The Misanthrope: Social Behavior
.... flirtatious actions have all of the men bidding for her attention. When Alceste catches a letter Celimene has written to Oronte, Alceste confronts her angrily. Celimene implies that it would have been written for a woman. Then Celimene tells Alceste that she is tired of his ways and will not tolerate his jealousy. Alceste tries to be strong, but he realizes he is losing her. The more she acts like the relationship does not matter, the more Alceste tries to make it work. This behavior is prevalent in today's society. For example, I have a friend that confronted his wife about her flirtatious behavior. She threatened to l .....
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Oedipus Rex: Classic Example Of Irony
.... slower to realize the truth because of his fault of denial ,and that wasnt even his main fault ,he was much slower to catch on .But finally he did . But before he did he blinded himself in grief because of Jocasta killing herself .Now all this may not seem ironic but let me explain....
Though Oedipus could physically see he couldnt "see" the truth and when he was blind he "saw" the truth that he had fullfilled the prophecy . The irony behind his proclamation in the begining of the play is that as he said the words to whom he thought could be the killer he actually said it to himself , exiling himself and dooming himself ,all .....
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The Use Of “Nature” In Shakespeare’s Macbeth
.... “Nature” reveals that character’s assumed personality. A character who is cruel and traitorous might speak against Nature and leave himself unguarded against Nature’s punishment.
The life of a soldier’s wife is not easy. A woman must be able to be supportive, affectionate, and motivating. She must possess every feminine quality in addition to the masculine characters of strength and courage. There is a saying: “behind every great man is an even greater woman”; the relationship between Lady Macbeth and her husband accurately demonstrates this saying. Lady Macbeth is the wife of a great soldier and leader, her character see .....
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Fashion In The 60's
.... the rock- n- roll of phenomenon of the Beatles. Teens idoled rock stars and let their hair grow long and wore bright, wild colored clothes. Leather offered great opportunities for self - expression. The clothes were influenced by stage performers.
The 60's was a reflection of the power of Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones. It was the beginning of the fashion reversal. Some pop groups in particular, the Rolling Stones, cultivated a rebellious attitude that was reflected in their unconventional, scruffy clothing.
Strict rules dictated what was worn and when. Casuals for wearing during the day were very distinct fro .....
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Macbeth’s Tragic Flaw
.... about Duncan’s murder while sleepwalking. This confession could lead to her and Macbeth’s death. Unknowingly Lady Macbeth mumbles “Here’s the smell of the blood still.All/the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little/hand. O, O, O!”(V.i.53-55). Lady Macbeth is unknowingly confessing to her gentlewoman and the doctor about the murder of Duncan. The doctor realizes Lady Macbeth has performed a terrible deed and knows “Foul whisp’rings are abroad. Unnatural deeds/Do breed unnatural troubles.”(V.ii.75-76). Lady Macbeth’s confession in her sleep could have led to Macbeth’s tragic end.
Lady Macbeth continually urges .....
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Hamlet: Hamlet's Inner Thoughts In His Soliloquies
.... married to her dead husbands brother, which was conceded incest. "[O God! A beast hat wants discourse of reason would have mourned longer] (1.2.156-157). This quote vividly expresses how Hamlet feels about the quick remarriage of his mother. By the use of animal imagery the reader can see the hate towards the marriage. The reader can also see how Hamlet feels about how quick his mother remarried by the use of the phrase "mourned longer." Another quote to support this idea is "...she married" (1.2.163). By the character Hamlet saying this vividly expresses his disbelief that his mother has remarried. He also has the dil .....
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Hamlet: Vengeance Is . . . Everybody's
.... whom he should attack. In the end of the play, Fortinbras arrives just as everyone is dying and does not have to exert a great deal of strength to accomplish his task because the others have killed one another.
Each character has a different approach to get to the final goal of revenge, but each achieves his quaesitum. In each instance, the character is retaliating in order to get even. If one studies the play, he will clearly see that Hamlet provides a good definition for revenge through the characters of Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras.
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Portraying Robin Hood In Two Unique Films
.... the Fox film doesn't use narration in contrast to the Disney film using an animated roaster who is a Minstrel to narrate much of the story. This changes the point of view in how the viewer interacts with the storyline in the film. In the Fox version you have to rely on the characters to tell you the story of Robin Hood. On the other hand in the Disney version of Robin Hood you can rely on the carton characters and the Minstrel to walk you through the film. These narrations in the Disney film can be seen many times throughout the film with a musical touch. Music is used in conjunction with acting to tell the story, in .....
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Analysis Of The Character Willy Loman In Arthur Miller’s Play, "Death Of A Salesman"
.... there are many facets to his personality that contribute to the state he and the family are in during the play. His upbringing of the boys is one major issue, he raised them with the notion that if one is well-liked, he need not worry about qualifications, he believed that if his boys were popular they would come out on top. Sadly, he doesn’t realise that the only way an ordinary person can get rich is through work (represented by Bernard) or through luck and good timing (Ben), and Willy missed the boat when it came to luck. The boys grew up to believe in all that their father had told them, and Happy went on to follow in his f .....
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Hamlet: Second Grave Digger
.... life was for me, I went to work. At the age of 6 I was out on the streets offering my services to any whom would need them. I can still remember my first job cleaning up after horses. I would stay in the stables all day long digging up the foul-smelling mess of the animals. Oh, how the days went by. After many years of the same cleaning I decided it was time to move on. Now at 11 I started in the construction of houses. Digging and moving wood and blocks I became almost an expert. I had definitely found my calling in life. I had developed a fine grasp of the digging technique. A lot of my co-workers were jealous of my .....
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Othello: Iago As Satan
.... in it. "The Long Spoon" depicts the Devil as no less deceiving, but instead of leading a jilted lover to believe that two others are in love, he convinces a hearth-money collector that the two of them were going out for nothing more than to see, "which would have the best load at sunset."4 The Devil lead this hearth-money collector into thinking that the two of them were going out on a harmless trip to collect food, money, clothes, and livestock, but told him that they could accept nothing but what was offered to them from the heart. The two had been walking around for a long time, but neither the devil nor the hearth-money col .....
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Hamlet: An Review And Summary
.... the audience is already, in the first scene, given an indication that something is wrong.
The balance in Hamlet occurs when Hamlet shows grievance for his father’s death and Claudius and Gertrude talk to him about it and about their marriage. Hamlet cannot believe that less than two months after his father’s death, his mother is already has plans to marry his uncle. It is here that Hamlet realizes what his mother is doing and is in disbelief of what is happening.
When Horatio tells Hamlet about the ghost he has seen that he thinks is Hamlet’s father, Hamlet decides to see for himself. The ghost appears before Hamlet and te .....
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