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    Play Analysis: The King and I Submitted by: Beatrix Clayden C. Deonio II – Teamwork Submitted to: Sr. Louis Rafael Tordecillas CHARACTERS Major Characters: 1. King Mongkut – King Mongkut is an imposing ruler of Siam‚ Thailand. He was the one who requested for his children to be taught in the English language for his country to be modernized. 2. Anna Leonowens – Anna Leonowens is a widowed English schoolteacher who has come to Siam to teach the royal children of King Mongkut. Her

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    HAMLET MODULE PREPARATION – CHARACTER ANALYSIS Hamlet -Hamlet is a character of contradictions – he acts on impulse and is accustomed to rash thinking (e.g‚ when he stabs Polonius through the curtains in Gertrude’s chamber thinking it is Claudius spying on the proceedings)‚ yet he is also hesitant and prone to over analysis‚ which arguably delays his vengeance of his father (e.g‚ as quoted by Hamlet‚ he falls prey to “thinking too precisely on the event”‚ and he questions the truthfulness

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    Analysis of Oedipus the King Who is one of the most famous tragic heroes in the world of literature? It can be none other than the main character in Oedipus Rex: Oedipus the King. This is an inspired play written by Sophocles. In the duration of the play‚ a prophet has told that Oedipus is going to kill his father‚ and then marry his mother. Because of this‚ Oedipus faces many problems through the course of his life. But his doomed fate is not the only thing that causes him to fall. Oedipus has three

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    123 Prof: Adrian Guiu Date: 2.9.12 The Significance of Going Blind in Sophocles‚ King Oedipus One of the most important theme in Oedipus Rex‚ remains the theme of blinding himself‚ Oedipus‚ central character of the play‚ ruler of Thebes‚ conqueror of the Sphinx‚ a great leader and role model a character dominated by valor and strong will. His destiny is sad; gods will help him to rise up to be a good king and to be loved by the people‚ and in the end help him to fall in the deepest abyss.

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    of threes. Rex tries to think‚ tries to function as all the oxygen seems to flee the room. "U-um..uh..." The human can survive three days without water. Holiday voice prompts. Then three hours without shelter‚ and three minutes without air. Without air...he thinks the air in the room is dwindling. He isn’t sure if he can feel his toes. Rex. You can only survive three seconds if you don’t have...what? What‚ Rex? What do you need most to survive? He hears himself breathe. In‚ and out. In and out

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    Hero The “ Downfall of the Tragic Hero” is basically talking about the tragic heroes in plays and how Oedipus is as well a tragic hero along with a lot more. So it talks about several plays with tragic heroes. Explains why the tragic hero always ends up falling in the end. Details why an hero is a individual‚ and how the tragic heroes face many dilemmas of an ordinary man. Tragic flaws like in play of Oedipus‚ he had a tragic flaw because he was blinded and tyrannical‚ but his faults did cause his

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    Samantha Campbell ENG4U-B Lesson Nine Justice in King Lear Many themes appear in King Lear‚ but one of the most common relates to the theme of justice. William Shakespeare often makes references to the gods. They are seen as both just and unjust. Justice is an essential factor in the civilized human life. It is the quality of being just or fair‚ the rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments. In King Lear‚ many of the ‘good guys’ die as well as the ‘bad guys’. Is this justified? In

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    ‘The Tempest is a play about power and the exercise of power’. Evaluate this view by exploring the presentation of power in the play up the end of Act III scene iii. Initially‚ throughout the play of The Tempest‚ power is a main theme and up until Act III scene iii‚ power manifests itself in many different forms‚ which are present in a variety of ways. In the very beginning of the play‚ Act I Scene I opens with the tempest of the title already in progress. The use of pathetic fallacy‚ for example

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    The consequence of corrupting power does not only affect the monarchs‚ but also their families. The families of three monarchs committed suicide and abandoned them as they are ashamed of those princes. Macbeth does not believe in the ties of loyalty and brotherhood which causes his soldiers and subject not to put faith in his master. When MacDuff’s and Malcom’s armies came to attack his castle‚ Macbeth’s soldiers refuse to stay loyal to him as they cannot feel attached to him. The soldiers who once

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    In the play "Hamlet"‚ there are many recurring themes. One of the central themes of the play is attaining salvation‚ a goal which many of the characters hope to achieve. The after life and the hopes of being accepted into heaven were of utmost importance to the people of Hamlet’s time. If one died with a venial sin (a "minor" sin such as stealing or lying)‚ on their soul‚ they would be destined to spend a period of time in purgatory as punishment. If the sin was a mortal one (such as murder)‚ without

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