the theme of mortality in Hamlet and Lady Lazarus. In both Lady Lazarus and Hamlet the semantic field of mortality and death can be clearly seen. Hamlet’s second soliloquy‚ ‘To be or not to be’ can be found in act three‚ when Polonius and Claudius are hiding behind a wall listening to how Hamlet responds to Ophelia. Although there is a huge time difference between when they were written it is surprisingly similar in its semantic field of vocabulary to Lady Lazarus written in the 1950s by Sylvia
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compared their performances in four separate conditions: no background noise‚ or overhearing a either a dialogue‚ a halfalogue‚ or a monologue. Compared to the silent condition‚ they found that performance in both tasks decreased significantly when the participant listened to the halfalogue‚ while there was no significant difference with the dialogue or with the monologue. In experiment 2‚ the researchers replicated the setup of the first experiment‚ except that they converted the original conversation
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example of a tragic hero. There are several things that contribute to Macbeth’s downfall into madness‚ but only three of them really stand out. The first point to his downfall is all the Visions that were told to him by the witches. The next is how Lady Macbeth manipulates and has strong influence over Macbeth’s moral code. finally‚ Macbeth falls because of his ambition and desire to become king. Macbeth’s character starts from being a noble thane to become a murdering king. These visions which
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book written by‚ what he considered an old friend of his‚ Bill; little did I know‚ Bill was going to change my life forever. Competitiveness runs through my blood so when I heard the school was hosting a monologue competition I did not hesitate to sign up. To my surprise‚ it had to be a monologue from one of the plays written by this Bill character that my theatre teacher adored so much. I irked his plays due to the fact that they seem to be written in a different language; however‚ I was still persistent
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MODULE: English Literature. ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Monologue Stage directions – Upon arriving in his new office in Australia. Frank is wearing shorts‚ a short sleeved shirt and a handkerchief with tied corners on his head looking every inch the out of place‚ quintessential British man on holiday‚ slightly sweaty and flustered from the Australian heat. The study is small and untidy but quite reminiscent of his office back in England. Frank starts to unpack his belongings‚ putting books into shelves
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‘Brilliant‚ Antonio. You are not bored after all. You are thinking about what I’m saying. And can you think of other costs?’ ‘Well…I suppose it costs money to store it here. These men of yours have to be paid. Who pays for transporting it from the olive groves?’ ‘I can see I’m going to make a good merchant of you‚ my friend. You’ve learnt more than most people know already and you’ve only been here two minutes! Any other points you want to make? Any questions?’ ‘Just one point really‚ those barrels
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Love Love at first sight - I thought it only existed in Love Stories until I saw you. My stomach jumped‚ my heart started to race when I saw you on the crowded dance floor. I couldn’t stop staring at you‚ I caught your eye but quickly turned away embarrassed. My friends couldn’t believe I was interested in someone that looked like you - tattoos‚ piercings my parents would be horrified. To me you were the only person in the crowded room - could you feel the same way? Could we spend the rest
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I still remember the screams and agony of children who were my age back then. It is still a memory that makes my stomach rage with disgust and despair. Those children never deserved to live like that. Sometimes I wish that I could have taken a few kids rather than being so vain. Nevertheless‚ I am just glad I was able to escape the hell I was destined to stay imprisoned in. My story starts when I was just a little girl who could not understand what was happening around me. Sadly‚ my childhood was
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The room is small and claustrophobic. It smells like disinfectant and latex. The lights are too bright‚ too clinical. A woman sits behind desk‚ when I walk up to her she smiles a little too big. The way nurses sometimes do‚ like they are trying to make you feel better‚ which they probably are. It always comes across as so fake‚ so insincere. It always makes me want to scream‚ and today is no different‚ in fact I think today is worse. Everything in me wants to yell at her “you know what I’m doing
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Don’t you just love when everything in your life is wonderful? Your football team is going to state‚ there’s only 2 days until Christmas‚ and your girlfriend is a super hot cheerleader. But even though everything in your life is perfect you feel like it may be too perfect. I felt like that when I woke up Thursday December 23‚ but the thought was quickly pushed out of my head as my phone went off‚ “Hey boo! I just wanted to tell you I love you and I wanted to remind you that we have appointments
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