Ophelia: Better Off in a Nunnery Hana Travers-Smith Various characters in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet exhibit aspects of an “outsider”. The obvious choices being Claudius and Hamlet. Claudius appears to be freed from moral restrictions‚ while Hamlet represents the stereotypical isolated intellectual. However‚ both of them pale in comparison to the true outsider in the play: Ophelia. Both Claudius and Hamlet are too respected and entangled in the lives of others to be considered the ultimate estranged
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5117 ENG 152 March 15‚ 2011 Othello Essay D Shakespeare only presents three female characters in Othello‚ however‚ each of these women play a crucial role in developing the plot line. Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca are all significant woman in Shakespeare’s Othello‚ but they each play their own important role. Desdemona’s character represents purity and devotion‚ while Emilia’s character models the exact opposite. Emilia represents a witty‚ smart-mouthed woman who is not
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with our adventurous main character Mississippi. Mississippi Beaumont‚ or Mibs‚ is a loving and fascinating character. Throughout the book‚ there are many coming-of-age experiences for Mibs‚ as she unexpectedly faces them with a unique background. Savvy‚ the Beaumont family’s unique power‚ could make Mibs’ life wonderful‚ or ruin it for good. Through the hardships and new experiences‚ Mibs’ relationships changes in countless ways with other characters. The first character Mibs comes across is Roberta
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The most important character in the Hogfather that would change the story moving on would be Susan because she has already played an important part in the original story of the Hogfather. Susan was who that started and ended the story because of her personality and actions she takes in the book. Susan also was important because she connected all the characters together in the book‚ forming all sub plots into one main plot. In the beginning‚ Susan tells Death that she wants to do everything the
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The two main characters in Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ are Macbeth himself and his wife Lady Macbeth. Their marriage seems to be mainly one of convenience for Lady Macbeth‚ but for Macbeth it is clearly more than that. He loves his wife‚ and she takes advantage of that for her own gain. She is continuously making him feel guilty‚ for being weak‚ and for not being able to give her a child‚ as is suggested by her words‚ "I have given suck and know how tender ’tis to love the babe that milks me". She
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Ralph‚ Piggy‚ Simon and Jack are the four main characters that represents a lot in our society that we can learn from. William Golding represents the boys in a very good way‚ to explain to the readers how the world around us is seen through the characters of those four boys. Jack in the novel is one of the main antagonist‚ that represents the evil and violence in our society and also in us as a human‚ in the novel jack is shown as a violent character who is blood thirsty who doesn’t have any self
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make the right decisions. How does a man determine truth from rumor? How does he react to information that is against his moral standards? How does he remain fair and just in the face of suspicion and doubt? There has to be‚ within the man ’s character‚ a set of values and principles that enables him to draw the right conclusions and act with clarity‚ which will ensure results that are minimally damaging to those involved. This assignment‚ being a topic of my own choosing focusing primarily
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the two characters Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. They are very important women in the story as they are completely the opposite which makes them vital of the play. Abigail Williams is a seventeen year old girl; she is an orphan as her parents were murdered by Indians. Abigail is malicious‚ evil and a liar. She was Elizabeth Proctors servant before she got fired. Elizabeth fired her as she found out she had an affair with her husband John Proctor. Abigail is a complex character who was
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left is the deep grit of the soul inside us all; all that’s left is character. So what exactly is character? According to dictionary.com‚ character is defined as "an account of the qualities or peculiarities of a person or thing; mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual." Once we understand what character is‚ we must ask ourselves yet another question. Why does character matter? There are many attributes of character‚ but there are ten that most people are familiar with: citizenship
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duties. They were expected to be submissive to their spouses and to all men in society. They could not really do anything without the company or permission of a man. Moliere uses the women characters in his play to express the enlightenment idea that women are capable of reason and cleverness. The female characters in the play are the one who
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