Derek Mahon

Being lonely can lead to overthinking and negative thoughts. Hamlet is done with life and he wants to commit suicide and being betrayed so many times by his closest friends and his family members. Hamlet felt that he doesn't have anyone to talk to and open up to he thinks everyone is fake and no one is real. He also felt that he's not being loyal to his dad because he didn't do what he was asked. Also, his love for Ophelia is too much and when you see someone you love change on you you'll feel…

The first thing that comes to mind when trying to link William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet with the concept of metatheatre, is the play which is staged by young Hamlet to confront his uncle Claudius with the murder of the old king Hamlet. Nevertheless, even though nothing qualifies more as metatheatre than this particular scene, the play-within-a-play is not the only significant device of metatheatre in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. There are several more metatheatrical plots that can be detected in the…

Derek Jeter's History and Influence on Baseball There it was, Derek Jeter's final at bat. The crowd was roaring, the score was five to five after the Yankees scored three runs against the Baltimore Orioles. David Robertson (The pitcher) was nervous to give up a run. The pitch came, and Jeter hit it to right field for a walk off single, scoring the winning run to end the game! This hit will forever be known not only by Yankee lovers, but Jeter lovers as well. It almost happened like a Disney…

Hamlet is a very smart man. He is not one to be taken as a fool. While Hamlet is planning vengeance on his uncle for the murder of his father, he had an idea to make people believe he was crazy even though he wasn’t. In 1.4 Hamlet comes up with an idea that is brilliant. While people are seeing him depressed and not himself, he decides to add some spice to the pot. After Hamlet is done meeting with his father’s spirit, he decides to act crazy. He is not insane, but he tells the guards that were…

Even the Stoutest Souls can be Broken: An Interpretation of Hamlet It is clear that William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet, is meant to present perhaps the greatest and undeniable truth of mankind, even the best of us can fall into corruption. Hamlet is a vivid description of one’s descent into madness. It begins by detailing the seed of anyone’s separation from goodness or faith, the death of a beloved family member. From that point on the seed only grows within Hamlet from the number of events…

If you are a fan of soccer or know anything about the game. You would have sometime heard about the name Tim Howard. Tim Howard is considered one of the best goalkeepers in history. In my paper we will learn more about his childhood, beginning of his career, and his future and why I think he should be on a Wheaties box. Tim Howard didn’t grow up in a wealthy family and had to work hard to earn money for lunch at school. Tim and his brother Chris were always full of energy and always…

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be...”(1.3.75) “To be or not to be; that is the question”(3.1.57) and of course the so often misquoted “Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio...”(5.1.160-161). As one of William Shakespeare’s most renowned plays, even those having never seen Hamlet are able to quote it at a moments notice. It has inspired a great deal of directors to piece together their own versions of Hamlet to share with the public; the question remains which can be considered the best, and…

Unexpected Rise of a Hero? Or Downfall of a Villain? Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie, Richard Briers, Kate Winslet, Nicholas Farrell, Michael Maloney, Rufus Sewell, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams. Hamlet is perhaps one of the most famous of Shakespeare’s play written around the 1600’s. Over time the play has varied, however I consider this version I watched this afternoon directed by Kenneth Branagh in 1996 to be one of the best by my standards. Branagh passion for the play…

 William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is best known for his tragedies. 1601-1608 is the third period that belong to Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies and somber or bitter comedies. This is the peak period characterized by the highest development of his thought and expression. He is more concerned with the darker side of the human experience and its destructive passions. This period produces many great tragedies like Hamlet, Othello, All’s well that Ends well, and the most famous is Macbeth.…

Throughout the play “Macbeth”, there is a constant struggle for satisfaction. While dealing with the internal struggle between his morals and his thirst for power, is the representation of humanity’s constant struggle for gratification, as well as my own. Though he attempts to attain his goals, he ends up losing more than he ever gains. This struggle for satisfaction eventually leads to his death, as well as the deaths of almost everyone around him. I also struggle with satisfaction, believing…