Despite the play being under the genres tragedy and comedy‚ it doesn’t exactly follow the common pattern of tragedy in dramatic literature. Usually‚ the characters are responsible for the outcome of their actions‚ but in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ guilt is drawn from many aspects of the play‚ affecting the outcome of the story. Although several characters such as Friar Laurence and Benvolio could ultimately be responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death‚ the guiltiest one of all is no doubt Juliet’s
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Most people in their life will face guilt after doing something‚ whether it is leaving a knife out for your little brother to reach or killing someone. In the play Macbeth‚ written by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth faces the guilt of something very bad‚ killing Duncan. Macbeth says‚ “I am afraid to think what I have done. Look on ‘t again I dare not.” (Shakespeare 2.2‚ 66-67). Macbeth is talking to his wife while he says this. He just killed Duncan‚ and is feeling guilty of his actions. Macbeth was supposed
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Throughout the novel‚ The Scarlett letter‚ the theme that “the punishment imposed on us by others may not be as destructive as the guilt we impose on ourselves” is shown a lot through some characters‚ especially Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. As the book goes along‚ we find out that Reverend Dimmesdale is Hester’s lover. Although the town people are not aware of this‚ the guilt he has inside him is much bigger than any punishment and so he begins to torture himself physically. As the story commences‚ we
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At the end of Act III of Hamlet‚ Claudius has been sent reeling with guilt after seeing his own act of murder carried out on stage. The King begins to pray as his own repentance for his sins all the while he is being spied on by Hamlet who decides that rather than use this opportunity to fulfill his revenge‚ he should postpone it so that Claudius would not be able to enter heaven. This brings him to his mother‚ Gertrude‚ who has just finished talking to Polonius in her room when her son comes barging
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Essay 1: Community‚ Responsibility‚ and Guilt The novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez tells the story of Santiago Nasar’s death. More importantly it tells the story of what values and honor mean to a community and to what extent one can go to maintain that standard. A central theme in the novel is how a society can pressurize its people to act and behave in a certain way. They feel bound by a standard that if not kept‚ then it will bring shame to their family. In the novel
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picture of nature and people’s feeling towards the life in the countryside which fill with peace‚ hope‚ and love. Beethoven wrote in his sketchbook “recollections of country life...more an expression of feeling than of painting”.If people describe his Fifth symphony is dark or driven‚ Sixth symphony is more like someone walks down a countryside road under the sunshine‚ enjoy the fresh air and listen to various sounds come from the nature. He described himself “No one can love the country as much as I
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Compare and Contrast Two Business Leaders——Li Ka-shing and Bill Gates Due to tremendous disparities in historical background and civilization between Chinese and Western countries‚ there exist remarkable differences between Chinese and Western business leaders. However‚ both of them still have similarities. This essay will take Li Ka-shing and Bill Gates as representatives to illustrate the differences and similarities between Chinese and Western business leaders. One obvious difference is
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For the Germans‚ the most condemning section of the Treaty of Versailles is Article 231‚ famously known as the ‘War Guilt Clause’. Amos Hershey apprises the popular German opinion of the time stating‚ “The acknowledgement of guilt in Article 231 [of the Treaty of Versailles] seems to me like a smarting wound which burns in the soul of the German people" (653-654). The War Guilt Clause blinded the Germans with anger and pushed them towards Hitler’s intent for war. Although the Treaty of Versailles
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Alyssa Mayer Retail Management – Written Report 2 November 2011 Saks Fifth Avenue – Merchandising Saks Fifth Avenue is a lead retail organization offering a wide assortment of luxury fashion apparel‚ accessories‚ shoes‚ jewelry‚ and cosmetics. Their main target market is the upscale customer that is willing to pay for main designer brands and products such as Louis Vuitton‚ Ralph Lauren‚ and many others. Currently‚ Saks has 46 stores through 22 states that are usually free standing in distinct
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Scene Description The Fifth Element is probably one of‚ if not‚ my favorite movie. To me The Fifth Element is one of those movies that if let’s say I was stranded on a deserted island‚ and I could bring one movie with me to watch for the rest of my life‚ I would chose to bring this one. There are many fantastically crafted scenes in The Fifth Element‚ scenes of comedy and action‚ science fiction and fantasy‚ even nods to adventure and history‚ but no scene sets the stage like the first twelve
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