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    child. Hamlet then realizes that all men even great men like Julius Cesar and Alexander Hamilton will eventually become dust use to patch up a wall. Suddenly‚ the funeral beginnings for Ophelia and Laertes‚ Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ and many mourning courtiers enter the scene. Hamlet wonders who has died and notices that the dead man or woman has killed them self. Horatio and Hamlet then hide as everyone else approaches the grave. At the same time‚ Laertes argues with the priest telling him that his sister

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    “The Masque of the Red Death” Analysis Essay “The Masque of the Red Death” describes the dynamic character attempting to escape his fate with his wealth and surrounding himself with guests. “And now acknowledged the presence of the Red Death” (Poe 394). Death becomes perceived and people begin to welcome him as he inflicts tragedy upon guest after guest. Death can happen at any moment at any time of one’s life. Throughout “The Masque of the Red Death”‚ this brilliant tale told by Edgar Allen Poe

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    Disraeli‚ changed the color choice in the Victorian era. They brought out a bright and ‘crazy’ fashion choice to everyone. People at first looked at them as different or weird but truly they were bringing in a new fashion for everyone to try. The courtier or the gentlemen wore the very bright and colorful clothes after Charles and Benjamin made their fashion statement. All victorian men that were upper class changed at least twice a day and if not that then even more. They would call outfit number

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    that the guards believe that it is the ghost of the dead King that is trying to warn them of some impending misfortune for Denmark. Act 1 – Scene 2 The new King Claudius attempts to justify his marriage to the Queen by giving a speech to his courtiers‚ explaining his recent marriage to Queen‚ his brother’s widow and the mother of Prince Hamlet. Claudius says that he mourns his brother but has chosen to balance Denmark’s mourning with the delight of his marriage. “With mirth in funeral‚ and dirge

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    and Tourneur. The Change of Patrons: One of the reason for the decadence in Jacobean drama was its loss of national spirit and patronage. In the age of Elizabeth‚ drama was trulv national‚ as ’it was patronised alike bv the queen‚ the nobles the courtiers‚ and groundlings. But in the age of James I‚ it lost contact with common people and came to be patronised by‚ to quote Hardin Craig‚ "the courtly classes‚ their hangers-on‚ and the socially irresponsible parts of the population." Consequently‚ to

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    what we have seen to-nightUnto you Hamlet‚ for upon my lifeThis spirit‚ dumb to us‚ will speak to him:…” (1. 1. 170-173) | Act II scene II | Claudius‚ & Voltimand | I feel antipathy for the King due to the news he had received from the two courtiers with a letter saying that the King of Fortinbras had been misinterpreted and mistakenly were going to send the war over to Denmark. Now they have asked Claudius to simply just pass through Denmark to get to Poland. | However‚ the audience knows that

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    Pamela Sánchez SPC 1608 Professor Casper February 2nd‚ 2017 Mademoiselle Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: In the beginning of the twentieth century‚ women were bombarded with the trend of restrictive clothing and waist-cinching corsets. They were expected to wear stiff clothing or they risked the chance of not being considered a true lady. This was the norm until the revolutionary Gabrielle Chanel made her name known in the world of fashion. B. Motivation for Listening:

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    Fear can be helpful in many ways. It can help by offering restraint and it can suppress irrational acts. An example is driving past the red light. As the light turns from yellow to red you think of stepping on it‚ but the fear of receiving a ticket stops you from speeding. Fear can be useful‚ but it can also be damaging. A disadvantage of fear is that it can lead to paranoia which then leads to obsession. Obsession is dangerous as seen in the three stories written by Edgar Allen Poe. The first story

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    their failure‚ and uses his pure goodness to slay the beast. To add on‚ some readers of Beowulf suggest that facing a terrible creature like the Firedrake at a frail‚ old age is a very foolish act. In his court in the land of the Geats‚ Beowulf’s courtiers “[mutter] among themselves‚ thinking him mad” (93). However‚ it is quite clear from the text that the Firedrake is a fiendish beast‚ and Beowulf thinks that it deserves death for its malicious actions against the Geats. Even in his elder state‚ he

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    terrorized Catherine by calling her horrible names and embarrassing her in front of the court. Peter III was also a horrible ruler for Russia. After taking the throne his first order was giving back the church their lands making several nobles and courtiers very angry. Then his second biggest order he made that enraged the public was taking troops out of Denmark‚ and called off the 7 years war with Prussia‚ The Russians were not happy with this. He was said to have a great appreciation for the Prussian

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