.... on a physical world; the Tao goes beyond action or inaction of a physical sense. The Tao Te Ching states, "the Master does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone."(pg. 38) The Master does not rely on the world of the senses to decide her action. Everything the crew of the enterprise tried to do was based on overpowering the trap. "More energy, faster adjustments. But that's exactly what we can't do because that's what we're supposed to do."(Star Trek La Forge) All of the attempts to overcome the trap were based on action, trying to do something about the problem. The Tao teache .....

.... who desired Bianca needed somebody to marry Kate, as it was customary for the older daughter to be married before the young one. Finally, Petruchio came along to court Kate, saying he wanted to marry wealthily in Padua. It appeared, though, as if Petruchio was the kind of man who needed an opposition in life. The shrewish Kate, who was known to have a sharp tongue, very adequately filled his need for another powerful character in a relationship (Kahn 419). When Petruchio began to woo Kate, everybody was rather surprised, but Signior Baptista agreed when Petruchio wanted ma .....

.... that he is indeed a nobleman. When he first awakes, he thinks that everyone is playing a joke on him. After some convincing, Sly gives in and believes that he really was suffering from a long sickness. When Sly asks the page, who is pretending to be his wife to undress and join him in bed, the audience must have reacted with loud laughter knowing that his ‘wife' is actually the same sex as he. Although Sly does not understand the lifestyle of the upper-class, it is quite obvious that he is enjoying it while it lasts. There are several cases of mistaken identity present in t .....

.... have a bad name. He always wanted to have a good name. When in court John was questioned as to whether he was having or not having an affair with Abigail. The questions were directed toward John's wife Elizabeth. Proctor had made certain to the judge that Elizabeth could not and certainly would not lie. Sure enough, when Elizabeth was questioned she ended up lying to try to save her husbands reputation from being ruined, Meanwhile she had no idea what John had previously stated and how this would bring on the deterioration of his character. This is where irony took its p .....

.... later years. T’ang period. The emperor Hsuan-tsung showed interest in the performing arts, stimulating many advances in stage arts during the T'ang dynasty(618-907). More than a thousand pupils were enrolled in music, dance, and acting schools. Spectacular masked court dances and masked Buddhist dance processions that soon were learned by Korean and Japanese performers were part of court life. Three types of play are recorded as having been popular. Tai-mien (“Mask”) was about Prince Lan Ling, who covered his gentle face with a horrifying mask to frighten his enemies when he .....

.... Later in the play though he soon finds out that what the ghost has told him is true and through the play "The Mousetrap" he finds out that it was the king who killed his father, and he must avenge his fathers death. When this does happen he is going to kill the king, but he is praying and he doesn't want the king to go to heaven for killing his father. Just before the Hamlet is about to kill the king he says, "No. Up, sword, and know a more horrid hent (III, iii. 88)." He is going to wait and pick a more horrible place to kill his uncle. It's because of the beliefs .....

.... out working magic as he once did. MENDEVOLIN: As much work as it may have been, it wouldn't have seemed a burden, because it would have been spent with my father. Now it's too late. Please take me to him now so that I might spend these last few moments of his life with him. HIGH PRIEST: Come with me. He's resting in the basement of the church, you'll have to make it quick, he doesn't have much longer. (HIGH PRIEST and MENDEVOLIN exit stage right.) ACT I SCENE II (MENDEVOLIN'S father lies on bed center stage. MENDEVOLIN enters stage left and approaches his father. .....

.... and ambition in Macbeth when they meet him after the battle. They promise him that he will be Thane of Cawdor and, later, King of Scotland. Once he becomes Thane of Cawdor, he thinks only of soon becoming the King. Even shortly after becoming Thane, his thoughts are already on murder. “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir.” (Act 1, Scene 3, Lines 143-144). Macbeth says this because he does not wish to take any action. If it is his destiny to be King, then fate will determine that regardless of his actions. However, Macbeth does not stick to .....