King Lear: Consequences Of One Man's Decisions
.... of reward to his test of love.
"Great rivals in our youngest daughter's love, Long in our court have made
their amorous sojourn, And here are to be answered. Tell me, my daughters
(Since now we will divest us both of rule, Interest of territory, cares of
state), Which of you shall we say doth love us most? That we our largest
bounty may extend where nature doth with merit challenge."
(Act I, Sc i, Ln 47-53)
This is the first and most significant of the many sins that he makes in
this play. By abdicating his throne to fuel his ego he is disrupts the
great chain of being which states that the King must not challenge the
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King Lear - Evil
.... gods are just, and of our peasant vices make instruments to plague us"
(ACT V, iii, 169). Edgar clearly says that the gods are right and it is
the people who are responsible for promoting evil in the world. It is us
who make the instruments necessary for evil to spread and plague the world.
In the world of King Lear many characters believe evil was caused by the
people and not by the gods.
Even though evil was created by humans good will always exist. After
King Lear was captured he showed that even if evil exists, good will always
be present. Lear speaks about love with Cordelia in the prison cell and
how they will .....
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Othello: Roles Of Cassio, Roderigo, And Brabantio, And Their Functions
.... after the
former Governor, Othello, commits suicide, in act five scene two from
line 366-378, which shows another of his functions, to act as one of the
means which ties up the loose ends at the end of the play.
Now, Roderigo. Roderigo is a foolish, cheated, gulled, dimwit.
Basically, his function in the play is to act as a lackey towards Iago.
His obedience towards Iago can be compared to that of Lennie Small
towards George Milton in the book Of Mice and Men, By John Steinbeck.
He does whatever Iago tells him to do, consistently in the hope of
obtaining Desdemona's love. He never realizes that his chanc .....
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Hamlet: Notes
.... business. We
also learn that Horatio is a scholar and trusted by Marcellus
and Bernardo. He serves as a reliable witness and conveyor
for Hamlet. Even scholars don't understand the unknown
(ghost).
Scene 2
6. This scene introduces us to the King Claudius, the antagonise.
We know this because Hamlet has bad feelings towards him.
7. The impression that I get of the character of Claudius from
what he says is that he is a man of decisive action and of
command. Same goes for his manner of expression is that he is
courageous, strong minded. He does bad things in order to get
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Hamlet's Character
.... in which action must be taken. An
example of his over-analytical nature is apparent in his speech in act one,
scene four, line 13. He begins his speech quite normally, replying with a
simple answer to Horatio's inquiry but then his thoughts begin to wander
and he starts to analyze and philosophize about topics unrelated to
Horatio's question. Another trait of Hamlet is the way he procrastinates.
For example, in act two, scene two, line 603 he convinces himself that his
plan to add sixteen lines to the play and watch Claudius' reaction, rather
than completing his task, is the best plan of action. Although in the end
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The Tragedy Of Hamlet
.... is killed by a member
of the royalty during the execution of one of their schemes. This makes
Polonius' death a tragedy.
The next member of Polonius' family to die is his daughter Ophelia.
Ophelia's death is tragic because of her complete innocence in the
situation. Some may argue that Polonius deserves his fate because of his
deceitfulness in dealing with Hamlet while he is mad, but Ophelia is
entirely manipulated and used by Hamlet and the king for their own selfish
reasons. An example of how Ophelia is used by Hamlet takes place in Act II,
scene i, when Hamlet uses her to convince his family he is mad. Ophelia
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Hamlet: Tragedy In Hamlet
.... plot and setting, used in a non-Aristotelian way, that makes
Hamlet work as a one of the English language's most renown tragedies.
By proper revenge we refer to the Elizabethan view that revenge must
be sought in certain cases, for the world to continue properly. This is the
main plot of Hamlet. In Poetics, Aristotle defines for us, the element of
plot and shows us how he believes it must be put together. He also believes
in various unities which he states are necessary for a proper tragedy.
Aristotle believes in what he calls "Unity of plot" (Aristotle 42 - 3).
This "Unity" leaves no room for subplots, whic .....
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Hamlet: Scene Summaries
.... Hamlet follows, but his friends warn him that he may be in
danger. Regardless, Hamlet follows the ghost.
Scene V
In this scene, King Hamlet's ghost appears once again, but this time in
front of Hamlet. Hamlet questions the ghost and finds that King Hamlet was
killed by Claudius. The ghost then asks Hamlet to seek revenge.
ACT ][ Scene I
In this scene, Ophelia and Hamlet and alone together in a room. Ophelia
tells Hamlet that she can no longer see him, but Hamlet is raged. Ophelia
tells her father, Polonious. Polonious thinks that Hamlet may be mad with
love sickness since he cannot take the rejection. Therefor .....
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Hamlet: Contrast Between Laertes And Hamlet
.... Before his departure for France Laertes provides lengthy advice
to Ophelia pertaining to her relationship with Hamlet. Laertes voices his
concern of Hamlet's true intentions towards Ophelia and advices her to be
wary of Hamlet's love. Laertes impresses upon Ophelia, Hamlet is a prince
who most likely will have an arranged marriage. Hamlet's strong love for
Ophelia withers after she rejects his affinity. Hamlet's extensive love
for Ophelia resulted in grave suffering for Hamlet once his affection was
rejected. Hamlet's appearance decays due to the rejection of his love for
Ophelia("Pale as his shirt, his knees knocking each othe .....
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Hamlet: Antiheroism In Hamlet
.... and not, mine own. Beside, to be
demanded of a sponge, what replication should be made by the son of a
king? (IV, ii, 12-14)
The reference to the sponge reflects the fact that Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern are easily ordered by the king and do not have minds of their
own. Hamlet does not like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern since they are
servants of the Claudius, Hamlet's mortal enemy. The reader does not like
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern either which causes the reader to side with
Hamlet.
Another incident of Hamlet's high intelligence is shown when he Hamlet
tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern,
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Hamlet: Character Traits
.... This shows us
that he is pitying himself and is putting himself down. Yet another example
of his emotions running wild are seen in his first soliloquy:
...She married. O, most wicked speed, to post with such
dexterity to incestuous sheets! It is not, nor it cannot come to
good. But break my heart, for I must hold my tongue! 3
He is telling us that his mother has married right away and did not mourn
for his father's death. He tells us that the marriage is not good and nor
can this marriage between Claudius and Getrude come to any good. He wants
to express his true feelings to his mother, but sinc .....
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Critical Article On MacBeth
.... ourselves, when we hold rumour From what we fear, yet know not what we
fear, Each way and move."
Robertson, after contemplating this passage, remarked that this is
"certainly not Shakespeare's" because of the earlier point based above.
Empson believe's that Robertson's flaw comes within his translation of the
lines, "hold rumour could be like 'hold parley with'" and goes through a
retranslation of this short passage. "No one who had experienced civil war
could say it had no sense." is a line which briefly sums up Robertson's
reasons for his earlier claim on this passage, his lack of experiencing a
civil war. Empson do .....
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