Write a speech to a hsc student about human condition in Othello. Give reference to one character and one theme. For centuries‚ William Shakespeare has captured the hearts of men and women with his tragedies. His plays explore human existence and raise questions about what it means to be human; allowing the audience to relate to his characters despite the era in which the play was produced. Good morning students‚ today I am going to discuss what role the human condition plays in the plot of Shakespeare’s
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Pojman is relating the novel “Lord of the flies” to the account of Hobbes’s morality‚ by saying that in a way they are agreeing with each other. Hobbes is explaining the function of morality‚ why we need morality. Hobbes is say that we have rational and egoistic natures. Pojman believes that morality is a set of rules that consists of; keeping society from falling apart‚ to make human suffering better‚ to promote human flourishing‚ to resolve conflicts of interest in orderly ways and to assign
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The main character in “The Black Cat “by Edgar Allen Poe‚ is also the narrator of the story since it is told in first person point of view. He represents a man who has lost everything due to drinking‚ although one thing stays with him all the way through‚ his guilt. Guilt never leaves you no matter how much you try to make it. His drinking and his growing insanity only cause more pain to himself and to others. By the end of this analysis‚ you will know how the narrator’s never-ending guilt affected
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In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the author uses irony to expose the true character that Arthur Dimmesdale truly is.Dimmesdale is known‚ to the townspeople of the Puritan village in Boston‚ as a well spoken and profound minister who is their vision of God. Although Minister Arthur Dimmesdale has many qualities that make him stand out in the puritan community; his sinful secret that burdens him severely every day is heavily shown through the three main types of irony. The people of this
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and Caliban even claims “And then I loved thee”. One interpretation of Caliban is him being an evil creature‚ who in exchange for education and kindness attempted to take the innocence of Prospero’s daughter‚ Who after committing the act showed no remorse‚ merely saying “O ho‚ o ho‚ would’t had been done!”. . Prospero is quick to threaten Caliban‚ "rack [him] with old cramps"‚ and restricts him within “this hard rock" in isolation. When looking at Caliban‚ Prospero shows little mercy or forgiveness
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person does not see them suffer because they left the scene of the killing it does not have the impact on you that a killing when close up would have. In the story‚ “Ten Kliks South” the characters actual distance shows that they don’t have much remorse for the victims. It is more like a job to them then it is killing another person. They are so far away from the actual action of death that they don’t realise what they are
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Games Are psychopaths really “morally insane”? Although most people would say yes‚ that would be a misconception. A psychopath is someone who may seem completely nonhuman. There are many different characteristics of a psychopath‚ including lack of remorse and antisocial behaviors‚ just to name a few. The true definition of psychopathy is still not set in stone because there are so many different opinions of what the true meaning is. Today‚ there are tons of versions of psychopaths out there. From murderers
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At the end of the play‚ Malcolm describes Macbeth as a ‘butcher’.To what extent do you agree that this is an accurate assessment of Macbeth’s character? Macbeth Coursework By Nick horton Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Macbeth’ concludes with the slain protagonist declared a ‘butcher’. The term Butcher has connotations of brutality and savagery‚ comparing Macbeth’s bloodthirsty deeds to those of a ruthless and indiscriminate murderer. Over the course of the play‚ we witness Macbeth turn from a loyal
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Upon killing King Duncan‚ Macbeth feels great remorse and guilt for the act that he just committed. He wish’s very much that he did not kill the King and this is shown through his excerpts in Act 2 scene 2. He describes his hands as being a ‘sorry sight’ for they are drenched in the King’s blood. The blood is has a very symbolic meaning for Macbeth as the blood does not just show that he has killed the King but also that he has shown shame towards the one closest to God‚ and that it has now been
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Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare in the early seventeenth century. Macbeth is a Scottish general who quickly becomes power hungry after hearing a prophecy saying he will become king. He ends up killing the king and many other people‚ finally meeting his death in the end. Surprisingly‚ Lady Macbeth‚ his wife‚ was even more power hungry than he was in the beginning. Throughout the play‚ Lady Macbeth undergoes a dramatic change‚ as well as being one of the main contributors to the overall
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