"Greed is good; greed is right; greed works." Although the validity or correctness of the statement is questionable on multiple grounds‚ when Gordon Gekko uttered these infamous words he accurately explained the rationale behind many financial‚ or more specifically‚ Wall Street decisions. Greed ensures that the course of action is only determined by the resulting monetary wealth‚ not by other factors such as societal and legal effects. Wall Street follows the quick rise of a young low level account
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Hamlet’s madness was a facade or if over the course of the play it became genuine. Despite the play primarily following Hamlet’s quest for revenge‚ a great deal of his characterization comes from the opinions of other characters‚ such as Polonius‚ Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ (and so forth). This use of soliloquies leads the audience to question if Hamlet’s grief over the murder of his father is simply being misconstrued as madness due to the expectations the society is placing on him as a prince. Early
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emotions‚ Hamlet is cautious enough to avoid the temptation to commit suicide because as it is known‚ if one commits suicide to escape life’s pain‚ then one will be sent to suffer in hell. By making the decision to stay alive‚ Hamlet seeks revenge on Claudius for both himself and his
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resolve in killing Claudius. The three main ideas for Hamlet’s
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“Hamlet” by Shakespeare justifies his decision to kill his uncle Claudius who is responsible for the death of his father. In the same way character Faustus in the play “Doctor Faustus” by Christopher Marlowe thinks that his decision to study the art of magic is justifiable. Hamlet since he comes to know that his uncle is responsible for the death of his father he becomes restless; his motive remains to kill his uncle Claudius. The conflict is between his moral nature and the act of revenge
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appears only three times in the play‚ he significantly affects the action‚ theme‚ and the development of other characters. Hamlet does‚ in fact‚ believe that foul play was to blame for his father’s death‚ and that it was orchestrated by his uncle Claudius‚ Hamlet Sir’s successor. Even though Hamlet has a strong gut feeling that his uncle is at fault he has no evidence or proof to go on. This all changes when his father’s ghost appears to him and confirms his sons hunch‚ and orders his son to avenge
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protagonist is the Prince of Denmark. This Prince is witty and sarcastic‚ always presenting comebacks and complex ways to insult someone. The play starts off with a death‚ King Hamlet’s death. As the scene goes on Queen Gertrude marries the new king‚ King Claudius‚ King Hamlet’s brother… Prince Hamlet’s uncle (Shakespeare). During the rest of the play‚ Hamlets moods seem to jump up and down‚ from a very manic mood to suicidal thoughts. After reading the play‚ and getting to understand more about Bipolar Disorder
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Of all‚ these only Polonius‚ Ophelia the King (Claudius)‚ the Queen (Gertrude) and one clown once or more than once say that Hamlet is mad. On the other hand‚ only once the King has expressed his doubt about Hamlet’s madness. Guildenstern‚ the courtier‚ merely expressed his doubt about Hamlet’s madness. And though‚ Claudius‚ the crafty king‚ left no stone unturned to publish the dementia of Hamlet‚ yet we do not find any more characters
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The stress of one’s mortality is constantly questioned by the protagonist‚ Prince Hamlet‚ throughout Hamlet. Despite entertaining the idea of suicide in III.i.‚ it was never really an option for Hamlet because Hamlet was scared off by “what dreams may come”; that is‚ his uncertainty of the afterlife made earthly suffering‚ a familiar agony‚ seem like the better option. Hamlet was able to at least articulate his earthly agony‚ whereas ghosts‚ devilish spirits‚ hell‚ and purgatory were foreign‚ frightening
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In the short story‚ The Monkey’s Paw by W.W Jacobs represents desire and greed. The story starts off with sergeant major coming back from India and tells the story of the monkey’s paw that can grant 3 wishes. Mr. white becomes fascinated with the paw and offers to buy it‚ sergeant major rejects his offer because the monkey’s paw is cursed and throws it into the fire. Before it was destroyed Mr. White grabs it and makes his first wish. This goes to show that Mr. White’s impulse of wanting to make
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