Shakespeare' As You Like It: Effective Use Of Sound In Jaques' Speech
.... first three stages can be considered the childhood progressing into
adulthood stages. “Mewling and puking...” (2.7.144), are two words, which when
said, they are slurred and unclear, much like that of the speech of an infant.
The ‘ew' in mewling and the ‘you' sound in puking are common noises from young
children. Next we reach the schoolboy stage. Young men are often reluctant to
attend school, and their protests take the form of “...whining...” (2.7.145).
When the word whining is pronounced, it sounds like a whine. The word starts
with a dragged out ‘why' sound, making the reader again feel like they are
making the sound .....
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Elements Of A Shakespeariean Tragedy
.... which led directly to his
downfall - “ But as he was ambitious, I slew him.” (Act 3. Scene 2. Line 28)
Caesar was also arrogant, he believed that he was too great to be harmed, Caesar
said “ Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death
but once.” (Act 2. Scene 2. Lines 34-35) Brutus too, had a tragic flaw.
Brutus was an idealist, not a realist. Brutus was an optimist, he always wanted
the best for Rome. Although sometimes, Brutus couldn't see things for what they
really are. This flaw prevented him from making good decisions.
The supernatural elements present in the play all foreshadow events .....
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Macbeth And Beowulf: Evil Defined By Human Preoccupation
.... he became the king, he envied Banquo's having heirs who would
be rivals for the throne. The Christian also developed the theory of the great
chain of being. It basically stated that a person could not and was not allowed
to change his social status. Thus in the play, everyone eventually turned
against Macbeth, who had broken the great chain of being by taking the throne
from the rightful king. At the end, Macbeth died as an evil being who had
broken all the Christian rules.
The nature of evil also became unclear as it got more complex. In Macbeth,
the play began with the three witches' meeting. To a first-time reader .....
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Evil In Women And Its Effect On Macbeth
.... Duncan. "... a very definition of the
weird sisters - calling on them to unsex her to cram her with cruelty from top
to toe..." (Bloom 29). This quote illustrates the connection between Lady
Macbeth and the witches, showing us that they both participated in Macbeth's
moral decline. Shakespeare, it seems, utilizes the symbol of the witches to
portray the basic evil inherent in Lady Macbeth. One could not have worked
without the other. If it were only the witches' prophecies, then Macbeth would
surely not have murdered Duncan. It was because Lady Macbeth constantly harassed
her husband, that he was driven to commit all this ev .....
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Exploring Sexuality In "Taming Of The Shrew"
.... how to be flirtatious, witty, and coy around her
admirers, and yet is almost intentionally mean to Kate. For instance, Bianca
knows that it hurts Kate to have no suitors while she (Bianca) has several.
Bianca uses this to hurt Kate. When Kate tries to find out which suitor Bianca
really likes, Bianca swears that she won't take the suitor that Kate likes. She
casually offers Kate whichever suitor she wants. Kate is enraged by this
because she knows that the only reason that Bianca has suitors while she has
none is because Bianca plays the sexual flirtation game.
When Kate gets a suitor of her own, Petruchio, there is a lot .....
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Hamlet: Growing Pains
.... he must continue to live in the ‘unweeded garden,
/ That grows to seed' in order to fulfill the obligation he has to his father
(I.ii. 135-6).
Making Hamlet more a story of personal growth than a dark murder mystery,
Shakespeare emphasizes the emotional, rather than the physical, obstacles that
Prince must face in accomplishing his goal. Immediately, Hamlet must determine
whether the ghost speaks the truth, and to do so he must cope with theological
issues. He must settle the moral issue of private revenge. He must learn to
live in a world in which corruption could be as near as the person who gave
birth to him. He also must c .....
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Hamlet: Live By The Sword, Die By The Sword
.... that did sting thy father's life now wears the
crown.” (p 29) It is the perfect crime except that young Hamlet gets wind of
the evil deed from the ghost of his father. Hamlet is told that the only way to
put his father's soul to rest is to right the crime that was committed. So
Hamlet sets his sights on proving that Claudius murdered his father. Hamlet
devises an ingenious plan to trap Claudius. He rigs a play to portray the same
murder that Claudius commits. “You shall see anon how the murderer gets the
love of Gonzago's wife” (p 79) Claudius is very shaken by this and stops the
play. Later on, Hamlet is speaking to his m .....
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Hamlet: Sumary
.... 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, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be
false to any man. Farewell; my blessing season this in thee! Act 1
Polonius gives his son Laertes his blessing to go away, he sends a spy
to follow him and keep an eye on him. This shows his lack of trust for anyone,
he gives the .....
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Hamlet: Inner Turmoil
.... theaters has a unique construction, which had specific seats for
the wealthy, and likewise, a designated separate standing section for the
peasants. This definite separation of the classes is also evident in
Shakespeare's writing, in as such that the nobility of the productions speak in
poetic iambic pentameter, where as the peasants speak in ordinary prose. Perhaps
Shakespeare incorporated these double meanings to the lines of his characters
with the intent that only a select amount of his audience were meant to hear it
in either its double meaning, or its true meaning.
However, even when the tragic hero Hamlet's wordplay i .....
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Hamlet: Hamlet's Hate For His Uncle Brought On By Ghost
.... also had something to do
with his fathers death. His mother whom he loved so dearly now becomes one
of his worst enemies, destroying him even more than before. Hamlets mother, and
uncle however are only the beginning of this emotional roller coaster, later he
is betrayed by two of his best friends.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. two of Hamlets dearest friends betray him
by turning him over to his uncle, who plans to ship him to England for his death,
and further more are the ones to escort Hamlet to the ship. "will't please you
go, my lord?"(pg.104) are the words of Rosencrantz urging Hamlet to board the
ship, knowing full .....
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Hamlet: Is He Insane?
.... the murder
at this opportunity. In Act III, scene I, line 55, “To be or not to be...”,
Hamlet displays his indecisiveness by thinking about suicide because of the
situation he is in. He would rather be dead than live with the thought of his
father's death going unavenged. He is scared to get revenge because he found
out from a ghost and he doesn't know what to do. In line 83,” Thus conscience
takes a major part in the thought and action of murder. This is why he delays
so long to commit the murder. An insane person would not wait. They would be
more apt to act in impulse.
Hamlet's madness only existed when he was in the .....
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Hamlet: Was He Mad?
.... of us...
* Act 3 Scene 1
One minute Hamlet tells Ophelia that “I did love you once.”1 Then in his next
line he says “I loved you not.”2 This quick change in moods suggests that he
was mad.
Hamlet: Nay, but to live
In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed,
Stew'd in corruption, honeying and making love
Over the nasty sty-
1 - Act 3, Scene 1
2 - Act 3, Scene 1
Queen: O, speak to me no more;
These words like daggers enter in my ears.
No more, sweet Hamlet.
*Act 3 Scene 4
This excerpt is from Hamlet's conversation with his .....
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