Also, while accusing Abigail of being a harlot in Act III, he throws away his name, claiming “…To Danforth: A man will not cast away his good name. You surely know that.” (P. 1259). John feels that he is respected enough to be heard about his confession of adultery with Abigail, and claims that he would not carelessly throw away his good reputation without a reasonable cause. Early on in the play, Arthur Miller uses dramatic irony to show that John Proctor is a
As a protagonist he tells Antigone that he strongly believes in political and social structure. Creon believes in everyday happiness and simplicity. One of the many effects of Creon was his downfall in the play. Creon is one of the tragic hero characters in Antigone. He is a tragic hero
Belonging is inevitable, and everywhere we go whether we notice it or not it is a prominent feature. Authors will exploit this core human attribute to create interest in the readers, evoke emotions and to explore the basics of human life. What does belonging mean to you? An example of this belonging is found in both Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and William Shakespeare’s Othello. In both of these plays, the playwrights have manipulated the concept of belonging and explored the belonging of humans to create strong characters in their texts.
Shakespeare uses Iago as the character that is gifted with the art of persuasion and deception as Shakespeare has allowed him to deceive the gullible character of Roderigo. Iago seems to have the power to make a character feel worthless and depressed “It is silliness to live when to live is torment.” But by letting Iago’s character have soliloquies it allows the audience to get to know the motives behind what Iago is doing “He hath a daily beauty in his life that makes me ugly and besides the Moor may unfold me to him.” When it says ‘He hath a daily beauty in his life’ I believe Shakespeare is talking about Michael Cassio just generally having a happy life. Shakespeare also lets Iago show a small bit of concern for himself in the quote when he says ‘And besides the Moor may unfold me to him’. He may be showing concern because may get
“Where be these enemies? Capulet! Montague! See what a surge(?) is laid upon your hate That heaven finds means to kills yours joys with love” (V, iii, 291-293) “For there never was a story of more woe, then this of Juliet and her Romeo” (V, iii, 309-310) Tragedy- Reinforced by the death of Mercutio as it is seen by Levin as quite an ironic end, as he has been the satirist- “represents the play moving from Romantic comedy to Romantic tragedy.” Comparing Comedy & Tragedy- Tragedy tends to isolate where comedy bring together, to reveal the uniqueness of individuals rather than what they have in common with others.
Hamlet makes sure his uncle is guilty of murder before enacting his revenge. Hamlet is not insane because; He tells people that he will pretend to be, He makes a lot of sense even when he is supposedly crazy, and He acts insane at highly convenient times. Hamlet tells his friends that he will pretend to be crazy. He says to Horatio and Marcellus: Here as before, never, so help you mercy, How strange or odd soe’er I bear myself, As I perchance shall think meet To put an antic disposition on, (I, V, 171-173). In this quote Hamlet tells them that no matter how strange he is acting, they should not be alarmed because he is going to feign insanity.
Melizabeth Garcia November 23, 2011 AP Literature In the beginning of Act III, the King and Queen are discussing Hamlet’s behavior with his friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The court is wondering why Hamlet is so depressed and behaving strangely. Claudius and Polonius plan on spying on Ophelia and Hamlet’s conversation. Hamlet is contemplating whether to kill himself or to live and face the consciences. Shakespeare’s use of word choice and imagery show Hamlet’s thoughts on the vitality of life and worthiness of life and Shakespeare also shows how Hamlet is more intelligent then what people take him to be.
Passion versus Responsibility One can be caught in a situation in which one might not know what way they should react, either pursue with their passion or react with responsibility. As humans we enchant ourselves in living a life filled with passions that one wants to achieve during their life, though, one has to incorporate responsibility into their life to avoid appearing reckless. Everyone has a form of passion, weather, it be a dream, a career, family, a love, a desire for revenge or some other sort of emotion that one may have. Contemplations arise when responsibility conflicts with the decisions of a passion. One should always go for responsibility rather than pursue a passion.
Mindset and the Environment It is said that our surroundings greatly affect our mindset as well as the way we live. In the essay “On Habit”, written by Alain de Botton, the idea we are in control of our lives is questioned and new ideas are introduced. It seems that people are capable of completely evolving in life simply through changing their outlooks. Although a person’s environment may have an impression on who they become, the important thing lies in the way they perceive it. Appreciation for the smaller things in life allows one to make the best out of a bad situation.
We gotta change the way we win!” Change often is followed by consequences, people accept these consequences at different rates, but it’s those who acknowledge the consequences and are able to deal with them successfully that are able to move on and compromise, making the most out of the inevitable changes. Through the techniques Boaz Yakin’s Remember the Titans and Shakespeare’s Othello we are able to enhance our understanding of the consequences of change. We discover it takes different people different amounts of time to accept these consequences and move