... to keep boredom from the audience's grasp. Spielberg has won a hit with his heartfelt, intriguing, sci-fi flick that has that patented Spielberg ending we all have grown to love over the years. The reason for the greatness of this movie lies firmly in the outstanding performances by Dreyfuss, Barro, and co-star Terri Garr. Dreyfuss has a knack for being able to portray an erratic man who in one instant is completely normal, and at other times becomes utterly insane. Melinda Barro also puts in an extremely believable performance as Dreyfuss's side-kick in search of her abducted son. But perhaps the most hidden success of this movie is the very underrated ...

... father. When Hamlet is introduced he is seen acting as he feels and this is what prevents him from repaying in kind for his father's murder. Hamlet grieves over the loss of his father so long and intensely that no one understands, for Gertrude and Claudius tell him he needs to move on like they have done, yet Hamlet can't understand this. His actions are reflections of his true feelings while the rest of his peers seem to be ignoring their grief. When Hamlet finds out that he is supposed to kill Claudius for his father he becomes distraught. This is because Hamlet's morals won't allow him to kill even if it releases Old Hamlet from his purgatory. He lat ...

... taking over his victim's throne by marrying the sexy queen dowager. Thus, there is enough to revenge: anyhow, a fratricide is a disgusting crime. Coupled with a sexual relationship that by the ethics of the time was considered as incest. But worst of all: it is a regicide, which to an Elizabethan was outright sacrilege. Though Hamlet is fully aware that it is his task to clear things up, he keeps on procrasti nating and has got many excuses for not acting. The explanations are valid, and the only peculiar fact is that Hamlet has got so many reasons for waiting - a different one each time. Furthermore, it is characteristic in Hamlet that he only rec ...

... found more guilty than Lady Macbeth. The very first murder in this story was committed on Duncan. This crime was planned by both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The actual murder was done by Macbeth, making him more guilty of the crime. Lady Macbeth just talked about committing the crime, but she never actually went through with it nor would she ever, and that is all that counts. Talking about committing the incident is very different from actually doing it. Lady Macbeth did a little more than just talk about it though. She also urged Macbeth into doing it and that is what makes her part of this crime, but she is not as guilty as Macbeth. He really didn't have to ...

... an unwillingness to listen to his own conscience, the witches, and his ambition. First, Macbeth ignores the voice of his own psyche. He knows what he is doing is wrong even before he murders Duncan, but he allows Lady Macbeth and greed to cloud his judgement. In referring to the idea of the murder of Duncan, Macbeth first states,"We will proceed no further in this business"(I.vii.32). Yet, after speaking with Lady Macbeth he recants and proclaims,"I am settled, and bend up/Each corporal agent to this terrible feat"(I.vii.7980). There is nothing supernatural to be found in a man being swayed by the woman he loves, as a matter of fact this action could be perceived ...

... originally portrayed a courageous soldier and a loyal man; he praised King Duncan and was very successful on the battlefield. Likewise, Raskolnikov’s thoughts and actions confirmed he was a compassionate individual. When he saw the young girl being followed by the suspicious man, he immediately called the police and tried to protect the girl. When his friendly acquaintance Marmeladov died, Raskolnikov gave his last twenty rubles to Katerina, Marmeladov’s wife. He did not want to see her suffer any more than he could help. Also, Raskolnikov feared his sister, Dunia, was marrying Luzhin for the wrong reasons, so he interfered to try to save her from unnecessary p ...

... sense of distance and unfamiliarity, seldom seem at a a festival as prestigious as North America's largest and arguably best Shakespearian festival. The play carries on for almost 3 hours, and is tempered with boredom (e.g. Isabella's laughably unimpassioned speech to Angelo), and momentary spots of humour (e.g. the some-times hilarious exchange between Lucio, a servant to the Duke, and the Duke disguised as a friar. This moment of ironic comedy is certainly one of the play's highlights, and is a model for many modern humour pieces) which all serve to create a less than enthralling afternoon of "not so high" drama. I will not attempt to explain the plot, as one of ...

... found one coyote and he tried to rob them and they almost lost all there money. Finally they find there friends friend and they convince him to take them across the border. The coyote said there's two ways of getting to the United States, through the mountain, which your most likely to get caught or go through a 2 mile dark tunnel and crawl on there hands and knees taking there chances. They went for the tunnel and even the coyote said, "it is living hell". During there tunnel journey, they encountered rats and they were getting eaten alive. Finally they were gone and they were able to continue and they found their coyote at the end. He got them hooked up at a ...

... Although blue signifies sadness I believe that Elizabeth is feeling black in this portion of the play. What I mean by black is that Elizabeth probably felt like dying instead of going through all this. Since black symbolizes death I figured that Elizabeth maybe felt black, like putting herself out of the misery of all this charging rather than go along with it. She gets blamed for many things that she did not do. For example she is accused of poking Abby with a needle by a poppet. Mary must also feel black because she meant no harm by putting a needle inside of the poppet and yet she gets in trouble also. The black signifies Elizabeth's anger hate f ...

... "'Tis his own blame; hath put himself from rest, And must needs taste his folly." (Act II, Sc ii, Ln 289-290) They both were interested only in getting Lear's land, and used any means necessary to get it. Edmund, in the other plot of the play, deceives his father in order to gain his favor. Edmund, the Earl of Gloucester's bastard son, tells his father that Edgar, Gloucester's legitimate son, is plotting to ruin Gloucester. This causes the Earl to banish Edgar and give his title and land to Edmund. The ironic misuse of power used by the Earl of Gloucester shows up in both plots. Gloucester punishes Edgar and later finds that Edmund was the one takin ...