Ophelia is a young woman who is the daughter of Polonius and the sister of Laertes. In the play‚ Ophelia is caught between her obedience to her father and her love for Hamlet‚ which results in tragic consequences. As a character who perfectly represents the “good girl” schema‚ Ophelia is the quintessential obedient daughter‚ a role demanded of all young women in the early 17th century. Her obedient nature can be seen in repeated quotes such as – “I shall obey my Lord‚” as she complies with her father’s
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William Ellison “The Crucible” prompted #3 9-26-14 In the story “The Crucible” there is not many characters. Yet still there is a lot of depth to each character. This play is an allegory and a crucible starring the good farmer John Proctor. This is his story of dealing with the Salem witch trials. This essay will be on prompt number three. The first female character in this story we really get to learn about as well meet is Abigail Williams. Abigail is a young 17 year old girl who used to work
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Some of the respect may’ve gone to his head thus making him less heedful and more stubborn. Now that we’ve taken a closer look we can see Odysseus for the honorable‚ knowledgeable and at times bull-headed man he is. He is a unique and deep character with feeling behind his
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Hamilton: An American musical by Lin- Manuel Miranda‚ and includes many characters. While each character has a significant‚ individual story‚ Miranda brings them all together to form a remarkable play. Although‚ the play is centered around Alexander Hamilton‚ and as they say behind every great man is a great woman‚ and that great woman is Eliza Schyler. What makes her stand out‚ is that she starts out as just being an affluent name‚ her father’s daughter. As time goes on‚ she progresses in the play
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For my character I chose Beneatha. Beneatha’s dream was to become a doctor. Her dream was not achieved in the play because she didn’t have enough money to go to college. In my opinion she would have never achieved her dream. I say this because her family was against her becoming a doctor. They didn’t have any faith in her and would always make jokes about her becoming a doctor. I feel this would have caused Beneatha to not achieve her dream because she would feel nobody was on her and she would soon
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Kindertransport – Key characters Evelyn is the older self of Eva‚ she has changed her name to Evelyn‚ (this is more English). She changed it when she found out that her father died and her mother would not be coming to Britain‚ she was baptised. Therefore‚ she changes everything about her‚ denying her roots. Soon‚ Faith‚ Eva’s daughter‚ finds out about her mother’s real heritage and is also shaken‚ because her sense of identity and reality‚ she finds is changed. Helga: Helga is
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In the new episode of “The Muppets‚" Joseph Gordon-Levitt was seen serenading the show’s female lead character‚ Miss Piggy. The two started singing together and looked very sweet with each other. According to People‚ the newly format ABC series got another A-celebrity guest with the 34-year-old actor. He just showcased his singing expertise along with the group of puppets. For the latest installment‚ “Going‚ Going‚ Gonzo‚" the filmmaker was a guest at Miss Piggy’s own program “Up Late with Miss Piggy
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During the unraveling of 1984 the protagonist exponentially strays from the grasp of Big Brother and his ideologies. Through events and characters Winston encounters he becomes more independent in his thoughts and opinions which results in his pure disassociation from the party. By the end of the story‚ Winston devolves into a worse state than he originally was in at the start of the book becoming a docile party puppet. His friendship with O’Brien turns rotten when it is revealed O’Brien is not part
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The Jazz Dreamer Fences by August Wilson is a dramatic and powerful play about Troy Maxson‚ a hard‚ gruff man‚ who has had to learn to survive in a world he does not understand. Growing up‚ Troy had an awful example of a father. He ran away from home at the age of fourteen‚ and had to find a way to live even though he had nothing. Now a father himself‚ Troy finds himself becoming as angry and hard as his father‚ although he has only ever tried to be a responsible man. Lyons‚ Troy’s oldest son from
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exist in movies and stories and are fictional. Take Gilgamesh‚ for example. He was “created by the gods” so obviously he was extremely attractive and had god like features and everyone either wanted him‚ or wanted to be him. But‚ he is a fictional character. I think that the main characteristics that make someone a hero are courage‚ morality‚ honor‚ respect‚ they fight for the good‚ and they focus on the needs of others rather than their personal needs. A hero is a savior. Beowulf saved his people more
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