ON THE DEATH OF PRINCESS DIANA Princess Diana died on a car crash on 31st August 1997 in Paris. The Queen Elizabeth II‚ on 5th September 1997 uttered a pubblic speech to pay tribute to Diana’s death from the Chinese Dining Room at Buckingham Palace. CONTROLLED VARIABLES According to Gragory’s and Carol’s model this is a non-spontaneous speech‚ written to be spoken and intended to be heard as a real speech. Moreover‚ according to Halliday’s model we can identify the following features:
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Shakespeare about a man named Hamlet. The scene is set in Denmark in the 17th century and the king of Denmark has died. Hamlet‚ the son of the late king‚ is depressed since the death of his father‚ and his mother‚ named Gertrude‚ has already remarried. The new king‚ who has married Gertrude after only a few months‚ is Claudius‚ Hamlet’s uncle and new step father. Everyone else in the play has moved on from the late King’s death so quickly‚ but Hamlet is still in mourning. He even contemplates death
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addresses the assembled aristocrats at court; he thanks them for helping him to succeed to the throne of Denmark and for permitting his hasty marriage to Gertrude. The king then directs two ambassadors to travel to Norway and resolve the conflict with Fortinbras‚ who threatens Denmark with war. Claudius next turns his attention to Hamlet‚ whom he and Gertrude chide for expressing excessive melancholy over his father’s death. Once alone‚ Hamlet describes the depth of his grief and his disgust at Gertrude’s
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While it seems counterintuitive that the denial stage can come after the depression stage‚ it does happen. Gertrude tells Hamlet to “cast thy nightly colour off…” (1.2.68) and to be happy. If Gertrude is in the denial stage of grieving‚ her words make sense. She doesn’t completely believe that her husband is dead‚ so Hamlet shouldn’t be upset. Now‚ it should be said that grieving is a very complex process
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questionable because of his need for power. It is not certain whether or not Claudius actually has sincere feelings towards Gertrude or whether she is just another character playing a part in his lie‚ something that just came along with what he truly wanted‚ the crown. However even though his motives for marrying the queen are questionable‚ if he does not truly love Gertrude he covers it up well‚ showing once again his good use of manipulation. He openly shows affection and even declares his love
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not end very well for Laertes and other characters. Secondly‚ after his sister’s death in IV‚ VII‚ 29 he exclaims again that he will get his revenge. This vengefulness let to Laertes murdering Hamlet‚ along with two other casualties of Claudius and Gertrude. Then‚ the death of himself. Laertes and his tragic flaws could also be the blame for the disastrous events along with Polonius and his
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Princess Diana was a person who honestly cared. She looked passed the political problems and found the real people who were hurting the most. Princess Diana was a very strong person; she had seen and been through a lot in her life‚ so she understood people. She cared for everyone as an individual‚ and had such a positive energy and shared it with everyone around her that is why she was such an inspiring woman. Women do not have much say in this world as they should‚ but Princess Diana gave us hope
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became King Akhenaton’s Chief Royal wife and the two seemed to be inseparable in early times. Although‚ Nefertiti shared King Akhenaton with two other royal wives‚ Mekytaten and Ankhesenpaaten he seemed to be very in love with Nefertiti. In one certain eulogy it proclaims her as‚ "And the Heiress‚ Great in the Palace‚ Fair of Face‚
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them. But on a quiet day in September‚ a letter arrives‚ bringing tidings of the lost. An Anglican priest in Johannesburg‚ Msimangu‚ writes Kumalo‚ speaking of Kumalo’s younger sister‚ Gertrude. Gertrude had went to Johannesburg to look for her husband‚ but never came back. Msimangu informs the parson that Gertrude is morally sick‚ and that the old man should come to the city. Kumalo stays in Johannesburg for many months‚ and while is there learns about the world and the root causes of many problems
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The relationships between Hamlet and his family are not that different from family relationships today. Industry and technology advances‚ but human nature doesn’t change that much over the years. Young people face many of the same challenges growing up today that Hamlet faced. Relationships in step-families are always complicated. Family makeup is more diverse today than in Hamlet’s day‚ but the dynamics remain the same. Hamlet’s relationship with his mother is complicated. He has a deep love for
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