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The Fall Of Macbeth
Number of Words: 704 / Number of Pages: 3
... Why do you dress me in borrowed robes?”
(Macbeth,1.3,108, p.12)
“This means that Macbeth is always dressed in tittles that are not his.”
New honours come upon him,
Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould,
But with the aid of use.
(Banquo,1.3,144, p.14)
“This means that the idea constantly recurs that Macbeth’s new honours sit ill upon him, like a loose and badly fitting garment, belonging to someone else.”
Similarly, Shakespeare uses the symbol of blood in Macbeth to represent treason, guilt, murder and death. The first time we see blood in the play is when Macbeth sees t ...
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Hamlet: Contrast Between Laertes And Hamlet
Number of Words: 811 / Number of Pages: 3
... actions.
Hamlet and Laertes share a different but deep love and concern for
Ophelia. Before his departure for France Laertes provides lengthy advice
to Ophelia pertaining to her relationship with Hamlet. Laertes voices his
concern of Hamlet's true intentions towards Ophelia and advices her to be
wary of Hamlet's love. Laertes impresses upon Ophelia, Hamlet is a prince
who most likely will have an arranged marriage. Hamlet's strong love for
Ophelia withers after she rejects his affinity. Hamlet's extensive love
for Ophelia resulted in grave suffering for Hamlet once his affection was
reject ...
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Television Soaps: The Cultural Construction Of Gender And Representation
Number of Words: 806 / Number of Pages: 3
... or housewives. There does
not seem to be any attempt for a switch of roles. Females are feminine, males
masculine. There has been one exception, which was Kylie Minogue's character,
Charlene, on Neighbours. She was a mechanic and tomboy. This is one of the few
occasions where a soap has interrogated the cultural construction of gender and
representation of identity.
A music video is footage that accompanies a song. They can have a
storyline related to the song, displays of images or simply focusing on the
artist/s performing. Music video is forever crossing the lines of gender an ...
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The Foils Of Hamlet
Number of Words: 761 / Number of Pages: 3
... on Hamlet and the Queen, Hamlet thinks that it is the king who is spying behind the curtain, and without knowing who it really is he stabs Polonius and kills him. Polonius also has the same problem, but with much tamer results. Polonius usually ends up just making himself sound like a babbling fool by not thinking things out first. He never really hurt anyone and his slaying by Hamlet’s sword makes Hamlet seem more the fool. This foil gives Hamlet the image of a violent person that doesn’t know how to control his emotions, and in this instance he almost becomes the antagonist.
Hamlet also has fo ...
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Coming To America: Adjusting To A Culture
Number of Words: 635 / Number of Pages: 3
... not be "blown". The
Prince even gets a job at a fast-food restaurant and works like a peasant would
from his home. When asked where he is from, he simply replies "I'm an African
student who is studying here at the University".
Prince Ahkeim learns that there are many things that go on in America
that are different from his world. He seems to be amused that people dump
trash on the streets and greet each other by shouting curse words at each other.
The apartment that he moves into is almost a complete opposite of the palace
he left. Rats and roaches crawl around the floor as if they owned th ...
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The Supernatural In Macbeth
Number of Words: 801 / Number of Pages: 3
... Murdering the king was an easier plan since the
motivation in his dreams urged him on. Lady Macbeth also relied on the
supernatural by her soliloquy of calling upon the evil spirits to give her
the power to plot the murder of Duncan without any remorse or
conscience(Act I, Scene V, ll.42-57). The three sisters are capable of
leading people into danger resulting in death, such as the sailor who never
slept(Act I, Scene III, ll.1-37).
Lady Macbeth has convinced her husband Macbeth to murder King Duncan. On
the night they planned to kill Duncan, Macbeth is waiting for Lady Macbeth
to ring the signal ...
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Macbeth: Choices
Number of Words: 594 / Number of Pages: 3
... Scene 2, Act 3) These examples show how
Macbeth cannot escape the choices he made.
Macduff's allegiance to the country of Scotland leads to consequences
which he cannot change. Macduff's allegiance is shown when he left Scotland and
his family to go to England. There he met with Malcolm and started raising a
army to overthrow Macbeth.
The result of this is the slaughtering of Macduff's wife and children by
Macbeth's men.
He blames himself for their death and he knows he can do nothing to
change it. This is seen in the qoute: Sinful Macduff, They were all struck for
thee! Naught ...
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Hamlet: An Review And Summary
Number of Words: 778 / Number of Pages: 3
... to unfold later in the story. Also, with lines like “Who’s there?” and “I am sick at heart”, the audience is already, in the first scene, given an indication that something is wrong.
The balance in Hamlet occurs when Hamlet shows grievance for his father’s death and Claudius and Gertrude talk to him about it and about their marriage. Hamlet cannot believe that less than two months after his father’s death, his mother is already has plans to marry his uncle. It is here that Hamlet realizes what his mother is doing and is in disbelief of what is happening.
When Horatio tells Hamlet about the gh ...
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Iago And Honesty In Othello
Number of Words: 1114 / Number of Pages: 5
... word honest to mean honourable, in reference to Cassio. Othello has asked him if “he [Cassio] is not honest?” To which Iago parrots back “Honest my lord?” This usage is constant with what Othello means, whether Cassio is honourable or not. However, Iago uses the word to cast doubt on Othello. By parroting it back, he is making it seem to Othello that he does not want to answer the question, that he doesn’t want to tell Othello something. This is seen in the subtext that Iago wishes to create. This use of it also contributes to Iago’s objective, to make Othello think the opposite, that Cassio ...
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Romeo And Juliet: A Review
Number of Words: 1087 / Number of Pages: 4
... and she replies “A crutch, a
crutch! Why call you for a sword?” In this line the mockery of Capulet is
obvious and appealing to the audience as it is direct.
Shakespeare is known to be fond of puns and uses them quite
regularly but he doesn't use them as often as the Elizabethan audience
expected him to. Shakespeare starts of the play with a lot of humour, with
the conversation between Sampson and Gregory, both of them using a lot of
puns. This type of punning, for example on the words “coals,” “collier,” “
choler,” “collar”, goes on till the end of the play. The Elizabethan
audience used to li ...
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