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Twelfth Night: Two Faces, One Mind
... the
main theme of the play would be the gulling of Malvolio. In a play where most of
the characters fall in love with each other, blind to the gender and true
identity of the objects of their desires, a disguise like Viola's becomes the
center of the action, and causes almost all the of the important aspects of the
play.
The confusion that Sebastian creates when he returns would not occur
without Viola's disguise. Sir Andrew believes that the woman of his desires,
Olivia, is spending too much time with Cesario, and challenges him to a duel. As
he put it, Olivia was doing “more favors to the Count's servingman than ever she
bestowed upon me.” (3-2 l.5-7) At firs ...
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Characterization Of Reverend Samuel Parris In "The Crucible"
... found for his daughter. Once word got
out that there were witch hunters in Salem all hell broke loose. As three
warrants are sent out to arrest the supposed witches the long blood bath
that is to follow is set into motion. During the trials Parris is sure to
attack the character of every defendant leaving no one pure. When Frances
Nurse brings a petition with 91 names on it, a petition to set Rebecca,
Goody Proctor, and Martha Corey free Parris demands that all those on the
list be called in for questioning.
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Danforth, glancing at the list: How many names are here?
Frances: Ninety-one, Your Excellency.
Parris, sweating: Thes ...
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Macbeth: Power Is The Paradox
... causes discomfort. As often has been said,
ignorance is bliss. After Macbeth is promised the throne, Banquo asks why
Macbeth is less than ecstatic. "Good sir, why do you start, and seem to fear /
Things that do sound so fair?" (Act I, Scene 3) Macbeth's new knowledge makes
him uncomfortable, as he realizes the implications. His first thoughts
considering murdering Duncan appear, and he is scared. After he commits the
murder, Macbeth says, "To know my deed, 'twere best not know myself." (Act II,
Scene 2) Knowing that has committed such a vile act makes him uncomfortable. It
will be difficult to act innocent and to deal with his guilt. When he later
decides to ...
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Julius Caesar: Loyalty
... loyalty for your country
that surpassed the loyalty of righteous virtues. Perhaps if loyalty had
not been involved, the country of Rome would not have been torn apart. Or
perhaps if loyalty to all and everything had been involved a great ruler
named Caesar would have reigned for years. If the people of Rome would
have remained loyal to Caesar perhaps a war would not have occurred, in
fact, it most certainly would not have. After the death, the angry mob
should have put the conspirators to death, not let them toy with their
minds as they would a five year old. The mob, like a great many people,
believe what is easiest to hear. In the mob of people did loyalty ...
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Julius Caesar: Roman Life During The First Triumvirate
... mysterious sooth-sayers, who are supposedly given the power to predict the future. Dictating what is to come through terse tidbits, these people may also be looked upon as superstitious. In the opening scene, one sooth-sayer, old in his years, warns Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March," an admonition of Caesar's impending death. Although sooth-sayers are looked upon by many as insane out of touch lower-classmen, a good deal of them, obviously including the sayer Caesar encountered, are indeed right on the mark. Since they lack any formal office or shop, and they predict forthcomings without fee, one can see quite easily why citizens would distrust their prediction ...
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Macbeth
... out that there are simply too many themes in Shakespeare's '' to be summed up in one line.
, in the beginning, is a man of valour, honour and nobility. By his loyal traits he helps maintain Scotland's stability. , on the outside, seems to be the fairest man in all Scotland, however we know better. Under the cloaking shadows of his skin, hides his one weakness - that is ambition. His wife knows of his ambition and stirs him to act on it. struggles with a choice; should he let the witches prophecies realise themself, or should he take steps to the achieve them. He knows that the latter choice will involve the murder of his virtuous king Duncan, but even thi ...
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A Man For All Seasons: Conscience
... his divorce. He believes he is right for going
against Pope's ruling, and he wants all his royal subjects, and men of
popularity to accept his decision. This is the King's "individual conscience"
talking . He fears that without the acceptance from Thomas, Lord Chancellor,
that he has made God angry, and he will pay for his unsupported decision.
Sir Thomas More was the only character that believed and stuck with his
conscience, by doing so, it cost him his life. Sir Thomas was a very prominent
member of the King's council, he was the only member whom did not take bribes to
sway his decision. Sir Thomas had always trusted in his conscience. He
believed t ...
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Macbeth: Macbeth - A Tragic Hero
... that night, Macbeth kills him and takes the
crown for himself after Duncan's sons flee from Scotland. Then Macbeth reigns
for a while, has several people killed, and is eventually slain by Macduff when
he and Malcolm return leading the armies of England. Often people read the
play and automatically conclude that Macbeth's tragic flaw is his ambition;
that he is compelled to commit so many acts of violence by his lust for power.
However, by carefully examining the first act, one can determine the defect in
Macbeth's character that creates his ambition; his true tragic flaw. Macbeth's
tragic flaw is not his ambition as most people believe, but rather his trust ...
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Hamlet: Hamlet's Decisions And Actions
... to those around him. The question that puzzles everyone is: Was Hamlet truly insane or was it all an act? The term insanity means a mental disorder, whether it is temporary or permanent that is used to describe a person when they don’t know the difference between right and wrong. They don’t consider the nature of their actions due to the mental defect. In William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet” Shakespeare leads you to believe that the main character, Hamlet, might be insane. There are many clues to suggest Hamlet is insane but in fact he is completely sane.
Throughout the play Hamlet makes wise decisions to prove he is not insane. He knows exactly what he is leadi ...
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George Lucas And Movies: No Future?
... THX 1138 and Back to the Future both portray
technology as a danger to society that could ultimately lead to its downfall.
George Lucas made THX 1138 long before he became famous in his later
movies. He based the film on his movie that he used as his graduate project and
thesis. It was his first attempt at directing and producing a Hollywood film.
His goal was to create a film that would show the future state of the world if
it was to continue on its path of the search for perfection of everything. He
shows the future as a place that many people would probably not want to live or
to be associated with.
Lucas shows that everyone will be the same. People will w ...
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