Since her childhood Ophelia is surrounded by two men - her brother Laertes and her father Polonius. They have the strongest authority over Ophelia and traine her to be obedient and chaste. Consequently‚ Ophelia believes what she is taught: women are chaste and constant; males are legitimate and noble. The assumption of "guardians" represents Ophelia as a week woman easy to manipulate. After the first scene she is going to be wrestling with many conflicting ideas of a proper way of behaviour of a
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Re Jane‚ Jane has a terrible relationship with her uncle. One instance is highlighted when Jane reflects on her childhood‚ when she would constantly fight with her uncle. After each dispute‚ Jane would attempt to run away from home‚ and each time‚ her uncle would chase after her. Many times there isn’t an obvious reason for an action. Jane is unable to comprehend why her uncle does not wait for Jane to return home‚ even though he’s tired‚ but instead chases after her. While reflecting‚ she considers
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The story of Hamlet shows Stoicism‚ which Hamlet himself conveys in Shakespeare’s piece. Stoicism means self-control or enduring of pain in order to develop clear judgement and inner calm. Stoicism was derived from Greek word “stoa” referring to a colonnade and developed by Zeno of Citium. Stoicism was presented in this play when Hamlet disguised himself as madman to avert his uncle’s attention to him as Claudius sees him as a threat. Hamlet discovered the truth behind his father’s death because
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In Anne’s diary she is showing signs of her maturing in relationship with her mother. At first she blamed her mom for everything and didn’t accept her. Anne show signs of maturity by saying‚ ‘’ Anne‚ is it really you who mentioned hate? Oh‚ Anne‚ how could you!’’ this shows that she is realizing her mistake in mentioning hate about her own mother. And that Anne feels bad about it. She also says‚ ‘’ i should have been so brimful of rage and really so filled with such a thing as hate that i had confide
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The way in which Shakespeare portrayed women is solely based on the era he lived in and the general expectation of women and their actions. In Othello there are only three women: Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca. In general‚ men considered women as their possessions and the only power a women had was sexual power. However‚ towards the end of the play Shakespeare shows he has complete respect for women and we see them begin to gain more respect for themselves. There is a small sign they are beginning
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The conflict that I must resolve is a disagreement between a wealthy suffragette and her husband. The suffragette is a woman who has been putting forth massive support‚ both financially and time wise‚ into the suffragette movement. She is very passionate about movement and wants to help any way she can. The husband is a lawyer with hopes of serving on the state legislature. He understands the suffrage movement as a serious detriment to his family and is irate that his wife would join such a cause
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is never for the first time. It exists paradoxically in the space between of a denial and a denial of a denial for example Laurence Olivier is not Hamlet‚ we know the actor and therefore we know the role. However‚ Laurence Olivier is not‚ not Hamlet also because whilst he is on stage we presume him to be Hamlet‚ he has absorbed Hamlet‚ he has broadcasted Hamlet‚ he performs Hamlet. Hamlet as a character exists in that space between who Laurence Olivier is not and who he is creating. This negative
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Shakespeare’s comedy‚ ’Twelfth Night’‚ is not only about tricks‚ pranks or black humour; moreover‚ it’s deeply about love and different types of love and how they affect different personalities. The different types of love mentioned by Shakespeare in ’Twelfth Night’ are: True love‚ boasting love‚ self-love and friendship. ’Twelfth Night’ consists of many love triangles and the different characters involved in the triangles don’t end up with the ones they love or even their love makes them blind
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Shakespeare had a very diverse vocabulary which made him talented writer. Many of the phrases that he wrote within his works are still being used today. However‚ the phrases that he created during his time now have a new meaning behind it. As civilizations continue to advance and change with time‚ the language also changes as well which is why the phrases and expressions used back then have some different meanings in present day. For example‚ the phrase‚ "Good riddance‚" can be interpreted as an
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. Characters are often given task that seem unfathomable for one to overcome. In Hamlet‚ William Shakespeare depicts the struggle of Hamlet a young man who discovers his father was betrayed by his own uncle‚ and now seeks vengeance at any means. Hamlet finds himself cornered and goes through trials that most would not be able to endure; he even contemplates suicide at times. Shakespeare illustrates the undying loyalty a son has toward his father. Hamlet would have his vengeance however‚ he would
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