At the start of act II Orgon finds his daughter and they discuss how loyal she is to her father‚ after the discussion Orgon then proceeds to tell his daughter that she needs to say how she finds Tartuffe to be a very worthy man and that she would love to be his wife. As the reader I find this to be very problematic because we already know how deceitful Tartuffe is. Dorine the comical maid points out to Orgon that Tartuffe has no property and no social alliances‚ and that if his daughter is to marry
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character of Dr. Faustus to represent within himself both characteristics of the Renaissance view of humanity as divinely good and hellishly evil. First‚ Dr. Faustus is presented as a scholar of all things including divinity‚ the highest Renaissance scholarly discipline. Then‚ Faustus is shown as dissatisfied with the limitations of humanity and grasping for unlimited knowledge‚ which is a Biblical allusion to Adam and Eve who ate of the Tree of Knowledge. Throughout the play‚ Faustus descends to lower
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he to Hecuba‚/ That he should weep for her? what would he do‚/ Had he the motive and the cue for passion/ That I have? He would drown in the stage with tears/ And cleave the general war with horrid speech" (II.ii.554-561). •He decides that adding scenes that depict his fathers death will make Claudius outwardly guilty looking instead of just acting on it and killing Claudius‚ which if Hamlet wasn’t mad‚ would be able to do. "With most miraculous organ‚ I’ll have these players/ Play something like
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Scene 4: Good Cloak Scene 4 begins with light piano playing music in the background as a white van turns the corner of a seemingly quiet neighborhood. It turns out to be the van of the locksmith that has been working throughout the movie. He is seen returning a greeting wave from a woman who is walking alongside the side walk in a robe. The scene gives a sociological sense of a nice friendly and safe neighborhood and environment. Daniel‚ the locksmith‚ pulls up to his drive way while the Iranian
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Within Act 5‚ scene 5‚ in the play Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare effectively conveys the theme of life and death in the form of repetition‚ symbolism‚ alliteration‚ and metaphor. In this passage‚ Macbeth reflects on the essence of his mortality showing that‚ in his opinion‚ the struggle of human existence is foolish when it ultimately signifies nothing. In line 18‚ Macbeth expresses his continued existence in a monotonous form of repetition‚ as if one day is no different from the rest‚ “To-morrow
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Act 3 scene 2 Summary Act 3‚ scenes 2–4 Summary: Act 3‚ scene 2 In Capulet’s house‚ Juliet longs for night to fall so that Romeo will come to her “untalked of and unseen”. Suddenly the Nurse rushes in with news of the fight between Romeo and Tybalt. But the Nurse is so distraught; she stumbles over the words‚ making it sound as if Romeo is dead. Juliet assumes Romeo has killed himself‚ and she resigns to die herself. The Nurse then begins to moan about Tybalt’s death‚ and Juliet briefly fears
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Figurative Language Metaphor: In Act III‚ Scene II of Macbeth (no quotations‚ italics)‚ Shakespeare compares certain dangers that still need to be eliminated; in this case‚ Banquo and Fleance‚ to a “scorched snake”. This is a suitable comparison because a snake and a threat both portray danger and uncertainty. By specifically mentioning a “scorched snake”‚ we are able to conclude that Macbeth’s killing spree will continue throughout the play since he will never feel like he has gotten rid of his
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Arrogant Quotation: Act 2 scene 3 “How foolish do your fears seem now‚ Calpurnia! I am ashamed I did yield to them. Give me my robe‚ for I will go.” Commentary: Caesar shows arrogance by going to the senate after Calpurnia warned him. After Decius messes with his ego and tells him that he would let a girl hold him back it made Caesar show his arrogance after Decius plays with his ego since he doesn’t want to be intimidated. 2. Trait: Persistent
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floating in the air in front of him. He seems to go back and forth‚ but eventually decides to kill Duncan. Enter To come on stage. Court A courtyard‚ possibly the forecourt. bearing a torch before him Fleance is carrying a torch because this scene is set at night. Since the play was originally performed in the open air‚ in the afternoon‚ the torch helps us accept that it’s night. she The moon. I take’t‚ ’tis later I assume that it’s later than midnight. Most people had no accurate way
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Act 1 Scene 1 Original Text | Modern Text | CORNWALLGet horses for your mistress. | CORNWALLPrepare the horses for your lady. | Exit OSWALD | OSWALD exits. | GONERILFarewell‚ sweet lord‚ and sister. | GONERILGoodbye‚ my sweet lord.—Goodbye‚ my sister. | CORNWALLEdmund‚ farewell. | CORNWALLGoodbye‚ Edmund. | Exeunt GONERIL and EDMUND the bastard | GONERIL and EDMUND exit. | Go seek the traitor Gloucester.Pinion him like a thief‚ bring him before us. | Go find the traitor Gloucester.
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