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Hamlet: Madman Or Misunderstood
816 Words - 3 Pages.... two Hamlets in the play, one that is a "sensitive and ideal prince, and insane madman, who from an outburst of passion and rage slays Polonius with no feeling of remorse (Wallace). After Hamlet kills Polonius he will not tell anyone where the body is. Instead, he assumes his ironic state, which others perceive as madness. "Not where he eats, but where ‘a is eaten. A certain convocation of political worms a e'en at him." (Act IV, scene III, lines 20-21)
Hamlet's behavior throughout the play, especially towards Ophelia, is inconsistent. He jumps into Ophelia's grave, and fights with Laertes in her grave. During the fight with Laertes in Ophelia's grave, Hamlet professed ....
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Powder: Questions
1253 Words - 5 Pages.... feeling for others that went to extreme measures. Such as the
passing of death from the dying deer to the sheriff who shot him for sport.
Since he was an albino genius, it would be simple to understand his difficulty
of fitting and acquiring new friends that he can socialize with. Thus he became
a shy boy that pretty much kept to himself. Jeremy's characteristic that
distinguished him from the rest of society in which he lived in. Although he was
persecuted, beaten, and ridiculed at. He understood his characteristics and
understood why the boys hated him It was fear!
3. I respect Jeremy's caring. Like Christ himself, he wouldn't fight or use any
sort of violence to res ....
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The Rise And Fall Of Lady Macbeth
726 Words - 3 Pages.... kill King Duncan with no remorse - she sees herself as
having these qualities more than her husband, and because of this, in a sense,
wishes to shed her womanhood. We can see this ruthless nature more in depth in
the quote “I would, while it was smiling in my face,/ Have pluck'd my nipple
from his boneless gums,/ and dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you/
Have done to this” (I,vii,56-59) She is obviously a very bitter female,
frequently referring to her role as a woman, both physically and emotionally in
negative ways. In the above quote, Lady Macbeth is commenting on her husband's
lack of gall, stating, that quite frankly, she would make a better m ....
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Romeo And Juliet: The New Age Vs The Old Age
824 Words - 3 Pages.... play, but two movies come to mind. The old movie, West Side Story and the 1996 movie, Romeo and Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet shares many similarities and differences with the original play. The 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet showed that thier actors can still speak in the same dialect that Shakespeare wrote. Differences are also introduced into the movie because nothing can compare to what Shakespeare has written back the old English days. The biggest difference would be that the film was made to fit modern times. No matter the what year each production was made, the same plot of Romeo and Juliet still ....
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Stud Terkel’s Play “Working”
622 Words - 3 Pages.... character tales that really grabbed my attention was the Hooker. She has been a hooker ever since she was fifteen, and she got involved in the business while she was sitting in a coffee shop. One of her friends came by the coffee shop in a cab, and asked her if she wanted to make a quick two hundred bucks. And so, she did. At first, she was amazed at how easy it was to make a living as a trick. In the process of being a trick, she had developed her own philosophy about how all women are tricks just like her. She points out that women are taught at a very young age to be prostitutes. For example, women are told to “ Hold out for the highest bidder,” and “Don’t sell ....
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Television Soaps: The Cultural Construction Of Gender And Representation
806 Words - 3 Pages.... interrogate the construction of gender and the
representation of identity. They do not seem to cross any boundaries. People
watch soaps to relax and somehow relate, so if they were to experiment with the
theatre of gender, it may be seen as a threat to viewers. Soapies usually have
the males in typically male dominated occupations such as doctors, car salesmen
and chefs. Women in soaps are usually secretaries or housewives. There does
not seem to be any attempt for a switch of roles. Females are feminine, males
masculine. There has been one exception, which was Kylie Minogue's character,
Charlene, on Neighbours. She was a mechanic and tomboy. This is one of the few ....
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Macbeth And Beowulf: Evil Defined By Human Preoccupation
502 Words - 2 Pages.... As Christian was introduced, a new definition of evil that concentrated on
human values and thoughts had emerged. The Christian believed that the seven
deadly sins were the cause of evil. Thus in the play Macbeth, Macbeth's tragic
flaws were actually the deadly sins. They were greedy and envy. Macbeth was not
satisfied with his current position, "Thane of Glamis," and not even his newly
gained "Thane of Cawdor" would please him. He had only one thing on his mind,
the throne. When 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 pers ....
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Death Of A Salesman: Willy's Life Is An Illusion
679 Words - 3 Pages.... He never lets go of his wasted life. He dreams of being the man who
does all of his business out of his house and dying a rich and successful man.
Furthermore, Willy also dreams of moving to Alaska where he could work with his
hands and be a real man. Biff and Happy follow in their father's footsteps in
their lofty dreams and unrealistic goals. Biff wastes his life being a thief
and a loner; furthermore, Biff, along with happy try to conjure up a crazy idea
of putting on a sporting goods exhibition. The problem with Willy is that he
never grows up and deals with his obstacles.
Willy is also a very stubborn man. He is like a little child that wants
to do something their ....
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