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Antigone
<view this essay>.... catch Antigone and take her to Creon.
Antigone has not affraid of the execution which Creon would give. Ismene, her
sister came and said that she had a share in this matter. But Antigon claims to
her own motivation. Haemon is the only son of Creon. He has not agree with
what his father commands. They argue about who is right to give commands.
Because Haemon had fallen in love with Antigone so he ran a way when his father
gave order to kill Antigone. But then, Creon orders to take Anigone to a
locked-tomb. A blind prophet named Teiresias go with a boy visit Creon and told
him what he did was wrong. At first Creon did not agree, but then after
Teiresi .....
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Tragic Knowledge, Comedic Idiocy
<view this essay>.... changes the role of the commoners between genres, as exemplified in these two works.
Shakespearean comedies end with the main conflict resolved in favor of the protagonist and all parties, except the antagonist, receiving fortunate outcomes. Shakespearean tragedies finish with the main conflict in favor of nobody and most of the parties acquiring an unfortunate resolution. The social implications of these plays allowed the playwright to convey a message to the peasantry in the audience on how to act. Shakespeare utilized this power and showed the lower classes what would result due to their actions.
The commoners in A Midsummer Night's Dream are horrible act .....
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William Shakespeare: Most Famous Of All English Writers
<view this essay>.... was suspected to be an unhappy one because he spent much
of his later life away from his family. Shakespeare's misfortune in love is
shown in Much Ado About Nothing when it is said, "Speak low if you speak love."
(Shakespeare). Contrary to this, the positive side of love is apparent:
"Friendship is constant in all other things
Save in the office and affairs of love:
Therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues;
Let every eye negotiate itself
And trust no agent." (Shakespeare)
So let it be known, Shakespeare obviously learned a great deal about love
throughout the course of his life. He learned not only the good, but also t .....
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Romeo And Juliet: They Did It To Themselves
<view this essay>.... is hosted by the Capulets, and yet he
still chooses to attend anyway. As a teenager, he loves to party and is sure
that there will be pretty girls there in which to flirt with. Instead of being
rational and realizing that this party was a bad idea for a Montague, he and his
friends enter without fear.
Once the party is over, Romeo hears Juliet on her balcony talking of how
she loves Romeo and together they speak of their impending marriage. What? It
seems that they are obsessed, not in love. How could they love each other when
in fact they have just met hours earlier? They are children who have crushes and
plenty of melodrama to enhance it.
Romeo demo .....
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Macbeth
<view this essay>.... Malcolm and Donalbain, Duncan's sons, flee Scotland for their lives, and is made king. Here the good in had a hard time letting kill the king, but the more success he experiences being evil the easier it becomes for him to do
Fearing that the third prophecy of the witches will come true, devises a plan to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance. On the way to a feast at 's castle, Banquo is killed, although Fleance manages to escape. At the banquet, Banquo's ghost haunts . The fact that plans the murder of his friend Banquo and Banquo’s son Fleance with out any help from an outside person shows that the evil in is growing and becoming dominant over the go .....
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Macbeth: The Symbol Of Blood
<view this essay>.... become
identified with death and bloodshed and shows his guilt in different forms.
The first reference of blood is one of honour, and occurs when Duncan
sees the injured sergeant and says "What bloody man is that?". This is
symbolic of the brave fighter who been injured in a valiant battle for his
country. In the next passage, in which the sergeant says "Which smok'd
with bloody execution", he is referring to Macbeth's braveness in which his
sword is covered in the hot blood of the enemy.
After these few references to honour, the symbol of blood now changes
to show a theme of treachery and treason. Lady Macbeth starts this off
when she asks th .....
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Antigone: Creon
<view this essay>.... away. And for the rest of his life he has to live with a guilty conscience as an unhappy, poor, old man.
The characters show by their expressions what kind of leader Creon is. When Creon is telling Haemon that he is going to kill Antigone, Haemon says, “…But a wise man is flexible, has much to learn without the loss of dignity…” (p.222). Creon doesn’t listen and Haemon says, “A one man state is no state at all.” (p.224). Once Creon hears this he lashed out in frustration and runs out into the palace. Later, while talking to Tiresias about how Polyneices’ punishment had no purpose because he was already punished since he was dead. Creon strongly disag .....
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A Streetcar Named Desire: Condeming Those Who Treat Others With Harshness And Cruelty
<view this essay>.... days. When
Blanche was 16, she had a very handsome lover named Allan Gray. She was
very much in love with him and decided to marry him. But by total surprise
one night, Blanche found her lover in bed with another man. She tried to
pretend that nothing had happened. However, she was unable to hold what
she saw inside, and told Allan "I saw, I know, you disgust me…"( p.96). To
Allan, Blanche seemed to be a person who accepted him for who he was in a
society where homosexuals are discriminated against. What Blanche said
completely devastated Allan and he found no reason to continue living.
Although Blanche had no intentions of hurting Allan, enough da .....
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