Hamlet Seminar Discussion Questions Act 1 1. What is the purpose of the two discussions of the crowing of the cock‚ Horatio’s pagan one (1.1.130-37) and Marcellus’ Christian one (1.1. 138-45)? (1.1.) 2. What is Claudius telling the court in the first part of his speech (1.2.1-16)? What does he say about young Fortinbras and his uncle the king of Norway (1.2.17-41)? How is Claudius responding to the threat? (You may also want to keep in mind that the name “Claudius” appears only in the opening
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Abigail Williams- its her lies and jealousy that is the cause of the trials. she was afraid to get in trouble for dancing naked in the woods an witch craft that she turned the blame onto others. Reverend Parris- all he wants is power and will stop at nothing to get it. he gets so into the witch hunt that he starts accusing people willy-nilly. he also goes along with all the accusation and gains personally from the trials. John Proctor- he is basically the reason the trials started at all. he
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In Romina Russell’s story‚ Zodiac‚ people live in a different galaxy where the 12 houses of the zodiac reside on their individual planets. Each hose has a Guardian and Rho is the Guardian of Cancer. She foresees a danger to the other house and believes that it is a villain from a childhood tale and myth‚ Ochus. She also believes he is the one who attacked her own house. She tries to warn the other house about the threat but no one believes her since she is only 7 and Ochus is just a myth and no one
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A2 English language ‘Do radio shows such as Radio 1 differentiate when the presenter is male or female‚ if so why does this occur?’ Word Count Introduction In my investigation I have chosen to compare whether there is any difference in radio shows whether the presenter is either male or female. My inspiration behind my study is my interest in the national radio station‚ radio 1. Being an keen listener I like to give my opinion on certain subjects
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1. Juli Baker is the female protagonist and Bryce is the male protagonist in Flipped. Juli Baker falls for Brice at first sight because of Bryce’s beautiful eyes. However‚ Brice finds her annoying and tries hard to avoid her in primary school. He even chases for a girl who he does not like to keep Julie away. His grandfather‚ Chet‚ who moves to live with his family mentions about Juli. Juli was posted on local newspaper because she tries to protect a tree. She finds peace and the beauty of the world
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CHARACTER SKETCH - Marius Wiles Pain; that was all that Marius Wiles remembered from his childhood. The pain of realizing that his younger brother was now gone‚ missing. The pain of the police ignoring him and not accepting his help with the case. They would pick nine-year-old Marius up and place him on the kitchen stool‚ telling him that everything was going to be okay‚ not to worry and that he wasn’t going to understand any of it. That was the problem‚ it wasn’t okay‚ and he did understand what
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Athena Johns Characterization Who is your least favorite character? Why? If you could pick a celebrity that best personifies this character‚ who would it be? Why? Give examples from the play. My least favorite character is Regina Giddens. She was only about herself and how much she would be getting. "...It took me a little while to find out I had made a mistake. As for you - I don’t know. It was almost as if I couldn’t stand the kind of man you were..."(Hellman 65). She even sat there and let
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Jennifer is first shown to the audience as a girl who tries to fit in by having sex with a lot of people to gain friends and popularity. When she enters Pleasantville‚ she becomes the initial catalyst by pinning down Skip Martin at Lovers Lane which changes the script in the story. From then onwards Lovers Lane becomes a place filled with people having sex‚ as time goes on colour is introduced where changes happen. Jennifer shows interest in the books‚ when she first recites the plot of a book but
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History/Occupation: Phoebe is a freshman in high school‚ who is considered the popular girl. The description states that she is one of the “hot” ones. Phoebe also has her parents who are together‚ however they are not the typical happy couple. In the monologue‚ Phoebe describes a snippet of her parent’s relationship and how she would sit in her closet until the fighting stopped. Besides her parents‚ Phoebe also talked about a past relationship with a boy named Phil. Objective: The goal of Phoebe
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Stefani Dr. Sharp WRT 101 23rd September‚ 2011 March of 1999 In March of 1999 my life changed‚ but it was up to me to decide if it was going to be for the better. This was the most nerve wracking dive to Wal-Mart I had ever had. The only thing I could think of was my parents are going to kill me. It has always been up to me to be the good child. My oldest brother was a drop out‚ the middle brother had no desires outside of video games‚ and the youngest just seemed to float through life
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