HAMLET RESPONSE An optimist is a person who usually expects a favorable outcome‚ they think positively about things. A Pessimist is the complete opposite ‚ a pessimist has a tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view of things. I believe that Hamlet is a pessimist because of what he says and what he thinks of life‚ as he explains in the soliloquy ‚ “When he himself might his quietus make with a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear”. This quote shows that
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1 In Act III‚ sc. 1‚ Hamlet delivers his famous solilquy.."To be or not to be." The main purport of that soliloquy is: whether one should love Ophelia or give up loving altogether whether he should take action against Claudius and end his frustration whether he should give in to his mood and commit suicide whether he can continue to cope with the lies of Claudius whether he can find a solution to the infidelity of his mother 2 When Ophelia is "loosed" on him
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This eulogy I have written is for a very close family friend and second mother Vicky Jane Williams Everyone here knew her and loved her. Vicky was born on the 2nd of May in 1972 to Patricia and Ronald Pugsley and she passed away on the 12th of May 2014. She had a brother named Craig Pugsley and they both grew up in Waikerie‚ SA. She attended Waikerie Primary School and Waikerie High School. Her parents split up when she was in Primary School and she stayed in Waikerie with her mother and her father
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It’s summer time in the 1960s in this small town located near Boston. The beach is near‚ the days are hot‚ and life is boring for a nineteen year old grocery clerk named Sammy. Sammy is a lost and lonely young man‚ who spent the majority of his work day scrutinizing each and every customer that walked through the door. At the very moment he would see them‚ he would sigh and psychologically pick them apart. Until one day‚ in walked three young girls wearing bikinis and his bitterness was temporarily
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Michael Wine’s article‚ “Anger Follows an Accusation of Voter Fraud” was published less than a week ago in the New York Times. In this article‚ Wine summarizes the Trump Voter Fraud Panel and the recent controversies since it was created in May. Wines does a great job of specifically focusing in on the main point of the article right when he begins writing. The main idea is that the fraud panel is causing controversies when prying into vote fraud situations. For instance‚ the commission’s leader
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Appearances seem to be misleading façade that masks the characters and the situations in the play. Our first impressions of the characters eventually undergo a metamorphosis as the play progresses‚ as we are able to get a lucid picture of the actual scenario and the roles the characters play. The façade each character maintains gives a different dimension about them and we eventually misinterpret both the situation and the character. It is evident in Torvald and Nora’s relationship that even though
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Callie Rose struggles with growing up as a nought and‚ when she learns the truth about her nought father’s life from her friend Tobey; who calls her a terrorist’s daughter‚ she becomes angry with her mother Sephy for hiding the truth and decides to follow Callum’s path with her new hate filled personality. She also cuts off her friendship with nought Tobey‚ regardless of how sorry he is. Sephy feels trapped and rejects an offer of marriage from her boyfriend Sonny. Sephy then meets Nathan‚ the owner
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ENC1102 Character Analysis: Montresor “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allen Poe’s “The cask of Amontillado” is a sinister tale of revenge narrated by a character named Montresor. The setting takes place in an underground tomb in Italy during carnival season. In this story‚ Montresor too plays the role of main character. I chose to analyze him because his character traits are ones that I can relate to. In addition to the character traits being identifiable‚ these character traits also play a
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The main character‚ from who’s POV is being seen‚ has a lust for revenge that becomes apparent quickly. He seeks revenge on a man known as Fortunato. From then on we’re taken on a dark and slightly disturbing road with these characters. Yet‚ this is not about Montresor… it is about the victim Fortunato. First‚ we will speak about Fortunato’s tragic flaw: His ego. We see throughout the story that Fortunato believes himself to be the best at what he does. Believes himself to be the best wine connoisseur
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Throughout William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” many characters undergo certain changes‚ some more drastic than others. Jack is the antagonist‚ who is the primary representation of savagery in the novel. As the story progresses‚ it is shown how dynamic and multidimensional Jack is‚ he goes through both physical and emotional changes which separates him from most of the characters. Jack doesn’t start out as an aggressive and savage character‚ but as he is faced with challenging tasks like killing
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