss man in an open-minded way. There is a system that was created by God, and it is run by God. He, who thro' vast immensity can pierc...
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Hamlet Madness Shakespeare Hamlet
997 words? So shall you hear of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, of accidental judgments, casual slaughters, of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause, ? (Hamlet, Act V, Scene 2, Lines 381 - 384). So says Horatio, best friend of Prince Hamlet in the final few lines of the play. He speaks these words after the deaths of Hamlet, Claudius, King of Denmark, Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, and Laertes, son of Polonius. Also dead are Hamlet, King of Denmark, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, former friends of Ha...
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Fair Is Foul Act 1 Scene
1,906 wordsMacbeth Fair is Foul Fair is foul and fouls is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air. The paradox Fair is foul, and foul is fair, expresses some of the many themes of Macbeth. There are several different ways in which these words can be interpreted. The first time we hear the statement is in the opening scene when the witches say the exact line Fair is foul, and foul is fair and Macbeth himself repeats it later almost precisely in Act 1 Scene 3: So fair and foul a day I have not seen Act 1 ...
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Scene 2 Lines Lear And Gloucester
683 wordsThroughout the first Act of King Lear there is one overwhelming topic, which can not be overlooked. That is to say that the two main families in this play, Lears and Gloucester's, are both following basically a parallel plot that is developing at different plains of existence. Those plains exist on an aristocratic ladder, Lears family at the top and Gloucester's family at the bottom. There are different characters and minor diversities in each family, but at the basic level of events that occur,...
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Death Of His Father Act 1 Sc
1,073 wordsBy William Hamlet Hamlet By William Shakespeare Main Characters Hamlet He is the main protagonist that wishes to avenge the death of his father who was killed by Claudius. Claudius He became the king and married Gertrude after he killed Old Hamlet. Gertrude She was the wife of Old Hamlet, and Claudius after Old Hamlet died, and was the mother of Young Hamlet. The Ghost He is supposedly Hamlets slain father and he encourages Hamlet to avenge his death. Minor Characters Horatio He is a scholar tha...
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Play Julius Caesar Played An Important Role
1,057 wordsShakespeare's Julius Caesar Assignment 3. Explain why the following minor characters are important to the play Julius Caesar: Calpurnia, Portia, The Soothsayer, Decius, Cinna, the Poet, Artemidorus In Julius Caesar there were many important characters throughout the play like Caesar, Brutus and Mark Antony. These characters were the main part of the story line and made the story line work. Like any other play there also needs to be minor characters to help let the play flow smoothly and make it ...
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Duncan Murder Macbeth Character
1,001 wordsWilliam Shakespeare wrote the Tragedy of Macbeth in approximately 1606 AD. He loosely based it on a historical event occurring around 1050 AD. Macbeth is the story of a nobleman, who, while trying to fulfill a prophecy told to him by three witches, murders his King to cause his ascension to the throne of Scotland. After the King? s murder, Macbeth reigns as a cruel and ruthless tyrant, who is forced to kill more people to keep control of the throne. Finally, Scottish rebels combined with English...
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Macbeth And Lady Macbeth Act 1 Scene
1,106 wordsComparative Essay # 2 Compare and Contrast Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in terms of ambition, action and subsequent destruction Macbeth is one of Shakespeare? s darkest and most tragic works. Known as one his last four great tragedies, this play has been read and performed throughout the English-speaking world. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, although their characters may seem similar, they are in fact different in many aspects. The once noble Macbeth, as he was known before he walked down the dark path, ...
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Love For Desdemona 2 Lines
667 wordsOthello s Tragic Flaws In Shakespeare s tragedy, Othello, jealousy sparks the tragic downfall for the hero, Othello. In this play, Othello, a moor who serves as a general in the army of Venice, experiences a great downfall caused by love, prejudice, and jealousy. All tragedies have a hero with a tragic flaw. In this tragedy, the hero loves too well, lets prejudice issues take their toll on him, and allows jealousy to rage in his heart. These characteristics are not necessarily bad, but when show...
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