“Othello is a man of mystery‚ exoticism and intense feeling‚ trustful‚ open‚ passionate but self-controlled: so noble… he inspires a passion of mingled love and pity.” * A.C Bradley 1904 This statement by A.C. Bradley examines the Othello character in an interesting light that perhaps gives a false image of the play. The first statement Bradley makes is that Othello is “a man of mystery‚ exoticism and intense feeling…” These facts ring true. Othello is a mysterious foreigner who holds intense
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Macbeth by‚ William Shakespeare A critical appreciation on asides and soliloquies of Macbeth in Macbeth Introduction: It was such a time when only the witches‚ wolves‚ and ravishers were awake. Macbeth was holding a dagger in his hand. He softly stole in the room where his guest King Duncan lay. But all of a Sudden it happened. He thought‚ he saw another dagger in the air‚ drops of blood at its point. He tried to grasp at it‚ but it was nothing but air. Unable to bear this‚ he cried: “Art thou
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clear to him. At the beginning of Macbeth’s soliloquy Shakespeare uses rhetorical questions to represent Macbeth’s feelings about killing Duncan. In the first seven lines we see three rhetorical questions. These questions lead into the conversation Macbeth has with himself to decide if he will kill Duncan. At the beginning of the soliloquy he seems unsure if he actually wants to go through with the plan. This uncertainty is represented by his uncertainty of the dagger’s existence. The first question
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(ii) “Essentially the play Macbeth is about power‚ its use and abuse.” Discuss this view of the play‚ supporting your answer with the aid of suitable reference to the text. Mark ex 60 by reference to the criteria for assessment using the following breakdown of marks. P 18 C 18 L 18 M 6 60 marks A+ B C D E- 100% 60 – 51 42 33 24 23 – 0 30% 18 – 16 13 10 8 7 – 0 10% 6 – 5 4 3 3 2 – 0 Candidates are free to agree
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Shelbi Holt 7/30/09 Character Analysis In “The Birthmark”‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the character Alymer is portrayed as a mad scientist. He cares about his wife‚ but his love for science and intellect overcomes any love he could ever have for her. By saying Alymer is a mad scientist‚ I am meaning that he will go to great lengths to try and create cures and become intertwined with science itself. Alymer’s behavior is very manipulative around others. He doesn’t just come out and say how
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Act 1 characters summary Scene 3 Macbeth‚ Banquo‚ Ross‚ Angus‚ and the three sisters The three witches arrive near the battlefield. Macbeth and Banquo come across the 3 witches. The witches hail Macbeth as “Thane of Glamis” and after “Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth asks the witches questions. The witches speak in riddles‚ and Macbeth is asking the witches more questions before they vanish‚ Macbeth‚ Banquo‚ Ross‚ Angus‚ the weird sisters. Scene 4 Duncan‚ Malcolm‚ Macbeth‚ Banquo Malcolm tells king
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Timmy Bullard Mrs. Howe English 1 honors March 6‚ 2013 Character analysis Of all the characters described in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations‚ Phillip (Pip) is the most unsatisfied with himself and his environment. Pip explains how distraught he is with how he treats Joe in the scene where Joe is visiting Pip in London. Joe is here to deliver a message to Pip from Mss. Havisham and Estella‚ but the entire time they are talking‚ Pip feels a sense of awkwardness. Joe then hits Pip with a curve
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Character Analysis of Montresor If written with skill‚ “Villains” can be some of the most interesting characters in literature. The character of Montresor from Edgar Allen Poe’s “A Cask of Amontillado”. Poe‚ being the horror writer that he was‚ portrays this dark character in exactly that way. The story begins with Montresor explaining to the reader as a narrator that a man named Fortunato has insulted and hurt him for a great deal of time. Montresor never explains what exactly Fortunato did to
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Character Analysis- The Great Gatbsy‚ Chapter 1 Nick Carraway serves as the novels narrator and tells us in chapter one that he is tolerant‚ open-minded‚ and quiet and a good listener‚ which makes others; want to confide their secrets in him. Nick is repulsed by the phony nature of the socialites and his moral sense sets him apart from the other characters in the novel. “ Unjustly accused of being a politician”. He seems to be a biased narrator‚ and possibly unreliable as he seems to contradict
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Imagery in Macbeth “Fair is foul and foul is fair.” The Witches‚ Act 1 Scene 1 I feel that this quote depicts an extremely powerful image of appearance verses reality. The witches are foul but they give fair advice. Macbeth may seem like the nation’s hero and posses all the qualities of kingship‚ but in reality he is a ruthless‚ power hungry dictator. As it is the last line of the first scene in the entire play‚ it is very powerful and sets the idea of foreshadowing events to come in the play
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