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King Lear: Conspiracy In Nakedness And Dress
Number of words: 616 | Number of pages: 3.... to
be nobody.
Edgar, legitimate son to the Earl of Gloucester, is well dressed, not as
much as Lear, but still above commoners. Edgar is believed to be plotting to
annihilate his own father. So every one is after someone named "Edgar", who is
a well dressed noble. In order to protect himself, Edgar becomes no one. He
becomes nobody by shedding his noble garments, and disguises himself by, "My
face I'll grime with filth,/ Blanket my loins, elf all my hair in knots,/ And
with presented nakedness outface..." Now Edgar is nobody, and there is nobody
looking for nobody.
Edgar, wanting revenge on his bother, must take th .....
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Hamlet: The Theme Of Having A Clear Conscience
Number of words: 727 | Number of pages: 3.... to incestuous
sheets. . . but break my heart, for I must hold my tounge." (I, ii, 156-159).
Hamlet's conscience tells him what is wrong-in this case, the hasty marriage-but
he is ambivalent as to how to approach it; before he meets the ghost, silence is
his method. When Hamlet meets his father's ghost however, he feels sure of
himself, and knows what he must do. As a result of the dialogue with the ghost,
Hamlet's conscience makes him feel that revenge is the best method to deal with
the problems that face him.
The consciences of Hamlet, and to a lesser extent, Claudius, affect their
decisions in the play. However, both ch .....
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Macbeth’S Changing Fears
Number of words: 741 | Number of pages: 3.... is in Act I and the second is in Act III.
In the first passage Macbeth says:
This supernatural soliciting
Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill,
Why hath it given me earnest of success,
Commencing in a truth? I am Thane of Cawdor:
If good, why do I yield to that suggestion
Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair
And make my seated heart knock at my ribs,
Against the use of nature? Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical
Shakes so my single state of man that function
Is smothered in surmise, and nothing is
But what is not.
If chance will have me King, .....
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Macbeth: Letter From Lady Macbeth To Macbeth
Number of words: 625 | Number of pages: 3.... to fulfill your potential.
But doubt crept into my mind on the fateful night of Duncans murder. I
would have done it myself if he had not looked like my father. He was resting so
peacefully in the innocence of sleep, I just couldn't bring myself to do it. So
you had to. Who could have imagined the old man would have had so much blood in
him. This blood has stained me forever and I am afraid it has done the same to
you. Nothing can remove this blood. Many nights I would wake in cold sweat and
my hand would be red from my rubbing. The blood just wont leave me, it haunts me
night and day.
But the murder of the Macduff family was jus .....
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Twelfth Night: Two Faces, One Mind
Number of words: 499 | Number of pages: 2.... 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 first, Viola is nearly forced into a battle,
but is saved when the confused Antonio arrives. Later on, Sebastian and Andrew
do get involved in a scuffle, for which Viola is unjustly blamed. Finally
Sebastian and Viola are reunited, but only after they have already caused a
large amount of chaos and have confused everyone. It is only then that everyone
begins to d .....
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Patterns Of Imagery In Macbeth
Number of words: 1226 | Number of pages: 5.... out
(there are no stars in the sky)." (Line 5) Darkness evokes feelings of
evilness, of a disturbance in nature on this fateful night. It creates a
perfect scene for the baneful murders.
Another disturbance in nature comes from Macbeth's mouth, "Now o'er
the one half-world / Nature seems dead" (Lines 49 - 50). This statement
might mean that everywhere he looks, the world seems dead (there is no
hope). It might also give him the idea that the murder he is about to
commit will have repercussions spreading far. The doctor says in Act V,
Scene i, Line 10, "A great perturbation in nature," while talking about
Lady Macbeth' .....
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Death Of A Salesman: Society's Alienation Of Willy Loman
Number of words: 888 | Number of pages: 4.... position because
he didn't believe Willy could hack it anymore. This is a reflection of
society's present day treatment of the elderly. Younger generations now,
move older people into rest homes and try to keep them out of public view,
for risk of embarassment. This is reflected by Howard's statement, "I
don't want you to represent us anymore." Society's assumption of Willy's
capabilities, in this case, cost him his job.
A second occurrance that displayed Willy's alienation happened in
his own family. Biff doesn't believe whatsoever in his father and has no
hope for him at all. Biff even says in act one that his father has n .....
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From Noble Macbeth To This Dead Butcher
Number of words: 1224 | Number of pages: 5.... and feels justified in doing it. He feels like this at the beginning of the play when he is prey to doubts and fears. We first see Macbeth afraid when he thinks of murdering Duncan it makes his hair stand on end and his heart pound. In Act2, scene 1 when Macbeth makes his “Is this a dagger…” speech he is horrified at the murder he is to commit, afraid that even the stones he walks on will give him away. In Act2 scene 2 after having committed the murder he is hysterical. In his fear he brings the daggers away from Duncan’s chamber and cannot bring himself to return them. Lady Macbeth has to do this for him. In the banque .....
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Movie Summary: “Dead Poets Society”
Number of words: 489 | Number of pages: 2.... in a circle at their own pace. After a
few minutes they all ended up going the same pace. He had them do this to
prove that one must conform with life. One must conform with life in some
ways, but still have their own independence.
One of Mr. Keating’s students, Neil Perry, thought about all he
taught them about independence. Neil decided to try out for the school play
against his father’s wishes. He got the lead part and forged a note of
permission from his father. He was exceptional in the play, so he thought
his father would be proud and approve of him acting. His father did not
approve and was very angry at Neil fo .....
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King Lear's Mistake
Number of words: 1199 | Number of pages: 5.... old and wants to "shake all cares and business"
from his age. In a since he wants to retire from a job that you cannot
retire from. He has no son to hand his throne down to, so he must give it
to his daughters. He offers his daughters pieces of his kingdom a form of
reward to his test of love.
Great rivals in our youngest daughter's love,
Long in our court have made their amorous sojourn,
And here are to be answered. Tell me, my daughters
(Since now we will divest us both of rule,
Interest of territory, cares of state),
Which of you shall we say doth love us most?
Tha .....
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