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    Midsummer

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    MIDSUMMER Author: Manuel Arguilla • Ilokano • 1911-1944 • Graduate of Education in University of the Philippines • President of UP Writer’s Club • Editor of Literary Aprentice • In October 1944‚ he was captured by the Japanese Army‚ sent to Fort Bonifacio where he was tortured and executed. Characters: • Manong- a peasant boy who was in the field with his bull when he saw a girl who attracted him. • Ading- a quiet peasant girl who went to the well and invited Manong to come over to their

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    Mid Summer’s Night Dream and The Princess Bride‚ specific scenes between the couples‚ show and tell about how foolish‚ true love really is. By telling of how foolish it is that men can break vows faster than women can actually make the vow itself. “By all the vows that ever men have broken‚ In number more than ever women spoke‚ In that same place thou hast appointed me‚ To-morrow truly will I meet with thee”(1.1.10).This quote who was said by Hermia‚ talks about how not only Hermia knows this; she

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    jealousies and barriers existent due to blood lineage which may try to harm lovers. Egeus‚ Hermia’s Father‚ goes to Duke Theseus for assistance with his predicament. Theseus gives Hermia the option to either marry Demetrius‚ the man his father has deemed worthy of her‚ or for her to live a barren life as a nun. As Hermia heard what was to come‚ she replies to Theseus as she defends her love‚ ”So I will grow‚ so live‚ so die‚ my lord‚ Ere I will yield my virgin patent up unto his lordship whose unwished

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    Midsummer Night’s Dream: To what extent does ACT5 Scene1 present a harmonious “New World”? Act 5 Scene 1 is considered to be a harmonious “New World”‚ not forgetting that we have just left the “Green world” with all the mischief and fairies all around. This would make us question is the green world really gone? And is the new world really all that “Harmonious”? Act 5 Scene1 is the resolution of the entire play. At the start of It is obvious that the harmonious “New world” is present‚ with all

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    Benedick Foil

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    still got married‚ and Benedick got engaged to Beatrice. Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare uses character foils to emphasize the traits of his characters‚ and add to his story. In the play‚ “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare‚ Benedick and Claudio are foils of each other because of their personality traits‚ choices‚ and reaction. One reason of how Benedick and Claudio are foils is how different their personalities are. Claudio is submissive‚ backing down against a fight‚ while

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    “’A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ ends in marriage which suggests that harmony has been restored” How far do you agree? In his play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Shakespeare includes a trio of marriages between the main characters with Hermia finally marrying Lysander‚ Helena marrying Demetrius and Hippolyta marrying Theseus. On the surface it seems that everything is resolved as Theseus describes the young lovers as being ‘eternally knit’ but if we look closer can we be certain that these marriages

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    “Midsummer’s Night Dream” is interwoven with supernatural elements such as fairies‚ elves‚ unrealistic dreams that have been used as a tool to create confusion and therefore comedy within a dream about romance. Like the witches in Macbeth‚ the fairies in “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” are very much a part of life and interact with men and this can be clearly seen when Oberon accuses Titania of having an affair with the mortal Thesus. Dreams within a dream are created within the mid-summer’s night dream

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    think about it‚ stuff that occurred back then still occur now. The play “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” by Shakespeare displays the most common similarities between then and now. The play displays an arranged marriage‚ a couple arguing‚ and a group of people performing a play for entertainment. As stated before these three things still often occur today. “Full of vexation I complain against . . . my daughter Hermia- Stand forth Demetrius- . . . This man has my consent to marry her- Stand forth Lysander-

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    Foils in Othello

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    The Foils of Othello One of William Shakespeare’s many attributes as a playwright of the late 16th century was his character development. Shakespeare’s seamless use of indirect characterization sets his works apart from the other playwrights and authors of his time. In Othello‚ the Shakespearian tragedy about the newlywed Othello and Desdemona‚ Shakespeare uses character foils to emphasize the strengths and weaknesses of the characters. By making inwardly similar characters seem like polar opposites

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    The Foils of Hamlet

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    A foil is a minor character in a literary work that compliments the main character through similarities and differences in personality and plot. In William Shakespeare’s play "Hamlet"‚ the main character‚ Hamlet‚ has three major foils. These foils are his close friend Horatio‚ Fortinbras‚ Prince of Norway‚ and the brother of his love‚ Laertes. These three characters contradict and enhance Hamlet’s major characteristics. Hamlet’s friend Horatio is a foil for him because he brings out the revenge

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