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    Madness in Hamlet

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    DRAFT- NOT MLA-LACKS FORMATTING/REFERENCES Hamlet-Melancholy‚ Madness and Sanity Hamlet‚ a play by William Shakespeare‚ is as much a mystery as a tale about depression‚ madness and sanity. Shakespeare reveals how the scourge of corruption and decay rapidly spread; and the emotional consequences that follow. Insanity‚ madness and depression are as intolerable as corruption and deceit; and just as intertwined. The play makes one ponder if it is possible to be sane in an insane world full of treachery

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    Socratic Wisdom

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    Socratic Wisdom In the Apology‚ the oracle at Delphi stated that Socrates was the wisest man of his time (Plato 21a). Socrates‚ however‚ “[was] very conscious that [he was] not wise at all”‚ which would not make him the wisest man of his time (21b). Certainly‚ not both the oracle and Socrates could be simultaneously correct in their individual beliefs; thus‚ the oracle and Socrates must have had differing definitions of wisdom. What‚ then‚ is wisdom? Many people believe wisdom denotes having

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    According to the Oxford Dictionary (2013)‚ madness can be defined as the state of having a serious mental illness. It is also defined as extremely foolish behaviour. In the text‚ “King Lear” by Williams Shakespeare and the film‚ “Ran” by Akira Kurosawa‚ both the author and the director deal with the fact that the Protagonist’s past haunts them so much that they eventually become insane. As a result of their hamartia‚ both King Lear and the Great Lord‚ Hidetora‚ have a past that haunts them‚ and because

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    Love Actually

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    friendship and romance. Positive messages Positive role models Violence Sex Language Consumerism Drinking‚ drugs‚ & smoking Expand to see more details What’s the story? The interwoven stories of LOVE ACTUALLY all take place in the weeks before Christmas. They include a Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) who is drawn to the outspoken girl who delivers his tea‚ an 11-year old (Thomas Sangster) who wants to attract the attention of the coolest girl in school‚ a

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    Michelle Barrow English 111-l4 Mrs. Louis April 11‚ 2014 Two Political Speeches‚ One powerful Message Two great inspirational political figures‚ hold audiences captive with their patriotism‚ leadership‚ and compassion speaking of our past‚ our present and our future. President Obama plays big brother with our youth‚ demanding they take responsibility for their education‚ embellishing that the future of our country depends on them. Sarah Palin in her Vice-Presidential speech‚ confronts

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    Speeches

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    Sample Speech Asking for Donations You know those friends who are perpetually there for you? Whether you need a ride home at 2 in the morning or you’re sick and they come bring you soup‚ you just know you can always count on them to have your back. Well‚ that’s sort of like the friendship a dog brings to your life. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been gone from the house for four minutes or four hours‚ dogs are always ecstatic to see you again. You could throw a stick across the lawn all afternoon

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    Hamlet's Madness

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    Is Hamlet Mad? Not Likely Madness is a condition of the mind which eliminates all rational thought leaving an individual with no proper conception of what is happening around him/her. Madness typically occurs in the minds of individuals that have experienced an event or series of events that their mind simply cannot cope with and‚ thus‚ to avoid their harsh reality‚ they fall into a state of madness. In William Shakespeare’s masterpiece Hamlet‚ there is much debate around the protagonist‚ Hamlet

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    Gimpel the Fool

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    Through clever characterization‚ underlying symbolism‚ and an in-depth point of view‚ the short story "Gimpel the Fool"‚ written by Isaac Bashevis Singer‚ clearly reinforces the age-old concept that repentance‚ along with good deeds‚ will ultimately be rewarded in time. Gimpel’s whole-hearted yet gullible characterization weaves an important pattern in the story’s meaning. The deeply embedded religious connotation and use of dynamic symbols both aid in allowing the reader to pick out the lesson

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    madness

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    Pentheus for not honoring Dionysus. Pentheus has been arguing that all the new god’s rituals are crazy‚ and he does not want them allowed in his city‚ to which Tiresias responds; "There is no cure for madness when the cure itself is mad." (22). Tiresias is trying to tell Pentheus that him that denying the madness that Dionysus brings is itself a crazy idea. Pentheus represents sanity and order‚ and he is trying to keep his city from falling into the hands of the maddness that follows Dionysus. But no matter

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    Madness In Hamlet

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    Shakespear’s Hamlet contains multiple themes that are encountered throughout‚ however two significant themes are Revenge and Madness. More than one character in the play are pursuing to get revenge for something specific‚ especially for the death of their fathers. Furthermore‚ it is really interesting how all the characters have different perspectives and seek retaliation. One small example is when old Hamlet killed old Fortinbras and took his lands‚ young Fortinbras now has a desire to gain avengement

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