Today‚ your honour‚ I stand before the courts to appeal for justice for my client‚ the young Prince Hamlet who is accused of murdering our Principal Secretary of State‚ Polonius‚ in cold blood. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury‚ the prosecution have presented a flimsy case against the prince; most significantly they failed to mention the fact that my client‚ Hamlet‚ may indeed have been clinically insane at the time of the Principal Secretary of State’s murder. If my client is found to be unable to
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Penapisan Malacca on the year 2004. That was my first camping program that didn’t involve my school. That was the first time I experienced holding and firing a real rifle. I learned a few things about life at the camp that is respect‚ teamwork and honour. What I learned about respect at that camp was mainly about respect everyone even though they’re older or younger. The participants of the camp were aged from 10 to 18 years old. So‚ each of us had to respect each other because we’re all from
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ENG3UR Macbeth The Meaning of Blood: Honour‚ Evil‚ and Guilt The famous 17th century poet Oscar Wilde once wisely stated “when liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood‚ it is hard to shake hands with her.” This statement illustrates the connection made by modern and historical society between blood and evil/guilt. Hands spotted with blood are often punished as the hands of the culpable‚ but can also be celebrated as the hands of the honourable. Blood imagery is a prominent motif in Shakespeare’s
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The laws of honour are the laws that “respects the opinion of others” (39). Honour is inconsistent with the view that the protection of liberty should be the motivation for crime and punishment because when individual fights for honour they return to a state of nature which from Beccaria’s point of view is unacceptable. The following can be illustrated in the following quote‚ “honour… could not be a part of the common deposite‚ and therefore‚ whilst we act under its influence‚ we return‚ for that
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murder of his wife then suicide. The play explores some of the deepest characteristics of human experience‚ including moral decay‚ emotional suffering and strong moral acts. This is driven by the themes of jealousy‚ appearance versus reality‚ and honour. These and other elements consolidate together presenting a play with an enduring and deep value‚ enabling it to remain through time as it can resonate with many. Good morning class. Act 3 scene 3 and act 5 scene 2 demonstrate these dark human characteristics
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people‚ especially back in William Shakespeare’s time‚ honour comes first. Honour that comes with men can be a normal thing for people if it doesn’t go too overboard; however‚ if it does‚ like in William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ it can lead to nasty‚ if not deadly results. In the first of five arcs of Othello‚ lots of examples of men’s honours being in full display exist. One is at the beginning of the play when Iago talks about how his honour got hurt when Cassio got the promotion‚ and Iago did
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of the common people‚ he proceeds to implore the expectant crowd to believe in him as an honourable man. He demands the crowd listen to his reasons for Caesars murder: ` Believe me for mine honour‚ and have respect to mine honour‚ that you may believe`... (14-15) Shakespeare’s use of repetition to focus on honour is particularly significant. Brutus believes his actions are honourable and is determined to make the crowd aware of this. Shakespeare continues
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country was functioning without British authority. The term "Mother India" has been defined as "a common icon for the emergent Indian nation in the early 20th century in both colonialist and nationalist discourse". The theme of female chastity and honour appears to be an extremely intriguing and engaging topic explored in the film. Lonely Planet described the film as "perhaps the most compelling film about the role of women in rural India‚ a moving tale about love‚ loss and the maternal bond". In
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UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR DEPARTMENT OF LAW " MOOT COURT MEMORIAL" written submission on behalf of counsel for prosecution
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them through his characters. He is able to show serious reflections on the human condition by exploring a variety of themes which are used throughout the play‚ such as deception as a double edged sword‚ love as a transforming power and the value of honour. Dramatic devices and techniques such as that of a double plotline‚ irony and use of language are used to do this. Deception is a theme prevalent throughout the play and most of the main characters are deceived in both in positive and negative ways
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