I think that Hamlet was more tragic in comparison to Agamemnon. The reason being is because in Hamlet Claudius is driven to kill his own brother‚ King Hamlet‚ just so he can marry his own sister-in-law. Hamlet is plotting to kill his own uncle and is speaks of his own mother in a hateful manner e:g Within a month‚ Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing in her gallèd eyes‚ She married. O most wicked speed‚ to post With such dexterity to incestuous sheets! A son
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blames herself. In this version of Hamlet‚ Ophelia and Hamlet used to have a close relationship‚ meaning Ophelia might think that Hamlet was taking revenge on her because Ophelia chose Polonius over Hamlet. The reason why this version of Ophelia choose to sing sexual lyrics is because Ophelia had a sexual relationship with Hamlet.Ophelia might have thought that out of respect for her Hamlet will not hurt Polonius‚but it turns out Hamlet killed Polonius meaning Hamlet does not care about how Ophelia
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Drug Free World Organization‚ 2006. Web. 07 Nov. 2012. . 3.) "Marijuana vs. Alcohol." SAFER - Marijuana vs. Alcohol. SAFER Organization‚ 31 Jan. 2007. Web. 07 Nov. 2012. 4.) Armentano‚ Paul. "Alternet | Alternative News and Information." Alternet. N.p.‚ 27 Oct. 2007. Web. 07 Nov. 2012. 5.) "National Institute on Drug Abuse." National Institute on Drug Abuse. United States Goverment‚ Nov. 2010. Web. 07 Nov. 2012. 6.) "Marijuana Vs. Alcohol for Teen-Agers." New York Times. (1992). Print 7.) Alcohol Research
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It is all about Looking Good: A Comparison between The Role of Appearance vs. Reality In Macbeth and Frankenstein. Macbeth is one of the works of playwright William Shakespeare and it is considered one of his most powerful tragedies. It tells the story of a good warrior‚ Macbeth‚ who turns bad because of ambition and greed. It is a classic tale of biting more than one can chew. A few centuries later‚ an author named Mary Shelley wrote a gothic novel‚ Frankenstein‚ about a young scientist named
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Hamlet and Claudius’s characters in Hamlet are portrayed as enemies of one another‚ but are they really all that different? In many works of literature there is a clear protagonist and antagonist. In this play‚ however‚ Shakespeare leaves it to the reader to decide who is good and evil. Neither character is pure and good‚ but neither character is truly evil. The extent to which each character is good and evil grows and develops throughout the play. In first scene‚ Hamlet is confronted by his
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet Written around 1600 Revenge tragedy was a well established type of drama in the Elizabethan period Antagonist murders relative protagonist and protagonist revenges the murder Hamlet = Petrie Dish One of the most famous plays in English literature Scott’s Gladiator Released May 5‚ 2000 Revenge tragedy Maximus = man driven by vengeance and the need to survive One of the best movies of the 21st century Won 5 Oscars Best Picture Best Actor Hamlet Hamlet’s father is
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Denice Galicia Monkey Appearance vs Reality In life‚ you may have experienced a situation where it in the beginning‚ it looked to be very being very negative but when the dust settled in the end you realized that it is quite the opposite. The situation or event had actually been a blessing in disguise and the events that took place were actually very positive and things happened for a reason and for the greater good in the end. Throughout the Wu Ch’eng-en’s novel‘Journey to the West’ there
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reflected in the way we act. Hamlet views himself in a different light‚ compared to those he surrounded himself by. In reality this leads us to believe that that he is more motivated to find out who his true friends are. Hamlet is an educated man‚ who thinks with rationality and justifies his actions‚ which is what we can see glimpses of in our day to day life’s. However the view of Coleridge States that’d Shakespeare implies that action is the chief end of existence‚ that Hamlets second guessing each move
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Quantity vs. Quality Many people see death is a bad thing. People don’t like it and they don’t want to hear about it. For many seriously ill and vegetative patients‚ death is a good thing for them. Death will end their suffering from pains and they can also die with dignity. Euthanasia traditionally means a "good death." The term has traditionally been used to refer to the hastening of a suffering person’s death or "mercy killing." The legalization of euthanasia is important for the patient
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Athens vs. Sparta The two rivalries of ancient Greece that made the most racket and created many of the traditions were Athens and Sparta. These two were so close to each other on the map‚ yet they were so far apart in the way they valued and approached life. These two city-states had few similarities but were contrasted in many‚ many ways. The biggest matter in both of these city-states were politics‚ economics‚ and their social statuses‚ however‚ they had their own ideas when it came down to
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