Quotes for Act 4 “O‚ bid me leap‚ rather than marry Paris‚ From off the battlements of any tower‚ Or walk in theivish ways‚ or bid me lurk Where serpents are. Chain me with roaring bears‚ Or hide me nightly in a charnel house‚ O’ercovered quite with dead men’s rattling bones‚ With reeky shanks and yellow chapless skulls.” (4.1.78-84) I chose this quote because it is descriptive of only a few things Juliet would do for Romeo. In this quote‚ Juliet stops acting like an immature‚ indecisive
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Different Interpretations of Taming of the Shrew - Act 2‚ Scene 1 (The wooing Scene) Since there are so many different adaptations of Taming of the Shrew‚ there are quite a lot of differences when you see it‚ then when you read it. Especially when you try to imagine the Wooing Scene‚ in Act 2 Scene 1. Here are a few main differences I noticed in two of the different adaptations I watched: * Gaudete Academy 2010 Production (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaebQOnnHMU) * Petruchio
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Themes are a central characteristic to understanding Romeo and Juliet as a play and identifying Shakespeare’s political and social commentary. The key theme explored in this scene was love. Love is an important thematic element within the play‚ which presents the of love of love at first sight. An example of this is when Julie (Juliet) sees Roman (Romeo) for the first time at the dance and is taken aback by his arresting beauty. The imagery Julie uses
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Hamlet: Act V-Scene 2 - The Climax In Act V-Scene 2‚ as the play begins with Hamlet fill in the detail of what happened to him since he left Denmark‚ Hamlet concedes that there was a kind of fighting in his heart. But clearly his inner struggle has been manifested from the time of his first appearance in this play. Now it is to hear no more expression of self-approach or doubts that he will act positively against Claudius. What is impressive is his decisiveness. He is able to formulate
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many turns and the most important of these is in act 3 scene II. As a pivotal scene in William Shakespeare’s play‚ audiences gain an understanding of the characters and their actions leading up to this point. Many of the themes in the play come to light in this scene as the plot gathers pace and it is for all these reasons I chose this scene. Our understanding of a text is greatly affected by the context in which scenes take place. Act 3 Scene 2 transpires after a series of turbulent events and
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urge for power can corrupt the most valiant men. We see this in Macbeth in Scene 1 of Act 2. As Macbeth thinks about the three witches prophecy‚ he begins to urge for it to become true. Thinking of the himself becoming king was so strong that it pushed Macbeth to murder King Duncan. In Act 2 Scene 1 it says‚ “...the bell invites me. Hear it not‚ Duncan; for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.” In this scene we can see Macbeth actually acting upon his deepest and darkest urges. It
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ACT IV SCENE 2 This scene plays a very important piece of the play. This is when we see how cold hearted and evil Macbeth is‚ and also how this action that Macbeth performs will change the outcome of his life later on in this play. For this scene Macduff swears revenge on Macbeth and as we know this is why Macbeth dies in the play. In this scene Lady Macduff and Macduff’s son are arguing on why Lady Macduff believes that her husband is a traitor and deserves the worse punishment. She
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In Act 2 scene 1 Macbeth is presented as a man who is certain about his evil actions. He has no hesitation‚ and will not stop in his efforts to commit regicide. This is evident in the command ‘come‚ let me clutch thee’ as he speaks to the knife. The knife represents his evil desires and ambition‚ it also acts as a reminder for the deed he must commit. It tells us he is embracing his corrupt and malicious thoughts and the verb ‘clutch’ enforces this‚ highlighting his certainty about his actions. This
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The first scene of the second act is the shortest in length‚ but one of the largest in significance. In the beginning of the scene‚ the town is preparing for Reverend Brown’s sermon with eager anticipation. The religious fervour that Brady has been carefully nurturing and cultivating in the people of Hillsboro was to make a dramatic plateau at this sermon. Act 2 – Scene I is also the first time that the slow unceasing progress of the religious fervour was‚ if only momentarily‚ stopped. After Rev
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Comment on the significance of Iago in Act 1 Scenes 1 and 2. Iago is presented as a vicious villain‚ and through his representation of evil‚ results in the surfacing of key themes such as light and darkness‚ racism‚ and rank and power. Thus‚ by carrying out the role as a villain‚ he highlights the animalistic traits evident within people of the Venetian society. Although Iago is a white man who holds a fairly high status within Venetian society‚ he is crude and uncouth‚ often swearing and making
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