OPHELIA- FRAILTY THY NAME IS WOMAN Hamlet says‚ “Frailty thy name is woman”. Consider this statement in the light of the presentation of Ophelia; • Identify key scenes and soliloquies for analysis • Discuss various productions/interpretations • State your preference of interpretation The word frail means when a person or object has the quality of being weak‚ fragile‚ weak in health or being morally unstable‚ also someone who is easily manipulated and influenced by people that surround
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07 1 THE BRITISH ACADEMY THE ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE LECTURE 1914 Hamlet and Orestes A Study in Traditional Types By Gilbert Murray‚ LL.D.‚ D.Litt. Regius Professor of Greek in the University of Oxford Fellow of the Academy New York Oxford University Press American Branch 35 West 32nd Street London : Humphrey Milford THE BRITISH ACADEMY THE ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE LECTURE 1914 Hamlet and Orestes A Study in Traditional Types By Gilbert Murray
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furious. I’m really dis- / appointed in womankind. All our husbands think we’re such / clever villians ---” (10-12). These lines‚ spoken by Lysistrata is to her friend Calonice who responds “Well‚ aren’t we?” (13) at the beginning of the play‚ set the scene for the action that trails. Women‚ as represented by Calonice‚ have cunning debauchee-type personalities in need of firm leadership and course. Lysistrata; however‚ has a large sense of individual and social accountability and this is shown when she
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in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. To what extent does your interpretation align with this view? What is the Inherent tension? Define Confrontation and resolution Macro Micro Which confrontations/lack thereof will you discuss? Hamlet and Ophelia Gertrude and Hamlet Hamlet and Claudius What confrontations do these relationships show? Hamlet and Ophelia Confrontation about love (Reason for confrontation – Father and the King – showing no care from her) deceit Gertrude and Hamlet Avoidance of confrontation
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Hamlet This module requires students to explore and evaluate a specific text and its reception in a range of contexts. It develops students’ understanding of questions of textual integrity. Each elective in this module requires close study of a single text to be chosen from a list of prescribed texts. Students explore the ideas expressed in the text through analysing its construction‚ content and language. They examine how particular features of the text contribute to textual integrity. They research
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DRAFT- NOT MLA-LACKS FORMATTING/REFERENCES Hamlet-Melancholy‚ Madness and Sanity Hamlet‚ a play by William Shakespeare‚ is as much a mystery as a tale about depression‚ madness and sanity. Shakespeare reveals how the scourge of corruption and decay rapidly spread; and the emotional consequences that follow. Insanity‚ madness and depression are as intolerable as corruption and deceit; and just as intertwined. The play makes one ponder if it is possible to be sane in an insane world full of treachery
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Passage-based essay 2. The moment in which Elizabeth tells a lie in order to save her husband’s life‚ indicates dramatic irony. The playwright makes this happen when first John Proctor calls Abigail’s a whore and‚ in spite of the humiliation he felt‚ revealed his affair with her. As Danforth cannot believe the seventeen year-old girl is actually a “whore”‚ he asks Goody Proctor to come up to test the truth of this charge. Before she enters the court‚ John swears Elizabeth is an extremely honest
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The Nurse Dramatic Monologue Scenario: After the deaths of Romeo and Juliet‚ the nurse is reminiscing at what happened. This monologue is set inside Juliet’s room with other staff of the Capulet house. [Look at picture of Juliet] Oh Juliet‚ my gorgeous‚ fair‚ young maiden [Touch the face of Juliet in the photo frame]. Lifeless because she loved too well and could not go through without the man of thy dreams. None‚ but that of Romeo‚ son of Montague. Although he was a Montague‚ he was the finest
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Script Analysis Hamlet Analysis Part I: Tracking Events‚ Trigger to Heap… Ghost appears and then leaves Horatio decides to tell Hamlet about the ghost He tells Hamlet about the ghost Hamlet decides that he wants to see the ghost Hamlet sees the ghost Hamlet follows the ghost Ghost tells Hamlet about his death Hamlet decides to get more information / prove what the ghost was saying before doing anything about it Hamlet swears his friends to secrecy about what the ghost said and
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Hamlet as a Procrastinator Procrastination: the act of avoiding tasks that may be dangerous‚ boring‚ difficult or morally conflicting. For some‚ procrastination can be an occasional occurrence‚ and for others it has become a reoccurring habit. Sometimes‚ it can have serious consequences. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ many characters voice their opinions about procrastination including The Ghost of Hamlet’s father‚ Claudius and Hamlet. Audiences are provided with many opportunities through a variety
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