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Hamlet: Hamlet Defeated By His Own Flaws
474 Words - 2 Pages.... After Hamlet draws his rapier,
runs it through the drapes, and kills Polonius. He asks? "Is it the King?" He
then he is drawn into a heated conversation with his mother, Gertrude, over the
short wait after old king Hamlets death for her to remarry. He says "Almost as
bad, good mother, As kill a king, and marry his brother". The major effect of
his killing of, Polonius, was indeed his death. This ignited Laertes' revenge
on Hamlet which resulted in Hamlet's death.
Just as the killing of Polonious was a tragic flaw of Hamlets, so was
the killing of Claudius. This flaw of Hamlets which was to be the solo revenge
of Claudius brought upon the death of Gertrude, Polon ....
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Moral Law Vs. Civil Law In Antigone
567 Words - 3 Pages.... the
land was unjust and she couldn't let the soul of her brother suffer
because of injustice. Many citizens backer her up on her decision.
Creon's son, Haemon, even told his father what they thought. He said,
"The people feel sorry for Antigone. They say it isn't equitable that she
must die." God spoke to her and she acted upon the support of a loved one.
She did what she did knowing would smile upon her and the dead would
welcome her.
Creon is what the civil law is. Polynices, the unburied, brother
of Antigone, fought against Thebes, making him undeserving of a grave
according to Creon. All that Polynices was doing was following his own
morals. He believed in the ....
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The Deception In King Lear
1472 Words - 6 Pages.... plotting against her father as well. She says that she feels the same
way as her sister and expresses how Goneril has named her very deed of love.
Regan adds a little twist to this and professes that she loves Lear more than
her sisters and that Goneril's affection for her father "comes too short."
(I.i.71) By uttering these words, Regan shows that her love is even less true
than that of her sister's. She goes even farther to say:
"...that I profess
Myself an enemy to all other joys
Which the most precious square of sense possesses,
And find I am alone felicitate
In your dear highness' love." ....
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Camelot: Merlin
1209 Words - 5 Pages.... shall also tell you how
merlin him self became part of this dream...
Merlin, a man, or just stories to amuse everyone , myths, legends, or
tall tails such as Santa Clause or the Easter bunny. Like the real King Arthur
who was (really a 6th century ruler) transported through time to better fit the
needs of the populas. The "transporting" begins in and around the 15th century.
A man by the name of Thomas Malory felt the extreme need to give France, his
country, a hero(s) in a time of great disappear. He felt it necessary to do this
because the feudalist time in which he was living in, was slowly dying. He
thought that if he could show people how many great hero(s) came o ....
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Hamlet - Ophelia Character Analysis
667 Words - 3 Pages.... up to be obedient, she can only accept her father’s belief, seconded by that of her brother, that Hamlet’s "holy vows" of love were simply designed for her seduction. She was to obey her father’s orders not to permit Hamlet to see her again. Her father also wanted to prove Hamlet’s madness to the king. He used Ophelia as bait so he and the king could listen to Hamlet’s words. Ophelia willingly obliged to her father’s desires. By not thinking for herself and only doing as her father wished, she ruined her chances of love with Hamlet.
Hamlet put pressure on Ophelia by expecting her to surpass his mother’s shortcomings and be an epitome of womankind. He searche ....
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Imagery In Macbeth
547 Words - 2 Pages.... could be a ruthless savage. It was a noble killing but the way Macbeth killed Macdonwald was a savage display of sickness.
"Till he unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps,
And fix'd his head upon our battlements"
(Act 1, Scene 2:line22, 23)
Macbeth was not a bad man at first he was a very noble ally to Duncan. When Macbeth he saw the Three Witches everything changed. They told him things he wanted to here and he believed them. He told Lady Macbeth what the witches said. She taught him and ridiculed him to be evil. He listened to her and that is when the trouble started.
The first ignoble killing by Macbeth was the killing of what was supposed to be his friend Duncan ....
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Essay On Impulsiveness In Romeo & Juliet
959 Words - 4 Pages.... consent is but a part” because
he was still not passing up this opportunity for his daughter. Capulet was
also practical when Tybalt spotted Romeo during the Capulet feast, Tybalt
wanted to do the impulsive thing and kill Romeo, but Capulet thought for a
second about the consequences. Tybalt said “I'll not endure him” and
Capulet told him emphatically “he shall be endur'd”(pg. 57, Lines 77 & 78).
In this scene Capulet prevented a huge Montegue and Capulet confrontation
by thinking first and not doing the impulsive suggested by Tybalt. Through
thinking these actions through, problems were prevented.
However, Capulet was at times, a very rash person, and that lead ....
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How Effective Is Act Three, Scene Four Of Shakespeare's Macbeth
1744 Words - 7 Pages.... son, the predicted heir to the throne, Fleance. The combination of these sinister events create the perfect prelude to a communion between Macbeth and his Thanes, with the notable exception of Banquo...
The opening sequence of events would have been easily recognized by the audience who were familiar with the traditional banquet scene. The places have been previously set with particular reference to rank, thus adding to the formality of the evening. The usual degree of ceremonial pomp occurs as is especially evident in the opening lines of the scene. This scene is abruptly interrupted by one of Macbeth's own assassins, Macbeth must think quickly and provide an excuse, that ....
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