Alliteration, Shakespeare presents patriarchal power in the technique ‘alliteration’ to exaggerate Lord Capulet’s anger over Juliet and to show negativity. “Fettle your fine joints.” Shakespeare uses this technique to repeat the ‘f’ sound to show and harsh language and negativity. Also to show the audience how terrible it is for Juliet to challenge her fathers
Connections in the texts such as the representation of Richard and his pursuit of power, notions of conscience and the use of language are indicative of the values in the respective societies. In Shakespeare’s text, Richard, one of Shakespeare’s most enigmatic and disturbing villains, outlines the consequences of separation from fellowship and God in a providential society. Shakespeare is critical of Richard’s individualistic nature; Richard lll enters ‘solus’ in the opening of the play that denotes his isolation. This concept derives from the end of 3HenryVI, “I am myself alone” and continues throughout The Tragedy of King Richard lll. In the opening soliloquy, he conspirers to the audience, further suggesting his isolation through the use of personal pronouns, “But I…I that am rudely
Perspective is a complex matter, as it is derived from each individuals’ context and understanding of the nature of the issue. Thus, the concept of perspective is relative, meaning that each person’s views will be different from another, which creates, but does not necessarily impose, conflicting perspectives. For the purpose of this speech, the poems The Minotaur by Ted Hughes and Daddy by Sylvia Plath will be used to example the extremities of conflicting perspectives created. The Minotaur shows how Plath was a violent and manic person through the allusion of the myth about the Minotaur, a creature from Greek mythology, throughout the poem. Imagery is used to show Plath as an aggressive person, such as through the line “smash it into kindling”.
Many of the exchanges between Petruchio and Katherina are rapid and vicious. Using Act 2 Scene 1 as a starting point, explore how far the structure and the delivery of comic languages can mask darker social concerns? The relationship between Petruchio and Katherina is extremely dysfunctional in Taming of the Shrew. Shakespeare creates their dynamic as based around the issues of domestic and psychological abuse. Act 2 Scene 1 is used to be the point of which the issues start to become apparent, with the ensuing psychological and emotional effects on Katherina now she is being subjected to Petruchio entering her life.
Richard III’s Disability: Limitations and Impotence In the world of Richard III, King Richard’s disability stands testament to his detestable, villainous character, emblematic of the Tudor era notions of disability. In the article, “Enabling Richard: The Rhetoric of Disability in Richard III”, author Katherine Williams states, “Although Richard's body appears singularly deficient among the other characters in the play, he relies upon the multiple significations of his deformities as a technology of performance to aid his bid for power, not impede it.” [1] This idea of Richard using his disability to his advantage is flawed. His ‘deformities’ do not ‘aid his bid’ in any way, but rather remain a constant obstacle on his journey to ultimate power and respect, continuously hindering his political goals, stunting growth of character and never allowing him to experience the notion of being ‘normal’. This is particularly evident in the final act of the play, after a visit from the three ghosts, Richard contemplates his actions and reflects on what he has become. Williams suggests that Richard perceives his hatred as his fuel for passionate revenge, but it is the anxious yearning for acceptance which he instead misinterprets.
‘Compare how disturbed characters Romeo and the Lover are presented’ Romeo out of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and the lover out of ‘porphyria’s lover’ are two very disturbed characters, whom are in very similar situations. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was written in 1595 and ‘porphyria’s lover’ was written in 1836. Both poem and play are dramatic language based, but Romeo and the Lover are completely different characters but both their action are very disturbed. In this essay, I will compare the states of mind of the two main characters. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is an example of Elizabethan theatre which emphasizes language.
Analysis of Hamlet using this criticism reveals the mental states of the characters, especially Hamlet. Hamlet’s sanity, or insanity, is undoubtedly one of the most argued discussions in literature, but the psychoanalytic criticism proves one undeniable matter. Hamlet suffers from an Oedipus complex. Hamlet and Oedipus from Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, have striking similarities which augment Hamlet’s Oedipus complex. The Oedipus complex is a psychoanalytic theory which encompasses the idea of unconsciously desiring the parent of the opposite sex, while desiring to eliminate the parent of the same sex.
The multitude of vibrant colours effectively suggests the existence of conflict within the lives of the characters, as the colours of the costumes literally compete with each other for the attention of the audience; a competition mirroring that of Blanche and Stanley for Stella’s favour. This struggle to position oneself in what is deemed their rightful place is inherent in the modern interpretation of ‘tragedy’ as stated by Miller: ‘I think the tragic feeling is evoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life […] to gain his "rightful"
Hamlet essay The individual grapples with “The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune”. How does Hamlet symbolise human adversity within the play? In the play hamlet, William Shakespeare reflects the human struggle between emotion and logic demonstrating the individual conflict experienced when facing the “slings and arrows” of life. Shakespeare’s characters reflect the Elizabethan contextual concerns with logic, reflecting the humanist values of the intellectual of the time, contrasted with passion of the individual when faced with daily conflicts within the amoral society of Hamlet’s Denmark. Hamlet explores the universal concerns of humanity with the utilisation of symbolism and metaphors to emphasise hardship from an eloquent, divergent perspective.
Such indecision in action is explored extensively through Hamlet's procrastination concerning "vengeance…for a dear father murder'd". Struggling with the divisiveness of slaughtering Claudius, Hamlet's brooding soliloquies best reveal his indecision and apathetic intellectualism. The rhetorical musing 'To be or not to be...whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer…or to take arms against a sea of troubles" exhibits, in its mere length, Hamlet's universal struggle with morality and hesitancy. Positioned to slaughter Claudius in Act 3 Scene 3, Hamlet rationalises his inaction and indecision, "To take him in the purging of his soul, when he is fit and seasoned for his passage? No".