Act 1- Scene 1 The first entrance of the ghost is made impressive because Marcellus and Bernardo only told Horatio about them seeing the ghost in the two nights before during their watch. Horatio did not believe them “Horatio says ‘tis but our fantasy and will not let belief take hold of him touching this sight twice seen of us;” (1.1.23-25) What makes the siting of the ghost so important is that the two guard believe it to be the ghost of the dead King Hamlet. When the ghost appears and Horatio
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Plot: Act III‚ Scene I starts off with Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ Polonius‚ Ophelia‚ Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern coming on stage. Claudius and Gertrude converse with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about the cause of Hamlet’s lunacy. When Claudius questions Rosencrantz and Guildenstern‚ they tell the King and the Queen that they have not been able to determine the cause of his lunacy. King asks if they tried to cheer him up and they answer by saying that the players cheered him up. Polonius encourages both to
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In the story their are four motifs that take place in the play of hamlet. Revenge‚ decay & corruption‚ sanity vs insanity‚ and appearance vs reality. introduced in Act One. Queen Gertrude asks Hamlet why he is still so heavily mourning the death of his father‚ claiming that he seems to be grieving more than is necessary. He responds to this by saying ‘Seems‚ madam! nay it is‚ I know not ‘seems’’ (Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ line 78)‚ highlighting the idea that there can be a schism between what things appear
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Macbeth Imagery of Act One Shakespeare’s use of imagery in act one makes the play a lot more understandable in my eyes. The open act gives a strong graphic imagery of the witches. Shakespeare’s skillful imagery helps to show the theme of the poem. He uses darkness imagery for dramatic purposes. The purposes are to create atmosphere and express the emotions used in the play. In act one‚ scene one Shakespeare creates this scene extremely visually dramatic. The opening scene is important The
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question. Which disease types‚ autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive are generally more common / persistent in populations? Explain your answer. (Please do not guess or otherwise invent your answer! Rather‚ do some research and reading‚ i.e. Chap. 14!) Sickle cell disease is a autosomal recessive trait that occurs due to the single base substitution in DNA. Second: Demonstrate this principle by showing the population proportions for autosomal recessive and dominant diseases below. A: Autosomal
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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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Hamlet: Act 1 Assignment 1. In Hamlets speech on line 165 of Act 1‚ Scene 5‚ he makes his friends swear upon his sword that they will not reveal anything that they had seen or heard that night. In this scene the sword is a symbol much like the cross; if an individual was asked to swear upon a cross they are likely to keep that promise because they know that they are making a promise with God or with a greater power. He later goes on to make them insist that if they believe his actions are “strange
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Hamlet Act three Hamlet‚ Act three reveals the true personalities of the characters. Hamlet is impulsive and vengeful‚ which we see when he kills Polonius and insults his mother for marrying her deceased husband’s brother. Hamlet is upset about Ophelia’s rejection of him and about his father’s murder. As a result‚ he takes his anger out on both his mother and Ophelia. He acts as though he never loved Ophelia and he calls women “two faced” and “untrustworthy”. Hamlet speaks honestly to his mother
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A characteristic that made Shakespeare such an intriguing playwright is his ability to convey powerful messages to an audience in a creative and unexpected manner. When comparing act 5‚ scene 3 from Richard III to act 1‚ scene 5 from Hamlet‚ this niche can truly be appreciated by analyzing his usage of ghosts. Although the roles the ghosts have in their respective plays are different‚ they are still used as vessels that communicate profound points regarding the play’s context. Shakespeare utilizes
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In Act I of Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Horatio’s role is to be a witness and friend. Horatio is Hamlet’s friend from Wittenberg University; he is well-educated. Horatio is trusted by Hamlet‚ and he is used by Bernardo and Marcellus because of Hamlet’s trust in him. One of aspect in Act one is Horatio’s role as a witness. The Act starts with Bernardo and Marcellus bringing Horatio to stand watch with them to show him the “ghost” that they had seen. Horatio refused to believe them about the ghost‚ he was
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