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    comparing him to those Egyptians‚ lost in their darkness‚ in that they both have a strong sense of ignorance to their surroundings. Feste insults Malvolio‚ without consequence‚ due to his counterfeit as if he surpasses Malvolio in social standing. The Fool disguises himself as a person of higher status and Feste’s action expresses his normalcy for disturbing social

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    category. However there are many elements that this play shares with the typical Shakespearian comedies. This includes that most of the characters in the play receive happy endings‚ there is numerous comical scenes and characters and it contains a fool who the audience loves. Therefore it appears that Merchant of Venice is ‘a tragedy gone wrong’ which results in it being a comedy. One of the characteristics of Shakespeare’s comedies is that all the protagonists’ hardships are dissolved and they

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    emperor that it was magnificent when they could not see it at all. The emperor‚ believing his ministers could actually see the robes‚ and not wanting to seem a fool‚ paraded in the streets wearing the new clothes‚ which were‚ of course‚ non-existent. The public admired the emperor’s clothes‚ for they too did not want to be labelled fools; only a child came out and said that the emperor was actually wearing nothing at all. Upon this outburst‚ the rest of the public realized that this was true‚ and

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    Fool or Hero? Into the Wild is a book about a young man named Christopher Johnson McCandless‚ who had a very bright future but threw it all away by hiking into Alaska unprepared and alone. Chris McCandless can be labeled a hero‚ somebody to be admired or a fool. He can be called a hero because he showed people through his own actions how to live free and not be controlled. He can be called a fool because he had a good education and a bright future

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    household use. It determines the final quality of the food products‚ so it is very necessary that quality materials are used in the constructions of these machines. (Lecture note‚ 2012) Often times some of these factors; material of construction‚ fool proof‚ sanitation‚ porosity and environmental impact are not put into consideration by most fabricators. So in other to fizzle-out the problems that occur as a result of the neglect of these factors warranted the writing of this report

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    Twelfth Night introduces a wise fool named Feste. As a licensed fool‚ Feste plays an integral role within the plot of the play. Feste acts as the voice of reason in a play filled with cross-dressing‚ disguises‚ confusion‚ trickery‚ and chaos. Feste has the ability to break down the barrier between the cast on stage and the audience members‚ while also embodying the festivities of the feast of the Epiphany and the beginning of Carnival. Even though Feste is called a fool in name‚ he becomes the only

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    life. Lynne McFall contemplates this idea in Pig Happiness. Pig Happiness contemplates whether a life is truly happy in some different circumstances. The scenario that fits Cinderella the best would be the deluded fool. McFall characterizes the deluded fool as having an ideal. The deluded fool is happy if they believe they have achieved their ideal. For example‚ In Perrault’s Cinderella her aspiration is to go to the ball and marry the prince. When Cinderella achieves this her tale is over. It most readers

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    reversing the insults back on Olivia. This is as close to a fight as we get to see between Feste and Olivia. They are trying to decide who is the fool in the group and can’t do so. After going back and forth through the show of Malvolio being driven crazy with these two following him everywhere and he has had enough. In the end he claims them both fools and leaves them to bicker among themselves. This is the classic set for a modern sitcom. A common argument that can be drawn across the show and‚

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    Lear says to him: “Could’st thou save nothing? Would’st thou give ’em all?”. The use of the term nothing in this act directly corresponds with cordelia’s use of nothing within act one. Once Lear geared himself towards the subject of "Nothing" the Fool wasted no time bringing up his daughters wrong doings causing the king to uproar up in outrage‚ rages at the lack of respect his daughters have given him. The term “nothing” in this act simply refers to the way his daughters have treat him as if he

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    "A man more sinned against than sinning" How far do you agree with this statement? King Lear is one of Shakespeare’s more complex plays and within it many different themes are addressed and explored. King Lear is the somewhat unfortunate vehicle that Shakespeare uses to explore many of these themes creating a complex character including the roles of a father‚ king‚ friend and adversary. As Lear is not a simple character he cannot simply be classed as all good or bad; it can be argued he is a bad

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