know the reason for which we have gathered here today and thank you for your enthusiasm in wishing to audition for William Shakespeare’s Othello! Now‚ to be able to convey a character perfectly‚ one must know the culture‚ society‚ personality‚ relationships and various other components to portray the character as realistic as possible. This‚ you should know‚ in the dramatic world‚ is called realism. Now‚ you’ve all obviously been inspired by the character of Othello and let me tell you‚ that if
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released from the suffering and heartache that comes with her life. Her brother leaves her to face her father‚ her father is murdered by the man whom she loves‚ and the man she loves leaves her to go to England. Not to mention that she is used as a pawn between people trying to damage each other. The death of this poor girl should be surprising‚ but with everything she endured‚ it is a wonder that she did not pass earlier. Ophelia is easily manipulated into being used by others to get what they want and
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What George did to his friend Lennie was all that he could do and George had no other choice. In the story Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ George has to kill his friend Lennie because there a mod coming after Lennie trying to kill him. George sees no other option but to kill him before the mob gets to him. Lennie has also hurt too many helpless things‚ he killed mice‚ a puppy‚ and now a human. Lennie has never been punished for his actions and unfortunately it had to come to this. What
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How does Fitzgerald present identity in ‘The Great Gatsby’ Use ‘The Bluest Eye’ to illuminate your answer. ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F.Scott Fitzgerald is set in America before the Great Depression‚ and focuses on the aristocrats of “West and East Egg”; Fitzgerald explores identity through the characters and their greed for money‚ the search of love and the unachievable American dream. The novel is named after a young man who in by pursuing the love of his life loses his identity. ‘The Bluest Eye’
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Decision The State of California wants to charge Mr. Lennie Small with murder‚ rape in the town of Weed‚ theft‚ and sexual assault. They want Mr. Lennie Small put to death by the electric chair. The Defending team would like Mr. Lennie Small put into an asylum. I as the judge looked through all the evidence that the Defense and State of California have gathered to make my final decision. The defense wants him in the asylum because Lennie has a mental issue and that the murder he committed was
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“Hamlet‚” is a tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. During the Elizabethan era‚ Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was in throne‚ the era in which Shakespeare flourished because England emerged as the leading naval and commercial power of the western world. The play is set in the Kingdom of Denmark‚ which recounts Prince Hamlet’s revenge toward his uncle Claudius for the murdering of the old King Hamlet‚ Claudius’s own brother. Claudius murdered old King
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confronted with a terrible choice. Featured alongside Hamlet is his old friend Horatio. In the play‚ Shakespeare uses Horatio in a number of ways‚ both to further elements of the plot and to explore other characters. The first action of note Horatio does is confirm the identity of the ghost Marcellus and Bernardo have been observing each night. Horatio’s opinion apparently holds weight‚ as the two watchmen seek him out to confirm their encounters. And indeed it is Horatio who relays to the watchmen
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choose sides between the Greeks and Trojans; they fight among each other like mortals especially when they bicker back and forth. The gods like to have complete control over the war as they try to keep main warriors alive by healing them and sending messages into their head. One example is in book four when Athena inspires Pandarus to shoot Menelaus with his bow and arrow. Although Athena never wanted to actually kill Menelaus‚ she ends up protecting him from the arrow. Menelaus does get injured in
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In “Of Mice and Men”‚ Steinbeck portrays Lennie as an animal. To begin with‚ Steinbeck describes Lennie’s physical features to be very animal-like. He states that he walked “the way a bear drags his paws”. The use of animal imagery in this quote illustrates an image of a huge man heavily dragging himself‚ not only suggesting his size but also suggesting his immense strength. Due to his physicality‚ he is unable to carry out tasks normal people would be able to do. He is unable to control himself
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are ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen and ‘The Soldier; by Rupert Brooke. Both men present the theme of conflict in their poetry however the poems are the complete opposite of one another. Although they both present conflict they both have very different views on the subject. Owen presents conflict as nothing but pure horror and thinks that it should not be witnessed by innocent eyes. However Brooke presents conflict as something that is patriotic. He thinks it’s his duty to repay his country
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