How does Shakespeare use linguistic and dramatic devices to introduce the character of Hamlet in Act 1? Hamlet is first introduced in Act 1Scene 2 by Claudius; “But now my cousin Hamlet‚ and my son - ” There is the use of a dramatic hyphen which emphasises the significance of the entrance of Hamlet‚ as well as the use of a paraprosdokian sentence which surprises the audience and potentially causes them to try and reinterpret what has been said. Claudius’ sentence could also be interpreted as a
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How does Shakespeare use language and dramatic techniques to present love in ‘Othello’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’? ‘Othello’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ were both written by Shakespeare between the 1590’s and the 1600’s; both were plays to excite and please the audience of the Elizabethan era with the theme of love and conflict. Shakespeare presents love in various ways; since love is complex‚ there are many forms of it: sexual‚ platonic‚ medieval courtly‚ familial‚ romantic and destructive love. With
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Shakespeare portrays Iago’s character in the play ‘Othello’ with villainous content by using dramatic effects and specific representations of speech in order to engage the audience to witness this deceitful‚ dishonest and disturbing man. Iago portrays himself as an innocent and rejected man with the use of powerful and emotive language such as ‘despise me’ and ‘abhor me.’ The abrupt language used by Iago enables the audience to witness his disgust after Roderigo accuses him of withholding some information
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Dramatic irony occurs throughout "Much Ado About Nothing" enabling the audience to know facts of which the characters in the play are ignorant. It is used in the play to create suspense‚ comedy and cause conflict between characters‚ thus making the play more entertaining while allowing the plot to intensify. The most notable uses of dramatic irony in the play are Hero’s "infidelity"‚ her death and the "duping" of Benedick and Beatrice. The first notable use of dramatic irony occurs during the masked
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Discuss how Shakespeare uses language and dramatic techniques for character development in Act 2 Scene 2 of Measure for Measure. Shakespeare uses a variety of linguistic devices and dramatic techniques for character development from Act 2 Scene 2 to Scene 4. We see Angelo’s precise‚ business-like persona transform to temptation‚ and final cruelty whilst we see the true‚ confident side of Isabella as as she attempts to convince Angelo to reverse his judgement‚ but eventually loses her ignorant hope
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"Romeo and Juliet" is the tragic tale of forbidden love‚ fate and destiny. The prologue is important as it introduces these key themes and creates dramatic irony. It is introduced by a chorus - to give us a commentary and summary of the action. The dramatic irony whets the audience’s appetite for the play‚ and the prologue helps the lower class audience understand the storyline easier. Act 1 Scene 1 grabs the attention of both the higher and lower classes of audience with the use of poetry for the
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At the beginning of the play we see just from the description of Joe Keller in the stage directions as he described as a ’business man with the imprint of the machine shop worker and boss still upon him’ from this we learn that even though Keller is a man from nowhere he has achieved so much‚ and even though he is now the business man he still seems like the small man who started like any other person would. From the stage directions we also learn that Keller is a complex character who is still wondering
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“How do you think Shakespeare makes Lady Macbeth’s change during the course of the play so dramatic?” At the beginning of the play‚ her speech is direct and to the point. She is very much in control of her speech‚ and uses it to dominate and manipulate her husband. She speaks in a metaphorical way‚ a manner of speaking in which the witches use‚ and so gives her speech almost a spiritual feel. Her words ‘tap’ into the spiritual world‚ and she seems to have a connection with the spirits through her
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Antigone’s religious duties and opinions‚ whilst both retaining the belief that they are in the right. As the audience‚ we can only anticipate the most dramatic scene that will therefore be the confrontation between these two characters when Antigone is arrested‚ as their positions are conflicting. This essay is to analyse what effects the dramatic devices used by Anouilh have in the scenes leading up to Antigone’s arrest and I will endeavour to highlight those that do so. The opening speech by the
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How does Shakespeare use language and dramatic effects to in Act 1‚ Scene 1 and Act 3‚ Scene 1 of Montague family. Later in Act One Scene Five he authenticates that all that is ever on his mind is war as when he sees Romeo at the Capulet party (Romeo being a Montague and therefore not wanted)‚ instead of letting it pass as a party in Elizabethan times and today is no place for fighting‚ he asks Capulet for permission to fight him there and then - "Uncle‚ this is a Montague‚ our foe; a villain‚ that
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