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- 10221: The Fool in King Lear
- ... tells the tale of the main character who divides his kingdom between his older daughters, Goeneril and Regan, and disinherits his youngest daughter, Cordelia. The action leads to civil strife, his insanity, and his ultimate death. King Lear can be viewed as a great illustration about the struggle between good and evil. Perhaps better than any of Shakespeare's other tragedies, King Lear displays the concept of evil most strongly. It ...
- 10222: Movie Analysis: Species and Species II
- ... evolves into a full grown woman. This is where Henstridge comes in. She goes around the city trying to reproduce while the agents try to stop her. The acting is pretty good, especially at the death scenes. The scenery looks like a real city, but it was shot in the country of Montana. (Country meaning no cities, not a whole new country.) The camera panning and zooming is very good, and ...
- 10223: Transformation of Macbeth
- ... killing people just to prevent anyone from finding that he killed Duncan. Not only has Macbeth lost his mind, so has lady Macbeth. She is always caught walking in her sleep talking about Duncan's death, and she eventually commits suicide. During the last encounter Macbeth has with the witches, they tell him that no one born of women could harm him, so he obviously thinks he's invincible. In the ...
- 10224: Macbeth: Tragic Hero
- Macbeth: Tragic Hero In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. Macbeth is very ambitious, courageous, and a moral coward: all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play. At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. From the courages in defense of Scotland is significant in the opening scene. However, he ...
- 10225: Romeo & Juliet: Friar Lawrence Is Good Intentioned
- ... says "Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink though off;" (Act 4, Scene 1), he is suggesting that Juliet drink a potion so that she might feighn her own death and avoid marrying Paris. This is an extremely risky thing to do because anything might happen to Juliet while she unconscious. Even after all Friar did to help Romeo and Juliet the play still ended ...
- 10226: The Role of Duty In William Shakespeare's Hamlet
- ... and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub, for in that sleep of death what dreams may come..." If this was an easy act for him to complete, he would have done it already and it would be over with. But since he doesn't, his conscience gets the ...
- 10227: Othello: The Theme of Right Judgement
- ... stating, "I have done the state some service, and they know 't (V 2 398- 399)." However, he quickly moves on to jury, thinking through the matter. He is then the judge, sentencing himself to death, when he states, "I took by th' throat the circumcised dog, and smote him, thus (V 2 415-416)." lastly, he executes himself. Finally, after all that he had been through, Othello uses right judgement ...
- 10228: Hamlet: The Cause of Ophelia's Insanity
- ... sick mind. The most significant factor in this event is Polonius' murder. Her condition is explained by the king after she makes it obvious. King. Thick, and unwholesome in thoughts and whispers. For good Polonius' death, and we have done but greenly poor Ophelia Divided from herself and her fair judgment. (IV,v, ln.81-85) Ophelia who was once nearly flawless, now moments from suicide, has been completely mentally shattered ...
- 10229: King Lear's Mistake
- ... map there. Know that we have divided In three our kingdom; and 'tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age, Conferring them on younger strengths while we Unburdened crawl toward death.(Act I, Sc i, Ln 37-41) This gives the reader the first indication of Lear's intent to relinquish his throne. He is growing old and wants to "shake all cares and business" from ...
- 10230: Saint Joan's Tragic Flaw: The Epilogue
- ... character to arrive in the scene is Peter Cauchon, the Bishop of Beauvais who like Ladvenu, participated in deciding Joan's fate. He starts off by providing the facts of his life after Joan's death. "Dead. Dishonored. They pursued me beyond the grave. They excommunicated my dead body: they dug it up and flung it into the common sewer." Shaw's intention may have been to show that society is ...
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