sovereign‚ he was able to acknowledge the talents and successes of King Louis. Saint-Simon remarked that Louis was brilliant at court strategy and personal politics‚ noting that ‘the secrets of others he kept as religiously as his own’. However‚ as a member of the old nobility‚ he was unapologetic in decrying Louis’ character by painting the King as frivolous‚ vain‚ cruel and intellectually ‘beneath mediocrity’. Louis is depicted as a King who went to great lengths to control people’s perception of him
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Coral: The death of Coral’s son has caused an emotional breakdown as she cannot accept her son’s death. Moreover‚ Coral has lost her social identity and tends to struggle to find a connection with anyone‚ as she “can’t think of anything to say” (Act 2‚ Scene 2). Her husband‚ Roy‚ is annoyed by her bizarre attitude and this causes Coral to lower herself to the behavior of a naïve child “I’ll be good! I’ll improve!” When Coral does begin to speak‚ it is presented as very expressive and mournful. Her
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King Lear: The Seven Deadly Sins The Seven Deadly Sins In the play King Lear Shakespeare demonstrates the tragedy that can occur once humans allow themselves to be taken over by any one of the seven deadly sins. Greed The sin of greed is perfectly exemplified in the character of Edmund. Throughout the play Edmund’s greed is the motivating factor behind all of the decisions that he makes. Edmund‚ as the illegitimate son of Gloucester plots against his brother in order to obtain his inheritance
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Whose truth is it anyway? Would be accurate to say a child is just an innuendo for a mere hand puppet? Certainly its manipulation is absolute since it is useless by itself. It requires a puppeteer. Perplexed by his troubled childhood environment and later his immense talent is infamous boxer Mike Tyson’s justification for his being a puppet – or a child easily manipulated by the corrupt society of businessmen‚ the media‚ and his so called “family”. His prospects as an undefeated champion boxer and
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soliloquies. During the following blogs I will be analysing a monologue spoken by the power hungry fairy king‚ Oberon. At this moment of the play in Act 2 Scene 1 the chaos begins. Through these blogs I will analyse Oberon’s monologue and prove it’s importance to the whole play. (Warning: includes spoilers). Background: One of the key monologues during A Midsummer Night’s Dream is when the king of the fairies speaks to his trusted servant and troublemaker Robin Goodfellow aka Puck. He explains to
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BACKGROUND LECTURE ON TWELFTH NIGHT The following information is based upon my taped lecture on this play. Although this text version is not the same as the taped lecture‚ it does contain the same information. All references are based on the Signet paperback edition which you should consult in conjunction with this lecture. Twelfth Night was probably written in 1601 and first performed in January of 1602. We know this because the play is mentioned that year in the diary of a
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King Lear: Motifs Shakespeare uses many motifs to expand on the themes of the story. His most-used motif revolves around filial responsibility. Each of the two plots contains characters who betray their fathers. Goneril and Regan flatter their father‚ King Lear‚ and then betray him. The drastic change that occurred in their attidtude towards their father is clearly evident through Goneril’s speech before: "Sir‚ I love you more than words can wield the matter; Dearer than eye-sight‚ space‚ and
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something useful which can not be ignored touched me deeply. In chapter XXV of David’s sorrow‚Absalom‚David’s beautiful son‚who looked handsome from the crown of his head to the soles of his his feet but in fact was wicked and false‚attempting to be the king by contemptible ways‚finally failed in the fight of competing throne. In the middle of this passage‚Absalom killed his brother cruelly‚deceiving his father by paying a vow to the Lord‚and finally‚he was cast off by his people. By way of contrast‚Joseph
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Stand and unfold yourself.” BARNARDO: “Long live the king!” FRANCISCO: “Barnardo?” BARNARDO: “He!” 4. I think this tells the reader a lot of information‚ but one must read between the lines a little bit to truly understand. When Hamlet’s Mother utilizes the word “thou” she is not necessarily referring to
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shows Macbeth fulfilling his desires by using his power but is then killed. Shakespeare’s moral has been adapted into children- family films‚ for example‚ the Disney movie ‘The Lion King’. In the well-known film‚ Scar kills Mufasa and chases Simba‚ the rightful heir‚ out of the kingdom so he (Scar) can become king. However‚ Simba returns to fight and eventually dethrones Scar‚ not long after which Scar is killed by his former allies the hyenas. Jade Mile‚ an educator says‚ “various films and pop
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