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    “rules” in the dialogue and in plays‚ and in the motions used. Whether the tone and the setting be serious and businesslike‚ or playful and melodical‚ they shape and alter the dialogue and actions of the character. In Shakespeare’s‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ a comedy first performed in the Elizabethan era‚ two major settings are employed. This changes how the characters and the court act‚ which signifies and shows a more serious and methodical tone in the scene. This is the first major setting introducing

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    The Comedy of Hamlet Shakespearean plays are often known for their outstanding entertainment and classic comic conflict. In his masterwork‚ Hamlet‚ Shakespeare uses these aspects to serve his thematic purpose. He has used comedy throughout many of his historic plays‚ but in this play‚ comedy is the drawing point that makes it fun and entertaining‚ yet clear and intuitive. Generally‚ his tragedies are not seen as comical‚ but in reality‚ they are full of humor. However‚ these comic elements don’t

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    possessions a girl of an upper class up bringing has. He speaks with an understanding that only comes with age. But even through his concern for Hermia‚ he cannot hide his pompous‚ pretentious beliefs of lower or an “Inferior” class people which is what he feels Lysander is to Hermia and him. Through the course of the monologue Egeus’ use of curse words and harsh language express his dislike and intolerance

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    Analyzing A Midsummer Night’s Dream In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ William Shakespeare decided to include multiple plays within the play. I would say that adding a play within a play shows the artist creativity and shows that there is more than one way of describing what is meant. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Theseus is preparing to become married to Hippolyta. This play in fact has so much relevance to love‚ that the other plays within this one are also about love. The other plays were used to

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    friendship. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare highlights the relationship between a father and his daughter. Both of these plays show examples of how common father and daughter relationships are. Also‚ it is not unusual for a comedy to have a father demanding that his daughter marry a certain person. The law of the father plays an important role in the stories of both A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Merchant of Venice. In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ we are introduced

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    happy. After the war‚ America became infatuated with money and business. For this reason‚ the Jazz Age gave a taste of the American Dream to the people who lived in this time period (Hamilton 4-7). The American Dream is a dream in which an individual has the ability to start from nothing‚ work hard‚ and have success.

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    In William Shakespeare ’s A Midsummer Nights Dream‚ the most important‚ recurring theme is jealousy. Best defined as resentment‚ anger‚ or sadness caused by longing or suspicion‚ jealousy motivates the characters ’ actions and feelings and influences the events of the story throughout the play. Between Helena‚ Hermia‚ Demetrius‚ Lysander‚ and even the fairies‚ jealousy is a very significant‚ driving force. One of the most powerful‚ complex human emotions is that of jealousy‚ and this is a dominant

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    Has the American dream changed from what it used to be in the 1960’s? In the 1960’s the American dream was gaining equal rights for women and people of minority races. During that time Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King jr. gave a speech simply stating that people who have been neglected rights that were clearly stated in the Declaration of Independence saying‚ "that all men are created equal..." The very act of taking away rights from men of color and women in general goes against that declaration

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    What Dreams are Made of Since the beginning of time‚ dreams have been a mysterious wonder amongst humans. Everyone has dreams‚ and people who say they do not in fact do‚ but just don’t remember their dreams or recall the information that was in them. A person spends somewhere around six years of their life dreaming‚ which is about 2‚100 days in a dream world (dreamfacts). A lot of people often have weird and unexplained dreams that they usually just overlook‚ or don’t remember‚ but research is

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    The American dream as defined in 1940’s is “That dream of land in which life should be better richer and fuller with the opportunity for each ability or achievement (Ameado 1).” This relates to Willy Loman in the pursuit of happiness by the amount of stress it takes to run a household and keep all the bills paid. What makes it harder is with the new generation and all the modern technology which results in more stress to Willy. This is because he is part of the older generation and really does not

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