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    Can Revenge Distort a Characters True Identity? “The Cask of Amontillado” is an interesting story of revenge. Montresor is the character that brings justice to himself and his family's name by killing Fortunato in the name of revenge. In the beginning Montresor shows to be a simple man with a bottle of rare Amontillado wine. Although reading throughout the story the perception of Montresor changes from a simple man to a non sympathetic murderer. Can a man so set on revenge change himself in the…

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    Romeo and Juliet Paper The character that I have chosen is Mercutio. Mercutio is an interesting character who can be interpreted into many different ways. Even though his lines seem to be funny and sometimes very serious but he does have some qualities that many people do not see. The characteristic that I think many people do not see in Mercutio is caring. Many people do have something that they care about but when someone is caring, they care more about people than themselves. Even though he…

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    Hamlet Essay Throughout Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Hamlet is shown performing a balancing act between a mind of insanity and a mind of sanity. By the end of the play readers are left wondering whether Hamlet had lost the bit of sanity he had earlier in the play, but although Hamlet continues to play the role of a man gone insane out of vengeance his purpose for his insanity remains the only thing keeping what’s left of his mind intact. During many interactions with other characters Hamlet is…

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    Madness In King Lear

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    To lack good judgement is one of the major themes Shakespeare explores in his masterpiece King Lear, a tragedy concerning the aftermath of the abdication of King Lear. The plot carries a character development; a descend into madness as a result of an act of folly. This paper further examines the origin of Lear’s madness, how the madness is externalised and finally puts the play and theme into historical context. The cause of Lear’s madness can be pinpointed to several places, depending on your…

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    In Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot two vagabonds wait for man who is only identifiable by his name. The pair attempts various actions to help pass the time but ultimately they are trapped in a wait without end and are forced to inhabit a circular structure of de-narrativised time. Time presents a list of problems in Beckett’s play causing panic, confusion and memory loss. This essay aims to discuss the various aspects of the play relating to the themes of time and waiting. This essay will…

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    Hamlet is a play of loss, of revenge and of insanity. What tends to get overlooked in the thrill of discussion of madness is the reality and truth that Shakespeare’s Hamlet holds. Many of the troubles of real life can be explained and reasoned through this work, specifically how a life outlook can impact a life outcome. Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, is one of Hamlet’s most overlooked characters. She is portrayed as this ambiguous character, without many speaking parts or ways to look into what…

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    A Cold Blooded Murderer; The American Dream In his fiction novella, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck creates a meticulous evil mirage that results in deaths, which is called the american dream. Curley’s wife was poor but had a dream of being a rich actor , which was snatched away and is stuck with Curley. Lennie loves soft objects and dreams of owning a piece of land and tending rabbits on it, but unfortunately dies. Candy has a dream which he strongly believed in, to be a part of Lennie and…

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    Chaucer’s, "The Miller's Tale", unfolds when a drunk Miller, Robin, interrupts the Host to tell his own tale about a carpenter. Opening after the Knight’s Tale, The Miller’s Prologue and Tale is told in Third Person (Limited Omniscient) and explores several themes such as, Love, Sex, and Deceit. This tale is comprised into two sections: a prologue, then proceeds to the tale. In the Prologue, the pilgrims have just heard and been entertained by, “The Knights Tale”, a love story. Afterwards, the…

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    As I sit by my queen and drink until I can no longer take another sip I sit excitingly on the edge of my chair waiting for this gathering of the play-within-a-play to benign. I start to watch but soon look over to my queen and raise my eyebrow due to what has just been spoken by the player king. I sit up more now and ease in so I can hear more clearly what is being spoken. I lay my eyes on hamlet for a second too see what kind of reaction is on his face but instead I was dismayed to see his…

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    Hamlet’s motivation is driven on the idea of revenge. After the three soldiers tell Hamlet about seeing a ghost, Hamlet goes to see this ghost. The ghost takes the form of King Hamlet, who is Hamlet’s father and tells him that Claudius had poisoned him and was the reason he died. In addition, the ghost of King Hamlet orders Hamlet to seek revenge against Claudius and to avenge him. Hamlet then devotes himself to getting revenge for his father. When we first meet Hamlet, it appears that he…

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