In Hamlet we see diverse characters who can be seen as having tragic flaws. Polonius‚ the loyal advisor to the king and the father of Laertes and Ophelia has a tragic flaw. This is his loyalty to the state and more specifically the king. Polonius’s characteristic of loyalty warrants a flaw given that it leads to his tragic death. In using Aristotles interpretation of a tragedy‚ Polonius’s loyalty is also tragic. The audience worries that they may have the same fate and are also sympathetic of Polonius
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Othello racism Othello tragedy Dustin Mills English 102 Dr. Elisabeth Sachs Othello Essay Honest Iago One of the most interesting and exotic characters in the tragic play Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is honest Iago. At first Iago seems to be motiveless. However‚ the motivation behind his actions lie more in Iago’s quest for personal gain‚ as opposed to just being evil for evil’s sake. Iago’s greediness can be validated by examining his manipulation of Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ and most importantly‚ Othello
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Shakespeare’s Othello has been regarded as one of the most unique‚ multi-layered example of modern English literature. The conventions of this paper will comprise a textual analysis which will assiduously critique the literary techniques utilised by Shakespeare to convey various purposes. The passage which will be analysed is a piece from Act 1 of Scene 3‚ comprising a soliloquy which encompasses Iago the Machiavellian villain’s plot to cheat Roderigo and Othello. This soliloquy is essential in context
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hideousness in his ugliness. The real Chinaman may be vulgar‚ but there is no aggressiveness‚ no blatancy in his vulgarity. The real Chinaman may be stupid‚ but there is no absurdity in his stupidity. The real Chinaman may be cunning‚ but there is no deep malignity in his cunning.” The spirit of Chinese people‚ as is mentioned in Mr. Ku’s book: “The serene and blessed mood which enables us to see into the life of things: that is imaginative reason‚ that is the Spirit of the Chinese People” The mind
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The puritan era was a time of strife for many early American settlers. They felt the world was at war between the forces of good and the forces of evil. This contention was made evident in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter as the author combines the physical‚ moral and mental state of Roger Chillingworth to highlight the theme of revenge and the evil obsession that takes over Chillingworth’s soul. Hawthorne’s use of figurative language connects Chillingworth’s misshapen form with
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This was an oral presentation‚ in which I prosecuted Macbeth. I received a grade of A-‚ however was told that it was my actual presentation rather than my essay that stopped me getting a higher grade :) Ladies and Gentlemen‚ I will be brief. You have heard the testimonies and seen the evidence; it is now time for the fate of Macbeth to be decided. Today you have met scores of witnesses testify‚ under oath‚ the defendant’s entirely good and honest character‚ and have pondered as to how the King
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Task: Choose a poem strongly linked to a specific location. Explain how the poet creates an impression of what life is like in that place. Norman MacCaig’s poem‚ ‘Hotel Room‚ 12th Floor’‚ presents a view from a high window in a hotel in the largest city in the most powerful nation in the world. It is morning and the poet is looking out over the city. As night falls the poet begins to feel uneasy. Down below on the streets chaos and violence seem to take over. From his hotel room the poet
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The media has been around forever from the town crier to a commercial on the radio. While it can expand your knowledge‚ it can also make us over think useless things and be manipulated or controlled. Of course‚ they do this to draw in listeners and cause conversations. We see that the media affects the characters’ thoughts and knowledge in the allegoric novel‚ Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell. By reading Animal Farm‚ it shows us that we must be aware of the media’s reports‚ for they can easily manipulate
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hatred and fear of this “common enemy” the animals unite. For example in Chapter 6‚ upon the findings of the ruined windmill Napoleon announces‚ upon smelling the pig tracks left in the yard that Snowball had in fact destroyed the windmill; “In sheer malignity‚ thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his expulsion‚ this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year”. Snowball is also said to be in league with Mr Jones from the start‚ and is also Revisionism
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In many of Poe’s and other authors poems throughout history‚ they created a particular style of writing: romanticism. With the use of romanticism‚ these authors booned their stories/poems with aspects of mood with diction that helps convey darker themes. The elements of Gothic Literature in the short stories the “Black Cat‚” “the Devil and Tom Walker‚” and Sharp Objects create a morbid mood through the usage of grotesque scenery‚ psychological issues‚ and death. To begin‚ in the “Black Cat” and Sharp
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