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    4/7/14 Rough Draft Hamlet Essay Hamlet by William Shakespeare is filled with tragedy‚ devotion‚ and betrayal. The protagonist of the story is a young prince from Denmark whose father‚ King Hamlet‚ is poisoned and killed. When a ghost that resembles the dead king is seen roaming the castle Hamlet goes to speak with it. The ghost speaks to him‚ declaring gloomily that it is indeed his father’s spirit‚ and that he was murdered by none other than Claudius. Ordering Hamlet to seek revenge on the

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    Transition Words  (from the Gordon Graydon Academic Handbook)   Analysis: in order to‚ since‚ so that‚ because‚ as a consequence‚ with a view to‚ accordingly‚ as a result‚ for this reason‚ hence‚ on account of‚ inevitably‚ naturally‚ thereby‚ thereupon‚ under these conditions‚ wherefore   Similarity: similarly‚ by the same token‚ in a like manner‚ in the same way‚ just as surely‚ likewise‚ paralleling‚ relatively speaking‚ at the same time   Opposition‚ Shift or Contrast: although‚ but

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    everything that was going on. Throughout the play‚ Hamlet unravels what was thought to be a natural death of his father turn into a murder and since then he has faced trials where the betrayal that Hamlet perceived ignited his madness. Betrayal is portrayed in Hamlet as one of the main themes. Hamlet’s first experience of betrayal was instantaneous. Shortly after his father’s death‚ Queen Gertrude and the newly reigning King‚ Claudius‚ married while Hamlet was still in mourning. “But two months dead—nay

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    experiment tested the theory that there is a short term memory system that is limited in capacity and is influenced by different processes. The memory span experiment included different stimuli‚ which were numeric‚ letters that sound different‚ and letters that sound the same. 10 undergraduate students recalled stimuli in the same order that was presented to them. It is hypothesized that short term memory is a limited capacity system that is influenced by verbal processes. Furthermore‚ participants would be

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    Investigation 11 Specific heat capacity Aim: Investigate to determine the specific heat capacity of a metal cube provided Apparatus: -thermometer -stirrer -water -calorimeter -beam balance -metal cube -beaker Procedure: Using the normal equipment for Thermal Physics investigations‚ you are required to design and carry out an investigation to determine the specific heat capacity of a metal cube provide by teacher. Furthermore‚ you will need to compare your obtained value with

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    13 April 2013 The Exploration of Hamlet through a Feminist Lens Throughout the Elizabethan era women were not acknowledge as humans. The ideal gender role of women was to work in the home: cooking‚ cleaning‚ and taking care of the children. Men were the only ones to work and have a career. The feminist theory analyzes the status of women in society. It deals with gender differences‚ gender inequality‚ gender oppression‚ and structural oppression. Analyzing Hamlet through a feminist lens critics

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    Theme: Sacrifice Various cultures believed that sacrifice were communicating tools to the gods. In this belief‚ various religions offered human‚ animal and material sacrifices to their deity. "They spoke to the Gods through sacrifice and believed in creation and destruction to better the world and its birth and its rebirth." (Sterk) The Chinese‚ Sumerian and Celt’s believed in tradition and cultural sacrifice to their deitie’s. Sacrifice in cultural myth is part of their religion and everyday tasks

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    would you try to get revenge? Hamlets desire for vengeance is not biblically justifiable. Biblically we are told that vengeance is the Lord’s. Hamlet should leave revenge for the Lord. Hamlet talks about revenge several times in the play and it begins when the ghost of his father is wandering around the castle. The ghost and hamlet talk alone and his father tells him that he must avenge him by killing his uncle. GHOST: Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder. HAMLET: Murder! GHOST: Murder most

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    Babette’s Feast‚ the notion of sacrifice and selflessness really resonated with me. Throughout the movie‚ in the pursuit of a personal end goal‚ different characters gave up different aspirations in order to achieve it. This concept is something that we can all relate to because when we make decisions‚ we end up asking ourselves what we are sacrificing in order to make it come true. In the movie‚ there were several characters whom have made significant sacrifices for a greater good. The pastor

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    not justified because according the bible revenge is gods will. Two wrongs do not make a right therefore what Hamlet does throughout the play cannot be justified. Revenge is wrong‚ so is murder‚ therefore Hamlet should not avenge his father’s death to what a “spirit” tells him. Furthermore the ghost says to Hamlet “revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (1‚ 5‚ 25) means that Hamlet has a moral duty to avenge his father’s death from King Claudius‚ but in contrast how do we know that the ghost

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