HAMLET RESPONSE An optimist is a person who usually expects a favorable outcome‚ they think positively about things. A Pessimist is the complete opposite ‚ a pessimist has a tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view of things. I believe that Hamlet is a pessimist because of what he says and what he thinks of life‚ as he explains in the soliloquy ‚ “When he himself might his quietus make with a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear”. This quote shows that
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1 In Act III‚ sc. 1‚ Hamlet delivers his famous solilquy.."To be or not to be." The main purport of that soliloquy is: whether one should love Ophelia or give up loving altogether whether he should take action against Claudius and end his frustration whether he should give in to his mood and commit suicide whether he can continue to cope with the lies of Claudius whether he can find a solution to the infidelity of his mother 2 When Ophelia is "loosed" on him
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This eulogy I have written is for a very close family friend and second mother Vicky Jane Williams Everyone here knew her and loved her. Vicky was born on the 2nd of May in 1972 to Patricia and Ronald Pugsley and she passed away on the 12th of May 2014. She had a brother named Craig Pugsley and they both grew up in Waikerie‚ SA. She attended Waikerie Primary School and Waikerie High School. Her parents split up when she was in Primary School and she stayed in Waikerie with her mother and her father
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It’s summer time in the 1960s in this small town located near Boston. The beach is near‚ the days are hot‚ and life is boring for a nineteen year old grocery clerk named Sammy. Sammy is a lost and lonely young man‚ who spent the majority of his work day scrutinizing each and every customer that walked through the door. At the very moment he would see them‚ he would sigh and psychologically pick them apart. Until one day‚ in walked three young girls wearing bikinis and his bitterness was temporarily
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Victor- (pg. 28) “Learn from me . . . how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge‚ and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world‚ than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow." Here Victor is warning Walton against following his example. This quote expresses the regrets Victor holds towards the knowledge he grasped and shows that he would have rather been naïve or less knowledgeable. It seems as though Victor believes ignorance is blissful thinking
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The Character Building through Character Education in Elementary School Nowadays‚ several people need the improvement in intensity and quality of character education implementation in formal educational institutions. This claim is based on the growing social phenomenon‚ namely the increasing juvenile delinquency in society‚ such as a mass brawl and various other cases of moral decadence. Even in certain large cities‚ these symptoms have come to the extent that is very disturbing. As the example
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Santiago is lead from Spain to Egypt having to overcome test after test to follow his dream to his treasure. By pursuing what he truly wants with the help of several characters‚ Santiago evolves into a well-rounded individual by gaining lessons through his journey. Santiago learn to connect with the Soul of the World from and the Englishman‚ to trust his intuitions‚ and he also learned about true love from Fatima and his parents. First‚ Santiago learns to connect with the Soul of the World. Santiago
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Cal: Thirteen year old Cal is the main character in the suspense filled novel ‘Dark Woods’ by Steve Voake. Acting as the protagonist of the novel‚ Cal was found outside an abandon Pizza Hut store in a blue holdall with the zip three quarters done up. He was discovered by an old man who took him to the Camden Police Station. Ever since then he has been alternating between different foster families. Cal has many intriguing qualities that he displays throughout the novel: he is a very persistent person
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Leonardo’s Shadow Can you imagine living with Leonardo da Vinci? In Leonardo’s Shadow by Christopher Grey‚ a boy the age of about fourteen doesn’t imagine‚ but is actually living that dream we might now want. But life with Italy’s greatest artist isn’t that great after all. Giacomo is a boy that nobody really knows about. He lives with Leonardo da Vinci as his servant‚ but wants to learn under him and become his apprentice. Giacomo came to live with da Vinci when he was running away from a mob who
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An earnest person is someone who practices diligence‚ seriousness‚ and above all sincerity. That being said‚ it is difficult to find a male character in the play who possesses all three qualities of earnestness. Despite this‚ the lead characters of The Importance of Being Earnest entertained and endeared audiences for over one hundred years. Jack Worthing’s Childhood: During Act One‚ protagonist Jack Worthing reveals a most unusual and amusing backstory: As a baby‚ he was accidentally abandoned
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