Hamlet: Scene Three‚ Four and Five Questions A.P English Madeleine Livingston 11/11/09 1. Laertes warns his sister‚ Ophelia to regard Hamlet with only innocent flirting and not any permanent affection. He knows that Hamlet choice for love does not depend upon his own will. He tells Ophelia that she is too far below his birth for him too truly love him honestly. He does not want her to damage the beauty of her budding youth‚ by giving it away. He believes Ophelia to only be the brief subject
Premium Gertrude Characters in Hamlet Hamlet
Analysis In Act I‚ scene V of Hamlet‚ there is a major example of dramatic irony that is fundamentally important for the entire play. The ghost of the late king‚ Hamlet’s father‚ tells Hamlet that he was killed by his brother Claudius. The previously known explanation was that the king had died of a snake bite‚ but his ghost explains that he was poisoned so that Claudius would be able to become king instead‚ as is the situation. This allows the audience to sympathize with both the king and Hamlet‚ while
Free Hamlet Characters in Hamlet Performance
How does Shakespeare create dramatic interest for the audience in the trial scene‚ Act 4 scene 1 in The Merchant of Venice’? In the trial scene (act 4 scene 1)‚ Shakespeare uses many different dramatic techniques to make the tension in the court room rise and build. He also uses dramatic irony and many other techniques to engage an audience in this particular scene in the play. These techniques would work have worked on an Elizabethan audience or a modern day audience. Although‚ these two eras
Premium The Merchant of Venice
How does Rita and Franks Relationship change between Act one scene 1 and Act 2 scene 1? Frank is a university lecturer and will be teaching Rita what she wants to know about literature and another world outside of her own. Russell has interpreted the character of Rita as a copy of himself. This is because he was also a hairdresser and went to a night school to do his O levels before he became a famous writer. When we first see Frank he is in his office and appears to be looking for a book on the
Premium Actor Marriage French Revolution
more submissive husband and Lady Macbeth‚ the more dominant wife. This helps to generate a mixture of pity and fear‚ which is a key ingredient for making this play a tragedy‚ along with the death of the protagonist due to his “vaulting ambition”. Act 2 Scene 2 is a key turning point in this play and signifies a number of major changes to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ mainly the deterioration of Macbeth from what the Captain describes right at the beginning of the play as a fearless warrior‚ to a man who
Premium Roman Polanski Macbeth Malcolm III of Scotland
SCENE 1 In lines 11-13‚ a simile is being used by the Duke when he implies that “you’re [Escalus] as pregnant in [common justice] as art and practice hath enriched any that we remember.” The use of the word pregnant describes how well informed and resourceful he is in the certain subject. The word pregnant gives the connotation that Escalus has had someone impose this knowledge on him‚ as in with impregnation. By stating that Escalus is as “enriched” as “any that we remember‚” he means he is extremely
Premium English-language films Woman Gender
OTHELLO PASSAGE ANALYSIS ACT 3‚ SCENE 3‚ LINES 163-215 The passage act 3‚ scene 3‚ lines 163-215‚ is a true reflection of many valid and evident themes throughout the play‚ Othello. A dialogue between the two characters‚ Othello and Iago‚ is shared‚ and through it‚ much revealed. With great ideas‚ and tentative use of setting‚ it is a passage which truly highlights Shakespeare’s two characters. Othello is a great‚ powerful man of Venice‚ who has recently acquired the hand of a young‚ highly
Premium
Macbeth Assignment‚ Act III “As the weird women promised: and I fear‚ Thou play’dst most foully for’t; yet it was said. It should not stand in thy posterity‚/but that myself should be the root and father/Of many Kings.” -Banquo‚ Act 3‚ Scene 1 These lines are very important to the story of Macbeth‚ because it shows that Banquo is finally figuring out that Macbeth may have done something terrible to become king. The witches claimed Macbeth would first be Thane of Cawdor‚ then Thane of Glamis
Free Macbeth
How does Shakespeare explore Macbeths struggle with his conscience in Act one‚ Scene 7 and Act two‚ Scene 1 In this essay I am going to focus on how Shakespeare explores Macbeths struggle with his conscience and what he says to support this. I’m going to explore the different frames of mind Macbeth was in at different points of Act one‚ Scene 7 and Act two‚ Scene 1. At some points Macbeth is feeling like he wants to kill Duncan‚ at other times he is not sure and at other times he is feeling discouraged
Free Macbeth Mind
‘Romeo and Juliet’ is about the love hate relationship of two families‚ the Capulet’s and the Montague’s‚ it is set in Verona‚ Italy. Act 3 scene 1 is a very important part of the whole Romeo and Juliet play. There are various mixed emotions the audience will endure throughout the scene and horrific blows are struck within this particular scene. The story is about the love of two young people form two families which are at ‘war’ with each other. The play is a tragedy in the sense that there is death
Premium Romeo and Juliet Characters in Romeo and Juliet Mercutio