Hamlet ’s Soliloquy - To be‚ or not to be Hamlet ’s "To be‚ or not to be" soliloquy is arguably the most famous soliloquy in the history of the theatre. Even today‚ 400 years after it was written‚ most people are vaguely familiar with the soliloquy even though they may not know the play. What gives these 34 lines such universal appeal and recognition? What about Hamlet ’s introspection has prompted scholars and theatregoers alike to ask questions about their own existence over the centuries?
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1. Explain the references to suicide in ACT 3 scenes 2 and 3. The references to suicide in ACT 3 scenes 2 and 3 were; to me‚ when the nurse came in ACT 3 scene 2 and said the it was a piteous corpse‚ a bloody piteous corpse‚ pale‚ pales as ashes…all in gore-blood. And also another reference was when Juliet was talking about the devil tormenting her in some way because it was her cousin who died and her lover who killed him. Plus in ACT 3 scene 3 Romeo talks about more about his doom with the Prince
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Rewrite of Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet There are two rival families‚ Capulets and Montagues‚ who live in Verona in the early 1600s. If they ever were to encounter with each other they would start a fight and try to kill each other. The baddest of them all was Tybalt Capulet. In the Capulet’s side we have Juliet who is a beautiful young girl‚ who doesn’t have any siblings‚ but is extremely close with her cousin Rosaline. Being the only child‚ Juliet is used to everything going her way and getting
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Compare and contrast the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the first three Acts of Macbeth. Macbeth‚ the tragedy‚ is a penetrating‚ concentrated‚ and harrowing study of ambition. The play itself tells the story of a man‚ urged by his wife and foretold by prophecy‚ who commits regicide in order to gain power. His ostentatious appetite for domination only leads to his triumphal downfall deeming he and his wife naught but the‚ "dead butcher and his fiend like queen." However
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Macbeth Assignment‚ Act III “As the weird women promised: and I fear‚ Thou play’dst most foully for’t; yet it was said. It should not stand in thy posterity‚/but that myself should be the root and father/Of many Kings.” -Banquo‚ Act 3‚ Scene 1 These lines are very important to the story of Macbeth‚ because it shows that Banquo is finally figuring out that Macbeth may have done something terrible to become king. The witches claimed Macbeth would first be Thane of Cawdor‚ then Thane of Glamis
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first Macbeth and Lady Macbeth appear to have a strong relationship. In Act I‚ scene v‚ Macbeth writes a letter to his wife explaining the happenings of his travels. “…who all-hailed me‚ “Thane of Cawdor”…and referred me to the coming on of time‚ with “Hail‚ King that shalt be!” This have I thought good to deliver thee‚ my dearest partner of greatness; that thou mightiest not loose the dues of rejoicing‚ by being ignorant of what greatness is promised thee‚ lay it to thy heart…” (Act 1‚ scene 5 lines
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the great William Shakespeare was Macbeth. This bloodstained tale tells of the Scottish General Macbeth and the prophecy he receives from three witches. The section of prophecy that envelops Macbeths mind is “All hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3‚ 49) After hearing that he may be king the idea of sitting on the throne persists in his mind. Shakespeare presents Macbeth’s actions and feelings about the murder of Duncan through the use of soliloquy and Macbeth’s conversations with others
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attitudes towards Kingship in Act 3‚ Scene 4? In Jacobean society‚ there was a very rigid idea of what a King should represent and how he should act. Ideas such as Divine Right‚ order‚ stability and health‚ and contemporary beliefs such as Heaven and Hell meant the concept of Kingship was of great interest to the Jacobean people. However‚ important events taking place around the time that the play was written somewhat unsettled these contemporary ideas‚ just as Macbeth itself does. The throne had
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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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Lady Macbeth’s soliloquy from Act 1‚ Scene 5 depicts the celebration of Macbeth’s encounter with the witches‚ it creates a significant turning point in which William Shakespeare imposes the beginning of the character’s transformation-essential to Macbeth’s central theme of the detriment of power. The beginning of Lady Macbeth’s transformation is shown when she exclaims “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor‚ and shalt be/ What thou art promised” (1.5.15-16). Certifying the prophecy‚ Lady Macbeth reiterates
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