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Hamlet: In His Right Mind's Eye
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 738.... out of hell to speak of horrors,”
(2.1.92)and grabbed her and examined her face. Then he let out ”a sigh so
piteous and profound as it did seem to shatter all his bulk and end his being.”
(2.1.106) After that incident, Polonius believes, that Hamlet's madness “is the
very ecstasy of love.”(2.1.115) Claudius is convinced, however, that that is
not the case. He believes that something else is troubling Hamlet. “Love? His
affections do not that way tend; Nor what he spake, though it lacked form a
little, was not like madness. there's something in his soul o'er which his
me .....
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The Changing Role In Viola/Cesario In The Twelfth Night
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1033.... and to teach. Thus, Viola grows in her male
disguise to get a better feeling for his inner self, not the self that he
shows to the public, or would reveal and share with Viola in her true
female self, but rather his secret self, as he believes he shares with a
peer. So, she grows to love him. But, Orsino's motivation is actually
not love for Viola, but rather he seems to be in love with love itself.
His entire world is filled with love but he knows that there might be a
turning point for him, like when he says:
If music be the food of love, play on; give me excess .....
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Unethical Behavior Role Modeling In Death Of A Salesman
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 759.... of
Biff's actions, Wily did not punish Biff. Instead, he told Biff that the
coach was likely to congratulate Biff for his show of initiative (29, 30).
Similarly, at another point in the play Biff and Happy stole lumber from a
nearby construction site. Instead of teaching the boys a lesson in ethics
Willy was proud of his sons. In fact, he bragged about the amount of
construction materials the two stole (50, 51). Willy allowed the boys to
steal, which could be considered an immoral act, worse yet, Willy's praise
for their actions prohibited Biff and Happy from knowing ste .....
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Kundun: An Analysis
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1057.... and may I be the nurse for all sick beings in the world until everyone is healed…may I be a bridge, a boat, a ship for all those who wish to cross the water." Later in the film, the Dalai Lama says, "Wisdom and compassion will set us free." As shown through the quotations, Kundun portrays the image of the Tibetan people as religious, peaceful, loving, and compassionate. However, the film delineates the Chinese as cruel, uncompassionate oppressors. For example, Chairman Mao is depicted as a rude and heartless man when he meets with the Dalai Lama just prior to the Dalai L .....
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"The Fate Of Oedipus"
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 869.... basic prophecy of Oedipus is proven in many characters. No matter how many times a specific character tried to play off fate and try to get rid of the situation it stayed exactly the same. Teiresias, the oracle, knows the end of all fates. He knows that fate control every minute of an individual's life, "How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be/When there's not help in truth!" (Sophocles 16) Oedipus was told by Teiresias that in his later years he would be the killer of his own father, and would marry his own mother. In his attempt to avoid the situation, he left both of .....
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The Generation Gap In King Lear
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1649.... things. For example, in
[Act 1 scene 1] when Lear is dividing up his land, power and authority to
his three daughters, depending on how much they can verbally express their
love for him. [Lines 52-53] "Which of you shall say doth love us most?
That we our largest bounty may extend where nature doth with merit
challenge." The land that each daughter received is the extent of their
authority and of their power in the Kingdom. For example, the Duke of
Burgundy did not wish to marry Cordelia after he found out she was getting
nothing from her father. He was marrying he .....
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Macbeth: Aristotelian Tragedy
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1832.... part of a tragedy which precedes the Parodos of the
Chorus. The Episode is that entire part of a tragedy which is between complete
choric songs. The Exodos is that entire part of a tragedy which has no choric
song after it. Of the Choric part the Parodos is the first undivided utterance
of the Chorus." Shakespeare follows this precise arrangement of parts to tell
his story of Macbeth. Macbeth is divided into five acts. It contains a
Prologue, Episode, Exodus, Parodos and Stasimon, but is the only one of
Shakespeares plays that does not include Choric songs. This does not .....
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Role Of Puck
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 474.... belong to the forest and the world of dainty
fairies, a small village setting seems more appropriate for Puck. He is the
type of fairy that likes to be around mortals and cause them trouble, as opposed
to other fairies. This is why Puck's little job with a love potion and a young
couple is perfect for him and he perfect for the job.
Puck is a likable character who tends to create mischief around himself.
Everything is a game to crafty little Puck. Yet once he realizes that he has
caused a problem he will make sure to the best of his ability and power that it
is r .....
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