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- 801: Blindness In King Lear
- ... truly loved him were; ".....for we/ have no such daughter, nor shall we ever see/ that face of hers again. Therefore be gone/ without our grace, our love, our benison." (Shakespeare 1, 1. 262-265) Lear's blindness also caused him to banish Kent, one of his most loyal followers. Kent tried to stand up to Lear in Cordelia's honor ... lived to become the leader of which was once Lear's kingdom. In King Lear, blindness is a theme portrayed by the main characters of these plots. Throughout the play Shakespeare is saying that the world cannot be seen with eyes only. It is a combination of mind, emotion and heart. True sight comes from within.
- 802: Julius Caesar - Flattery Will Get You Everywhere
- In William Shakespeare's tragic play Julius Caesar, an under appreciated factor of flattery and persuasion plays an important role in the choices of the leaders. Cassius uses flattery with Brutus. Decius uses ... but he also persuades a whole crowd of plebians to hate Brutus with his sweet talk. An under appreciated factor of flattery and persuasion plays an important role in William Shakespeare's tragic play Julius Caesar. Cassius uses flattery with Brutus. Decius uses flattery with Caesar, and Antony uses flattery with Brutus. Many people often say, flattery will get you no ...
- 803: A Midsummer Nights Dream
- In Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" the mortal teenage characters fall in love foolishly, and the character Bottom states, "O what fools these mortals be". They are foolish because they ... proves, the four teenage lovers are fools. (VI i, Theseus states) "Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend More than cool reason ever comprehends." William Shakespeare's A Midsummers Night's Dream shows how childishly foolish lovers can be.
- 804: The History of Greek Theater
- ... considered the finest of all Greek tragedies), arrived at his definition of tragedy. This explanation has a profound influence for more than twenty centuries on those writing tragedies, most significantly Shakespeare. Aristotle's analysis of tragedy began with a description of the effect such a work had on the audience as a “catharsis” or purging of the emotions. He decided that ... on voice gestures and grouping. Since there were only three actors, the same men in the same play had to play double parts. At first, the dramatists themselves acted, like Shakespeare. Gradually, acting became professionalized. Simple scenery began with Sophocles, but changes of scene were rare and stage properties were also rare, such as an occasional altar, a tomb or an ...
- 805: Julius Caesar
- William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, is mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The various men who happened to object to his assassination had different personal desires for their actions ... through life, we must learn to be aware of other people's thoughts and feelings, of not just what is going around us, but also of their attitudes towards us. Shakespeare showed that one should not bring death to someone based on his or her personal desires. If Caesar had listened to others more, and Brutus paid more attention to his ...
- 806: Julius Caesar
- SUMMARY: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is the story of the resulting conflicts from the assassination of perpetual dictator and Roman emperor, Julius Caesar. A great friend of Caesar, Mark Antony, comes to ... man named Casca stabs him in the back, and the other men follow and wound him with their swords until he falls to the ground, dead. EVALUATION: In this play, Shakespeare gave morals to the audience about right and wrong and acting upon one's opinion. He showed that one should not bring death to someone else based on their personal ...
- 807: Macbeth: A Shakespearean Tragic Hero
- ... aroused Macbeth's curiosity of how he could be King of Scotland if already one prophecy has come true. As the play progresses, Macbeth slowly relies on the witches’ prophecies. Shakespeare uses the witches as a remedy for Macbeth's curiosity, which corrupts his character. The influence of Macbeth's wife also contributed to his decline of his character. Lady Macbeth ... all of the innocent people that encircled him. Thus Macbeth’s character displays all attributes of a good person corrupted into a villain and than a tragic death. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Adventures of English Literature. Keach, William, John Richetti, and BruceRobbins, eds. Orlando: Harcourt, 1989. 179-249.
- 808: The Catcher In The Rye- A Stud
- ... the Rye is the story of his journey into the adult world. In addition, this novel is similar to other famous works of the same nature. Salinger emulates elements of Shakespeare's Hamlet and Twain's Huckleberry Finn. Like Huck Finn, The Catcher in the Rye is the story of a young man s journey into adulthood. Holden journeys into the ... Holden s opening speech is merely a modernized and adapted version of Huck s. Holden Caulfield strikes many readers as an urbanized version of Huck Finn (Lomazoff 3). In William Shakespeare s Hamlet, things Price Hamlet cannot control dominate his thoughts and life. Like Holden, Hamlet suffers from a mild form of psychological disturbance. Both men cannot come to terms with ...
- 809: Essay on Impulsiveness in Romeo & Juliet
- ... spoken by Friar Laurence. Words we must listen too. Impulsiveness leads to downfall, and therefore people must strike a balance between being impulsive, and being pragmatic. Time and time again Shakespeare showed us how impulsiveness leads to tragedy. First off, Capulet was a prudent, well-balanced person most of the time. When Paris told Capulet that he wanted to marry Juliet ... best of intentions. Although impulsiveness can be meant with the best, or the worst ones, its results are usually severe and often tragic. Throughout the play of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare showed us how impulsiveness can lead to tragic results and even death and sometimes it is only when it comes to this point do people learn.
- 810: Hamlet: Hamlet And Laertes Seek Revenge for the Death of Their Fathers
- Hamlet: Hamlet And Laertes Seek Revenge for the Death of Their Fathers In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare Two of the character's fathers are brutishly murdered. The first murdered character is King Hamlet who is supposed to be revenge by his son prince Hamlet. The second murder ... and stabs Laertes with it. Although Laertes dies first he accomplishes his purpose because Hamlet will die shortly from the poison on the sword. In this play Hamlet by William Shakespeare these two characters Hamlet and Laertes both seek to revenged their slayed fathers. Hamlet with is passive and scheming approach manages to kill his father's murder his uncle Claudius ...
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