I. Hamlet - Considering suicide - He is blaming his mother/aunt for being incestuous. - He mentions a rank garden overgrown with weeds. - “O most wicked speed” & “Hyperion to a Satyr” - Fond memories of his parents’ love for each other and bad memory of Gertrude’s frailty. II. Hamlet - Response to ghost: revenge - Dedicating (in words) his life to killing his father’s murderers. - Deception of mother and uncle? - Speaks
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William Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’ is definitely a memorable play that has enduring ideas for the audience - even for a modern day 20th century audience. The play‚ written in the 16th century is an explanation upon the nature of appearance vs reality‚ guilt and conscience and loyalty. In both the play and Polanski’s film version of ‘Macbeth’ the audience are led to question the values of our own modern lives that are portrayed by such powerful figures as Lady Macbeth who manipulates her husband
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HAMLET’S SECOND SOLILOQUY Coming immediately after the meeting with the Ghost of Hamlet’s father‚ Shakespeare uses his second soliloquy to present Hamlet’s initial responses to his new role of revenger. Shakespeare is not hesitant in foreboding the religious and metaphysical implications of this role‚ something widely explored in Elizabethan revenge tragedy‚ doing so in the first lines as Hamlet makes an invocation to ‘all you host of heaven’ and ‘earth’. Hamlet is shown to impulsively rationalize
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is part of Lady Macbeth’s soliloquy in response to the news that Duncan will be paying a visit to her home (nice lady eh?) ”Never shake thy gory locks at me” Macbeth to Banquo’s ghost. “This is the very painting of your fear” Lady Macbeth to her husband. “Double‚ double toil and trouble; Fire burn‚ and cauldron bubble”. Witches (4.1.1) Images of disguise and concealment (appearance vs reality): “Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t” Lady Macbeth‚ 1‚ 5 “False face must hide
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Hamlet’s “To be‚ or not to be” soliloquy remains arguably the most famous soliloquy in the history of the theatre. For the character at that moment‚ the most important phrase‚ “To be or not to be” literally means to live or not to live. The soliloquy must convince those secretly listening to Hamlet that he will not seek revenge for his father’s death. Although Hamlet appears mad during his rant‚ he achieves his goal of convincing everyone he will most likely commit suicide. First‚ Hamlet does
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matter with Macbeth. He should‚ says his wife‚ "look like the innocent flower‚ / But be the serpent under’t" (1.5.65-66). Macbeth answers‚ "We will speak further" (1.5.71)‚ but if he intends to appear noncommittal‚ he hasn’t fooled his wife. She tells him that all he has to do is put on a pleasant face‚ and "Leave all the rest to me" (1.5.73). With that‚ the partners in crime hurry out to welcome the King they are going to kill. While King Duncan is having supper in Macbeth’s castle‚ Macbeth steps out
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Discuss how Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband into killing king Duncan in act 1 scene 7 Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ Shakespeare lets the audience know exactly what type of person Macbeth is‚ but also how he easily he can be drawn into committing a evil act. This scene starts of with another soliloquy‚ but this time from the man itself‚ Macbeth. His soliloquy starts off with him really worried. “If it were done when ‘tis done‚ then ‘twere well it were done quickly”. On this note‚ he starts off with;
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opposing them". These lines are the opening to one of Hamlet’s soliloquies. In fact‚ these lines are possibly the most famous lines in English literature‚ but do people know what Hamlet meant by these lines. Hamlet is more than just contemplating suicide‚ he is also thinking about death and how to combat his pain. As he spoke those lines‚ he believes suicide is a way to get out of his pain. In the opening line of Hamlet’s soliloquy‚ "To be or not to be" Hamlet is contemplating suicide. He is
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Claudius’s Soliloquy Hamlet is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare in the early 1600s. In the beginning of the play‚ Prince Hamlet was called back to Denmark to attend his father’s funeral. One surprising element Hamlet came home to was the marriage of his mother to his uncle‚ King Claudius. From there‚ the mystery of what happed to his father began to unfold. Shortly after his return to Denmark‚ the ghost of his father visited Hamlet. During this scene‚ the ghost reveals to Hamlet the mystery
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This soliloquy‚ expressed by Hamlet‚ reveals his anger towards the new king‚ Claudius‚ after the ghost of his father explains to Hamlet of the cause of his death. Hamlet is completely overwhelmed by hate for his uncle Claudius due to his traitorous actions towards his father and he vows to fulfill his ghost father’s wishes to avenge his death against Claudius. Hamlet also expresses huge anger towards his mother‚ because she remarried the brother of her own husband in very little time. “O all
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