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addition, most of his dramas met with success, but in his later years, he wrote what have been considered as his greatest plays which are; Hamlet, Romeo and Jolliet, Macbeth, and more. Furthermore. In 1560s, during the time of Shakespeare, the first blank verse tragedies…

pass, neither wickedness, neither good nor bad”. There is opposition in all of us. There is the light of Christ that is within us and there is the temptations of the flesh. 2 Nephi continues, “Wherefore all things must needs be a compound in one”. In verse 12 he goes on to say that without this opposition in all things “there would have been no purpose in its creation”. Please keep this in the back of your mind as being part of the test. We must have choices and the freedom to make choices in…

situation he is in and the way he is feeling. This is the complete opposite of Beatrice's' scene which is written in poetry. This makes the scene more serious and emotional for Beatrice because after they leave she has a soliloquy in blank verse, which shows that she has taken everything they have said seriously. Later on in the play there is a short conversation between Beatrice and Benedick showing that they are utterly convinced that they are in love with each…

Upon the entrance of Macbeth , she flatters him with 'Great Glamis, Worthy cawdor', a manoeuvre solely purposed to soften his heart with the 'milk of human kindness', thus attaining much influence over him. The reason for such is that her aspirations require the complete loyalty and conformity of her accomplice, and thus is her intention, an intention that requires much comprehension of situations. Yet despite the excitement that prevails in her, her ability to…

As I enter my last year at Western Illinois University, it is an opportunity to reflect on the educational experiences I have had throughout my life. I have been fortunate enough to attended enriching and award winning schools for my entire learning experience. In particular it was inside the walls of my high school building that I was able to not only grow academically, but transform into a well-rounded citizen. It was because the teachers I have had not only cared about how I preformed in…

between the content and a practical application. She is continually making notes to herself and writing practical tips or messages, which related to behaviors or real life relevance from her studies. Often she will pull someone aside, show him or her a verse, and explain how it affected her or how the passage can help the other person. Furthermore, when she sees an area that she wants to improve, she tries to change it and asks others how she is doing. Not only does she try to live an applied…

bower, have I not mark’d… Pale beneath the blaze hung the transparent foliages” accentuates the emotional epiphany the persona has undergone as a response to his imaginative journey. The highly emotive and rhythmic tone and, as a convention of the blank verse form, depicts the wild yet pure imagination as a challenge to the order of Enlightenment. He has transcended his circumstances, as the Romantics transcended the societal constructs. Similarly to Coleridge’s depiction of imagination allowing…

With this divide of student’s verses town’s people, there is without doubt a feel of unacceptance that only makes us more strangers to each other. Along with separating ourselves individually from each other using technology and the lack of environmental integrity, the park allows people…

War is something that is usually not related to poetry because it is viewed in a negative light. However, war could be considered poetry in motion. Every moment in battle is unique in its own way. When a poet writes about a war-related occurrence, it becomes a beautiful piece of art. The two poems discussed are “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen and “Harry Patch (In Memory of)” by the rock band Radiohead. These two poems have one common theme -- war. Wilfred Owen’s poem “Dulce et…

Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton which tells the story of the fall of man as written in the first chapters of Genesis. Milton uses the poem to clarify what he thinks are part of the story in the first three chapters of Genesis. The Bible gives short accounts of the creation, the birth of man and woman, the temptation and the fall of man but Milton tells the story from his own perspective to add to the Biblical version. Satan is an…