is always varying‚ upwards and downwards" (John Locke). A villain is a cruelly-malicious-person who does bizarre and unlawful things. In William Shakespeare’s‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ Shylock is a Jewish character who is portrayed as a Villain because of the freakish things he does. Shylock is a bad example for the people of Venice: he is a very selfish‚ he is evil‚ he has no mercy for anyone and he will do anything to have Antonio dead. A villain is someone who is selfish and does not care about
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Introduction In act 1 scene II we are introduced to the group of actors (Bottom‚ Quince‚ Flute‚ Snout‚ Snug and Starveling) who have joined together at Peter Quince’s house to discuss the parts they will play for the Duke and Duchess. The story is set in ancient Greece‚ Athens where two lovers (Hermia and Lysander) are forbidden to marry each other. Instead‚ Hermia must marry Demetrius. However‚ Demetrius’s lover (Helena‚ Hermia’s best friend) is heart-broken to hear the news. Lysander and Hermia
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Consider Shakespeare’s presentation of Portia in “The Merchant Of Venice” “The Merchant of Venice” is believed to have been written in the 16th century and it is to a large extent reflective of England at the time‚ which was a patriarchal society. Portia’s character embodies the characteristics of an ideal woman at the time that arguably defers to her father and eventually her husband. However‚ as the play advances we see a different side of Portia. Shakespeare introduces her character in
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they do not naturally flow. After practicing them often‚ the words felt less clunky over time. Something else I realized the longer I looked over the scene my group used‚ is how cruel the trick on Malvolio really is. It was easy
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For the first time in scene 9 we are shown a part beginning with a placard that read as follows: “General strike in support of the locked-out stockyard workers!” As mentioned earlier this mentally prepares the audience of what is about to take place and hints them to focus on how it all takes place. As a result of Mauler’s blood sucking nature the laborers decide to call a strike. The sole purpose of the strike is to make sure that the workers are not fooled by false promises fed by those ruling
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Scene 1.1 In the beginning of this scene it starts off with Orsino who is Duke of Illyria‚ and he listening to music‚ he then talks about how the music gets him in the mood for love. Right after he is saying how music gets him in the mood‚ he tells the musicians to stop playing and to get lost. Curio who is a gentleman attending to Orsino asks him if he wants to go hunting for deer‚ but Orsino explains to Curio that the thought of killing a deer reminds him of the time he first met Olivia. Valentine
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still wrapped. The scene shifts back to Lola and the aristocrat can be seen again talking to a group of people. This time when Lola goes by‚ she knocks off the hat of the aristocrat and says to him in German‚ “Go back to where you came from”. The man shivers in fear and walks away embarrassed. Lola then heads to the Brandenburg Gate. The women dressed in green are still conjured together‚ but Lola notices they are more hostile.
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choose the casket made of gold and learns that “All that glitters is not gold.” (II.vii.73). The Prince of Morocco then leaves Portia’s Belmont Estate‚ a very different person from ‘The Prince of Morocco’ that we were introduced to in the beginning of Act 2 compared to the character that in being portrayed now‚ in this part of the play. The arrogant‚ Prince of Arragon is the next suitor of Portia to take the trial of the three caskets. The Prince entered the room in which the caskets laid and almost
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murder‚ until his final downfall. This scene details Macbeth’s first soliloquy‚ in which he decides not to follow through with their plan of regicide‚ and the remainder of the scene consists of his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ arguing with him to change his mind. Lady Macbeth uses emotive language in contrast to he husband’s logically thought out reasoning‚ and appeals to his sense of honour in his own masculinity by insulting it. Before Lady Macbeth enters the scene‚ Macbeth decides against the plan of
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Act- III Scene- 2 Summary of Act III scene 2: Act III Scene 2 Analysis In Belmont‚ Portia begs Bassanio to delay before making his choice among the caskets. If he chooses incorrectly‚ she will lose the pleasure of his company. Though she refuses to break the terms of her father’s riddle of the caskets‚ she confesses that if it were up to her she would give herself to him entirely. Bassanio‚ though‚ is tortured by the uncertainty of waiting‚ and convinces her to let him try the riddle. Portia
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