OBSESSION: REVENGE AS THE THEME OF THE PLAY Shakespeare’s Hamlet has many themes such as Impossibility of Certainty‚ The mystery of Death. But the basic theme would be Revenge. Revenge‚ in Hamlet‚ serves as the driving force of the play. The main character of the play‚ Hamlet‚ is always obsessed with the revenge for his father’s death. This obsession leads to the actions he performs and eventually to his death. Hamlet just wants the revenge to be perfect. He even spares the life of King
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Shakespeare’s famous revenge tragedy Hamlet is a story of unrelenting twists and thrills of madness and revenge. I have chosen to compare this play to Michael Almereyda’s film made in 2000 that is a modern interpretation of the original text and was an attempt to do to Hamlet what Baz Luhrman did to Romeo and Juliet. This a brief synopsis of the play; Hamlet is the son of King Hamlet who died before the play begins. King Hamlets brother‚ Claudius takes the throne and marries his wife. The story
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A dynamic antagonist‚ Abigail Williams from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a great example of how a character can be molded by personal desires and a work’s setting to become a villain. Seemingly innocent‚ orphaned adolescent Abigail ultimately causes hysteria in the town of Salem from her frivolity and selfishness. The reasoning and origins of Abigail’s malice demonstrate the setting’s influence on the inhabitants of Salem during the 1962 witch trials. Abigail is introduced as Parris’ niece
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Johnny Friendly is a stereotypical villain. Despite this‚ in some ways‚ he deserves the viewer’s sympathy’ To what extent do you agree with this view? Johnny Friendly‚ the corrupt leader of the Hoboken Waterfront 1950s‚ New York is mostly depicted as a cliched gangster in the film On the Waterfront. He is larger than life‚ manipulative‚ controlling and a man who is driven by power and greed‚ all aspects clearly linked to the typical portrayal of villains of the 1940s and 50s films in America
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a two way street. In order for love to work it must be given and returned. If love is left unfulfilled it can lead a person to be spiteful‚ vengeful‚ and at the extreme villainous. In Emily Bronte’s novel‚ Wuthering Heights‚ Heathcliff is the villain because he is frustrated about his unrequited love for Cathy. Heathcliff’s villainy is apparent in how he treats the Earnshaws‚ degrading Hindley and Hareton just as Hindley did him. This is also shown in his actions against the Lintons. Heathcliff
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Gertrude is a very minute character in Hamlet‚ yet the same cannot be said about her impact on the action of the play. Certain audiences view Gertrude in different ways‚ some sympathise with her as a character‚ and see her actions as empowering towards women as a whole‚ letting loose of the social conventions of the Shakespearian era‚ in addition to being a caring mother. However‚ I feel there are two options that can be seen here concerning Gertrude as a person‚ and neither of them are positive
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normally came with a lack of background information. They could do anything and everything they pleased without taking orders from anyone‚ not even their Mom. This is perhaps one of the most appealing aspects as to why I would decide to be a villain as opposed to a hero. I am sure that you could psychologically trace this decision back to the authoritative style parenting that I have been raised on. Being on the ‘dark side’ of the spectrum would allow me to exert the rebellious desires that I have been
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of the role of the man of the house which he was when his father was away. I know this because in the story Thomas states that “…sitting opposite of me‚ in the chair I’d sat in for the past four years.” b) I think that Thomas’s dad was Thomas’s hero because his dad taught him how the jobs are done. He also thought that because he had found the medals when he was cleaning his father’s bag. He was amazed by the number of medals his father had earned over the years he was at war. I know this because
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Hero A hero is someone that inspire someone else and make an impact on someone’s life and showing the right thing to do. Like Beowulf he was a great dragon slayer and he had no super powers‚ and didn’t even use a weapon. The towns people worshiped him and later crowning him king of the village for his heroic deed. Heroes are all around and many people are defined heroes to different people of different beliefs some people think that a hero is someone with super powers and others think that a
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Odysseus A hero? When we think of someone who is a hero‚ we think of someone who is idolized for their bravery or amazing achievements; is Odysseus one of these heroes? “ The simple acts of heroism are often overlooked-that’s very clear to me not only in war but in peace” (source 2). Heroism can mean different things to different people and some people are heroes‚ but don’t get recognized. They can do many small acts of heroism and never become acknowledged as a hero‚ yet when they do something
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