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The Deplorable Life Of Willy Loman
Number of Words: 819 / Number of Pages: 3
... tells them that stealing is OK. This is a trait set in him by his
father, which proves to haunt him his entire life. Willy was also a cheat,
whether it was adultery or simple card cheat, his dishonesties certainly
rubbed off on his children, and proved to be the downfall in their lives.
On the other hand, Willy affected more than just his sons life
with his deceit. He greatly altered his own when he was caught in the mist
of an affair with a meaningless prostitute, by his beloved son Biff. This
event proved to be the turning point in these two individuals lives.
Willy's wife Linda, was a great ...
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Antigone: A Tragic Hero
Number of Words: 959 / Number of Pages: 4
... she
holds like stone to her undying gratitude for her deceased brother. She holds
to this thought because of the fact that she believes that her, who died
fighting against the state, must be interred with the same honor as her brother
who died defending the state. She believes that this will help lift the curse
plagued on the household. The curse in which there father tried to hold at bay
and failed. Her sister Ismene warned Antigone by exclaiming "Sister please,
please! remember how our father die: hated, in disgrace, wrapped in horror of
himself, his own hand stabbing out his sight. An ...
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Romeo & Juliet - Friar Lawrences
Number of Words: 622 / Number of Pages: 3
... know our drift, and hither shall he come; and he
and I shall watch thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee to
Mantua." (Act 4, Scene 1), he tells Juliet how everything will be all right.
Unfortunately, for all his good intentions the play still ends in tragedy.
Friar Lawrence is a man who is not afraid to take risks when he feels
it is neccesary to help someone. For example in Act 2, Scene 6, when he
marries Romeo and Juliet, he is risking his reputation as a Friar so he can
help the two lovers. Also, when he says "Take thou this vial, being then
in bed, and this distilled l ...
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The History Of Greek Theater
Number of Words: 2430 / Number of Pages: 9
... could observe tragic events and still have a pleasurable experience. Aristotle, by searching the works of writers of Greek tragedy, Aeschulus, Euripides and Sophocles (whose Oedipus Rex he considered the finest of all Greek tragedies), arrived at his definition of tragedy. This explanation has a profound influence for more than twenty centuries on those writing tragedies, most significantly Shakespeare. Aristotle's analysis of tragedy began with a description of the effect such a work had on the audience as a "catharsis" or purging of the emotions. He decided that catharsis was the purging of two ...
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King Lear: Main Issues
Number of Words: 662 / Number of Pages: 3
... the kingdom. In the same scene, Lear also show the audience his failure to be a father, by using irrelevant judgements to divide land. "Which of you shall say doth love us most?" Lear asks his three daughters. To please Lear, Gonerill and Regan speak words of flattery and Cordelia, so 'true', says "I love you according to my bond." To hear this, Lear praises Gonerill and Regan by reward of land, but punishes Cordelia by "disclaim my paternal care, property and propinquity of blood." This demonstrates Lear's lack of understanding as a father, his inability to see his daughters' inner thoughts a ...
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Shylock Is The Villian In Shakespeare's Merchant Of Venice
Number of Words: 382 / Number of Pages: 2
... because of his selfishness.
Shakespeare also shows the human qualities of Shylock throughout
the play. Shakespeare brings out these human qualities by causing us to
feel sympathy for him. After the loss of his daughter Shylock ran through
the streets crying “My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter!” as children
followed him, mocking him. This causes us to feel sympathy for Shylock,
even though we may feel him to be a villain. Besides the loss of his
daughter and his ducats, after the trial Shylock also looses his property
and his religion. The loss of his property was certainly a blow to Shylock ...
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Richard III
Number of Words: 724 / Number of Pages: 3
... This examination of the despot ruler by Plato clearly shows the
motives by which despot rulers rule, but it fails to explain why and how these
motives originate in the human mind.
In order to comprehend why such a high level of fear and insecurity can
be brought about, a look at the upbringing and personal life of Richard should
be brought into discussion. One of three brothers, Richard was in constant
competition of who would succeed in gaining the throne of England. Richard,
like his other brothers, wanted the title of king quite badly, but as time
pressed on it seemed less likely that Ri ...
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Ophelia: The Forgotten Character
Number of Words: 1526 / Number of Pages: 6
... for him” (194). Hamlet does not understand her obedience to Polonius. Therefore, in the Nunnery Scene, Hamlet confesses to Ophelia that, “I loved you not” (3.1.117). He has too much pride and rage to confess his love for her.
In essence, “Pretty Ophelia,” as Claudius calls her, is the most innocent victim of Hamlet’s revenge. Hamlet fell in love with Ophelia after the depressing event of his father’s death. According to Arthur Eastman, Hamlet thought of his mother as a perfection or as an excellence and set his heart on Ophelia. Ophelia is an obsession for Hamlet. She had “sucked the honey o ...
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Shakespeare's World
Number of Words: 3162 / Number of Pages: 12
... an education, buying a book or writing a single letter,
and no original manuscript of a Shakespeare play survives. There is no direct
record of his conversations, and no one in his home town seems to have known
that he was a successful playwright while he was alive. There is not even a
contemporary portrait to reveal his true appearance. Although a number of
mentions of William Shakespeare the poet-dramatist appear on record during the
1590's and early 1600's, they comment only briefly on his writings, telling us
nothing about the man. Less is known about Shakespeare than almost any other
playw ...
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Antigone
Number of Words: 636 / Number of Pages: 3
... tragedy, or is there something that I am missing.
A comparison of these two characters, in an attempt to clarify this perplexing idea has only caused a heightening to my bewilderment. Both were noble characters. , a princess and Creon, the King. Both had strong ideals and morals. felt that the laws of the Gods and family were paramount, and Creon felt that the welfare and safety of his citizens and the state was of the utmost importance. Both characters believed very strongly in their ideals and would not be swayed by reason. insisted on burying her brother after he was killed in battle beca ...
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