This is apparent within Willy and his sons. Willy is driven to commit his greatest wrong by feelings of shame that arise out of his sense of inadequacy as a man. His adulterous affair with “The Woman” in Boston, which haunts both him and his son Biff, is a desperate attempt to confirm and maintain his self-esteem. (Fred Ribkoff 123) Willy feels guilty because he let Biff down when he got caught cheating in Boston and of course he let his wife down. Willy cheats on Linda out of loneliness and he wants to feel like an important salesman because he cannot face the fact that he’s not.
The struggle to act upon his father’s murder is a key factor in Hamlet’s disillusionment with the world. The Elizabethan period was a time that demanded revenge and this is even true in our present time to some extent. An eye for an eye approach was considered socially correct which Hamlet initially suggests ‘May sweep to my revenge’. Since Claudius has become the new king, he is considered a false king and imposter to the throne by Hamlet and this leads to the collapse of the natural hierachy that was in place. He states ‘tis an unweeded garden’ alluding to the fact that a false king leads to corruption which finally leads to the collapse of the hierarchy.
From the moment “he [became] a sinner,” his life went into calamity with the need to keep his sin hidden from Salem. It is at this point that Abigail began to formulate her plot to gain Proctor. This ultimately led to his final, tragic downfall of death. His downfall could have ultimately been prevented, if not for his tragic flaw. His sense of pride prevented him from admitting to the adultery.
Iago feels that the best way to do so is by manipulating Othello telling him that his wife is cheating on him with Cassio, who Iago coincidently hates as well. Iago reveals, “That thinks men honest that but seem to be so, and will as tenderly be led by the nose as asses are. I have ‘t. it is sengender’d. Hell and night must bring this monstrous birth to the worlds light” (Shakespeare 1.
Although, change can shape people into who they are, and the transformations that occur are inevitable. The tragedy ‘Othello’ written by William Shakespeare and the poem ‘The Door’ by Miroslav Holub, display this transformation, and highlights the different kind of changes that can occur. Change is a part of life that is constantly affecting the way people behave, what they believe in and how they react to situations. In Acts 1 and 2, Othello is displayed as a strong individual, who fights for what he loves and is ‘of free a and open nature’. He is often the regulator, the one who keeps the peace within society.
Body language, eye contact and facial expressions all play a huge part in becoming the character the audience see’s onstage. This can be related to Stanislavsky’s ‘subtext’ theory, how we as actor’s must understand a characters motivation behind there actions. This will affect how the character acts non verbally. In relation to my explorations, use of non verbal communication was key in the scene where Abigail attempts to seduce John and justify an affair (act 1). Me and my partner first decided the subtext for both characters.
Self-discoveries of the main characters in the works Fathers and Sons and A Doll’s House These two works Fathers and Sons and A Doll’s House are ones in which the characters are very interactive with each other. A lot of the novel Fathers and Sons is written in dialogue to emphasize and to strengthen the obviousness of the relationships that exist between the characters. The play A Doll’s House is completely dependent on the relationships because the whole story is told through the words of the characters. These characters all affect each other and some may have a larger impact on those around them than others might have. These relationships are very important because they determine the changes that happen to each character throughout the plot.
According to “Chapter 6 Relationships” power point slide that Dr. Thombre (2009) provided, novelty/predictability is best described as “tension between the desire for familiar routines and the desire for newness” (slide 12). This tension happens because even though people like to have a daily routine that they go through in life, once in a while they want excitement and spontaneity. People like a little spice in their life once in a while to make the relationship interesting. Using these same power point slides provided by Dr. Thombre (2009), he states openness/closedness is “tension between the desire to be
Family is a strong source of belonging but experiences and actions of family can also challenge a person’s sense of belonging. These ideas are represented strongly in Tara June Winch’s novel ‘Swallow the Air’ and are also present in the picture book ‘The Sound of The Sea’ by Jacqueline Harvey & Warren Crossett and the song ‘Dust Bowl Dance’ By Mumford and Sons. These texts explore how an individual’s experiences can both challenge and enrich a sense of belonging in the larger world. A large part of belonging is memory; it helps us to maintain or bring back some sense of belonging when it is all but gone, either through remembering something or someone that gave you a sense of belonging or a time when you belonged. In ‘Swallow the Air’ May experiences memories of her mother; “Mum’s stories would always come back to this place, to the lake”.
The underlying theme of love and betrayal connects the readers understanding of love in Gallagher’s feature article 2 of us John and Bec (2012) and betrayal in Sam Mendes’s 1999 film American Beauty. These texts all reveal that the choices we make impact our lives and the lives of others therefore they present challenge, however, the severity of that challenge is determined by our decision making process. Shakespeare’s Elizabethan tragedy Antony and Cleopatra conveys that when making a choice we must be reasonable and consider the other people involved or else the impact will pose an unfavorable challenge. In Act 1 Scene 1 the metaphor “The triple pillar of the world transform’d into a strumpet’s fool” reveals to the audience that Antony, the once great leader is losing strength and power because he is involved with Cleopatra, who has a reputation of being promiscuous and manipulative. This theory is supported in the dialogue that follows when Cleopatra asks Antony the direct question “If it be love indeed, tell me how much” this conveys her