NOTHING ELEGANT"A charm a single charm is doubtful. If the red is rose and there is a gate surrounding it‚ if inside is let in and there places change then certainly something is upright. It is earnest." (G.S.‚ TB.‚ pg3)Gertrude Stein is best known for her experimental modernist unique style. The uniqueness lies in the fact that contrary to men writers then‚ she sought to find beauty and the power of the word in simple sentences‚ using extended metaphors formed of every day common words. In Tender
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English Exam Topic Death in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is one of the key themes that emerge in the play. Death is a symbol of the bond between love and hate‚ the love between Romeo and Juliet mixed with the feud linking the two families. Death by suicide is illustrated deeply in Romeo and Juliet‚ but to sense the reality of the play one must understand what Shakespeare is representing. Romeo and Mercutio die because of their consequences. Tybalt and Mercutio’s deaths represent the feud between
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Polonius enters and announces the arrival of the players. Hamlet welcomes them and asks one of them to give him a speech. Hamlet impressed and orders Polonius to escorts them to guestroom. Hamlet announces the perform next night. Hamlet leaves Rosencrantz and Guildenstrens and stands alone in the room. He thinks that he will set a trap for Claudius by forcing him to watch a play whose closely resembles the murder of Hamlet’s father. Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ The King and The Queen discuss Hamlet’s
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questions on religion‚ in a way to make the audience think and question themselves. In the play Hamlet‚ the Ghost is used as a figure of God and religion. Is the ghost really Hamlet’s father? Does it come from heaven or from hell? As Catholic believe in purgatory‚ which means that spirits are between heaven and hell until judgement is called‚ while protestants believe that the dead go immediately to
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The Hamlet Question The Hamlet question is essentially why it took Hamlet so long to kill his uncle. Many critics debated whether or not Hamlet could actually do it. Most critics‚ such as Goethe‚ Ulricci‚ and Schlegel‚ listed internal factors to why Hamlet kept delaying killing his uncle. Goethe has several internal reasons to why Hamlet took so long to kill his uncle. Schlegel calls Hamlet weak-willed and charges him with the natural inclination for artifice and dissimulation. Ulricci listed
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Misogyny‚ by definition‚ is the hatred of women and girls. In Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ misogyny affects women in negative ways that both impact how a woman is portrayed along with how these stereotypes and controls influence her actions and ultimately lead to her demise. Gertrude and Ophelia‚ the only major female characters of this play‚ are both women who must confront various factors and adverse effects of misogyny. Shakespeare uses the patriarchal system to suggest the effects of men’s
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helping me understand Hamlet was from act four‚ scene four. The soliloquy occurs near the end of the play when Hamlet is away from home‚ observing Fortinbras’s army in battle. As Hamlet watches brave soldiers fight for their king’s honour‚ he critically examines his own character‚ questions himself and plans for his future. Personally‚ this soliloquy had a significant impact on me because Hamlet experiences a wide variety of emotions. At the beginning‚ it is evident that Hamlet is not pleased with
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare focuses on the drive of a young prince‚ prince Hamlet‚ who is driven to act out revenge on King Claudius for his role in the death of King Hamlet‚ Hamlet’s father‚ and the many who get trapped between the familial battle and power struggle between Uncle and Nephew. Throughout this tragedy‚ it is the realizations and the hidden truths that trap many of the characters for their ineludible death. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Hamlet and Gertrude are perfectly capable of hearing
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that wishes to expose how dominant men are over women. Feminism came to fruition in the 1960s‚ and is still used today. This form of criticism looks at how society and culture are inherently male dominant‚ another word for patriarchal. Feminist criticism critiques the economic‚ political‚ societal‚ and emotional oppression of women. This form of criticism emphasizes the activities women are prohibited and prevented from participating in. The theory of this criticism evaluates how facets of our culture
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in Taming of the Shrew‚ Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing‚ and even Juliet from the infamous Romeo and Juliet are all examples of strong female leads. Many have observed how in Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Ophelia seems to be an exception to this trend. As a more subservient character‚ the only role Ophelia plays‚ is a toy for Hamlet. Her own father‚ Polonius‚ even uses her for his own gain. However‚ this is a misconception because it is her position in society that presents her as weak‚ not her character
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