"Most potent‚ grave and reverend signiors…..He wrought upon her."This quote form Othello is a speech given to the senators in the court room. Othello begins by addressing them as "Most potent‚ grave and reverend signiors." This is a sign of respect and he wishes to explain the situation clearly. Othello admits openly that he has married Desdemona. "That I have ta ’en away this old man ’s daughter." Instead of trying to deny or hide it‚ Othello says "true I have married her." By beginning his speech
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King Lear Act III scene ii Theatre: Review Benafsha Ahmadi February 5‚ 2013 King Lear Directed by Ouzounian Written by William Shakespeare To begin Viewing and critiquing King Lear Act III scene ii‚ Directed by Richard Ouzounian‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ I noticed that overall the production is good‚ but there are some weaknesses that could be better if a little afford applied and similarly‚ there are strength that gives the production good features. I watch the scene and I found
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In Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act I‚ scene 7‚ Macbeth hesitates because of both pragmatic and moral causes; although‚ his moral scruples seem to overpower the pragmatic arguments. Macbeth is torn between these two issues‚ and his unique way of deciphering his problems is exhibited in this scene. <br><br>Macbeth feels that if he were to assassinate the king‚ Duncan‚ that he better do it soon. The first line of Act I‚ scene 7 begins with‚ "If it were done when tis done‚ then twere well; It were done
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Individual Analysis Hamlet; Act 4‚ Scene 7 Steven Roach Friday‚ November 16‚ 2012 A Freudian angle of (4.7 135 – 145) and (4.7 9 – 21) Throughout the scene Claudius depicts a personality that evaluates situations and makes choices out of desire without much concern for consequence. Although Claudius does show a little bit of concern for consequence‚ he generally acts from an “inner-child” psyche. In the scene‚ Claudius plots with Laertes and acts quickly out of a sense of DESIRE and makes a
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Macbeth’s soliloquy at the start of Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ introduces us to a side of Macbeth that has not yet been portrayed earlier in the play. Here‚ instead of being the courageous and valiant soldier‚ Macbeth reveals himself to be a man who is being slowly tempted by ambition and power‚ though not determined enough to take the risks in order to achieve his goal‚ thus resulting in the repetition of "ifs" throughout the beginning of Macbeth’s soliloquy. Macbeth is also very much aware of the lack of
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murder someone. It takes a lot of courage and nerve‚ and you can’t back down at the last moment or chicken out. However‚ it can also take some persuasion. These are wise words that Lady Macbeth not-so-kindly tells Macbeth. At the beginning of Act 1. Scene 7‚ Macbeth is contemplating whether murdering King Duncan is such a grand idea after all. “I dare do all that may become a man. Who dares do more is none” (47). He is extremely hesitant- he wants to become king but he is unsure of himself and his
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the Coronation of Charlemagne By Monica Fleener Western Oregon University HST 499: Senior Seminar Professor Kimberly Jensen Spring 2005 Primary Thesis Advisor: Dr. Benedict Lowe Secondary Thesis Advisor: Dr. Narasingha Sil I. On Christmas Day in the year 800 A.D. Charlemagne‚ king of the Franks and part of the Carolingian line‚ 1 was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III (795 - 816). The coronation took
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Macbeth Questions – Act III Osato Agbaire 1. “The Mysterious Killer” 2. Macbeth didn’t kill Banquo mostly because he didn’t want to have to go through that guilt that and pressure that he went through when his wife was forcing him to kill Duncan. In the first act‚ he was having second thoughts and wasn’t really with Lady Macbeth on killing King Duncan. However‚ after killing Duncan and becoming king‚ all this power‚ nobility and evil started to get in his head especially now that he’s
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Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Monteverdi is considered to be a revolutionary composer in the musical world‚ yet so much of his life is a mystery. Even though biographers have made many convincing speculations and correlations about the events of Monteverdi’s life‚ they cannot be considered completely factual (Redlich‚ Preface). Most biographies are comprised of legends and unauthorized assumptions (Redlich‚ 1-2). There are some aspects of his life that are known with certainty‚ and the most relied
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Hamlet Active Reading Notes: Act III‚ Scene I 1. Characters Character Traits Gertrude Queen of Denmark‚ Caring “Did you assay him?” (14) Shows emotion of the Queen towards Hamlet Claudius King of Denmark Demanding “And can you by no drift of conference / Get from him why he puts on this confusion‚ / Grating so harshly all his days of quiet / With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?” (14) Demands to know why Rosencrantz and Guildenstern can’t get the truth out of Hamlet Hamlet Son of the late King Hamlet
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