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The Foils Of Hamlet
<view this essay>.... affected by her father’s death and it eventually leads to a factor in her insanity and death. This changes the way we look at Hamlet and Ophelia.
Another foil for Hamlet is Polonius, Laertes’ and Ophelia’s father. Hamlet and Polonius are both very quick to speak or and lash out in excitement. Both of them have made major mistakes because of this unwanted trait. Hamlet has, on many occasions, spoken too quickly or acted out of rage or ignorance and hurt himself and others. When Polonius spies 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. Po .....
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Amadeus: Movie Review
<view this essay>.... talent musician, who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Salieri realized that God blessed Mozart with the gift of music, but not him. Salieri's music fits all the requirement, it is good and enjoyable to listen to but not the way that Mozart did his. Salieri's music is talented but not a work of genius. Mozart was very success in the court with his excellent music. Salieri's jealous of Mozart became obsessed with conspiring against Mozart and eventually kills him. Mozart cannot finish his last piece of music, "The Requiem", it was never completed. Because Mozart had died like a pauper, his grave had been left unmarked, his body unidentified. In the end of th .....
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An Analysis Of Hamlet
<view this essay>.... word of the play, "silence," putting down his pen, and saying "I hope
it runs a year."
Yet Hamlet is an extremely complex play. To appreciate the
imagination which went into the creation of this tragedy, let's first delve
into what is putatively Shakespeare's most complex tragedy, King Lear. Lear
has three daughters: Cordelia, who is faithful and unappreciated by Lear,
and Regan and Goneril who receive everything at his hands and betray him.
These themes of misplaced love and filial betrayal are mirrored in the
subplot of the play, the relationship between the Earl of Gloster and his
two sons, Edmund, who is supported and approved by Gloster and betrays .....
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The Taming Of The Shrew: An Critique
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production), but was known for her shrewish behavior around all of Padua.
Bianca, on the other hand was very sweet and charming and beautiful; for these
reasons many suitors wooed her. Kate was presented to be much more intelligent
and witty than Bianca, but, ironically, she could not compete with Bianca
because of these witty comebacks and caustic remarks she made (Dash 830). All
of the men who desired Bianca needed somebody to marry Kate, as it was customary
for the older daughter to be married before the young one. Finally, Petruchio
came along to court Kate, saying he wanted to marry wealthily in Padua. It
appeared, though, as if Petruchio was the k .....
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Oedipus The King: Oedipus' Downfall Is Because Of King Laius
<view this essay>.... someone's fate
should not be ignored when King Laius went to the Oracle of Delphi and
received a prophecy that his child, Oedipus, was going to kill him and
marry his wife, Jacosta.
“ Shepherd - No! No! I said it before--I gave him the child...It
was the son of Laius, so I was told. But the lady inside, your wife, she is
the one to tell you.
Oedipus - Did she give it to you?
Shepherd - Yes, my lord, she did...To destroy it...She was afraid
of dreadful prophecies...The child would kill its parents, that was the
story.
Oedipus - Then why did you give it to this old man here?
Shepherd - In pity master. I thought he would take it away .....
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The Crucible: John Proctor And John Hale - Good Citizen Vs. Good Person
<view this essay>.... He was very honest, moral, loyal to his friends
and family, and was generous. The major difference between the two are good
citizen vs. good person.
The most important trait to prove that John Proctor was a good person
was his honesty. In every scene in the play that John Proctor is in, his
commendable honesty stands out. It didn't matter how much trouble he would
bring himself into, his philosophy was “I may speak my heart” (Miller, p.30).
Proctor's honesty eventually lead to his downfall and death.
The first incident in the play where we see Proctor's honesty is after
the affair he had with Abigail. He realized his mistake and was honest and
admitted .....
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Blazing Saddles: Blazing Satire
<view this essay>.... of a small town overrun by outlaws and cowboys, which he eventually chases out of town or kills. Another element of westerns is a gunslinger. A gunslinger is usually a young man who makes his living shooting other men in showdowns, a classic example is Billy the Kid. Railroads are also a recurring image in westerns. Since the railroad was the major mode of transportation in the old west, it is always present in westerns. Finally, westerns always have a villain. The villain, usually a man, dresses very slick and will stop at nothing in his quest for power. In addition, the villain usually has a gang to carry out his dastardly deeds. The gang is usually .....
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Superstition In The Play The Crucible By Arthur Miller
<view this essay>.... the truth.
Four ministers of Salem joined Matther, and they spent a whole day in
the house of the afflicted in fasting and prayer. The result of which was the
delivery of one of the family from the power of the witch. A niece and daughter
of the parish minister at Danvers were first afflicted. Their actions
frightened other young people, who soon showed the same symptoms, such as loss
of appetite and sickness. A belief quickly spread over Salem and throughout the
state that evil spirits are being seen in Salem. Terror took possession of the
minds of nearly all the people, and the dread made the affliction spread widely.
"The afflicted, under the infl .....
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