Hamlet Act 5 Scene 1 (Lines 227-266) Act 5 scene 1 depicts burial ritual of Ophelia‚ the main women character of the play‚ who committed suicide. The scene under analysis portrays psychological burden and pressure caused by her death. Shakespeare describes that death of Ophelia is heavy for her relatives and Hamlet. The passage has an important meaning for the whole play unveiling traditions and values of the society‚ and confrontations between Hamlet and Laertes. The passage opens with a conversation
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Samantha Supsky Noren English IV AP 20 December 2012 Hamlet Explication In Act 1 Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the audience is formally introduced to the thoughts and feelings of main character: Hamlet‚ through a soliloquy describing the current situation in Denmark. This includes the usage of mythical allusions‚ metaphors and tone to portray Hamlets feelings. The time between Hamlet’s fathers death and his mothers second marriage is demonstrated in the sentence‚ “But two months dead: nay
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Act one scene two started off with a speech by Claudius. Most of his speech was discussed in class where the speech was divided up by thought. I thought it was interesting how most of Claudius’s speech was separated to bring out pity and fear into the audience. Like his first thought was about his brother’s death (pity)‚ another thought was about his succession to the throne‚ and his last thought was about Fortinbras‚ the common enemy they all share and how they must be careful around their enemy
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deception of the fairies. In Shakespeare’s plays he always seems to produce a few monologues or soliloquies. During the following blogs I will be analysing a monologue spoken by the power hungry fairy king‚ Oberon. At this moment of the play in Act 2 Scene 1 the chaos begins. Through these blogs I will analyse Oberon’s monologue and prove it’s importance to the whole play. (Warning: includes spoilers). Background: One of the key monologues during A Midsummer Night’s Dream is when the king of the fairies
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Essay on act 3 scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet The first scene of act three is a pivotal scene in the play; it is when everything changes for the worst. It is when love and joy turns into anger‚ sadness and hate. The scene starts out with Benvolio and Mercutio talking; the capulets then arrive and banter between Mercutio and Tybalt ensues. Romeo arrives and Tybalt tries to provoke him into a fight but he refuses to battle his wife’s cousin. Mercutio decides to fight for him but Romeo rushes in midst
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In Scene I‚ Act I‚ of Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo bitterly complains to his cousin and friend‚ Benvolio‚ about being “in love” with another girl. However‚ I think he is being dramatic about his love for this person. Romeo repeatedly describes how beautiful this person is‚ but has not stated more rational reasons as to why someone might love another person (ex – his or her personality). Romeo also said‚ “She will not stay the siege of loving terms‚/nor bride th’encounter of assailing eyes‚/nor ope her
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Commentary on Othello Act 5‚ Scene 2 Lines #338-356 Within Act 5‚ Scene 2 of the Shakespearian play Othello‚ Lodovico tells Othello he is to lose command and Cassio will become the governor of Cyrpus instead. Subsequently‚ Othello is to be held prison and will await trial. It is from this point in the play that Othello protests his great service to Venice. From lines 338 to 356‚ Othello states his final speech before ultimately taking his own life. Here‚ Othello expresses his grief over what he
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In Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act I‚ scene 7‚ Macbeth hesitates because of both pragmatic and moral causes; although‚ his moral scruples seem to overpower the pragmatic arguments. Macbeth is torn between these two issues‚ and his unique way of deciphering his problems is exhibited in this scene. <br><br>Macbeth feels that if he were to assassinate the king‚ Duncan‚ that he better do it soon. The first line of Act I‚ scene 7 begins with‚ "If it were done when tis done‚ then twere well; It were done
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Macbeth’s soliloquy at the start of Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ introduces us to a side of Macbeth that has not yet been portrayed earlier in the play. Here‚ instead of being the courageous and valiant soldier‚ Macbeth reveals himself to be a man who is being slowly tempted by ambition and power‚ though not determined enough to take the risks in order to achieve his goal‚ thus resulting in the repetition of "ifs" throughout the beginning of Macbeth’s soliloquy. Macbeth is also very much aware of the lack of
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The scene four is one of the shortest scenes of the play and it is a rehearsal of ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore in which Annie and Billy interpret the characters of this play‚ Giovanni and Annabella‚ and at the end of the scene they kiss and Annie returns the kiss in earnest. In the scene five‚ the characters that appear are Annie and Henry‚ and it is like the beginning of the first and third scene of the act one. Henry is alone in the living-room/study and Annie appears. Henry had registered the bedroom
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