character seems to stem from his almost dual nature evident even from the first act of the play. His love for and extreme kindness towards Miranda are contrasted very strongly against his hatred of Antonio and his maltreatment of Ariel and subsequently Caliban. Prospero undoubtedly controls the dramatic action of the play but his motives are oftentimes unclear. Shakespeare immediately establishes a plausible‚ justifiable reason for Prosperos retribution: to promote his daughter to her rightful position
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What is the most important thing in your life? Some people think love is most important‚ but not the most important. However‚ there are two people‚ Nora Helmer the protagonist of the play‚ “A Doll House” and Jay Gatsby the protagonist of the novel‚ “The Great Gatsby” both think love is the most important thing in their lives. Even though they have had similar experience about love‚ Nora is more sympathetic because she is brave‚ kind‚ and innocent. Gatsby is less sympathetic than Nora. To
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Cassius is able to convince honorable Brutus that they must kill Caesar. Cassius prides himself with this manipulation. Antonio is the exact same in the Tempest. A good example is when he is trying to convince Sebastian to kill his dad so he can seize power. But Antonio’s best use of his manipulation power is when he seized the right of dukeship of Milan. Antonio uses Alonso‚ the king of Naples to help carry
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interesting play‚ by Tennessee Williams. The character ’Blanche DuBois’ is created to evoke sympathy‚ as the story follows her tragic deterioration in the months she lived with her sister Stella‚ and brother-in-law Stanley. After reading the play‚ I saw Blanche as the victim of Stanley’s aggressive ways‚ and I also saw her as a hero in my eyes. Blanche’s devistating past is just one of the reasons I felt sympathy for her. Troubled from her past‚ Blanche has a sence of falseness‚ which increasingly becomes
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A man who beats others to make them see their mistakes‚ is he a man? Does he deserve sympathy? If “his whole life was dominated by fear‚ fear of failure and of weakness”‚ does he deserve sympathy? In this case it is okonkwo‚ the main character of Things fall apart. I see his point of view and I for one sympathise him. He is a good man person but his methods of correcting others is rather extreme. I will explain by using two of his children. First‚ Ezinma the daughter of his second wife. “ Sit like
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Within the lines of tragedy and it’s effects‚ the tragic hero must receive sympathy in order to create the full tragic effect. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ it is easy to sympathize for the main character who’s name happens to be the same as the title‚ Hamlet. Hamlet clearly struggles with depression‚ which is a beginning building block for sympathy. Off and on‚ Hamlet contemplates suicide. The struggle of ending his life‚ or enduring more hardships constantly weighed on his troubled mind. On
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Class is the position of a person in society whilst ideology is the belief(s) of a person and/or society. The play The Tempest was written in the renaissance era‚ exploration was becoming more common and desired as explorers went off to discover new lands. Queen Elizabeth was on the throne‚ whilst the play was being written most likely‚ after being declared illegitimate by her brother Edward IV and being imprisoned by her half sister Mary I. Even in these times social class played an important part
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Don’t B Cooped Up! “I know what the caged bird feels‚ atlas!” (Dunbar). Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “Sympathy” can be interpreted from a multitude of lens; whether seen from a more historical view or an emotional view‚ the poem conveys a very real and similar message. The poem plays off the idea of being “cooped up” in a cage and longing to escape its ‘cruel bars’ (Dunbar). When analyzing each of the three Professors’ interpretations‚ they all had a solid notion of what Dunbar was trying to express
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rebelled. Prospero said “Hast thou forgot the foul witch Sycorax‚ who with age and envy was grown into a hoop? Hast thou forgot her?”([1.2.256-59]‚ The Tempest) Prospero proceed to detail what happened to this witch and eventually Ariel gave in and said “Pardon‚ master. I will be correspondent to command and do my spriting gently. “ ([1.2.296-298]‚ The Tempest) Prospero uses the witch to show Ariel that even someone with magical powers would suffer heavy consequences
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Prospero is arguably the most interesting and diverse characters within William Shakespeare’s The Tempest’. He is a man that was wronged by his usurping brother‚ however he is somewhat difficult to like as his story unfolds and the story of others is submerged. His power over and treatment of other characters shows him as a man that is struggling with his own importance and ability‚ however his isolation from the world for so many years clearly plays an important part in the way prospero uses his
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