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    ensuing battle‚ Dastan comes into possession of a unique dagger. Alamut’s princess‚ Tamina (Gemma Arterton)‚ is arrested and agrees to marry Tus in order to achieve peace after noticing Dastan’s dagger. Dastan unknowingly presents a poisoned robe‚ given to him by Tus‚ to his father‚ who dies upon donning it. After being blamed for the murder‚ Dastan flees Alamut with Tamina. When Tamina attempts to kill the prince‚ Dastan discovers the dagger can reverse time and only the one who activated and holds

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    religious views throughout the play. Act IV‚ scene IV in Hamlets soliloquy touched upon occurring events‚ intriguing viewers. The words spoken by hamlet could be related and interpreted by the audience. Focussing on the Elizabethan era‚ the soliloquy in act IV‚ scene IV‚ targets the audiences of this time era as is mentions themes of social class and revenge‚ to stimulate the audience to relate to hamlets thoughts and feelings. Using a soliloquy‚ Shakespeare is able to draw the audience into Hamlets thoughts

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    Interpersonal Essay In a treacherous kingdom‚ there lived an orphan boy whom was destined to become the Prince of Persia. Growing up in the slums‚ the boy‚ Dastan‚ fought to sleep and stole to eat. One day‚ the young scavenger went to the market to snatch a daily meal when the kingdom soldiers caught him in his act. The boy fled the scene. Regardless of his agile maneuvers and stealthy tactics‚ the henchmen seized him. The king called out to the boy “Where are thy parents‚ boy?” He lowered his

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    mother. These chain heartbreaking misfortunes leave deep wounds on the soul of young Hamlet and his soliloquies‚ allowing the audience to enter his agitated mind‚ reveal these spiritual scars. This soliloquy is the closing part of the second act and points out the inner feelings of the prince Hamlet being affected by the tremendous acting of the player which was full of meaning to him. This soliloquy can be divided into two parts: the first part deals with Hamlet being astonished by the passion

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    Hamlet Act 1 Scene 2

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    1 scene 2 of “Hamlet” the character Hamlet speaks his first soliloquy which reveals his innermost thoughts and feelings to the audience. In this soliloquy Hamlet’s unstable state of mind is evident as well as his feelings of despair about his father’s death and his disgust of his mother’s remarriage to his uncle Claudius. Hamlet’s hatred for his uncle is shown through harsh comparisons between Claudius and his late father. This soliloquy takes place after Claudius has begun his reign as king and has

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    Act 4 Scene 3: How are Juliet’s feelings presented in this soliloquy? In this scene Juliet and her nurse make the final preparations for the wedding (with Prince) that is going to take place the following morning. Lady Capulet offers her assistance‚ but Juliet asks to be left to alone so she can pray and release her sins. This leaves Juliet alone in her bed chamber. She is feeling scared and worried about what she is about to do. She is beginning to doubt whether Friar Lawrence has given her

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    Hamlet's Revenge

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    ’s sixth soliloquy is full of irony‚ philosophy‚ and with the familiar subject of revenge. It reflects themes of the entire play‚ and it helped further my understanding of Shakespeare ’s masterpiece‚ Hamlet. The main character‚ in his second-to-last monologue reflects Claudius ’ regret which is an obstacle to revenge. This barrier creates frustration for Hamlet‚ but also is a reason for further procrastination‚ which is usually Hamlet ’s way out of a situation. The subject of the soliloquy is essentially

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    Discuss the way Shakespeare develops the character of Iago in Act 1 Scene 3 and Act 3 Scene 3. What dramatic impact do the soliloquies have on the play? Othello is a tragedy written by Shakespeare in 1602. The main character‚ Othello is a popular general in the town of Venice. He falls for the young Desdemona and all goes well for a while‚ until Othello promotes Cassio instead of Iago. This causes Iago to become jealous and he plots a malicious plan to make Othello unhappy. He manipulates

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    Is Hamlet Mad (His Indecisive Soliloquies)? A controversy occurs over whether Hamlet’s behaviour displays craziness or planned insightfulness when deciding on his revenge on King Claudius. Prince Hamlet’s life unfortunately spirals out of hand when his father mysteriously dies. Suspicion of the possible murder of the king rises when his mother immediately marries King Claudius. Hamlet becomes extremely skeptical believing that his father did not die of murder and concludes that King Claudius

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    dramatizing English history from 1398 to 1485. The theme of villainy is intricately explored throughout the play as one of its main themes. Shakespeare effectively explores the theme of villainy through the use of dramatic techniques such as character soliloquies and literary techniques such as symbolism. These techniques enable Shakespeare’s ideas of villainy to be developed and explored‚ which

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