Key Passage Analysis: Hamlet 2.2.576-617 The Passage: HAMLET Now I am alone. O‚ what a rogue and peasant slave am I! Is it not monstrous that this player here‚ But in a fiction‚ in a dream of passion‚ 580 Could force his soul so to his own conceit That from her working all his visage wanned‚ Tears in his eyes‚ distraction in his aspect‚ A broken voice‚ and his whole function suiting With forms to his conceit—and all for nothing! 585 For Hecuba! What’s Hecuba
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Hamlet: Coward Many people proclaim Hamlet a hero‚ but I believe he stands as a coward who questions himself. Hamlet’s intellectual ability is superior to others‚ but there lies his weakness. His thinking in certain situations and personal needs characterize Hamlet as a coward of mind‚ not action. Hamlet is a coward because he is unable to make decisions. To begin with‚ Hamlet’s first instance of showing a cowardly mindset is when he questions himself in his “Oh what a peasant slave am I” soliloquy
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Impressions of Hobson in act 1 In act one of Hobson’s choice we get a very negative impression on Hobson. When we first see Hobson he is hung-over over from the night before‚ as he had a masons meeting we see this from the conversation with Maggie and Vicky who are working while their father sleeps of his hangover they say “Has he had breakfast yet‚ Maggie? Breakfast! With a Masons’ meeting last night!” so straight away we see him a negative light and we see that this is a regular thing as the
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Analysis on Hamlet In one of the greatest plays‚ Hamlet‚ William Shakespeare introduces a tragic story of the royal family of Denmark‚ which contains elements of politics‚ loyalty‚ heroism‚ friendship‚ and love. Allan Massie‚ a writer for The spectator‚ argues that Prince Hamlet is “an indecisive and self-questioning Romantic intellectual (the Gielgud interpretation)‚ or as a mixed-up kid‚ immature‚ uncertain of himself‚ veering from self-love to self-loathing by way of self-pity.” However‚ Hamlet‚ the
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fight for king and country. Duncan quotes “What he hath lost‚ noble Macbeth hath won” (Act 1 Scene2). Macbeth is the “Thane of Glamis” but when he hears the witch’s
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Hamlets True Intensions In the play Hamlet it is obvious that there is a story about a boy who lost his father‚ but the main climax comes from how he takes his revenge. Hamlet theoretically could have received evidence of his father’s death by different means but did so by revealing his madness to others. Hamlet sees more benefit by pretending he is mad as he can take revenge and there are less suspicions of the killing. Hamlet is only feigning madness at this point of the play for simple and successful
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How is Prospero presented in Act 1 of The Tempest? In Act 1 of The Tempest Prospero is presented negatively. He is presented negatively by symbolising excessive power of England in the 17th century and people as a whole. Prospero’s power is represented by his control over Caliban‚ Ariel‚ Ferdinand and aspects of Miranda’s life‚ (her love life). Another negative presentation is that Prospero is resentful and angry. This can be seen from his brother’s betrayal. This makes Prospero’s character more
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Act I Scenes 1&2 1. What is the meaning of “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair”? Things that are normally considered good are undesirable to the witches‚ and actions and things considered evil they consider good. 2. What description does the Captain (Sergeant) give to Duncan about battle? He says that Macbeth fought bravely & defeated the enemy. 3. What characteristics of the King are evident? He rewards loyalty & values trust. 4. What punishment is pronounced upon the Thane of Cawdor? He will
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‘Othello’ Act 1 Commentary In the first act of Othello‚ the antagonist of the play‚ Iago‚ is introduced rather than Othello himself. Iago and Roderigo are known to the audience in the beginning while Othello’s name is never mentioned in the first scene but is referred to as ‘he’ ‘him’ ‘moor’ etc. which creates anticipation in the audience. But as the play develops Iago mentions Othello a lot by giving him different other names. These named used by Iago gives us an impression that Othello is a bad
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What is the function of ‘Act 1’ In ‘Journeys End?’ After reading ‘Act 1’‚ we instantly get given a slight insight on some of the horrendous conditions of war‚ which is something you do initially expect to entice before reading a war play. It plays a role of developing audiences feelings and expectations by aspects such as stage directions‚ the setting‚ sounds and lighting giving you a deeper depth of realisation of how men really lived in the trenches‚ how they really acted and how they
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