foolishness in ‘The History Boys’. Discuss with reference to this comedic drama. The fine line between wisdom and foolery has often been explored and blurred in dramatic comedies throughout the ages. Often‚ in Shakespeare’s plays especially‚ the fool figure turns out to be the wisest figure out of all of the other characters‚ and is used as a way to make a comment on the social context of the time. This theme is present in ‘The History Boys’‚ as Bennett mostly uses characters as a way of exploring
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everything they’re told! The prudent carefully consider their steps. The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence." (Prov. 14:15-16 NLT) The wise also heed advice. Instead of blindly leading and claiming to know the way‚ the wise would be open to other opinions and be greatful for them. The wise care more about going the right way over being right. "Fools think their own way is right‚ but the wise listen to others." (Prov. 12:15 NLT) Finally‚ the wise walk with
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Is knowledge always power? In The Great Gatsby‚ Daisy Buchanan wants her daughter to be "a beautiful little fool". In this case‚ Daisy believes in the idea that ignorance is bliss. The opposite side of the spectrum is that knowledge equals power. Both sides are relevant and beneficial in certain situations. In some situations‚ it is better to be utterly oblivious to the negative things that are going on. This is a "what you don’t know can’t hurt you" type of attitude. For example‚ when kids are
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Touchstone is a clown‚ or fool‚ in Duke Frederick’s household. He may not be a vigorous male character‚ but he is a man nonetheless‚ and Celia and Rosalind decide to take him along as an extra measure of security on their journey to the Forest of Arden. When he arrives in the forest he finds that his familiarity with the language and customs of the court impress the simple shepherds and goatherds‚ so he uses this advantage to further his lustful designs on Audrey and marry her in what is typically
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Task 6: Drama essay (400 – 500 words) If the fool would persist his folly‚ would it make him wise? – William Blake Most of the characters in Othello are fools and they enable Iago to carry out his plans because they are blind idiots. Do you agree with this statement? Discuss the following characters: Othello‚ Desdemona‚ Cassio‚ Roderigo and Emilia. Explain your views on whether or not they are foolish. 25 Mark Rubric [pic] Memorandum – Task 6 Othello Essay In Othello‚ the
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explains this to his wife Myrtle through the window and tells her she cannot fool God. “‘I spoke to her‚’ he muttered‚ after a long silence. ‘I told her she might fool me but she couldn’t fool God. I took her to the window’- with an effort he got up and walked to the rear window and leaned with his face pressed against it- ‘ and I said ‘God knows what you’ve been doing‚ everything you’ve been doing. You may fool me‚ but you can’t fool God!’” (pg.159). This image also shows the extreme disregard to religion
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all seeing and all knowing god‚ which society‚ cannot fool. George Wilson believes that the advertisement’s eyes are the eyes of god. “I spoke to her‚” he muttered‚ after a long silence. “I told her she might fool me but she couldn’t fool God. I took her to her to the window‚ and I said ‘God knows what you’ve been doing everything you’ve been doing. You may fool me but you can’t fool God.” Fitzgerald explains that the eyes can see
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as a prisoner in the asylum. Lollio cannot see whom his master might have cause to be jealous of‚ explaining: We have but two sorts of people in the house‚ and both under the whip‚ that’s fools and madmen; the one has not wit enough to be knaves‚ and the other not knavery enough to be fools. (44 – 47) Fools‚ according to Lollio‚ are people lacking in `wit’ (intelligence‚ understanding). As they are intellectually deficient‚ they are incapable of being `knaves’ on that score. Madmen‚ however‚ cannot
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John M. Murry describes Twelfth Night as having a ’silvery undertone of sadness’ - this view is held by other critics alike. Kiernan Ryan states how "the spectre of death haunts the romantic protagonists’ lives and loves from the start." This can be seen right from the beginning of the play with Orsino’s speech. He describes love as a kind of illness which is ’killing’ him in a sense; "The appetite may sicken and so die." This in itself gives the play a melancholy atmosphere right from the start
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Before in the play‚ the murder of the king is not shown because in the Jacobean Era‚ murdering the king was against the law. Similarly‚ Shakespeare presents Othello as regretful. This is evident in the play when Othello says: “oh fool‚ fool‚ fool!” Othello calls himself a “fool” when he finds out the truth and knows that he was tricked by Iago and is regretful for killing his
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