rational. On of the major themes of John Milton’s Paradise Lost is how disobedience and rebellion isn’t justified. At the time of John Milton‚ the English Civil War broke out (1642-1651). King Charles I was overthrown and replaced by Oliver Cromwell. John Milton supported the rebellion‚ but later in 1660‚ King Charles II was put on the thrown. John Milton’s Paradise Lost was published in 1667 (Britannica). Some Literary Critics believe that John Milton’s Paradise Lost is a commentary on the English
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just lost his position as Advisor to the King. Wolsey’s reaction is a soliloquy filled with hate and bitterness where he conveys his complex emotions by using metaphors‚ the third person‚ diction‚ and tone. The solioque begins with a very indignant tone when Wolsey evidently screams “farewell? a long farewell to all my greatness!”(Shakespeare‚ 2). This shows how Wolsey is in an utter outrage because he has just lost his beloved position as advisor to the king. The use of tone is evident in this quote
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In Shakespeare’s play‚ King Lear‚ there are many similarities between Gloucester and King Lear both share. Both characters experience almost identical situations during the play. Both men undergo suffering at the hands of their beloved children and other people closets to them and both respond to the unfortunate events in parallel ways. King Lear is held at the highest rank in Britain as king‚ he is a very honorable and noble man and is a very a loving father to his children and places trust and
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Peter Shaffer’s Equus is neither great theatre nor bad psychology‚ but it has elements of both. It is an exhilarating play: a remarkable blend of delayed exposition and theatrical effect‚ of melodrama and circus‚ which has inspired huge ticket sales and adoring critical reviews. And it is that increasingly rare serious drama which capitalizes on lurid events while maintaining a devotion to ‘‘ideas.’’ Yet‚ in spite of its wide popular acclaim‚ Equus is difficult to sort out even when all the clues
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Since the very beginning love had already started a war between two kings‚ King Uther Pendragon and Duke of Cornwall. A war that would never end if only the Duke of Cornwall would give Igraine over to Uther Pendragon‚ of course Igraine refused this offer and ran away with her husband. “I am sick for anger and for love of fair Igraine‚ that I may not be whole‚” (Malory 1)‚ love has made Uther Pendragon become desperate for Igraine that he seeks help from one of his noble knights‚ who in turn goes
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reaction to something especially tragedies or music is known as a catharsis. In Antigone by Sophocles‚ the audience experiences a catharsis for a variety of characters. Although their actions may seem overly dramatic due to the trivial matters that they stress about‚ Antigone‚ Creon‚ and Haemon provide for a catharsis through their tone during the situations they undergo. Antigone’s pitiful situation of standing alone against a strong king causes the audience to feel pity for her. As she faces her consequences
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In this soliloquy from Henry VIII‚ Cardinal Wolsey reflects on his sudden court dismissal. Although he initially does not seem to care about his new lack of job‚ the speech evolves from one of defiance to one of despair as Wolsey realized the severity of the situation. Wolsey exhibits such an intense emotional reaction to his dismissal due to the internal conflicts he feels at this time. Wolsey is torn between being righteously angry and simply grieving his loss of position. The many shifts in tone
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monsters. This quote takes place after Grendel’s vengeful mother makes an appearance and murders some of the villagers. Despite these murders‚ Grendel’s mother is belittled because of her lady-like demeanor despite having a more of an impact on the king and proving to be harder to defeat than Grendel. Moreover‚ the threat that Grendel’s mother poses is diminished because of her femininity. This is evident through the phrase “Her onslaught was less only by as much as an amazon
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“What had he done to make him fly the land?" [repeats‚ louder with cracked voice] “What had he done to make him fly the land?" (page no.) And what did I do to make him flee this land? [shaking head‚ is emotional] Fearful of Scotland’s happening and future. Oh‚ Scotland. Your monarchy so heinous‚ so damned‚ so feared that your men are fleeting images of the past. Gone with the wind that was a torrent of darkness among the blustery trees. Gone without a thought of kinship; to family nor duty. I should
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that King Antiochus and his daughter have been burnt to death by fire from heaven. The gods saw what was going on‚ they had Pericles’ back. This is the first piece of evidence. Pericles also must go through tough times in order to receive gifts. For example‚ if he never would’ve solved the riddle‚ he wouldn’t have had to run away. If he didn’t run‚ his ship couldn’t have wrecked on the way back home. When the ship wrecked on the shore in Pentapolis‚ he found out from the people about King Simonides’
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