In the drama Hamlet‚ Shakespeare tells the story of a young Danish man named Hamlet confronted with a terrible choice. Featured alongside Hamlet is his old friend Horatio. In the play‚ Shakespeare uses Horatio in a number of ways‚ both to further elements of the plot and to explore other characters. The first action of note Horatio does is confirm the identity of the ghost Marcellus and Bernardo have been observing each night. Horatio’s opinion apparently holds weight‚ as the two watchmen seek
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The use of comedy in Shakespeare’s Hamlet serves many purposes for the audience‚ while also serving a distinct purpose in the play. Hamlet is a tragedy about a son who avenges his father’s murder‚ but his madness and indecision take its toll on everyone. Shakespeare uses humor in this play as a device to temporarily distract the audience away from the almost relentless tragedy and dark plot turns that permeate the rest of the story. The humorous scenes in the play always come directly before or after
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what is not Macbeth is faced with the burden of choosing between acting on good or evil because of the witch’s prophecy to him. They claim it is in the prophecy for Macbeth to be king; this leaves Macbeth with the difficult decision of killing the current king‚ because for the prophecy to become true‚ Duncan must die. He thinks to himself that this supernatural soliciting cannot be good nor can it be evil. If what the witch’s said is evil‚ then how is he Thane of Cawdor? Macbeth comes to the conclusion
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Violence does not exist for its own sake. In the play Hamlet‚ Shakespeare used multiple themes of violence. If violence in any part of a play‚ scene‚ story‚ movie‚ or act occurs for no reason at all then it is more than just a story‚ and it has more drama in it behind the scenes. Shakespeare used violence in acts four through five in Hamlet‚ when Ophelia committed suicide. From these two acts‚ it revealed what Ophelia was going through and feeling. Suicide is the act of killing oneself intentionally
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gives birth to greed. Greed‚ the one word‚ one attitude and one voice at the bottom which leads to corruption. Like the universal problem this devil of corruption has existed in all ages leaving undone effects from the heart of Rome to Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ from literature to music‚ from each society to each government man has never been free from this throughout history ‚ people on top ruling weaker taking ill legal benefits out of what weak men need. Corruption has clung to mankind like an incurable
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There are many different symbols used in Macbeth‚ such as nature‚ weather‚ witches‚ and sleep. The symbol that is mentioned throughout the play is blood‚ and it has a very deep and heavy meaning. Throughout the entire play‚ blood is mentioned multiple times due to all the murders committed. Macbeth shows many different meanings for blood‚ but the one that is displayed the strongest is guilt. The mood‚ the repetition‚ and In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the blood that is shed in the murders symbolizes
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My piece centralizes on Lady Macbeth’s face. The face shows only eyes and no other features‚ this is for good reason. Lady Macbeth struggles throughout the play "Macbeth" with not being able to find rest and sleep. I wanted to draw attention straight to her eyes which outwardly show rest and peace. On the left I have her eye closed to symbolize her sleeping‚ to make sense of this‚ I chose to include stars in the background. Stars are something everyone can associate with the night and further‚ with
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What is the nature of Prospero and Miranda’s relationship? Discuss moments where Miranda seems to be entirely dependent on her father and moments where she seems independent. How does Miranda’s character change over the course of the play? At first‚ Miranda seems very young. When Prospero tells her of his exile from Italy‚ it is her passionate but also restless youth that the reader sees in her exclamations of concern (“O the heavens!” I.ii.116; “Alack‚ for pity!” I.ii.132). In this scene the reader
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William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright during the Elizabethan era. He was regarded as one of the greatest writers with his plays being performed more than those of any other play writers. One of his famous‚ shortest and bloodiest tragedies is Macbeth. Macbeth is Shakespeare’s profound vision of evil which is based on contradiction and ambition. The play distinguishes of man desires of being a king. Shakespeare’s understanding of the complexity human nature is shown in Macbeth. Macbeth
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Macbeth Examine the way conflict between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is portrayed throughout the course of the play‚ paying particular attention to the way Shakespeare shows the development of their characters and the changing nature of their relationship. During the play‚ Shakespeare presents the theme of conflict in various ways. From the conflict between the characters and their innermost desires to the disagreements between characters and their different opinions and furthermore the dispute between
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