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    wants to persuade from his audience to adopt a way of estimating the benefits of this virtue. From his perspective‚ it is the quality of the mind‚ the psyche organization which enables a person to act virtuously. It is this opposition between the two types of assessment of virtue that is the major theme explored in Socrates’ examination of the various positions towards justice. Thus the role of Book I is to turn the minds from the customary evaluation of justice towards this new vision. Through the

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    Act 1 Summary The scene starts with two servants of the Capulet’s‚ Sampson and Gregory. They are discussing how they will fight the Montague’s and be civil with the women. They use violent language and when they see a Montague servant they act threatening and rude. Sampson‚ being daring bites his thumb at Abram‚ a rude gesture in Shakespearian times and he is verbally intimidating. Tybalt and Benvolio enter. Tybalt is a more violent character‚ full of hatred‚ the opposite of good willed Benvolio

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    The Importance of Being Ernest – Act 1 Task 1 How are the characters of Algernon and Jack/Ernest created for the audience? They are presented to within a high class of society‚ with a lack of consideration or care for the lower classes. Both are bored by their high society lives and “stiff” lunches/meetings that they must attend‚ so have created alter egos which they use to have fun in a different place. Algernon has invented a sick friend called Bunbury‚ who he sometimes must spend long lengths

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    Religion In Hamlet

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    downfall for others. In terms of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ this is especially true. In this work‚ there also appear to be many subliminal references to sin; more specifically‚ the ten commandments. These examples range from “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother” to the more obvious “Thou Shall Not Covet or Steal” and “Thou Shalt Not Kill” amongst others. In all‚ Shakespeare’s use of religion within Hamlet‚ shows how one act of evil can lead unto another and another until there is

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    Macbeth Act 2 Scene 1

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    I have fused my own interpretations of Act 2 Scene 1 with those of previous productions and constructed a plan for execution of this scene in Macbeth had I been the

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    Hamlet and Madness

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    Hamlet is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Throughout Hamlet a lot of different things are going on and the main character Hamlet’s overall goal is to take revenge on his uncle‚ King Claudius. Hamlet finds out that his uncle killed his father and promises to avenge his father’s death. Hamlet becomes resentful of his mother for marrying his uncle only two months after his father’s death. Hamlet is the tragic hero in the play and is one of the most complicated characters. Hamlet

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    Macbeth Act 2 Scene 1…

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    MACBETH ACT 2 SCENE 1… Section A 1. The clues at the beginning of this scene to indicate that the castle is in darkness are that the servant carries a burning torch to light their way and Macbeth is also carrying a torch-bearer. 2. Banquo’s state of mind at the beginning of this scene is that he is scared to go to sleep because he doesn’t want to see nightmares. 3. We know that Banquo is nervous because he cannot sleep and is wide awake. He can hear noises very clearly like when Macbeth

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    Act 1 Summary: Raisin in the sun Set at an apartment in Chicago’s south side we are introduced to the first Younger – Ruth. The mother of Travis‚ and wife to Walter. According to the stage direction Ruth was the type of woman one could tell was pretty back in the day‚ but it is clear that life’s struggles have taken a toll on her beauty. She rises early rushing Travis to school‚ and waking Walter up for work. The family’s money troubles are clear when Travis comes out asking his mother for 50 cents

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    QUESTIONS FOR ACT ONE OF THE CRUCIBLE 1. Where and when is the opening scene of the play set? Salem‚ 1962‚ in the upstairs bedroom of Samuel Parris’ house 2. Why has Parris sent for Reverend Hale from Beverly? To discover if there is witchcraft in Salem‚ Massachusetts 3. What do we learn about the events in the forest and Abigail Williams’ connections with the Proctor family? We learn that the events in the forest are evil and that the devil does his work in the forest and that evil

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    hamlet allusion

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    Allusion Literal meaning How it develops theme Sources I would have such a fellow whipped for o’erdoing Termagant (II‚ii‚14) It out herods Herod (III‚ii‚14) I would whip a guy for making a tyrant sound too tyrannical. That’s as bad as those old plays in which King Herod ranted. Please avoid doing that. In this allusion to a Moslem god (Termagant) and to Herod‚ the Biblical King that beheaded John the Baptist. Hamlet is talking to the troupe of players and advising them not to overdo their

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