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    Analysis of Frankenstein’s Innocence: From Innocence to Evil Prompt 7 Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s creation in Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelley‚ was initially innocent and became corrupt throughout the book (Intro xxxii). This is shown through the monster’s desire for love and acceptance‚ thinking he can only gain love through fear‚ and him blaming Victor for his evil ways. Victor Frankenstein created life with only the best intentions. He himself‚ felt that he “be[gan] life with benevolent intentions”

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    attitudes to things‚ events or life. They cause different results. Offred and Ophelia are two women who have contrary destinies because of their different attitudes. Offred is a powerless woman in "the Handmaid’s Tale". She’s a handmaid of a commander in Gilead. She has no freedom. She belongs to him as a property. Her only duty is to have sex with the commander and give birth to a baby. Ophelia is also a weak woman in "Hamlet" play. She has no power over anybody. But their fates in the end are quite

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    Is Hamlet Mad (His Indecisive Soliloquies)? A controversy occurs over whether Hamlet’s behaviour displays craziness or planned insightfulness when deciding on his revenge on King Claudius. Prince Hamlet’s life unfortunately spirals out of hand when his father mysteriously dies. Suspicion of the possible murder of the king rises when his mother immediately marries King Claudius. Hamlet becomes extremely skeptical believing that his father did not die of murder and concludes that King Claudius

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    Although Hamlet gave the impression of a crazed man‚ driven mad by love and death‚ his actions reflect a man of consciousness‚ ultimately supporting the idea that his intentions were known and he is guilty in all aspects. His rollercoaster of intense emotions are meant to appeal to the audience’s sympathetic nature‚ but his conscious doesn’t prevent him from committing future crimes and becoming destructive. Hamlet seems to question himself mentally about the credibility of the ghost

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    Throughout the play‚ Hamlet‚ a large majority of the characters express some sort of interruption in their mental stability. The storyline of Hamlet follows a tragic path of madness‚ beginning with the murder of the King by Claudius and ending with the eventual death of almost every main character. Primarily the two main characters‚ Hamlet and Ophelia‚ show increased and differing levels of madness throughout the play. Hamlet’s madness‚ though sometimes genuine‚ is typically faked for effect and

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    and a lower species than that of men. Similarly in the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare‚ Hamlet’s view of women is decidedly dark. There are only two female characters in the play of Hamlet; Gertrude and Ophelia. In the play‚ the roles of women are minor yet essential to the plot and flow of the play. Ophelia and Gertrude are both unappreciated women that are considered frail and weak-minded by the men in their lives. Throughout “Hamlet” it is utmost apparent that women are completely dependent

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    What Would Hamlet be without Insanity? The play Hamlet is without a doubt an odd story to read based on what society today has become accustomed to. A brother killing another brother‚ and then marrying his wife. It is not a typical story in the modern world today. There is a vast variety of different themes that can be traced throughout the play‚ however the most popular is madness and sanity. Madness and sanity shape the play into what it is‚ without madness and sanity the play would have no life

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    Hamlet Analysis

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    Script Analysis Hamlet Analysis Part I: Tracking Events‚ Trigger to Heap… Ghost appears and then leaves Horatio decides to tell Hamlet about the ghost He tells Hamlet about the ghost Hamlet decides that he wants to see the ghost Hamlet sees the ghost Hamlet follows the ghost Ghost tells Hamlet about his death Hamlet decides to get more information / prove what the ghost was saying before doing anything about it Hamlet swears his friends to secrecy about what the ghost said and

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    4.1 1. No‚ Gertrude does not tell Claudius the entire truth about what happened between her and Hamlet. She tells him that Hamlet killed Polonius and that Hamlet is going insane. Hamlet advised her to tell Claudius that he is crazy and not tell him that she knows that he is faking it. 2. Claudius understands the implications of Hamlet’s killing Polonius. He orders Hamlet to be sent to England and secretly arranges him to be put to death when he is in England. Claudius understands that he could

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    Hamlet Themes: Sanity vs. Insanity Study Guide: 1. What gives evidence that Hamlet is not really insane but just upset? The fact that Hamlet is re-enacting the murder of his father shows the readers that he is well aware of the situation and what has occurred. He is not in denial of the death‚ but seems to want King Claudius to feel guilty with his wrong doing. 2. What gives evidence that Hamlet is insane and not just upset? The way Hamlet acted around Ophelia gave signs that he was going

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