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Is Macbeth A Thoroughly Representative Character?
410 Words - 2 Pages.... as did Macbeth. Presented with an equal degree an opportunity, one
would have become very eager and anxious, thus carrying out the same criminal
actions that Macbeth himself conveyed. A person, always eager to gain endowment,
would jump at the chance to acquire that power as soon as possible, no matter
what they had to do. This is the situation Macbeth was in. He was seeking the
throne, and only wanted to find a faster way to obtain that authority, thus he
killed, lied, and cheated his way to that place of honor.
Readers may debate that Macbeth was indeed insane, thus leading the
reader to believe that he was not representative of a typical human. This is
tru ....
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Death Of A Salesman Vs. Hamlet
603 Words - 3 Pages.... father, Hamlet Sr., suddenly
passes away. Though originally thought to be of natural causes, it is
later revealed to him through his father's ghost, that dear old dad was
murdered by his Step-Father, and also his Uncle, Claudius. Vowing revenge
upon his Uncle/Dad, Hamlet begins to mentally falter and eventually, is in
such a wild rage that he accidentally kills Polonious believing him to be
his father. Hilarity ensues.
Ophelia, Hamlet's love interest, commits suicide/dies (that's up
for debate elsewhere) after going slightly mad from the impact of her
father's death, then Laertes, Polonius' son, arrives on the scene enraged
and ready to kill Hamlet for what he's done, an ....
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Hamlet: Is He Insane?
725 Words - 3 Pages.... pat, now 'a is a-praying, and now I'll do it-and
so ‘a goes to heaven, and so am I revenged that would be scanned. A villain
kills my father, and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send to
heaven. Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge.” He says here that he has
his chance to kill his father's murder but, he is praying. By killing him while
he's praying his soul goes to heaven and this wouldn't be revenge. This is not
a thought of an insane person. An insane person would have completed 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
si ....
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"All I Know Is What I Read In The Papers" - Will Rogers
1818 Words - 7 Pages.... political choices through
advertising, change popular opinion on issues of state, and debasing political
campaigns through smear tactics.
"You can make a candidate someone they aren't. You can protect them
from someone they are, or make them more of what they are".-Senator Norm
Atkins(1)
"An election is like a one day sale…the product (candidate) in a sale
(campaign) is only available a few hours on one day".(2)
The main goal one hopes to achieve by advertising something is to make
it marketable so people will purchase it. Since what a politician hopes to
ultimately do is persuade people to vote for, or buy, their political platform,
they would ....
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"An Inspector Calls": Issues And Priestly's Viewpoint
1127 Words - 5 Pages.... the family and friends of Mr Birling, (a
wealthy factory owner) feel very guilty for contributing towards the death of
Eva-Smith who also becomes known as Daisy Renton during the play. But Moral
guilt is not the major issue put forward in the play. The major issue is that of
how class-conscious England has been put forward in the play and how the
Capitalist's and Socialist's are shown. Birling is a ruthless industrialist who
worked extremely hard to make his money, and when he finally reaches the top his
wealth and popularity is threatened by a suicide scandal.
The characters are a mixture of Capitalist's and Socialist's, Mr Birling being a
self made upper-class Capitali ....
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Shaw's Saint Joan And Shakespeare's Henry IV: Honor And Valor
910 Words - 4 Pages.... hear it? no. ‘Tis insensible to the dead? yea. But will it not live with the living? no. Why? detraction will not suffer it.” With these lines Falstaff’s views on death with honor is clear. He feels the deceased once dead with there honor will not be able to feel the honor the died with nor will he be able to hear stories of his valiant efforts when they are told. When a deceased man looks back upon this honor the conveyed the decest will see that their own honor was their downfall. Lastly Falstaff believes a man with honor will not or cannot be remembered forever for distractions will fade the memory of the fallen hero in every man’s mind. Falstaff defies the ....
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Macbeth: Appearance Vs Reality
958 Words - 4 Pages.... who make three
absurd predictions. MacBeth leans toward believing them while Banqou says, "And
oftentimes, to win us to do our harm, the instruments of darkness tells us
truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray's in deepest consequence". (Act I,
Scene 3) A thoughtful yet skeptical Banquo speaks his words here very carefully
to MacBeth in order to remain honorable. He doesn't want to come right out and
tell MacBeth to be cautious in his actions, so he tries to soften his words so
that MacBeth might contemplate his future movements. However, MacBeth does not
take heed of Banquo's warnings. Because of the witch's predictions and his
impatience, MacBeth kills in order to ....
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The Classification System In Greek Drama
616 Words - 3 Pages.... If you think to movies and plays today, a story told with star actors seems to carry on a more professional status than those told without stars. A feature with Robert DiNero and Ray Liotta is going to sound more professional than a movie done with want-to-be actors.
The rule also gave way for more effective portrayal of a character. It did this in two ways. First, it gave a way to make the character deeper by giving him contrast to the other characters. Second, it gave an outlet where the characters could form unions with each other. They could team up two against one. It gave a way to show more power to characters.
The three-actor rule was also beneficial for fina ....
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