5/9/09 An Analysis Of Hamlet’s Soliloquy At The End Of Act 2 The young prince of Denmark‚ Hamlet has recently lost his father. Right after this depressing event‚ his uncle‚ Claudius‚ takes over the entire property of his past away father: his crown and his wife (Gertrude) who is Hamlet’s mother. This chain of heartbreaking misfortunes leaves deep wounds on the soul of young Hamlet and his soliloquies‚ allowing the audience to enter his agitated mind‚ revealing these spiritual scars
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Hamlet Commentary This soliloquy‚ spoken by Hamlet in Act III‚ scene I‚ is the passage I choose for my commentary. Hamlet reveals the problem of whether to commit suicide as a question of “To be‚ or not to be‚” meaning‚ to live or not to live. He debates the consequences of both living and dying. Does it show more strength to struggle through life‚ “the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune‚” without too much distortion or action on one’s part‚ rather than for one to try to stop their suffering
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Ruiz1 Daisy Ruiz Mrs. Atkins English 10H: Period 2 14 May 2013 Lady Macbeth William Shakespeare‚ in the play‚ Macbeth explains that Lady Macbeth hates her weak self. “Make thick me blood.” (1:5:44). Lady Macbeth wants to feel no emotion; she wants to stop being a woman and become a more dominant factor. In this case she wants to become a man. Shakespeare supports his explanation by asking Lady Macbeth ask the spirits to change her‚ “Come to my woman’s breast/ and take y milk for gall
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The Tragedy of Macbeth is an eponymous play written in the 17th century‚ which portrays the downfall of a war hero due to a tragic flaw. William Shakespeare effectively provides key insights into humanity that explores the power of ambition‚ the disastrous nature of fear and the values of trust. Ambition plays a vital role in the storyline of Macbeth as it establishes the transformation in Macbeth’s character‚ from being a well-respected Scottish general to a tyrannical ruler. In Act 1 Scene 2‚
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Listening and watching the actors perform the soliloquies in Hamlet has enabled us‚ the audience‚ to understand the significance of the events present and to come‚ and have a better understanding of the character’s thoughts and emotions. The actors in this play have implemented various oral presentation strategies: the use of dramatic pauses‚ facial expressions‚ and placing emphasis on keywords. Hamlet is a performance written in Elizabethan English‚ also known as Early New English‚ which makes
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Dennis O’Driscoll’s poem‚ “Tomorrow” takes its reader through stages of optimism‚ jealousy‚ and pessimism within its three parts. While each part of the poem is different and has its own theme‚ it can be found that they tie together in the end. In the poem “Tomorrow”‚ we are taken through the stages of optimism for a better life‚ jealousy for those who already seem to have it‚ then pessimism for believing the future will bring anything new. Part one of O’Driscoll’s “Tomorrow”‚ labelled “I”‚ brings
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Macbeth has universal appeal because it strongly demonstrates how we all make decisions that are influenced by the darkness within human nature. We are faced with choices and decisions everyday‚ and it is these that reflect who we truly are. In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare explores the theme of human ambition. The play initially starts with thoughts and influences then later develops into determination and action. Under the influence of power‚ Macbeth makes decisions that have serious consequences for himself
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melt‚/ Thaw‚ and resolve itself into a dew!/or that the everlasting had not fixed /His canon ‘gainst self-slaughter! Oh God‚ God‚/How weary‚stale‚ flat‚ and unprofitable /seem to me all the uses of this world!” (1‚2‚Lines 129-134.) Clearly this soliloquy shows how hamlets is distressed . His Desire for his “ flesh” to “melt” and dissolve into “dew” registers his grief over the death of his father and his mother’s remarriage to his uncle. His thoughts here are suicidal and show some mental and emotional
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At the end of the play‚ Malcolm describes Macbeth as a butcher. Do you think Macbeth is merely presented as a butcher? I somewhat disagree with Malcom’s view that Macbeth is ‘merely’ portrayed as a butcher‚ but rather has an excessive ambition influenced by other characters enabling him to endure ‘butcher’ tendencies. It seems unjust for Malcolm to describe Macbeth as a “dead butcher” because at the beginning of the play he is a Scottish nobleman and shows courage and bravery in battle. He killed
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