... he killed his father. Later in the play a troop of actors come to act out a play, and Hamlet has them reenact the murder of is father in front of his uncle Claudius. The actors murder scene also make Hamlet question himself about the fact that he has done nothing yet to avenge his father. Hamlet says " But am I Pigeon-livered and lack gall / To make oppression bitter, or ere this / I should ha' fatted all the region kites / With this slave's offal. Bloody, bawdy villain! ( Act II scene 2 page 84 line 577- 580 ). During the play Hamlet watches is uncle Claudius to see his reaction when the actors perform the murder scene. Hamlet plan works his uncle throws a fit a ...
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... In late 1820, under his doctor's orders to seek a warm climate, Keats went to Rome, where he died. Some of his best-known poems were published after his death, including "Eve of St. Mark" (1848). Keats's letters, praised by many critics as among the finest written in English, were published in 1931. "To Autumn," by John Keats, soothes the heart and eases the mind with its tranquility. Written in iambic pentameter, the rhyme scheme is composed of ababaccac. This poem contains three stanzas of comparison. Through the author's use of versed diction, the poem magnificence is noted. To begin with, the first stanza serves as an introduction. Line 1 begins by des ...
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... emphasis her theam for the story. Great evil can be masked by mindless adherence to tradition. For example, the author states, "Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual, and lost the original black box, they remembered to use stones (514)." Although some are beginning to question the continuation of the lottery, the old-timers continue to cling rigidly to the necessity of tradition. "They do say ..... that over in north village there talking of giving up the lottery..... ," and "..... some places have already quit lotteries..... (513)." When Old Man Warner, who represents the village elders, heard people talking of giving up the lottery he harshly r ...
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... the play, we learn that Romeo is pursuing the young lady, Rosaline, which he is in love with, but who does not share that love, “[o]ut of her favor when I am in love”(1.1.166). Romeo learns that the Capulet’s are throwing a great party, in which Rosaline is attending. Although it is dangerous for a Montague to appear in this assembly, Romeo risks his life just to see his love. Benvolio also persuades the young lord to go in the disguise of a mask, “[g]o thither, and with unattained eye”(1.2.87). Benvolio’s plan is to show to Romeo that he need not worry about Rosaline’s love, because “[a]t this same ancient feast o ...
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... Vladimir and Estragon deny that they know Godot when Pozzo asks them. Keeping with the religious theme, this is parallel to Peter's denial of Jesus. Another interpretation is that Pozzo is God, and Lucky is mankind. Perhaps Pozzo is really Godot, as he was mistaken for Godot, or maybe Pozzo is just there as a deception. Lucky wants to satisfy Pozzo with menial acts of obedience (according to Pozzo's own explanation of Lucky's actions), while Pozzo seems quite apathetic to Lucky's deeds and plights. However, in the second act, Pozzo needs Lucky to exist, because Pozzo is blind. Perhaps this is similar to the theory that God would not exist if ...
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... people, released from the pressures of a war government enjoyed life. The 1920s and 1930s defined America as a period when the society that so longed to forget the war, that they were slowly transformed into a population where self-love was rampant, and the morals that America had been so tediously grasping to, fell away. Through the novels of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, the attitudes of disillusionment and isolation are seen in Americans are a direct outcome of the weakening of societies moral codes, and the death of the “American Dream.” The effect of the war on the general population was one of discontent ...
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... sails to locate his father and grieves over the absence of her husband. Many times throughout the poem Penelope cries herself to sleep, yearning for information of her husband's welfare. Even after nearly twenty years of absence, Penelope still praises of her husband. At any time Penelope could have married one of the suitors and provided a father figure for her son. This fact demonstrate Penelopes loylaty to her husband. . Standing before the suitors, Penelope announces that whoever among them can string the bow and shoot an arrow through the twelve axes will win her hand. At first reading, one may be surprised that Penelope will give up hope for the return of her ...
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... her sister's. She says that Goneril doesn't love Lear as much as she does, in fact, her father's love has already made her happy. King Lear is very happy with his daughters so far, after each one's turn he gave them a part of his kingdom. When it was Cordelia's turn, whom which was Lear's favorite daughter, she spoke the truth. She told him that she loved him only the way that a daughter could. If she was to marry then she would love him half and her husband half. Lear was angry with this, even though it was the truth, it might have been that he didn't expect an answer of that type. After this, Cordelia was disowned by her father and banned from her homeland. T ...
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... Both John and Lorraine had unloving parents. John drinks and smokes excessively, most likely avoid becoming his father, he also had very little respect for authority. Most of the problems in his life he blamed his father for, whom he referred to as the "bore." Yet when Mr. Pignati died John realized that he was the one to blame for abusing his trust, and that he could no longer hide from his problems. Lorraine's mother constantly put her down and left her with very little self-confidence. As a result Lorraine was very shy, too shy to stop John from throwing a big party in the (Mr. Pignati)'s house. Yet when the died, she knew something had also died in ...
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... about Goneril and Regan stating that Lear is now a lap dog to Goneril and Regan, "Truth’s a dog must to kennel; he must be whipped out when the Lady Brach may stand by the fire and stink." The Fool disappears in act three, when Lear goes mad. This shows that the Fool is Lear’s view of reasoning because when a person goes insane they cannot think straight or reason and therefore after act three there is no need for Lear to have a Fool as he is mad. The Fool also tries to help Lear to feel a bit better about what is going on by putting a humorous spin on the words he is saying. The Fool uses poetry and song to get his view across to Lear. In act one, this ...
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