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    Hamlet Soliloquy

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    He questions himself once again as to why he has delayed his revenge upon his uncle. He also ponders the nature of man and the virtues of honor. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are both on stage for this soliloquy but they do not hear his words. Hamlet likens his inaction to being a beast‚ which does naught but eat and sleep. He laments that the wit and intelligence so carefully granted to him by the creator has gone unused and wasted. Whether foolishness

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    Richard's Soliloquies

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    Richard’s Soliloquies By Wensy Ng i) Identify the context for each ii) Analyze the language of each and its meaning iii) Consider what insights they give into Richard’s character‚ emotions and thinking at the time iv) Discuss how the soliloquies help structure the play and are used to create dramatic interest 1. The opening soliloquy: “Now is the winter of our discontent” 1.1.1-41 The opening soliloquy involves of Richard contemplating the end of the civil war‚ and the change from

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    The Soliloquies of Hamlet

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    The Soliloquies of Hamlet Authors use various literary elements to give insight into the mental composition of their characters. In Shakespeare’s "Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚" we can trace Hamlet’s mental process through his soliloquies. Hamlet’s first soliloquy reveals him to be thoroughly disgusted with Gertrude‚ Claudius‚ and the world in general. "How weary‚ stale‚ flat and unprofitable‚ seem to me all the uses of this world" (1284)‚ he said. He is saddened by the death of his father‚ who

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    Ghost Soliloquy

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    It is in the soliloquies of Hamlet and of the Ghost that the themes of infiltration‚ knowledge and piety are questioned. The Ghost’s soliloquy is filled with biblical imagery which perhaps suggests that the Ghost is not only now in the hands of the spiritual world but also attempting to rekindle any faith which he had lost through the betrayal of his brother. This event‚ what was essentially assassination‚ remains pertinent in the Ghosts mind‚ and it is through spiritual and biblical references which

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    Hamlet ’s Soliloquy - To be‚ or not to be Hamlet ’s "To be‚ or not to be" soliloquy is arguably the most famous soliloquy in the history of the theatre. Even today‚ 400 years after it was written‚ most people are vaguely familiar with the soliloquy even though they may not know the play. What gives these 34 lines such universal appeal and recognition? What about Hamlet ’s introspection has prompted scholars and theatregoers alike to ask questions about their own existence over the centuries?

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    Browning and Tennyson

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    John Keats (1795-1821)                                  TO AUTUMN.                                             1.     SEASON of mists and mellow fruitfulness‚          Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;      Conspiring with him how to load and bless          With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;      To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees‚          And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;              To swell the gourd‚ and plump the hazel shells      With

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    Iago's Soliloquies

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    the play that show clearly Iago’s villainy‚ but the motives for his villainy become increasingly unclear to the audience as the play progresses. Iago gives several different possible motives to the audience throughout the play in his different soliloquies and while talking to Roderigo‚ but he never backs up these motives and for the most part never refers to them again in the play. In this essay‚ I will prove through evidence in the text that Iago was in fact an honest and caring person who suddenly

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    Soliloquies In Macbeth

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    of Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare illustrates the tragic events in the life of a man named Macbeth. Macbeth is the tragic hero‚ whose selfish and greedy actions led to his downfall. Shakespeare uses literary elements such as irony‚ foreshadowing‚ soliloquies‚ and asides to portray tragedy throughout the story. The Tragedy of Macbeth shows that power brings out the worst in people‚ and can ultimately be the downfall of their reign. Many times throughout the story‚ Shakespeare uses irony‚ both situational

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    Enzymatic Browning of Apples

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    When the enzymes are exposed to oxygen the result is a brown pigmentation forming on the surface of the apple when it has been cut. This reaction is known as enzymatic browning. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF ENZYMATIC BROWNING (fig.1) Phenoloxidase catalysing the reaction. First step of conversion. Greater enzymatic browning occurs at an optimal environment for the enzyme. A temperature of approximately 37.5 degrees Celsius is known to be the optimal temperature for enzyme conversion. Figure

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    TO BE OR NOT TO BE An Analysis of Hamlet’s Famous Soliloquy Hamlet’s soliloquy begins with what must be the most famous line in the English canon: “To be or not to be.” For the character at that moment‚ it is an important question‚ literally one of “life and death”‚ but the general terms in which it is phrased gives it a resonance that reaches out past Hamlet. Hamlet poses the question on the most metaphysical level – not “shall I kill myself?”‚ nor “can I live like this?” but “to be or not to be”

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