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    Explore how shakesphere presents emotion in Act 3 scene 5 Romeo and Juliet is a famous play about love and sacrifice. It is based on two star crossed lovers which clashes with other kind of power the play was written in Elizabethan times. Which was a long time ago and society has changed throughout time so it is a bit old – fashioned and the rules were different at those times unlike now. I am going to explore and write about William shakesphere portrays emotion in Act 3 scene 5. In act 3‚ scene

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    Work on a character of your own choice. How does Shakespeare create dramatic effect through characterisation? Dramatic effect is the most prominent in the characterisation of Hamlet which Shakespeare portrays through Hamlet’s interactions with others; what they say about him‚ his internal thoughts and dialogue. In regards to his dialogue‚ Hamlet’s utterances are very philosophical thus depicting him as a thoughtful and intelligent character. In act 3 scene 1‚ Hamlet says‚ ‘To be‚ or not to

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    William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin‚ Ireland. His father was a lawyer and happened to be a well know artist of the time. Yeats was educated in both England‚ specifically London‚ and in Dublin‚ Ireland. Although the majority of his summers were spent in the west of Ireland in the family’s summerhouse. Yeats was involved in societies that attempted to write and compose Irish literature. His first piece of literature appeared in 1887‚ but in his earlier period his dramatic production outweighed

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    Throughout the crucible social status is shown as the most important thing to any man or women in the town of Salem‚ people of the town would go to great lengths to maintain a high status which would technically give them more control over the town. This can work towards someone’s advantage or disadvantage. Due to Salem being such a small and confined town having a higher status can mean a lot and can even pull you out of trouble. At the time The crucible was set if you were not white you would

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    Soren Kierkegaard‚ stresses the existence of the individual person creates his or her life through the choices he or she makes. As the plot of The Stranger develops‚ Camus skillfully presents an existential perspective on life

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    1692: The wooden gallows contrast the sky. John Proctor stands motionless as the noose is placed around his neck and tightened. Abigail Williams stands among the viewers. She shows no emotion as John Proctor is pushed over the edge and hanged dead on the rope… Eight years later: A flash of lightning streaks across the sky of Barbados. Through the pouring rain a woman of 25 years makes her way along the pieced together wooden dock towards a ship headed for the Americas. Its destination…Salem Massachusetts

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     In ​ The Crucible​  by Arthur Miller‚ societal conduct is violated and a  community is capsized. In this socially awakening play‚ society is corrupted when a naivete  community is immersed in power that enables insignificant people to manipulate the status quo  to selfishly satisfy their own societal welfare and relationships. ​ In times of distress‚ an individual  may blindly diminish their societal relationships to consequentially benefit themselves.  Once presented with power‚ Abigail takes advantage of it to manipulate those around her 

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    Immigration creates diversity in Canada. Immigration and diversity is what Canada is known for all around the world. As it says in the Canadian Multiculturalism Act‚ "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Government of Canada to foster the recognition and appreciation of the diverse cultures of Canadian society and promote the reflection and the evolving expressions of those cultures." The Canadian Multiculturalism Act was made July 1988; Canadian governments

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    Within the lines of tragedy and it’s effects‚ the tragic hero must receive sympathy in order to create the full tragic effect. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ it is easy to sympathize for the main character who’s name happens to be the same as the title‚ Hamlet. Hamlet clearly struggles with depression‚ which is a beginning building block for sympathy. Off and on‚ Hamlet contemplates suicide. The struggle of ending his life‚ or enduring more hardships constantly weighed on his troubled mind. On

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    How is Othello presented in Act 3 Scene 3? Act 3 scene 3 is one of the most important scenes in the whole play and one of the most well known scenes in the world of theatre. In it‚ Iago speaks carefully and at length with Othello and plants the seeds of suspicion and jealousy‚ which eventually bring about the tragic events of the play. Ironically‚ it is Desdemona’s innocent attempt to reconcile Othello with Cassio that gives Iago the opportunity to get his revenge on Othello‚ thereby causing the

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