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In the story of “Hamlet” also known as “The Tragedy of Hamlet” there are many characters that make the story unique and somewhat chaotic. In this specific time, the protestant reformation was in action. The protestant reformation was a religious rivalry that splintered Catholic Europe, which made the Christianity beliefs stronger during this period. Hamlet was placed in the late middle ages, mostly around a royal palace in Elsinore, a city in Denmark. Denmark was a Protestant nation at the time…

“A serpent stung me. So the whole ear of Denmark Is by forged a process of my death...The serpent that did sting thy father’s life Now wears his crown.” In Act 1 Scene 5 Hamlet and The Ghost speak to one another for the first time, and The Ghost reveals it was Claudius who murdered him, by placing poison in his ear. This serves to make Hamlet dislike and show disdain for his mother and uncle in a far less discreet way. It also encourages a hatred of them to fester inside…

To hold the most power, you may have to do whatever it takes. In this essay I’m about to tell you who actually holds the most power influenced by their actions from my own opinion.At the beginning of the play Macbeth listens to the three witches prophecies and tells his wife about them. Soon as Macbeth told Lady Macbeth she was happy because the witches were correct about maybe becoming king. Later on Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to kill King Duncan. Macbeth didn’t feel the need to kill him…

Some say it is hard to find your true self. That one can only find sanity after they have gone insane. In Shakespeare’s King Lear many of the characters, Lear included, find they fall into insanity due to circumstances that were unkind and unfortunate. The only way for Lear to realize who he truly was, was for him to enter a state of insanity, and emerge from it with knowledge of self. Through this new found sanity he sees truth in the world. Madness is a state being mentally ill, especially…

The king's son, Ferdinand, is brought to Prospero, where he sees Miranda, and it is love at first sight. The second party is Alonso, Sebastian, and Antonio. Alonso fears that Ferdinand is dead and grieves for the loss of his son. Antonio easily convinces Sebastian that Sebastian should murder his brother and seize the throne for himself. The…

In today's world, there are clear political and societal issues that can be compared to Macbeth, which is hundreds of years old. Americans, for example, are challenged to this day over the same political issues that arose during the time Macbeth was written: Macbeth rises and becomes a Tyrant, Lady Macbeth being an influence on Macbeth’s decision making, and even the Weird Sisters can all be compared to modern day issues. Several of the issues America faces today includes fake news, family…

This “curse” is the trend of tragedy that arises as ignorance prevails. The effects of tragedy are derived from this lack of understanding whether the intentions be righteous or malevolent. To defeat ignorance, the adversary being knowledge, must first be introduced. When ignorance is victorious, catastrophe occurs. The struggle for power between the two is prevalent In Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. In Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, the sympathy and ignorance of Friar…

Whitehouse intern Monica Lewinsky for several years throughout their marriage. This powerful determination to succeed, is what lead Hillary to run in the American presidential election herself in 2016 which, if had she won, would have allowed her to be the first woman to be an American president. This same determination to succeed is what led Lady Macbeth to sacrifice her feminine traits in order to kill King Malcom in the line “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and…

reason of his life and Juliet's life. After Romeo first meets Juliet he goes straight to Friar Laurence after with his friends. When Romeo goes to Friar Laurence he tells him "with Rosaline, my ghostly father?no; I have forgot that name, and that name's woe" (2.3.45-46). After Romeo tells Friar Laurence this he says he wants to marry Juliet even though they are very young, and Friar Laurence agrees that they should marry and will help them. If Friar…

Similarities between four characters and two families are prevalent throughout William Shakespeare’s King Henry and King Lear. The similarities between the characters and families shows how both plays can be compared in terms of character function, theme, and plot device. The comparisons demonstrate King Henry and King Lear’s demanding attributes, King Lear’s knight and Hotspur’s ability to recognize that their friends are not being treated respectfully, and the beginnings of feuds between the…