Wall Street vs. Doctor Faustus The movie Wall Street‚ directed by Oliver Stone has many parallels with the play Doctor Faustus‚ written by Christopher Marlowe. Both are stories of men who dare to push the boundaries of right and wrong to get what they desire. Both main characters “join the dark side” to get the things they desire most. The main characters are tempted by the devil‚ literally for Faustus and figuratively for Bud Fox‚ and they each give into temptation even though they know
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city‚ and as a good and positive thing to strive for. But‚ when looking at another piece of literature that deals with justice‚ Hamlet‚ a completely different perspective is seen. In Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Hamlet’s uncle kills his father and
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a revenge tragedy play that primarily focuses on Hamlet’s quest to avenge his father’s death. The tragedy of Hamlet‚ while mostly revolving around Hamlet himself‚ also concerns the character of Ophelia‚ and Hamlet’s relationship with her throughout the play. Despite of her absence from all but five scenes‚ Ophelia manages to receive a considerable amount of attention‚ as her character becomes truly tragic with her realization that she is powerless politically‚ socially
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betrayed‚ you may know how Hamlet felt in William Shakepseare’s play Hamlet. To some people betrayal means being dishonest or disloyal‚ but it may have a different meaning to others. Betrayal is doing something that affects a person in a negative‚ even life changing way. Dishonesty could be the cause to the negative outcome but the lie would have to be about something very bad. Betrayal and revenge play a big part in Hamlet. Gertrude is the most guilty of betraying Hamlet. First of all‚ she married
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OPHELIA- FRAILTY THY NAME IS WOMAN Hamlet says‚ “Frailty thy name is woman”. Consider this statement in the light of the presentation of Ophelia; • Identify key scenes and soliloquies for analysis • Discuss various productions/interpretations • State your preference of interpretation The word frail means when a person or object has the quality of being weak‚ fragile‚ weak in health or being morally unstable‚ also someone who is easily manipulated and influenced by people that surround
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Hamlet Essay “No body‚ but he who has felt it‚ can conceive what a plaguing thing it is to have a man’s mind torn asunder by two projects of equal strength‚ both obstinately pulling in a contrary direction at the same time” -Laurence Sterne A majority of the characters in hamlet all face the problem of having conflicting feelings about their actions and desires. One of these characters is the new king of Denmark‚ Claudius. Claudius must choose between what is right and what is wrong‚ but his
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mother and father in heaven your sole will rest for all eternity‚ while hear on earth‚ storm clouds have gathered. Your presence is sorely missed. Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ was a man whose life touched many others. Perhaps the poet and Earl of Oxford‚ Edward De Vere‚ put it best when he said love‚ loyalty and kindness were the very essence of Hamlet. Love‚ loyalty and kindness. His friends and family‚ his beloved country‚ his people - all who knew the man and experienced his aura had but the deepest
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ investigates these questions and describes the human instinct to resolve uncertainties of the past. Shakespeare reveals the absolute need for humans to reconcile the past when presented with a new situation by displaying the harm one is willing to inflict on others‚ as well as the sacrifices one is willing to take‚ to achieve reconciliation. He also argues this by demonstrating this attribute to be innate to all humans‚ regardless of morality or self-interest. In the play‚ Hamlet is
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Quotes: Quote #1: P. 31 (Hamlet I: ii‚ 129- 132) Quote #1 is spoken by Hamlet. Hamlet was just criticized in public by the king for still being sad about the king’s death two months later. Hamlet tells the audience how he truly feels about his father’s death and his mother’s marriage. He wants to die. He would commit suicide if God wouldn’t have a rule against it. If you commit suicide you go straight to hell. Quote number one is important for Aristotle’s third rule for tragedy. The third rule
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