.... with him, seeds of doubt about the ghost’s authenticity have been sown from the very beginning of the play and continue to torment Hamlet up until the end of the play” (Heilman p.45). Hamlet is not shore if this is really his farther or a devil in disguise. Hamlet Swears revenge will be quick for his father’s murderer. For the two months since Hamlet has seen the ghost, Hamlet has been unable to commit his vowed revenge; unable to explain to himself either his long delay or his depression and insanity. Maybe he’s scared of taking revenge on Claudius, he may think by taking revenge he endangers his own soul. “No matter how right a man might think his motives .....

.... captures the life of one family struggling to survive and stay together. In the process of capturing these everyday events of a typical African-American family, Crooklyn also incorporates aspects of African-American culture. The following paper will give an analysis of the movie Crooklyn divided into two parts. The first part will consist of a general analysis, which will touch on elements such as symbolic meanings of the title and other general components of the movie. The second part will analyze the certain scenes of the movie that concentrated on the expression of African-American culture based on required class readings. GENERAL ANALYSIS Title T .....

.... he has is none but courtly love, love for someone in a position that cannot be loved. Romeo remains melancholy over his love because she is going to become a nun. A street scene is shown where an illiterate servant of the Capulets, the mortal enemies of the Montagues, asks Romeo to read a guest list for the Capulet party. The Montague and several others decide to crash the party. Although Romeo is reluctant to go and foreshadows his own death, he decides to set off for the party only to see Rosaline. This is ironic because he feels that he will die but he goes to the party anyway, saying, “I fear, too early. For my mind misgives Some consequence, yet ha .....

.... It is an awakening of the most intense feeling that either has ever experienced for another human being; it is allsonsuming, and it is genuine. Juliet says of their relationship in II, ii, line 118: "It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden; Too like the lightening, which doth cease to be/ Ere one can say 'It lightens.' " Friar Lawrence in KK, iii also expressed concern that the relationship berween the two lovers is moving too quickly; after all, Romeo was pining away because Rosaline rejected him just one day before. However, he too sees the difference in Romeo's depth of emotion and in light of that, and the possible political benefits (namely pea .....

.... which may represent Adam. The vanishing point is at the center of the masonry altar, because this is the eye level of the spectator, who looks up at the Trinity and down at the tomb. The vanishing point, five feet above the floor level, pulls both views together. By doing this, an illusion of an actual structure is created. The interior volume of this 'structure' is an tension of the space that the person looking at the work is standing in. The adjustment of the spectator to the pictured space is one of the first steps in the development of illusionistic painting. Illusionistic painting fascinated many artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The .....

.... of a strong faith in Christianity, and felt that people should dedicate their entire lives to the almighty God, which was clearly evident within the society in Salem, Massachusetts. Refusal to abide by the rules of the church was considered offensive and heretical, and was not tolerated. Hence, when Abigail Williams and her friends are caught practicing witchcraft in the woods, their actions are seen as acts of the devil, and unfortunately are not forgotten. Strange things started occurring within the village and witchcraft is deemed culpable. This galvanized quite a disturbance in the village and the girls start making accusations about who is practicing w .....

.... theatrical presentation of both plays are very similar. The two plays would both be presented on a thrust stage, which is a platform surrounded on three sides by the audience. Except for the backdrop which would have some element of scenery, the stage itself would be bare apart from a few scenic elements and props. Othello, like most of Shakespeare's plays, had what is called an abstract setting. That is a setting in which the locale may change rapidly, it may not be indicated by the script that it has changed, and was most likely suggested by a few props. Abstract settings place more emphasis on the language and the performer, which causes the .....

.... extreme actions, mishap and tragedy. The "star-crossed lovers" cannot escape their fate. One of the many transformations presented in this scene is that of Romeo and Juliet's love for one another. Romeo and Juliet's love makes the transition from infatuation to a deep and sincere love. In earlier scenes they used overly romantic language and metaphor, whereas, now they speak to one another of their love in a mature and tender way. They will do anything to be with one another, for their love surpasses any emotion for their familial or community ties. They are willing to make any sacrifice in order to have their desire for one another fulfilled. Both Rom .....