green-eyed "monster"‚ which was hidden behind the facade of a man who is of a "free and honest nature‚" is revealed nearing the climax of the tragic play. Othello‚ by choice‚ now adapts to the cannibalistic and jealous nature which is inflicted by the Machiavellian character‚ Iago. "The Moor already changes with [Iago’s] poison." Othello allows the vine of jealousy to overthrow him which results in his murderous killing of his "true and loyal wife‚" Desdemona. During the revelation of his monstrous act
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several years in the future-a move that the anticlerical Machiavelli “might have taken as a backhanded compliment”. Unger argues that because Machiavelli’s works were placed in the Index of Prohibited Books‚ this give credence to the argument of Machiavellian atheism. Machiavelli’s goal in his writings encourages the hearkening back to the ancient writers such as Aristotle in an effort to bypass Christianity with paganism. Christianity proved too weak in the mind of Machiavelli‚ therefore something
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Denmark‚ his brother‚ Claudius marries Gertrude the widow of Hamlet. Before the time period of the play the audience is made aware that King Claudius murdered King Hamlet. When the ghost of Hamlet visits Hamlet he tells him this news‚ however it is not confirmed until later in Claudius’ soliloquy. Not only does Claudius murder King Hamlet but has the intentions and plans to have Hamlet murdered as well. The rot in the state of Denmark comes directly from the corruption of King Claudius‚ by marrying his
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play Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Hamlet recklessly attempts to avenge the murder of his father by killing Claudius and he is not afraid to destroy anyone in his path. To begin‚ Hamlet’s constant seek of approval from his deceased father creates the motive for Hamlet to kill Claudius. Likewise‚ Hamlet’s overthinking unfortunately leads to the accidental murder of Polonius instead of Claudius. In addition‚ the absence of decisive and completed actions creates a dangerous environment in which
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attack motivation‚ King Claudius can be seen using aspects of Steven Stosny’s Motivation theory throughout William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Steven Stosny’s Motivation theory consists of three major types of motivation: approach‚ avoid‚ and attack. Approach motivation occurs when somebody wants to get more of something that interests them by learning more information from others. Avoid motivation happens
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Personality Analysis of The Donald This purpose of this paper is to demonstrate Donald Trump’s progression to the successful business executive and analyze the different personality factors that played a role in getting him to the position he is presently in. The points in this paper will extrapolate relations from psychodynamic‚ behavioural‚ and interpersonal psychological theories to highlight Trump’s aggressive tendencies‚ his grandiose ambitions‚ and leadership qualities‚ and explain why
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have been buried within him since his childhood. These feelings were hidden during the life of Hamlet‚ Sr. because the two had a strong connection. However‚ the death of King Hamlet and hasty marriage to Gertrude by Claudius sparked jealousy within Hamlet. He felt no connection to Claudius‚ nor felt guilty by having feelings for his mother. It was due to this event that Hamlet’s latent Oedipal Complex took over. Although Freud outlined this complex almost 300 years after the publication of Hamlet‚ Shakespeare’s
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characters in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet can be studied in a manner relating to appearance versus reality. Some of these characters are Claudius‚ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern‚ and Hamlet. One character who enables us to examine the theme of appearance versus reality is Claudius‚ the new King of Denmark. In Act One‚ Scene Two Claudius acts as though he really cares for his brother and grieves over the elder Hamlet’s death. This is shown in his first speech addressed to
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There are many themes in Hamlet such as revenge‚ madness and religion. But who would be the villain and who would be the hero? Hamlet would be considered a hero and Claudius would be considered the villain. Some people might think different because of all that Hamlet did to people. Hamlet has a reason for all that he has different motives. Motive is something that causes a person to act in a certain way‚ do a certain thing‚ etc. Despite how Hamlet has some villainous qualities he is still the hero
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tells his son the true story of his death—Claudius in fact murdered the former king when Claudius slipped poison in the king’s ears while he was sleeping in the garden in order to seize the throne. After ordering Hamlet to seek revenge on Claudius‚ the ghost disappears with the dawn. Hamlet devotes himself into avenging for his father’s death so much to the point that his mother and Claudius suspect that Hamlet has become a maniac. Consequentially‚ Claudius sends Hamlet’s friends Rosencrantz and
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