In act one‚ scene one‚ after World War II‚ Mr. Frank goes back to the attic in Amsterdam. Miep‚ the woman who works in the office below the attic‚ gives Mr. Frank some of Anne’s writings. Her diary reminds him of his family’s time in hiding. This makes Mr. Frank very sad and he wants to leave Amsterdam. Act one‚ scene two is a flashback to an earlier time in the attic. The Franks and Van Daans are forced to hide because they are Jewish. The two families live together in the attic of Mr. Frank’s
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Act 1- Scene 1 The first entrance of the ghost is made impressive because Marcellus and Bernardo only told Horatio about them seeing the ghost in the two nights before during their watch. Horatio did not believe them “Horatio says ‘tis but our fantasy and will not let belief take hold of him touching this sight twice seen of us;” (1.1.23-25) What makes the siting of the ghost so important is that the two guard believe it to be the ghost of the dead King Hamlet. When the ghost appears and Horatio
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What is established in Act 1? Hamlet‚ composed in the 1600s is one of William Shakespeare’s most remarkable and memorable plays. Hamlet was said to be based on the death of one his twin sons Hamnet and the death of his father. Hamlet’s grief for the sudden death of his father is key component in the play following the questions of monarchy‚ murder‚ madness and suicide. Hamlet‚ Act 1‚ Scene 1‚ outlines the current state of Denmark and supernatural events that unravel leading to Hamlet’s plot for
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Act 4 Scene 7 Lines 162-194 Summary : * Gertrude enters with tragic news : Ophelia‚ mad with grief‚ has drowned in the nearby stream. * Laertes flees the room in agony‚ followed by Claudius who is afraid that Laertes’s calmed rage will be renewed with the news of Ophelia’s death. Ophelia: L.166-168 Willow ≡ traditional symbol of forsaken love. Garland of willow ≡ lover makes when his/her beloved has left him/her. L.169-171 Daisy ≡ dissembling (disintegrating) Nettles sting‚ “long
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Banquo and his son Fleance walk in the torch-lit hall of Macbeth’s castle. Fleance says that it is after midnight‚ and his father responds that although he is tired‚ he wishes to stay awake because his sleep has lately inspired “cursed thoughts” (2.1.8). Macbeth enters‚ and Banquo is surprised to see him still up. Banquo says that the king is asleep and mentions that he had a dream about the “three weird sisters.” When Banquo suggests that the witches have revealed “some truth” to Macbeth‚ Macbeth
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Brendon Guerrero Mar18 P2 Act 1 Scene 1 1. In which town is the play set? In what country do you suppose this town exists? It was set in Verona‚ Italy. 2. In the prologue‚ Shakespeare tells us that our two title characters are going to kill themselves. His 1600’s audience would’ve already known the story of Romeo and Juliet from a famous poem of the time‚ so this information would not have ruined the experience. In fact‚ many scholars say that knowing the deaths are coming actually improves the
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HOW SHAKESPEARE PRESENTS ROMEO’S FEELINGS IN ACT 1 SCENE 1 AND ACT 2 SCENE 2 Love is an important theme in most of Shakespeare’s play‚ including in Romeo and Juliet because love is a stronger force than all the animosity and forces of fate in Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare’s play‚ Shakespeare explores Romeo’s change in attitude to love between Rosaline and Juliet. In Act 1 Scene 1 Shakespeare introduces us to Romeo’s passionate desire towards Rosaline through the use of oxymoron
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The soliloquy is performed in Act III‚ scene i. It has historically been considered as the most renowned of all quotes in Shakespearean literature‚ perhaps in all literature. That being said‚ much of the soliloquy signifies paradox. Hamlet is questioning life and death‚ being alive and not being alive. For Hamlet‚ it seems that each occurs upon its own principle and crosses over at the same instance. When living‚ one is nearing closer to demise with time. It is only in passing when one halts having
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MACBETH..Act !‚ Scene 1 and 2. About the Play: In 1606‚ William Shakespeare wrote a play‚ Macbeth‚ which has gone down in history as one of the best tragedies ever written. It is known to be the shortest and bloodiest tragedies of Shakespeare. The simplest way of explaining the plot would be to say that it is a story of a man urged by his wife‚ and foretold by prophesy‚ to commit murder in order to gain power….a plan which fails‚ with tragic consequences. But more specifically‚ it is a classic
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Different Interpretations of Taming of the Shrew - Act 2‚ Scene 1 (The wooing Scene) Since there are so many different adaptations of Taming of the Shrew‚ there are quite a lot of differences when you see it‚ then when you read it. Especially when you try to imagine the Wooing Scene‚ in Act 2 Scene 1. Here are a few main differences I noticed in two of the different adaptations I watched: * Gaudete Academy 2010 Production (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaebQOnnHMU) * Petruchio
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