interpretations of the famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy. Branagh interprets the scene as a contemplation of Hamlet’s decision whether to kill himself or Claudius‚ whereas Zeferelli construes the scene as a deliberation of life‚ death‚ and the afterlife. Branagh uses props‚ varied camera angles‚ and thoughtful acting to describe the “To be or not to be” soliloquy as a brooding decision haunting Hamlet of action versus inaction. Branagh begins the soliloquy facing a two-way mirror‚ with Polonius
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Death and the afterlife have been widely debated about since the world began. It is part of our human nature to question the unknown. Some argue that there is no afterlife‚ and others argue that we will have eternal life and immortality. Though it is an equivocal topic‚ poets and writers write their take on it. Each person’s take on death can be vastly different; We see that in the two poems: “Death‚ Be Not Proud” by John Donne‚ and “Because I Could Not Stop For Death” by Emily Dickinson. Though
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and will always be able to relate to this journey from life to death. In the second part of the text Raleigh discusses faith and the liminal transition from life to death to the afterlife through the quote “And from which earth‚ and grave‚ and dust‚ the lord will raise me up‚ I trust.” Faith and religion and the afterlife have been questioned right throughout man’s time and have always been relevant‚ therefore these universal issues will resonate beyond the text and after the author has passed away
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writing the song as an extended metaphor of his mothers journey in the afterlife‚ and the return of her spirit to him. The inner journey is his own in the way of his journey to deal with grief. He is challenges the notion that the afterlife is a different adventure with his belief that the passed never truly leave us‚ and that they remain with us in spirit. The lyrics feature an extended metaphor‚ where the universe is the afterlife‚ and he is asking his mother about her visit. The verse ’Now that she
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topic itself‚ but in fact‚ what comes after it (if anything at all). For as long as humans have inhabited the earth‚ people have had their own theories about afterlife. In the poem “I Heard a Fly Buzz - When I Died‚” the ghost speaker reflects on her last minutes of life‚ curiously searching and reassuring herself of the possibility of an afterlife promised by God when suddenly a fly shifts her thoughts to pointless wandering. Despite the fact that the speaker is preparing for death‚ something as small
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stronger man then Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh pleaded to be saved from death because every thought he had of the afterlife was negative. “I saw lions‚ and I was terrified!.....Save me!” Gilgamesh feared death even more after his friend‚ Enkidu‚ died. He would imagine the afterlife in a horrible way that he began pleading to the gods to save him. He didn’t want to die‚ or end up like Enkidu. The afterlife was depicted in this dream he had‚ and this dream caused him to roam about the land crying and admitting
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Most people abstain from discussing death‚ as it is a controversial subject that highlights humanity’s fear of the unknown. The fear itself is derived from the missing knowledge of the afterlife. Although many avoid dialogue in this matter; some do ponder on the subject. Furthermore‚ the concept of death and afterlife has been discussed throughout the ages‚ by not just individuals‚ but by groups of various natures. Everyone from scientist‚ doctors and academics to religious clergy‚ philosophers and
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The Mysteries of Death; The afterlife awaiting “Because I could not stop for Death” and “I heard a Fly buzz – when I died” are two related poems Dickinson wrote‚ on the other hand‚ they are also very different in the perspective and attitudes towards Death and afterlife‚ therefore‚ death is gentle and not an end but nevertheless‚ a cycle. Both poems revolve around one central theme‚ which is death. This is effortlessly identified mainly by glancing at the first line of each of the poems‚ “because
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controversial questions of death. Within his well written lines Bryant attempts to show the relationship between death’s eternal questions and the ongoing cycle of nature and life. Upon concluding the poem many readers are able to reaffirm their faith of an afterlife‚ while others are left aimlessly pondering this strange possibility. Throughout the poem Bryant creates images which connect death and sleep. In fact‚ once the reader gets halfway through the poem they discover that Bryant uses these words almost
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Throughout different cultures‚ people handle death in different ways. Some of the issues that those the dead left behind must face include disposal of the body‚ grievance‚ memorializing‚ and preparation for the afterlife. Whether it is the Bagisu leaving corpses for wild animals to eat (Beierle 2003)‚ the death taboos of Copper Inuits‚ or Italian Americans carrying a body out of a dwelling feet first so that it cannot see the door and return (Cowell 1986)‚ all cultures must develop methods to deal
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