In ’King Lear’‚ the Fool is a character of dramatic importance in the play. The Fool helps the reader‚ and in Shakespeare’s time would help the audience‚ to understand what lies beneath the surface of certain actions or verses. He equally strives to make Lear ’see’. The Fool may be a very intriguing character and very often a complicated one but his role is necessary in ’King Lear’. The Fool plays three major roles; one of these roles is that of an ’inner-conscience’ of Lear. The Fool provides basic
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Othello Essay: Fate or chance appears to side with Iago in his plot to bring about the downfall of Othello and Desdemona. Iago is malicious and manipulative. He possesses deep hatred towards all those who have wronged him and does not understand the term "love" however; he is also the clever opportunist‚ using every possible chance to further his plot in bringing about the downfall of Othello and unintentionally the innocent Desdemona. To say that this mastermind should be thankful entirely to
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Winner‚" is an excellent example of a short story that does not necessarily use all five of the literary elements to their fullest potential‚ but still creates a sense of organic unity. In this analysis‚ the elements are organized in the order of theme‚ plot‚ characterization‚ setting‚ and then structure. Each element will be described and then "The Winner" and the events in it will be related to the elements. The purpose of the theme of a story is to provide insight to the reader about the author’s point-of-view
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With reference to the plays context‚ explore the techniques used by Shakespeare to establish the mood and plot of Hamlet in Act One‚ Scene One? In Act One‚ Scene One “Hamlet”‚ there are many different techniques used by Shakespeare to establish the mood and plot of the ply. These techniques are used to effectively establish the setting of the play‚ the weather‚ and the general mood of the play‚ which in the context of Hamlet is a tragedy. The play is about Prince Hamlet‚ he has just returned
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About Nothing" enabling the audience to know facts of which the characters in the play are ignorant. It is used in the play to create suspense‚ comedy and cause conflict between characters‚ thus making the play more entertaining while allowing the plot to intensify. The most notable uses of dramatic irony in the play are Hero’s "infidelity"‚ her death and the "duping" of Benedick and Beatrice. The first notable use of dramatic irony occurs during the masked ball when both Benedick and Claudio believe
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The plot of Much Ado About Nothing is based upon deliberate deceptions‚ some malevolent and others benevolent that functions the main and sub plot. But also Deceptions are used by Shakespeare to reveal a lot about characters and attitudes. The duping of Claudio and Don Pedro results in Hero’s disgrace‚ while the ruse of her death prepares the way for her redemption and reconciliation with Claudio. When Claudio has shamed and rejected Hero‚ Leonato and his household “publish” that Hero has died
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Montana 1948 - Title: Montana 1948 ; Genre- American West Fiction - Author: Larry Watson; Birth - 1948. Still living - Publication Date: 1993 - Plot Summary: David Hayden lives in a small town called Bentrock‚ Montana. The Haydens is a powerful family of Mercer County‚ including members such as the local sheriff and a war hero. The summer of 1948 is a turning point in David’s life forever changes his point of view on everything he’s ever known. First his nanny‚ Marie Little Soldier‚ falls into
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interesting to see how they handle the situation. The language used by Bennett is not very hard to understand. He uses a lot of adjectives to describe the feelings of Jason‚ the main-character. There are also a lot of dialogues and inner-monologues. plot: Marian Ross is the mother of Jason‚ an 18-year old boy. She was sentenced to death for murdering her lover. Jason wants to prove her innocence which seems nearly impossible because the case looks so clear to everybody. At some stage even Jason doubts
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 Author: Sue Townsend Published: Mandarin Paperbacks‚ 1983 Setting: from Thursday January 1st to Saturday April 3rd (Two years later) Plot Summary Adrian is an acne plagued thirteen-year-old teenager who reports his thoughts and experiences in his secret diary every day. He finds himself confronted with all sorts of problems‚ worries about his father who works all day and is a heavy smoker and drinker‚ about his dog that runs away and regularly has
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way Muriel is treated throughout the movie and the way she acts in return. Muriel is forever being told she is not good enough and is an embarrassment‚ which is why she tries to transform herself into a new person. And so the story unfolds and the plot thickens. Muriel meets Rhonda (Rachael Griffiths) at Hibiscus Island
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