wore motley. He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress‚ and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. I was so pleased to see him that I thought I should never have done wringing his hand.”(59). Moreover‚ Forunato is dressed up as a jester. This foreshadows the fool he will play in Montresor’s story. As he becomes progressively more drunk‚ he becomes sillier‚ fulfilling the clown role. Pursuing this further‚ while the characters walk through the catacombs‚ they are surrounded by sign
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In the tragic play Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the main protagonist‚ Hamlet‚ is pulled by two compelling forces: his need for action and fear of life after death. In an attempt to avenge the murder of his father‚ Hamlet faces a crucial decision: to take revenge on Claudius or to commit suicide. Hamlet’s hesitation to take action is caused by his moral values. Although he is filled with hatred‚ he cannot get himself to kill his uncle. Hamlet fears “the unknown” and potentially purgatory after
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Edgar Allen Poe: The Tell – Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado “The Tell Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart” deals with a man’s mental deterioration and decent into madness. The story focuses on the narrator and his obsessions. The story is told from the first person point of view. So the reader knows what the narrator thinks and sees. The narrator reveals his insanity through his obsessions. The narrator’s obsessions include obsessions with
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drastically when the two characters leave the carnival for the desolate catacombs beneath Montresor ’s palazzo. We learn from the narrator that when he first meets Fortunato the latter has apparently been drinking and is dressed in many colors‚ resembling a jester. His costume suggests that he will be the one playing the fool. On the other hand Montresor is dressed in a black-colored cloak and has his face covered with a black mask. At this point in the story you can detect the black mask and outfit could be
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does not know he is not really luckily met. Montresor’s plans are to murder him. Another use of irony is Fortunato’s clothes. Fortunato is known to be a man who is “rich‚ respected‚ and admired” (Poe 3). His clothes are representative of a clown or jester‚ not the up-standing man he portrays himself to be. James Gargano also states that Montresor‚ the stalker of Fortunato‚ is both a compulsive and pursued man; for in committing a flawless crime against another human being‚ he really commits the worst
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ultimately marries her. Ironically‚ Antonio coaxes Sebastian to plot to depose Alonso while they are being punished on the island because of usurpation. Prospero’s deformed slave Caliban encounters two lower members of Alsonso’s court‚ Trinculo the jester and Stephano the drunken butler and the three foolishly plot to win control of the island‚ under the unblinking eye of Prospero‚ who punishes them through Ariel’s trickery. In the end‚ all are brought before
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responds to him and tells him he has been digging up graves sing the late King Hamlet defeated the old Fortinbras in battle‚ which was the day the young Hamlet was born. Hamlet then picks up a skull that belonged to Yorick ‚ the late King Hamlet’s jester‚ Hamlet then goes on to tell Horatio stories about what he and Yorick use to do when he was a child. Hamlet then realizes that all men even great men like Julius Cesar and Alexander Hamilton will eventually become dust use to patch up a wall. Suddenly
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emphasis on the rhyme scheme. * Repetition of "polite meaningless words"- shows the audience that Yeats and the rebels were just acquaintances. Also Shows his patronising attitude. * Use of "...mocking..." and "...motley (colours of the court jester) worn..." shows Yeats amusement and mockery of the people. Perhaps taking them as fools for what is to come in their impending future. "...motley..." could also refer to the fact that the men were part of the abbey theatre‚ as the abbey theatre was
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Baudet‚ Charlene Prof. Mackenzie ENG 120 February 11‚ 2015 “The Cask of Amontillado” and “My Last Duchess” In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ two acquaintances‚ Montresor and Fortunato‚ are related through vengeance and murder. Poe practices deception to produce an appealing character before altering his symbolic tactic to a state of suspense. In the poem‚ “My Last Duchess”‚ by Robert Browning‚ the Duke of Ferrara tells the story of his last Duchess to a mysterious listener. The
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Consider the elements of comedy employed by Shakespeare in Act one – how might a modern day audience’s reactions be different to that of a Shakespearean audience? Shakespeare uses several main elements of comedy in Act One of Twelfth Night. These elements are used to promote comic reaction with the audience; some of these elements are still relevant to modern audiences today. Throughout Act One‚ Shakespeare uses antonyms to create comic effect. He uses this element on several of his characters
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