Throughout the course of scene 3 of the play “The Tragedy of Hamlet” written by William Shakespeare‚ there are many hints that lead the reader to believe that Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s scandalis mother‚ knew that Claudius‚ Hamlet’s uncle/ father‚ killed his father‚ King Hamlet. One clue that the reader notices is as Hamlet is telling Gertrude how awful of a person she is and comparing Claudius and his dead father‚ Gertrude responds with‚ “Oh‚ Hamlet‚ stop! You’re making me look into my very soul‚ where
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Act 1 Scene 1 Original Text | Modern Text | CORNWALLGet horses for your mistress. | CORNWALLPrepare the horses for your lady. | Exit OSWALD | OSWALD exits. | GONERILFarewell‚ sweet lord‚ and sister. | GONERILGoodbye‚ my sweet lord.—Goodbye‚ my sister. | CORNWALLEdmund‚ farewell. | CORNWALLGoodbye‚ Edmund. | Exeunt GONERIL and EDMUND the bastard | GONERIL and EDMUND exit. | Go seek the traitor Gloucester.Pinion him like a thief‚ bring him before us. | Go find the traitor Gloucester.
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Scene 1 (O.S) (In the kingdom of Avalon‚ there
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In Act 4 Scene 1‚ Iago continues to manipulate Othello’s thoughts by filling his head with distorted lies‚ false ideas‚ and vulgar images of Desdemona naked with Cassio. This eventually drives Othello to insanity and he falls into an epileptic fit. This scene provides us with a broader understanding of the duplicative‚ two-faced nature of Iago‚ as well as reinforcing the significant amount of dominance and ownership he holds over Othello. From the way that Iago cleverly utilizes Iago’s insecurities
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MACBETH ACT 2 SCENE 1… Section A 1. The clues at the beginning of this scene to indicate that the castle is in darkness are that the servant carries a burning torch to light their way and Macbeth is also carrying a torch-bearer. 2. Banquo’s state of mind at the beginning of this scene is that he is scared to go to sleep because he doesn’t want to see nightmares. 3. We know that Banquo is nervous because he cannot sleep and is wide awake. He can hear noises very clearly like when Macbeth
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Romeo’s use of dramatic irony in Act III‚ Scene I develops conflict and builds Romeo’s character. When Tybalt seeks out Romeo in order to quarrel with him‚ Romeo is unwilling to fight the man who has recently become his relative‚ even though Tybalt is unaware of this relationship. Romeo apprises Tybalt that he loves him “better than [he] canst devise”‚ and says he cherishes the Capulet name‚ but also acknowledges that Tybalt does not know the reason for this love (3.1.64). Tybalt assumes that Romeo
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Compare the ways in which Shakespeare presents the two kings in these extracts from Richard II and Macbeth. In the scene from Richard II‚ Act 3 Scene 2‚ Richard is informed of the deaths of Bushy‚ Green and the Earl of Wiltshire‚ whereupon he begins a monologue discussing death. In the scene from Macbeth‚ Act 5 Scene 5‚ Macbeth is informed by a messenger about the movement of the army from the Birnam Woods‚ which he responds to with anger towards the messenger‚ before having an internal battle about
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think that the turning point is Act 3 Scene 1. This is the point where the tragedy starts. This scene focuses much on Romeo. When Romeo kills Tybalt in this scene‚ the Capulets don’t just hate the Montagues‚ they hate them a lot. This essay will describe what happened in Act 3 Scene 1‚ why the scene is the turning point and why the tragedy happened. Romeo and Juliet are married straight before Act 3 Scene 1. The marriage is a happy and romantic scene. Act 3 Scene 1 begins with Benvolio advising Mercutio
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OTHELLO ACT 1‚ SCENE 2 Shakespeare’s Othello is a play about love‚ jealousy and racism. Othello is a Moor‚ who is kidnapped as a child and brought to Venice‚ where he grows up‚ becomes a mercenary and through his bravery rises to the rank of General of the Venetian army. Othello is in love with the beautiful Desdemona‚ daughter of a senator and is secretly married to her. Iago‚ his junior‚ jealous of his success attempts to destroy Othello and Desdemona and through his machinations obliterates
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In this scene‚ King Duncan’s death is exposed to the characters in the play. Despite their new understanding‚ Shakespeare’s use of dramatic irony has disclosed this information to the audience before hand. The ability to reshape the characterization and staging of any scene in this play allows for a director to choose from limitless interpretations and execute them to his liking. I have fused my own interpretations of Act 2 Scene 1 with those of previous productions and
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