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Scene One Alceste Love
407 wordsThe tension of illusion and reality present a tremendous problem for the characters in Molieres Misanthrope. Another tension, to a lesser extent, is that of love and principle. Throughout the play the characters are saying or thinking one thing, but saying or doing the complete opposite. The conflict of these tensions is what makes this play a comedy and in some ways a tragic comedy. The main character, Alceste, goes from beginning to end judging people on their morals and ideals, yet never once...
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Act Two Scene Romeo And Juliet
1,420 wordsAlthough the story of Romeo and Juliet does not focus on Mercutio, to many, he is one of the most interesting characters in literature. His name puns on the word mercurial which means unpredictably changeable. His unsteady behavior makes him wise beyond his intentions. A recurring trend in Shakespeare's plays is the existence of a witty fool and many foolish wits. People such as Romeo, Friar Laurence, and Capulet are people who are made out to be wise, but, in the end, they make all the wrong de...
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Act One Scene Relationship With His Wife
1,480 wordsTrace Macbeth's change over the course of the play. How does Shakespeare convey it? The transition from brave and loyal thane to brutal tyrant king can be easily traced, when focusing on the character of Macbeth throughout the play. All aspects of the character change to some extent as his sins and treachery increase in extremity; this includes his relationship with his wife and friends, his clothing, his style of speaking, his attitudes towards fate, paranoia and fear. Shakespeare conveys this ...
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Act Five Scene Act Three Scene
1,645 wordsA tragedy is when something awful has happened, in this case, Hamlet's father, Old Hamlet, has died. A 'Revenge Tragedy' is set. Hamlet's mission is to avenge his father's death. A 'Revenge Tragedy' is always a very exciting theme for a story and that is why it was popular in Elizabethan times and still appeals to audiences of stage and film productions nowadays. In the first scene there is a threat of invasion, when the guards are absolutely terrified about the ghost's appearance, it also creat...
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Act Five Scene Act Three Scene
3,223 wordsWhy seems it so particular with thee? Hamlet: Seems, madam? Nay, it is. I know not seems Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother, Nor customary suits of solemn black, Nor windy suspiration of for d breath, No, nor the fruitful river in the eye, Nor the dejected harbour of the visage, Together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, That can denote me truly. These indeed seem, For they are actions that a man might play; But I have that within which passes show, These but the trappings and the su...
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