... 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 the play's redeeming factors is the suspense created by the soap operatic storyline. All in all,"MFM" is an average play written by an exceptional wri ...
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... ruthlessness. Her loathing of Mrs. Procter goes to such great lengths that she would go beyond the point of extremities. An example of her demonic acts, is when she mutilates her stomach with a sewing needle and claims it to be Elizabeth Procters voodoo spell. "and struck two inches in the flesh of her belly, he draw a needle outshe testify it were your familiar spirit pushed it in." (Miller 71). From this, it can be conceived that she would disastrously knock down any obstacle to get what she wanted. Another character who brings greed upon themselves is the Reverend Parris. He uses his high social status as a priest as an excuse to obtain that of which he consi ...
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... that the weird sisters can cast upon those they wish. The witches first plant the seeds of greed and ambition in Macbeth when they meet him after the battle. They promise him that he will be Thane of Cawdor and, later, King of Scotland. Once he becomes Thane of Cawdor, he thinks only of soon becoming the King. Even shortly after becoming Thane, his thoughts are already on murder. “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir.” (Act 1, Scene 3, Lines 143-144). Macbeth says this because he does not wish to take any action. If it is his destiny to be King, then fate will determine that regardless of his actions. However, Macbeth does no ...
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... ii 144) to his mother, but his mother’s "love" is compared to her "appetite" for sex which he thinks is not right. He also feels so betrayed that he criticizes his mother’s marriage as being low class, saying "Ay, Madam, it is common." (I ii 76) He loses his trust in his mother, claiming "frailty, thy name is woman!" (I ii 150) Hamlet’s mother had been married for a long period of time and after her husband’s death she just married her brother-in-law without even waiting for the mourning period to be finished. Hamlet is particularly heartbroken over the behavior of his mother, but there is nothing Hamlet can do about it. He believes that "It is not, nor it c ...
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... the downfall of the whole attempt. The movie wasted no time in introducing the first biblical reference when the two men try to retrieve the suitcase containing Wallace's belongings. When Vega opened the suitcase, he used the combination "666" to open the suitcase, and when he opened it, the contents glowed a golden-orange color. This was obviously an introductory attempt to show the audience that the suitcase held Marcellus' soul. Perhaps Tarantino was trying to show that the people that stole the suitcase were the devils pawns, and these two hitmen were angels trying to retrieve stolen property. After Vega and Winnfield had obtained their "treasure," ...
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... to confess what they have done. Abigail will have none of it. Betty wakes up and she says, “You did, you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!” Abigail: (smashes her across the face). “Shut it! Now shut it!” Betty: (collapsing on the bed). “Mama, Mama!” (she dissolves into sobs.) Abigail: “Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudde ...
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... if they were all acting for the greater good, no man can be held accountable for crimes he might commit in the future. In a tragic play, the protagonist is plagued by a "fatal flaw" in his or her personality. Usually the flaw leads to the protagonist's demise or downfall. Brutus' fatal flaw is that he is too trusting. Brutus is an honorable man, who foolishly believes that those around him are just as honest and noble as himself. He just wants what is best for the Republic, and the conspirators convince him that Caesar's death is the best thing for the people. When a person becomes too trusting he is easy to manipulate and the conspirators use him as a figureh ...
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... men, of conspiring to dethrone him and take over the country. Would a "good" man do this, lacking any evidence but his own suspicions? Would a "good" man wish his own brother-in-law dead when no one could even testify to his guilt? Would a "good" man threaten a timid shepherd with pain and death merely because he was hesitant to reveal the harsh realities of Oedipus' life? Oedipus' tale of meeting Laius is another troubling point. In Colonus he states in plain terms that King Laius would have murdered him had he not killed Laius. In his initial speech to Jocasta on Laius' death he tells a different story. It sounds as though he provoked, or at least e ...
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... the black man charged with rape. The message it portrays is one of what parts of society were very racist, and quite strict. I feel that the lines in the movie are mostly believable, for the most part. It is obvious that some of the phrases that were used by the children are slightly forced, and unnatural. The language and vocabulary that were utilized throughout the film I found to be fitting the characters. With the acting, I was not impressed, however. It seemed to me that the acting was very novice and awkward. Gregory Peck was the only actor that I felt had much offerable talent in performing. I was disappointed by this aspect to the movie. I did ...
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... of manners. Henry Higgins' main trait was that he was sometimes coarse, rude at times. Being coarse means that he could be rude or obscene on occasion. He shows this on a number of different occasions. For example, when Eliza first makes an appearance at Henry's mother's house, Henry was jumping all over the tables and screaming like a maniac. He also shows this character trait when he is talking to Eliza at the end of the play, when he shows that he actually does have feelings for her, she tells him that she loves Freddy and he loves her very much in return. He then makes fun of Freddy saying that he is a pathetic loser and that he will never be able to supp ...
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