have Juliet. Shakespeare uses metaphors and puns to help Friar fully explain that Romeo has brought this whole ordeal upon himself because of his lack of control over his emotions. Friar Laurence suggests to Romeo “Art thou a man? Thy form cries out thou art; / Thy tears are womanish‚ thy wild acts denote / The unreasonable fury of a beast”(3.3.115-117). Friar compares Romeo’s body to that of a mans‚ his emotions to the ones of a woman‚ and his irrational thinking and behaviors to that
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Honors A3 2 January 2012 The Odyssey vs. O Brother‚ Where Art Thou? There are a plethora of similarities between works of literature and motion pictures‚ as well as one occasionally being based off the other. The Odyssey is an ancient epic written by the blind prophet‚ Homer. The story consists of the main character‚ Odysseus‚ and his treacherous journey home from the battles at Troy. Similarly‚ the film O Brother‚ Where Art Thou is about three men’s prison escape and their voyage home to Ulysses’
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him by saying “was the hope drunk wherein you dress’d yourself? Hath it slept since? And wakes it now‚ to look so green and pale at what it did so freely? From this time such I account thy love. Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valour as thou in desire? Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem’st the ornament of life‚ and live a coward in thine own esteem‚ letting “I dare not “wait upon “I would‚” like the poor cat in the adage” (1‚ 7‚ 38- 48) She tries to convince him by calling
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categorizes her as an object he is able to manipulate. However‚ Lucrece subverts and applies the oppressive institution to Tarquin‚ stating‚ “In Tarquin’s likeness I did entertain thee; / Hast thou put on his shape to do him shame? [...] Thou art not what thou seem’st; and if the same‚ / Thou seem’st not what thou art” (596-97;
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HISTORICAL POLITENESS IN GREAT BRITAIN Eva Marín Caballero Historical Pragmatics Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Wintersemester 2013/2014 Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Politeness and Face-work: Background information - Definitions - A face-based model: Brown and Levinson (1987) - Politeness vs. Impoliteness 3. Politeness in the history of English - From positive to negative politeness culture - Politeness in Old English - Politeness in Middle English: curteisie - Politeness
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Shylock’s daughter plans to elope with Lorenzo against her father’s wishes‚ were he to know. Jessica reveals her shame for her father... At Shylock’s house‚ Jessica is planning to leave her father. She tells Launcelot that "Our house is hell‚ and thou‚ a merry devil‚ / Didst rob it of some taste of tediousness" (Line 2). Jessica also reveals that Launcelot will help her to escape her father Shylock by conveying a letter to Lorenzo‚ the man Jessica intends to marry by elopement. She bids Launcelot
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till now? Forswear it‚ sight! / For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” (Shakespeare 52-53) Romeo’s unwise behavior also results in the death of Juliet’s cousin when his impulsive action to battle with Tybalt does not go as planned. “Either thou or I‚ or both‚ must go with him.” (Shakespeare 126) In just one scene‚ Romeo’s emotions overcome him and he is the cause of one death and his own banishment from Verona. “And for that offense/ Immediately we do exile him hence.” (Shakespeare 183-184)
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obvious that the parents are distant from their children. In Act 1‚ Scene 1 Shakespeare shows that Montague worries about his son’s sorrow but he doesn’t try to figure the reason out but instead sends one of Romeo’s friends. Old Montague said‚ “I would thou wert so happy by thy
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"And in false sleepe will from thee shrinke‚" he is saying that her new lover will pretend to be asleep‚ and by doing this‚ will avoid having to talk or have sex with her. In the next three lines‚ he says‚ "And then poore Aspen wretch‚ neglected thou // Bathed in a cold quicksilver sweat wilt lye // A veryer ghost than I." He refers to the girl as an "Aspen wretch‚" which means a quivering or trembling wretch‚ and he calls her this because she has been neglected by her new lover. "Quicksilver"
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First of all‚ Romeo could’ve probably changed the outcome of the street brawl that happened that cost Tybalt and Mercutio their lives. As seen in act 3 scene 1 lines 39-43 " I do protest I never injured thee‚ But love thee better than thou canst devise‚ Till thou shalt know the reason of my love. And so‚ good Capulet - which name I tender As dearly as my own- satisfied." basically saying I am your brother in law. Or in simple words which could’ve concluded the brawl‚ " hey I forgot to tell you
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