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    In this world, a person’s perception may affect their way of being by the alteration of their beliefs, which is the standard of their opinions and their critical way of thinking. An introduction of a different perspective may influence their judgment by giving them more knowledge and reasoning to pursue a goal or to neglect different kinds of opportunities or even responsibilities. This idea represented by the playwright and screenwriter, Tony Kushner in his drama called “Angels in America a gay…

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    Many people are confused about what paranormal actually means. To most, the term can be pictured with pale ghosts and walking zombies or aliens with their bright UFOs. A real definition, however, is explained as: "the scientific study of interactions between living organisms and their external environment that seem to transcend the known physical laws of nature. Parapsychology [the study of the paranormal phenomena] is a component of the broader study of consciousness and the mind" (Rhine 1).…

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    returned to St. Albans two or three times a year for the past six years. The team’s “baker’s dozen” visits to the retired sanatorium has resulted in a number of run-ins with the ghosts and entities that dwell within her hallways and rooms. On September 18, 2010 Alex, Krystal, and Chuck Mandiville were assisting with a ghost hunting event at the closed asylum. It was during a lull in the activities of the day that they experienced a curious event. “The three of us had decided to walk around…

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    governess’ actions and character traits confirm her sanity. The governess is sane because she tries to protect the children and makes rational decisions. Furthermore, she is not the only one that senses the ghosts. Since the governess’ only goal is to protect the children from the ghosts, she is viewed as sane. From the beginning, the governess claims responsibility of the children. The governess displays her fervent love for the children when she tells Miles that she’d “rather die than…

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    characters throughout ‘Hamlet.’ By doing so, he chose polar opposites to fight for the attention of Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude. Hamlet, a young, strong, and intelligent prince who attempts to prove his father, was murdered. Hamlet, who sees his father as a ghost, realizes the cold, hard truth about his murdered father. However, Claudius deceives the young Hamlet, murders his father, and proceeds to marry his mother. Both characters struggle for the love and attention of Gertrude and both slip…

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    Hamlet’s father’s ghost appears and tells Hamlet to get revenge. In the events that ensue, Hamlet murders Polonius thinking that he is Claudius, his murderous uncle. Hamlet should be tried for murder and not be let off for insanity because he truthfully reveals to numerous characters that he is only pretending to be insane, he contemplates about murder constantly, and he has legitimate justification to commit murder. Hamlet truthfully reveals that he is just…

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    young Fortinbras seeks to regain the lost lands to Hamlet's father by Fortinbras' father years before. 2. The lines by Marcellus that clearly show Denmark is stockpiling weapons for a possible hot war deals kind of with the ghost because when he came they thought that the ghost came to warn them that the war is going to get hot. 3. The following that queen Gertrude when talking to her son she met by saying good Hamlet, take out the black clothes you’re wearing and have a good relationship…

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    “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…

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    universe is disturbed and the ghost of King Claudius begins to roam the castle. After a string of tragic events, Hamlet dies and Fortinbras of Norway arrives to take the throne and everything is resolved. The events in the play like the murder of King Hamlet, his ghost roaming Elsinore, and Claudius’s incestuous marriage all prove the statement that Marcellus makes so early on. When the ghost of King Hamlet first speaks to Hamlet, it is quickly established that the ghost was killed by the new…

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    who changes throughout the story and is also easily influenced by other characters in the story "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. Hamlet has a terrible decision on whether to listen to his fathers ghost and kill his uncle or not believe the ghost. Hamlet is unsure whether or not to listen to the ghost and ultimately delays killing his uncle. Hamlet experiences a terrible event with his fathers killing and that ultimately changed him for the worse and ends the play poorly. Throughout…

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