family. Seeing as how Hamlet has no mention of other siblings it is easy to assume that he grew up alone around private scholastic teachers and other authority figures. As Allan Massie puts it‚ " Hamlet can be played as an indecisive and self-questioning Romantic intellectual (the Gielgud interpretation)‚ or as a mixed-up kid‚ immature‚ uncertain of himself‚ veering from self-love to self-loathing by way of self-pity." This description of Hamlet is a general description of how he is portrayed in
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How does Steinbeck present loneliness in ‘of mice and men’? During the Great Depression in the 1930s in the USA many migrant workers went to California in search of work. In the novel “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck deals with the loneliness which affected these characters. One of the main symbols of this‚ is the setting of the novel is in Soledad‚ which translated from Spanish means solitude. Steinbeck point to the cause of loneliness being from discrimination‚ and the loneliest person on the
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dissatisfied with himself‚ and his life. Walter Younger is unable to provide for his family in spite of his growing age (he is already in his thirties) and this problem makes him feel less like a man. Throughout the play‚ Walter complains about how his wife does not own nor wear pearls —“Yes‚ I want to hang some real pearls ’round my wife’s neck. Ain’t she supposed
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In life‚ it is common for humans to achieve certain feats in order for their name to be immortalized‚ and to create a legacy that will extend far beyond their mortal years. Some people will base their entire life around trying to be remembered somehow‚ whether it be by creating a beautiful piece of artwork‚ being a teacher every students loves and remembers‚ or being the best actor of a certain generation. A great example of this is shown through Harry‚ the protagonist of Ernest Hemingway’s The Snows
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quote chosen to depict loneliness in the novella is intended to show that as long as somebody is there with you‚ everything will be okay. Some may say that they can deal with being alone‚ but that would be defying human nature. Everybody‚ no matter how old‚ big or small‚ or no matter the colour of their skin‚ is always in need of reassurance from another human being. The fact that George having Lennie and vice versa shows that even though they constantly are disagreeing or getting on each others nerves
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jobs despite Curley’s threats over meaningless matters. For instance he asks the ranch workers where his wife is or if they have seen his wife‚ but backs down if someone actually stands up to him and challenges him. And now back to the question of how Steinbeck conveys Curley in the fight scene‚ Lennie is large and is unable to protect himself which makes him the potential candidate of Curley’s bullying‚ we know Curley has a bone to pick with big guys but the writer doesn’t give us much background
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How does Hill present Samuel Daily in The Woman in Black? At first Samuel Daily was presented rather as an obvious inhabitant of a rural area as he was first described as a “…big man‚ with a beefy face and huge‚ raw-looking hands…”; this could imply to the reader that it was obvious Daily had worked physically in labour before due to his rough hands. However‚ he had also “made‚ or come‚ into money late and unexpectedly‚ and was happy for the world to know it. This could indicate that to Arthur –the
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A writer has various reasons of portraying social groups in different ways. Firstly it gives structure to a text. It divides the characters and can give the audience a particular tone and mood for one group and totally different tone and mood for another. In this way the audience gets exactly the “right” and “wrong” feeling which the writer wants. Of course this is not only to divide good and bad‚ but could also be used to show the difference in classes or status. E.g. a governing groups versus slaves
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It is very clear from the act if you have read it. Lady Macbeth is full of evil‚ and is well aware of that. She is evil and she wants to be evil. She wants to forget every connection to humanity and womanhood she shares. Thats why she wants the spirits to unsex her - "fill me from the crown to the toe full of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood....Come‚ thick night and pall thee in the dunnest smoke of Hell‚ so that my keen knife see not the wound it makes.." She is powerful - in fact i think
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sees ya work before he hears ya talk‚ we’re set." (p.44) This shows how George thinks Lennie might be useless if the boss heard him talk. For this reason George is very careful not to let Lennie talk in front of people because he might ruined their opportunities. Just like George‚ Arnie’s family thinks their mom is useless because of her weight and that she can’t do anything around the house. People thinking they are useless does not give them the opportunity to do what they want to do in their
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