“The Duchess of Malfi” is a macabre‚ tragic play‚ written by the English dramatist John Webster. It begins as a love story‚ with a Duchess who marries beneath her class‚ and ends as a nightmarish tragedy as her two brothers exact their revenge‚ destroying themselves in the process. The play is sometimes ridiculed by modern critics for the excessive violence and horror in its later scenes. But the violence and horror scenes give it the touch it needs to be a revenge tragedy. The Cardinal and Ferdinand
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included King Lear and Macbeth. All of Shakespeare’s plays had a theme which was used to help the story’s plot to advance further‚ making events much more interesting. King Lear and Macbeth both have a common theme of madness that is apparent throughout the play which has been depicted differently. They are both written in different ways but still share a same purpose. The essay will be broken down into three parts; firstly we will look at the way madness is viewed in Macbeth. Secondly‚ we will look
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“Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess‚” are similar in that they both include murderers who coldly describe their evil deeds without any remorse. “Porphyria’s Lover”‚ begins with a lover describing the arrival of Porphyria‚ and then it quickly descends into a description of her murder at his hands. He describes how he strangled his lover with her own hair to preserve the moment forever. The poem “My Last Duchess” also echoes this theme of depravity. The Duke describes his last wife‚ whose painting
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Michelle Cardwell English Literature – Understanding Literature Compare & Contrast the use of ‘horror’ in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein The gothic horror genre is a favourite for many readers. We love the suspense and mystery‚ the desperation‚ the doom and gloom‚ the claustrophobia‚ even the blood. But most of all we love the fear - the feeling we get that gives us pathos with the protagonist that keeps us on the edge of our seats and propels us to turn the page. How do
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Major Themes Hell on Earth The Duchess of Malfi is a play replete with darkness‚ both literal and figurative. There are good figures‚ and these characters are associated with light. On the other hand‚ the brothers‚ who exhibit unrelenting evil‚ are associated with motifs of darkness‚ fire‚ the devil‚ and sin. The idea that the brothers have unleashed hell on Earth is most apparent in the fourth act‚ which includes utter horrors like fake corpses‚ a severed hand‚ a plethora of madmen‚ and most
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convey his ideas in “Holy Sonnet: ‘This is my playes last scene’?” This is my playes last scene is one of Donne’s ‘Holy Sonnets’ embodying spiritual pain and struggling faith in Christianity. Numerous biblical allusions and morbid tone that are typical of metaphysical poetry‚ convey Donne’s fear of death and religious scepticism. The opening four lines depict the last moments of the speaker’s life through metaphoric comparisons. The comparison “playes last scene” suggests the speaker is searching
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English Com 101 13 June 2011 My Plans for the Last Seven Days of My Life I would be devastated to know I only have one week to live on this Earth. I have a lot of goals set up; they have not been accomplished yet. I would feel like I failed in life‚ and this would depress me. On the other hand‚ I would not let the fear of dying in a week’s time deter me from accomplishing one of my dreams‚ and getting some plans in motion. If I only have had one week
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My Last Softball game By:Ashlynn Telck Have you ever played fast pitch softball? On June 1‚ I had a softball game that I had to go to. My mom drove me to the softball field we had an hour of practice before the game started. After that‚ the game started and i was batting first I was really nervous. Then‚ I went to the home plate and i hit the ball and i ran as fast as I could to first base all I could here was Mom yelling‚“RUN RUN RUN” in the background . I made it to second without getting tagged
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Most of my decisions become regrets when I defy my conscience. When I traveled to Peru‚ I broke my principles to eat pizza past curfew. I realized after‚ the dangerous effects of ignoring what I knew was wrong‚ reminding me of Macbeth. "I am in blood stepped in so far that‚ should I wade no more‚ returning were as tedious as go o’er.”‚ he bemoans (3.4.168-170). Macbeth‚ a loyal general to his King Duncan‚ gains knowledge of his fate and disobeys his morality. He takes it upon himself to fulfill the
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I was running with the ball at my feet‚ my arms and knees where heavy from all the training I had been doing‚ but I felt good. I knew I was going to make a good play. I looked up and saw two defenders but‚ with no hesitation I charged towards them with the ball. I cut left hard and flew past one defender. After him I approached a tall defender and nutmegged him‚ passing the ball in between and through a player’s legs. I then passed the ball up forward to a friend of mine who almost scored an amazing
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