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    15 The wisdom of realization One can say that wisdom can truly be found through a realization in one own life and even through suffering. In Shakespeare’s “King Lear” and Mitch Albom’s “Tuesdays with Morrie”‚ we see that both main characters Morrie Schwartz and King Lear gain wisdom through realizations of certain aspects of life and through their own personal sufferings. Both Morrie and Lear gain wisdom firstly through suffering. Morrie gains wisdom through suffering physically

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    Is Polonius A Fool

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    advice to Reynaldo on how to monitor Laertes’s wild behavior is magnificent and brilliant. His advice to Ophelia about Hamlet‚ love‚ and affection is very accurate. Polonius is considered a fool to some people‚ because Hamlet is making it seem that way‚ he wants to put Polonius down‚ and make Polonius seem like a fool. Hamlet is rude to Polonius‚ and constantly making fun of him. At one point Hamlet calls Polonius a “fishmonger”. Hamlet then makes his

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    Madness may be “mental incapacity caused by an unmentionable injury.” | Hamlet was not mad 1. Madness gave time to come to terms with his “unmentionable injury’ 2. Hamlet’s madness only manifests itself when he is in the presence of certain characters. When Hamlet is around Polonius‚ Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ Ophelia‚ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern‚ he behaves irrationally. When Hamlet is around Horatio‚ Bernardo‚ Francisco‚ The Players and the

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    Wisdom Take a moment and think about the meaning of wisdom? Think of someone whom you consider wise. This person might be involved in your daily routine‚ or a religious/political leader. It’s someone who you look up to and learn from him/her actions. Wisdom is known through three important traits; one must have good judgment‚ pure confidence‚ and knowledge. These traits are difficult to be obtained and they help us define wisdom. Wisdom has many different dimensions that are hard to be defined

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    Human frailty is often a centre or the focus of Shakespearean dramas. King Lear by William Shakespeare is a dramatic tragedy encompassing characters who are good-natured‚ evil and mad. It highlights the nature of human beings in regard to what makes them who they are and within this‚ we see in each character a human frailty. However‚ the play gives us hope in its display of the propensity of humans to change as is seen in Lear himself and Gloucester. The play presents to us several variations of

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    Who is the Corporate Fool? Not much unlike the courtroom jesters‚ the Corporate Fool is one who operates within the corporate system‚ yet is not afraid to highlight the hubris‚ follies and myopia of the leaders of the organization. The Corporate Fool is the reality check to every over-confident leader‚ a solution to gun-point problems and a divergent lens for visionary leaders. However‚ just as the power that a single monarch once held‚ is sometimes dispersed amongst the top management of present-day

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    Is bipolar disorder the cause of great madness or great genius? The symptoms of this mental illness may also be considered as the driving forces behind some of the most gifted and talented people to grace our society. Although individuals with this illness may have some obstacles to overcome‚ it can be accomplished. With all of the treatment programs that are widely available‚ people have many options and methods to turn to for help. <br> <br>Bipolar disorder‚ also referred to as manic depression

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    Name: John Shisler Course and Section Number: BIBL 105-D23 Hebrew Wisdom on Diligence and Laziness Going through the Wisdom Books of the Old Testament‚ diligence and laziness are a common theme. It is shown many different ways which is viewed more positively and which is looked down upon. Diligence and laziness may be slightly intertwined‚ but they are also completely separate ideas. The books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes provide much of the understanding to be gained from the Bible on all four

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    The tragedy of King Lear shows many parallels between characters within the plot. This is evident especially of Cordelia and Edgar. Though dissimilar in character‚ throughout the play Cordelia and Edgars lives mirror each others. Cordelia and Edgar are both treated unjustly by their fathers‚ they both naively create their own fate‚ however the outcome of their actions and perspective differs greatly. Cordelia and Edgar both follow a similar fate by being treated unjustly by their fathers. Cordelia

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    Fool’s Gold Play Review The play that I’m doing my review on is called Fool’s Gold and it is a Commedia Dell’Arte play. Fool’s gold was produced by Meta Physical Theatre and directed by David Langlois. In Fool’s Gold the Miser‚ Pantalone is greedy for money so he gets together with Dottore and they fake a disease which will persuade his daughter‚ Isabella into marrying Count Viagra‚ who is very rich. Viagra already payed his father Pantalone for his daughter’s hand in marriage so Pantalone tricks

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