What’s going on? (A confession) Set on a dark stage‚ an anonymous character stands in front of an illuminated background where shadows of hands reaching for the character are casted from behind. The unknown character is positioned in the centre of the stage‚ however no lights shine upon it‚ indicating that the person remains hidden from the audience. (People whisper) As the character is about to commence its monologue‚ a frontal light shines directly at the character. A. (the whispers stop) I
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We are only what we always were‚ but naked now‚ Aye naked. And the wind‚ God’s icy wind will blow. Proctor‚ a man who hates hypocrisy‚ and has strong morals says this line to Mary Warren. He is saying that all the masks have been melted away in this crucible and the true person shall be seen naked underneath. Proctor sees that his time of reckoning has come before his death and the failings that have twisted his soul‚ that affair with Abigail must now be said. Proctor
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Appearance versus reality is one of the central themes of Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet. The characters frequently put on guises which conceal their true intentions. For example‚ Claudius‚ in reality a murderer and usurper‚ plays the roles of grieving brother and rightful king and the adulterous Gertrude plays the role of a virtuous queen‚ when she is‚ in her son’s view‚ a truly insidious woman. Even Hamlet himself assumes the role of a madman in his attempt to establish the reality of his uncle’s guilt
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Sarcasm Definition of Sarcasm Sarcasm is derived from French word sarcasmor and also from a Greek word sarkazein that means “tear flesh” or “grind the teeth”. Somehow‚ in simple words it means to speak bitterly. Generally‚ the literal meaning is different than what the speaker intends to say through sarcasm. Sarcasm is a literary and rhetorical device that is meant to mock with often satirical or ironic remarks with a purpose to amuse and hurt someone or some section of society simultaneously. For
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Trials and Verdicts Brandy Bledsoe May 31‚ 2015 CRJ 100 Week 8 Assignment 2 Professor Jamie Smith Trials and Verdicts The constitution is the basis of all criminal law as well as trials and their verdicts. The constitution and the state and federal court systems have been in effect since the nineteenth century. Each and every court case has their own unique processes related to the different courts and how the case made it to any specific one‚ taking a plea bargain as an alternative
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darkness carved itself out of darkness.” This professed comfort of dwelling in twilight and shadows symbolizes Kurt’s growing ease with the unknown‚ a sort of embrace with the world of uncertainty he has come to know so well. More importantly‚ the confession speaks to Kurt’s budding personal evolution‚ underlining a new way of thinking and acting upon his
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Sense and Sensibility. New York: Alfred A. Knopf‚ Inc.‚ 1992. 367. Below is a review of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Austen incorporates many similarities throughout her other novels exemplifying themes such as: the role of women‚ ideal love‚ and social classes and hierarchies. I would not consider Sense and Sensibility to be Austen’s best novel as the conclusion is hasty and does not follow the same rate of progression like the other part of the novel; however‚ this fault can be forgiven
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Violence and where it is going hypothetical solution Domestic violence in today’s society is unseen force to be reckoned with not only is this force unseen but more the less seemingly unstoppable. In this research paper I will attempt to unveil the mask of undeniable its negative force which lashes at anyone who stands in the way and challenges it. Today we have begun to recognize domestic violence but don’t seem to quite get a firm grip on it. We have numerous laws‚ programs‚ funding’s‚ organizations
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Such A Good Boy: How A Pampered Son’s Greed Led to Murder: Summary 18 year old Darren Huenemann of Saanich‚ British Columbia seemed to be a model student‚ friend‚ son and grandson. His mother Sharon called him the "perfect gentleman"‚ as did most of the community around him. When his grandmother Doris made out her will in 1989‚ she made it so her daughter Sharon would receive half of her $4 million dollar estate‚ and Darren the other half. At the same time Sharon updated her will to include Darren
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Venice." Play writers‚ especially Shakespeare‚ are known for their use of trickery in their writings. Disguise among characters brings about a literary device known as dramatic irony‚ in which the audience knows what the characters do not: behind the mask there lies someone other than who the character pretends to be. The beginnings of dramatic irony actually date back to the writings of Merlandew and Plautus. This literary device psychologically puts the audience inside the play and keeps them on
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