of the circle of life and how to achieve and not achieve certain goals‚ and he illustrates this constantly in majority of his soliloquys. However‚ this is contrary to his actions and gestures because he is hesitant and indecisive in his actions. Thus‚ Shakespeare uses diction to convey Hamlet’s state of mind rather than actions alone. For example‚ he uses choppy and long sentences in Hamlet’s diction and eventually as he comes to a decision and becomes more self-assured his sentences become less choppy
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How does R.C. Sherriff successfully manage to describe the horrific effects of war on different soldiers? People think they know everything about war just because they have seen dozens of war themed movies and plays. A movie always portrays the soldiers and commanders as unbreakable men who die as heroes or go back to their countries‚ unharmed and unaffected but this play shows the reality of war and how it breaks or makes a soldier. There is a big misconception about the idea of war‚ it is
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one of the greatest kings of his time. Because of his greatness he earned the title of alexander the great. I believe‚ that with all of the things that Alexander did for the Greek empire‚ he definitely deserves this title. He was able to acquire much more land‚ he stopped the largest rebellion in greek history‚ and‚ under his rule‚ great cities were created that mixed many cultures to create great cities. Based upon all of the gathered evidence‚ I think that his title is well deserved. To
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Wars inspired many writers to write poems during and after the wars. Some poets fought during World War I and World War II. We can define a war poet as person who participates in war and writes about his experiences. The war poems I read from WWI and WWII are kind of related. In this essay I will do a comparison of two different poems from each world war. "Wirers” is a World War I poem about a soldier that was going to fight at WWI. The soldier had to overcome many obstacles to get to a barbed wire
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Kurtz’ dying words being “The horror! The horror!” the readers are left with the question as to what he meant by that statement. And as one of those readers‚ I could only come to the conclusion that he was referring to the horror being a form of emptiness‚ a profound nothingness that lies at the heart of everything. At the beginning of the novel‚ Kurtz’s character has been a great mystery to Marlow and everyone else. And as the story progresses‚ we learn that his immersion in the wilderness has
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“How does Armitage make the poem ‘About his Person’ particularly moving to you”. The poem ‘About his Person’ is a poem about a man who commits suicide. We are not given exactly how or why straightforwardly but we are given the items he had on him when he did it. It’s through the items we get to understand why he did it. Armitage makes this poem moving through doing that and also using other techniques. One way in which Armitage makes the poem moving is by letting the reader piece together the story
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1. How does "Casablanca" support the war effort? Recall any scenes or lines that contain pro-war messages. Casablanca starts as a news reel. You see a slowly turning globe that highlights the ally countries and the axis countries during WW II. Also‚ there is a documentary-style narration at the beginning of the movie‚ which sets the tone for a war time movie. Also‚ there is a scene in the movie where Germans are at Rick’s bar sing a German song. Then Victor causes the bar band to begin playing
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As I was talking to Cassius earlier today‚ I let him know that I was confused about Caesar. I feel "at war with myself" because I love Caesar‚ however‚ I love the name of honor and Rome more. I am just afraid that Caesar will abuse his power...I am afraid that the people will crown him as ruler‚ however‚ Cassius said I would be just as good of a ruler. I even got some letters from the townsfolk today requesting that I take action against Caesar’s actions. I’m exhausted and haven’t slept since Cassius
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Wilfred Owen’s "Disabled" Wilfred Owen’s captivating poem‚ entitled "Disabled‚" sends its readers on a journey into the life of a World War I soldier after he has returned home from the war. Throughout the process of writing this poem‚ Owen made some stunning revisions that served to change the meaning and the direction of the poem as a whole. Through the careful analysis of the final poem and the revisions that were made in order to complete the finished piece‚ it is possible to come to some sort
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How to die (1886-1967) Siegfried Sassoon I believe that this poem is about the pain and suffering that Siegfried felt during the war. This poem says about the good old days for him when there was peace and quiet. Where there is no blood and pain. He talks about how the enemies made them suffer and how he hated them for killing him and therefore it shows that he was in the war when we were losing. He talks about how when he a killed a man he felt he was finally at peace probably because he was
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