daughter Ophelia‚ he seems very concerned. When talking with Hamlet‚ he seems confused‚ not knowing what Hamlet is talking about. When talking with the Players‚ however‚ he acts imperiously‚ exerting his authority over them. When talking with Reynaldo‚ Polonius speaks in a clever and sneaky manner. He tells Reynaldo exactly how to speak to people while trying to find Laertes. He tells him exactly what to say so that the other person will be forced to tell him of the whereabouts of Laertes. He told
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Violence and Blood Throughout acts two and three‚ imagery is used to depict scenes of horror‚ violence and bloodshed. This vivid imagery and allows Shakespeare to covey incredibly powerful messages about characters. Imagery of blood‚ violence and horror is used throughout acts two and three in order to create certain atmospheres and feelings as well as powerfully convey and reveal hidden messages about characters. In the Play‚ Shakespeare uses imagery to display Macbeths feeling of guilt and possible
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with the tradition without any question of if it is right or fair to women. Lady Capulet is typical of women of the time as her marriage to Capulet is portrayed to be one of power ‚ money and status rather than of love. Juliet does not feel this Patriarchal Hegemony is how Veronese society should function but instead considers love as her greatest priority‚ rather than something that is not even thought of until after marriage. The question of money and power is not one of great deliberation to Juliet
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The Dagger Scene The Dagger Scene in Macbeth is to be interpreted along psychological lines. It is to be understood that the dagger scene is not a part of the supernatural machinery of the play. Macbeth is highly excited‚ it is his imagination what made him believe that he saw a dagger beckoning(calling) him‚ for Macbeth being a moral coward was unable to accept the responsibility for any decision. He had uptill now depended upon witches and his wife to fool him on taking the decision to kill Duncan
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Right from the start Shakespeare lets us know there will be conflict throughout the play as in the prologue it says "from ancient grudge breaks to new mutiny." And "where civil blood makes civil hands unclean" This lets us know that there will was a past grudge and in this play the grudge will be re-ignited and it also suggests there will be fighting throughout the play and conflict will escalate. These two lines are about the feud between the families. It shows that it is an ancient grudge‚ which
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Mastered Self N E A R T H E E N D of Shakespeare’s career stands a simple play not of self-loss but of self-gain. Shakespeare m a y well have intended it to have been his final one; it is difficult to think of Henry VIII as anything but an afterthought. A comedy or a tragicomedy‚ of course‚ was expected to present an action that moved toward self-gain; and the romances Shakespeare wrote dur ing his last phase‚ Pericles‚ Cymbeline‚ The Winter’s Tale‚ and The Tempest‚ all conclude happily with
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development of Macbeth is that can majorly been seen through the whole play itself. We see the change from a good gentlemen to this evil character‚ and with this we can also see how the mental state of this character changes‚ as the play goes on. At the beginning of the play the character of Macbeth is a notable soldier that is willing t fight for his king in battle. Macbeth was a man with lots of bravery as he was very much so a war hero. In Act I scene 2 lines 16 through 20- “For brave Macbeth well he
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Julius Caesar – Act 1 Scene 2 The scene I have drawn is act 1 scene 2 when the soothsayer approaches Julius Caesar. He tells him to “Beware of March 15th”. This is a significant scene to the play because he warned Caesar about the day of his death. This is important because it shows how he is arrogant and thinks he is superior to others by not listening to anyone’s opinions. “He is a dreamer. Let us leave him. Pass!” (act 1‚ scene 2) this quote shows us that he did not want to talk to the soothsayer
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Melissa Martin Martin 1 Pressley ENG 102 April 27‚ 2014 How Shakespeare Uses Madness Madness is one of the main themes in Hamlet. There are many themes presented in the play but madness is the greatest of them all. Hamlet‚ Claudius‚ and Laertes all represent madness in the play. Characterization is representation of a character or characters on the stage or in writing‚ especially by imitating or describing actions‚ gestures‚ or speeches. Madness is the state of being mentally ill‚ esp
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book “Macbeth”‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the protagonist Macbeth changes dramatically throughout the book. The author did this to intensify the fact that our actions are heavily affected by others. In the beginning of the story Macbeth is a respected general‚ a loved husband‚ and a loyal subject of the king. During the story‚ Macbeth gets a prophecy from the witches that he can be the King of Scotland and consequently forms an ambition to seek out his destiny. Macbeth told Lady Macbeth about
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