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Hamlet - Appearance Vs. Reality
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1676.... with appearance. He always wants to keep up the appearance of loving and caring person. Polonius appears like a man who loves and cares about his son, Laertes. Polonius speaks to his son with advice that sounds sincere but in reality it is rehearsed, hollow and without feeling. Polonius gives his advice only to appear to be the loving caring father. The reality is he only speaks to appear sincere as a politician, to look good rather then actually be good: "And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, .....
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King Lear - Analyzing A Tragic Hero
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 871.... it is true, but later he is also humble and compassionate. He is wrathful, but at times, patient. Because of his good qualities, we experience pity for him and feel that he does not deserve the severity of his punishment. His actions are not occasioned by any corruption or depravity in him, but by an error in judgment, which, however, does arise from a defect of character. Lear has a "tragic flaw" - egotism. It is his egotism in the first scene that causes him to make his error in judgment - the division of his kingdom and the loss of Cordelia. Throughout the rest of t .....
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Consumer Appeal
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 892.... It tends to "suck you in", so to say,
because it causes the viewers to become involved and engrossed in solving the
mystery.
The assumed target of this series is mainly adults over the age of
twenty-five, with the exceptions of those viewers that do not watch it at the
time it actually airs, but they tape it to watch later. Because of the time it
airs, the viewers are very select: children under the age of ten are presumably
in bed, junior and senior high schoolers are out, and anyone out of high school
and under the age of twenty-five is either out or working. This leave .....
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Henry IV: Redemption
Number of pages: 8 | Number of words: 2050.... to the throne, he realizes that
it is imperative that he redeem himself not only for himself, but also for his
father and his people because life will not always be a holiday , for "If all
the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as work" (1.2. 211-
212). However Hal needs some type of strength to make his realization come true.
Luckily Hal's father, the King is willing to lend several comments that enrage
him and provide him with the necssary motivation. It also seems that
Shakespeare has included the foil for Hal, the valiant Hotspur, in order to
provid .....
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Macbeth: Lady Macbeth And Evil
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 902.... to make her male.
One of the most vivid descriptions of Lady Macbeth's wickedness is directly
after Macbeth announces to her he does not want to kill Duncan.This speech
epitomizes Lady Macbeth's evilness. She is ruthless, and her evil accounts for
the murders that occur throughout the play Macbeth.
Lady Macbeth is far more savage and ambitious than her husband, yet she
convinces Macbeth to commit the murders that will make them king and queen.
Macbeth is without his wife's cruel and uncompassionate attitude towards life.
Lady Macbeth is aware that her husband is genuinely a .....
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Othello: Iago - "O, Beware, My Lord, Of Jealousy"
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1001.... desires the possessions of another. It is this
jealousy which moves him to do many evil things in the play. He pays Iago large
amounts of money to conjure up a scheme to acquire Desdemona. He gives in to
Iago at the beginning of the play. In effect he has become the villian's
disciple. By doing this, he himself has adopted the green-eyed monster image.
In act two, he is prompted by Iago to cause a commotion and begin a fight with
Cassio. Later in act four, scene two, Roderigo is convinced by Iago to kill
Cassio. In act five, scene one, Roderigo attempts to kill C .....
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Stud Terkel’s Play “Working”
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 622.... she did. At first, she was amazed at how easy it was to make a living as a trick. In the process of being a trick, she had developed her own philosophy about how all women are tricks just like her. She points out that women are taught at a very young age to be prostitutes. For example, women are told to “ Hold out for the highest bidder,” and “Don’t sell yourself cheap,” These types of statements are always being address to women in society. In the prostitute’s eyes, she is no different than any other woman.
Another character in the play “Working” that stole my attention was .....
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A Clockwork Orange: Review Of Book And Firm Version
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1121.... last name is not mentioned in the book, is a violent,
aggressive teenager of fifteen, who is the leader of a four-person gang. He
truly enjoys violence, reveling in the sight of blood or weapons. Alex's love
of hate is not simply a rebellious emotion, but as he explains, it is his very
nature, and he could not change it if he wanted to. Despite his passion for
what most see as ugly and disgusting, Alex does have a great appreciation for
classical music, especially Beethoven.
Alex's main conflicts are both external and internal. His external
conflicts are between him a .....
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