Examine how Shakespeare presents Mercutio and Tybalt in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Mercutio and Tybalt are seen in extremely contrasting ways in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and are both incredibly interesting characters. However Shakespeare uses a range of techniques to present them both and this is why they are such memorable secondary characters. Mercutio is very important to the play as he is Romeo’s most trusted friend and also the prince’s kinsman‚ however he also ads a lot more which makes the audience
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community as firmly as it rejects him.’ (W.H. Auden‚ ‘The Dyer’s Hand’‚ 1963. Quoted in ‘Shakespeare’s Comedies’‚ edited by Lerner‚ Penguin 1967.) In light of the above quotation‚ compare and contrast Shakespeare’s presentation of prejudice‚ considering how audiences of different periods might react to it. (2000 words) Shylock’s presentation of prejudice has been received in immeasurably different ways by audiences of different generations‚ and the portrayal of the attitudes of Shylock and Othello towards
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William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night features many love relationships. These relationships can be difficult to follow. At the beginning of the play‚ Olivia the beautiful heiress‚ has sworn off men for seven years because of the recent deaths of her brother and father. However‚ when a new attractive male‚ Cesario comes to Illyria Olivia quickly shifts her thoughts on men. Desperate to find a man to tell her what to do‚ Olivia quickly falls into infatuation. This infatuation is evident because
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totally immersed‚ she remembers trying to get clean. She scrubbed herself with loofah‚ over and over‚ as if there was some dark stain and she Lady Macbeth. Out‚ damn spot. She was dirty‚ all of her” (I‚ the Divine 82). Alameddine relates Sarah to Lady Macbeth because the two ladies use to clean themselves from filths. Thus‚ comparing Sarah to Lady Macbeth is a postmodern intertextuality technique by borrowing literature references than reality. Moreover‚ Sarah’s narrative is split up when she is unable
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As well as showing respect to his subject he also held in utmost respect‚ as he is frequently called great king and chants of god save the king are also frequent throughout act 1 scene 3. Even after his death people still speak highly of Duncan. Macbeth the man who killed Duncan refers to him as gracious in act 3 scene 1. Macduff also tells Malcolm that his father was “a most sainted king”‚ Malcolm later comments that “angels are bright still‚ though the brightest fell”. Duncan also proves
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and is ready to kill his enemy on the spot‚ completely unmindful of place and time. He persistently rejects his uncle’s remonstrance to stay calm at the dance. He discourteously leaves only when he is threatened with disinheritance‚ and even as he does so‚ he vows vengeance on Romeo in the future. He later sends a letter to Romeo challenging him to fight‚ merely because he has dared to enter the dance hall. He walks about the street seeking his enemy. When he finally meets Romeo‚ he insults him
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One of the principal aims of To Kill a Mockingbird is to subject the narrator to a series of learning experiences and then observe how much she profits from her experiences. There is rarely a chapter that does not teach Scout something new or does not build toward a new learning experience. So‚ one rewarding approach to the novel is throughout an examination of these experiences. In the largest view‚ Scout learns about (1) justice and injustice through the Tom Robinson trial; (2)
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A clear similarity can be seen between; the opening scene of ‘Hamlet’ and the Banquet scene in ‘Macbeth’. They both contain the appearance of a supernatural being‚ in both cases‚ a ghost. He uses the appearance of these characters to appeal to the audience in different ways. The response would definitely vary from groundlings‚ the audience members that pay very little for their tickets and stand beneath stage level‚ to the stands‚ higher caste people which occupy the higher stands with clearer view
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Tale‚ for example is a play that does have the features of all three‚ however. A tragicomedy is a play that is neither a comedy nor a tragedy‚ although it has the features of both. Tragedies are usually focused almost exclusively on the central character‚ the tragic hero (although Shakespeare’s tragedies can sometimes be a double tragedy‚ with two tragic heroes‚ like Romeo and Juliet). The audience has insights into his mind and goes deeply in‚ as he does in Macbeth or Hamlet. Comic plays‚ on the
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a playwright and an English poet‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English Language‚ William Shakespeare. The first performance of ‘The Tempest’ was on November the 1st 1611‚ there was a great demand for entertainment such as plays during the Elizabethan Era. Patriarchal Society plays a key role in ‘The Tempest’ in which Prospero holds authority over Miranda. Another aspect of how patriarchal society is shown is that Miranda is the only female character in the play however Sycorax‚ Caliban’s
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