HAMLET NOTES * Themes: * Certainty and Uncertainty * Because of all the deceit and theme of appearance and reality‚ every character is uncertain of who they are and who others are really like. No one knows for sure and is certain who anyone is anymore. * The audience is confused and not sure of the character Hamlet‚ Gertrude‚ Ophelia etc are anymore- there are so many attitudes and situations in the play that make these characters uncertain. * Hamlet and his antic disposition-
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Brigid O’Shaughnessy has all the qualities that make someone a femme fatale. She is deceitful‚ ruthless‚ and uses her beauty to be promiscuous and seductive. Brigid is a beautiful young woman who is tall and slender‚ has long legs‚ piercing blue eyes‚ and a radiant smile. Her double-dealing ways and evading the truth make her identity of a femme fatale purely a caricature. Throughout the story Brigid is deceitful in order to get what she wants. When Brigid first walks into Spade’s office‚ she tells
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of disguise brings out a major theme of appearance versus reality. In both the Jew of Malta and Merchant of Venice‚ the old saying "you can’t judge a book by its cover" is rightly justified. Disguise brings about similar endings. The trickery and betrayals of the characters in the end bring about tragedy. The two plays have parallel endings‚ with the protagonists left with nothing but failure. In the "Jew of Malta"‚ most characters are being deceitful for selfish purposes only. Barabas‚ the
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Characterization: There are generally two types of characterization‚ explicit (direct) and implicit (indirect) characterization. Explicit characterization: A character is portrayed by direct description of his outward appearance and by directly naming his human and mental qualities or abilities. Implicit characterization: A character is portrayed by what he does or by describing his environment. From what he does or from his surroundings one draws conclusions as to what kind of character
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"The state is the highest achievement of man‚ a progressive and elaborate creation of his free will. The individual‚ the leader‚ the people‚ cooperate in maintaining it." This idea of state was put forth by Niccolo Machiavelli in The Prince‚ which was in essence a ruler’s handbook to governing and maintaining his land. Machiavelli conjured his theories for government by basing his ideas in his belief that men‚ especially men in power‚ tend to follow the same directions‚ and therefore by looking
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In William Shakespeare’s King Lear‚ animal‚ clothing‚ and eye imagery are used to better enhance the theme of‚ appearance verses reality. Throughout the play many characters are not who they appear to be‚ but with the use of imagery their true nature is revealed. The seemingly loving and honest sisters‚ Goneril and Regan‚ and bastard son‚ Edmund‚ are in reality; evil‚ uncaring‚ deceitful beings‚ and clothing that symbolises who a person is‚ is simply only an illusion. Early on in the play‚ Lear’s
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New Criticism on Poison Tree “A Poison Tree" is rightly an extended metaphor to describe the poet’s mental and emotional attitude towards enemy and the conflict between his inner and appearances. We use a metaphor when we use word to mean something different. Thus the poet has use the word "tree" not to describe the common green tree with green leaves and branches‚ but he means the great hatred that he has for his enemy. So we know that the central conflict in the poem is probably between friendship
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immutable force’. By stating ‘I’m struck‚ I’m taken‚ I’m conquered ---- I am replete’ ‚ she shows how much appearance of roses captivates author. At first glance‚ superficial aspect of nature can capture people’ mind and the author is left awe-struck by awesome façade of roses and owls. Oliver uses direct contrast between owls and their preys or roses in order to emphasize the deceitful appearance of nature. At first she depicts owls as gentle‚ cute birds‚ but later she illustrates the cruel nature
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Through the use of extended metaphor‚ Gwendolyn Brooks‚ in the poem‚ “A Song in the Front Yard‚” eludes that appearances are deceitful‚ and even the most beautiful circumstances are not always as they seem. The speaker of the poem openly expresses that she is craving change‚ which is highlighted by her stating “ a girl gets sick of a rose.” A rose is the typical flower thought off of romance and beauty. A rose is held to an incredibly high standard of perfection in the eyes of its beholder; this
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they belong hand in hand‚ like a married couple‚ for they both ultimately lead to misery and sorrow. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ acts of treachery and betrayal have great dramatic significance. They greatly contribute to the theme that appearance does not always portray reality‚ and reality is not what one sees but more often what one does not see. The acts of treachery and betrayal in Othello help to develop this theme through character development. Such acts include: how Iago deceives
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