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It is within human nature to both witness and partake in the application of double standards at some point in the course of one’s life. Whether this occurrence takes the form of a trivial or pivotal event will depend upon a great many variables, including an individual’s tendency towards honesty or deception. There may be vast differences between innocently-intended “little white lies” and selfishly-maneuvered “whoppers,” whether the untruths are told to oneself or to another. This is…

This soliloquy takes place in Act III, Scene IV, after Hamlet enters Gertrude’s room and they both discuss the events of the play, The Mousetrap. During this confrontation, Hamlet becomes consumed by his anger and starts to verbally attack Gertrude for her decision to marry Claudius. As Hamlet starts talking to an invisible ghost, Gertrude believes that her son’s mind has become intoxicated by the disease of insanity, as she states, “This the very coinage of your brain./This bodiless creation…

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a man named Hamlet tends to be overly emotional to either the death of his father old Hamlet or how his mom got over his father’s death quickly and marry someone else. However, this didn’t stop him from finding out the truth about the ghost of old Hamlet. It plays a clear role which either he is overly emotional or he is just plain crazy and on the path of suicide. Hamlet is a man who is on the verged of committing suicide for the lost of his father and his mother…

In Act 1, Scene 5 of “Hamlet”, by William Shakespeare, Hamlet is visited by a ghost, who claims to be his father’s spirit, to learn the truth of the late King’s death. The ghost reveals that it was Claudius, the late King’s brother, who was the cause of his death as opposed to rumors that it had been a poisonous snake. The ghost reveals this in hopes of encouraging Hamlet to take revenge against Claudius for he had taken his father’s crown and wife. Shakespeare uses several literary devices like…

Both Shakespeare and Toni Morrison portray characters that are seeking to resolve inner issues through obtaining something unrealistic. Pecola searches for acceptance in society by “obtaining” blue eyes representing her belief in the power of beauty. Whereas Hamlet seeks restitution for the death of his father. Both characters are influenced in an unrealistic way that causes actions and thoughts affect their role in the book/play. Hamlet is pushed by the ghost figure of his father to kill his…

"I essentially am not in madness,But mad in craft." (III. iv. 187-8.) Hamlet is supposed to be pretending to be insane, but is his insanity really an act? In some instances of this play Hamlet does convince many that he is really insane. In some instances his actions are to great, to bizarre to be an act. After seeing a play acted out of Hamlet, I came to the conclusion, Hamlet is not in fact mad he is human. Some reasons I think hamlet is not insane are, he shows compassion towards many people.…

Hamlet is a play written by William Shakespeare. The play centers on the title character Prince Hamlet and a few family events that deeply disturbed him. The death of his father King Hamlet, followed by the marriage of his uncle to his mother, seemed to convince him that the world is fundamentally wrong. This internal emotional turmoil defines his character as he contemplates suicide as well as contemplates killing his uncle as a revenge for Claudius killing his father. The soliloquy “To be…

To Kill or Not to Kill One of the best things and key components in a play are the characters, a good antagonist can make a great or almost perfect piece of literature. William Shakespeare is a master at crafting all kinds of characters especially in his tragic play Hamlet. A young prince has his life turned around by the actions of his selfish murderous uncle. The uncle goes to great unimaginable lengths to get what he desires the most. The worst “bad guy” in the play Hamlet is King Cladius,…

Characters Pretending to be Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest is a play written by Oscar Wilde. The setting of the play is during the Victorian age in England. There are many characters in the play that look as if they are displaying earnestness but, three of them stand out from other characters. Algernon Moncrieff, Gwendolen Fairfax, and Cecily Cardew are the characters that on the outside exemplify sincerity and an earnest attitude, but on the inside are lying the whole time. Telling…

ABC’s fairy tale fantasy drama “Once Upon a Time” has got some great storytelling in episode 17 titled “Her Handsome Hero”. Rumple has to protect his kid from Underworld god Hades. Belle has asked for his help but their efforts meet a setback. Still, Belle is reluctant to resort to black magic. On the other hand, Hades gets into a plan with Gaston (old love of Belle) in a secret meeting. The Prince from “Frozen” is convinced by the evil Hades to get revenge from Rumple, without realizing the…