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    to say against Scrooge. He said that Scrooge is not worthy to live in this world (_ACC‚ 50). And also the most importance lesson is that he wants Scrooge to know that Ignorance and Want will corrupt the society. (ACC‚ _61) The last spirit‚ the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come‚ shows up with a very scary atmosphere. His appearance makes people think of death and the fear of it. He shows Scrooge what will happen if Scrooge does not change. The spirit teaches him about the fear of death. There is reward

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    Religion‚ Honor and Revenge Thesis The first act of revenge is foreshadowed in the first scene when the ghost appears Appearance of Ghost Horatio states the ghost might be a warning of an attack (Act 1‚ Scene 1‚ Lines 80- 87) … Our last king‚ Whose image even but now appear’d to us‚ Was‚ as you know‚ Fortinbras of Norway‚ Thereto pricked on by most emulate pride Did slay Fortinbras‚ who by a sealed compact… …Did forfeit‚ with his life‚ all those his land Prince of Norway

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    Hutchinson 1  Cory Hutchinson  Ms.Smith   English II HP Period 6  10 June 2014  Brutus’ Ghosts: A Comparative Psychoanalysis  In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ the cosmological and political ideals are  constantly compared‚ analyzed‚ and argued because of the broad spectrum of opinions on  Shakespeare’s thought process in writing. Myron Taylor‚ associated with George Washington  University and published by Folger Shakespeare Library‚ and Stephen M. Buhler‚ associated  with University of N

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    doesn’t seek revenge until the end‚ when Hamlet finally acts‚ and kills his father’s murderer. Hamlet is delayed in seeking revenge by a number of factors throughout the play. He needs to know if the ghost is telling the truth before he seeks revenge. He fears the horrors of purgatory warned by the ghost. He also needs to get himself together before seeking revenge‚ and he procrastinates through discovering that revenge is easier said than done. Throughout the play‚ Hamlet is shown to be unstable.

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    A Christmas Carol The Ghost of Christmas Past looks like a child with young smooth skin‚ but he has white hair like and old man. The ghost shows scrooge his past‚ Scrooge had forgotten all about the past until the ghost showed him. When scrooge was young he was Fezziwig’s apprentice‚ scrooge was at a Christmas party having lots of fun. Scrooge liked the past and sees how nice FizziWig was to his workers. Scrooge was always mean to Bob Chrachit and wishes he could say something nice to him. Scrooge

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    controlled. It is arguable that his madness was not feigned‚ and he was actually insane. Hamlet was drove into madness by the demonic possession of the ghost of Hamlet‚ the deep grudge he had for his mother Gerturde‚ and the craving for revenge he had for the death of his father In act 1‚ scene 4‚ Hamlet‚ Horatio and Marcellus are confronted by the ghost that has

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    The conflict in the mind Gertrude is a subtle struggle that surfaces in act 3 scene 4 of Hamlet. Gertrude is split between Hamlet‚ and her husband Claudius. Hamlet has clearly been through a struggle with the quick marriage of Claudius and Gertrude and the death of his father. Hamlet’s quest to kill Claudius puts another aspect of the conflict unknown to Gertrude. Gertrude s force to pick between her son or her current husband. This conflict shines a light of the meaning of loyalty. Gertrude’s character

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    emergence of the ghost itself reveals directly that revenge will be playing a huge role in Hamlet’s life‚ which turns out to be one of the major themes. The ghost’s appearance had a huge mental affect on Hamlet. The lust for revenge had taken over Hamlet’s mind. Everyday and every moment he would only think of ways in getting revenge. "So art thou to revenge‚ when thou shalt hear" (1.5.7)‚ his father leaves a psychological effect telling Hamlet that he will be thirsty for revenge‚ when the ghost told him

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    a good example of foreshadowing because the ghost reveals that Claudius has killed him‚ which persuades Hamlet to take action and avenge his father. Although Horatio sees the ghost as well‚ he tries to convince Hamlet that interacting with the supernatural could lead him to negative consequences‚ ergo the reason for him going insane. Horatio and Marcellus think it’s just his imagination running wild‚ like he wants to to believe that everything the ghost is saying is true and that he’s not crazy for

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    the beginning of the play‚ the reader is introduced to the disorder in Denmark‚ a prevalent motif. The mysterious death of the king spurred the disorder‚ and the prospect of revenge was magnified by the supposed appearance of the late King Hamlet’s ghost. The ghost’s appearance and subsequent speech intensify the disorder by validating the reader’s suspicion of Claudius as a murderer and an incestuous‚ adulterous serpent. Hamlet is torn by this revelation‚ and responds with justified drama.

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