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    Assignment on “Shakespeare as a Tragedy Writer” Prepared for: East West University Date of submission:11-08-14 Shakespearean tragedy is a form of writing that was written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is perhaps most famous for his tragedies. Most of his tragedies were written in a seven-year period between 1601 and 1608. His plays usually involve murders‚ deaths and a terrible ending for the central characters which turns the mode of the play as a tragic one. The

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    conscious man." After reading and understanding George Orwell’s feelings through his experiences in his essay "A Hanging." We come to realize that George Orwell‚ a visitor from the European establishment‚ gets the opportunity to participate in the execution of a Hindu man. We realise that the author is degraded by what he has witnessed and experienced‚ and decides to share his feelings with the rest of the establishment through his writings. We understand that the author’s purpose is to show how

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    The Truth of Hamlet Hamlet the Prince of Denmark is a play consisting of a lot of revenge. This masterpiece of literature was created by William Shakespeare. Hamlet the Prince of Denmark is a tragedy. The play Hamlet is most likely written between 1600 -1602‚ which is a period when tragedies were very popular. Hamlet the Prince of Denmark is a realistic play. This means that the events that took place in the play could take place in real life. Since this play took place in the 1600’s‚ many things

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    in which an author uses context‚ allow readers to develop a greater appreciation for the text. The play‚ Hamlet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ heavily adopts the use of context in numerous ways to allow the reader to embrace the text and its contextual meaning. In HamletShakespeare has encouraged us to focus on historical context‚ social context and ideological context to allow the audience to develop this appreciation for the text It is the ways in which context can be observed from the text

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    Jacob Denson English 125 February 20‚ 2013 “Shakespeare and Mirikitani: The use of Simile‚ Diction‚ and Tone to express Emotion” Janice Mirikitani’s poem‚ “Suicide Note” and William Shakespeare’s Hamlet both use simile‚ diction‚ and tone to express emotion. Both works use these forms of writing to establish a tone of deep emotion‚ with sadness and despair being at the forefront. “Suicide Note‚” being about an Asian-American college student who commits suicide‚ was written as an apology to her

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    in both worlds that it is unclear whether they control fate‚ or whether they are merely its agents. They defy logic‚ not being subject to the rules of the real world.[7] The witches’ lines in the first act: "Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air" are often said to set the tone for the remainder of the play by establishing a sense of confusion. Indeed‚ the play is filled with situations in which evil is depicted as good‚ while good is rendered evil. The line "Double

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    As I walked into the barbers for my weekly shave I notice the barber sharpening his razors. The colour drains from his face‚ and though I can not see it‚ I know he’s trembling. I almost laugh‚ it’s like he wants to be caught. I begin to remove my belt‚ as it holds my gun and my cartridges‚ the weapon that killed his allies‚ and notice him eyeing it nervously. I stop myself from smiling as I hang it onto the hook in the wardrobe and rest my hat on top. As usual‚ I hung up my bullet studded belt‚

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    Top Plays of Shakespeare By: Sajad The About.com/Shakespeare has chosen these plays as the top. Our decisions has not been involved in doing so. 5. Much Ado About Nothing: This play is set in the palace of the governor of Messina in Italy. The governor‚ Leonato has one daughter named hero. The story starts in a party at Leonato’s palace in order to celebrate the victory of the Great War with the soldiers of Don Pedro. Claudio is the hero of the war who has felt in love with Hero‚ although

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    meted out to the individual directly or indirectly. This aspect of anger is captured by Shakespeare in his four great tragedies‚ with exceptional power‚ which in turn determines and governs the action of the play. If it is ambition and power mongering that drives Macbeth crazy‚ it is the choice to abdicate throne that drives King Lear out of his senses. If there is blood all over Macbeth and revenge all over Hamlet it is jealousy all over Othello. This article disseminates the stimulants‚ reactions

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