In Sonnet 116, each quatrain is an idea, contained in a single sentence. The enjambment allows the ideas to continue, without breaking the regular rhythm. This flow of ideas allows Shakespeare to convey his positive outlook on love whereas Duffy portrays a negative view of love through her use of enjambment. This is due to phrases ending in the middle of
We always make decisions without knowing the exact outcome of what we do, despite whether our intent is good or evil. In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, he develops the idea that an individual’s good intentions can have devastating results. This idea is developed through the characters Romeo, Friar Laurence, Juliet, and Mercutio. In the scene where Mercutio and Tybalt were fighting, Romeo intervenes and ends up losing Mercutio the match, costing his life. “I thought all for the best.”(Act 3, Scene 1, line 99) Romeo had the best intentions however; best intentions in Shakespeare’s plays always have a negative impact.
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is a story of two lovers that ends in tragedy. It is well known for being a romantic piece with an inherited conflict and a macabre ending. Many uses of figurative language enhance the experience of reading the play. Whether it is providing a new perception of the story, creating a scene in the reader’s head, or making the entire play sound in the poetic tone, the devices used by Shakespeare heighten the senses while reading the story. With the use of light and dark images and the themes of love and death, Shakespeare paints a vivid picture in the reader’s head that helps them to better understand it.
The seriousness of their love results from the lovers’ disrepudance (?) of artificial language of ‘love’ and superficial code they had tired by at the beginning of the play. This is seen through the development of language form beginning with rhyme (Levin- “Comedy set the pattern of courtship embodied in dance (rhyme)) heavily used in the first act to its replacement of Blank verse which representative of a for more logical and realistic tone. This also reflects a common Shakespearean comment on Appearance versus Reality which is often a deeper theme discussed in tragedy. Tragedy is said to be further represented in Shakespeare’s use of opposites or antithesis.
Poetry and drama have a few key features that emphasize their per formative nature. One is the use of rhyme, rhythm, meter, alliteration, and other types of sound symbolism. For example, in Gwendolyn Brooks' "We real cool", the poet uses a strong rhyme scheme, a consistent meter, and an almost sing-song tone to demonstrate the lack of education of the narrator and his or her youthfulness. It also emphasizes the last line "We die soon.". Another is in "unity of action".
In the Excalibur, King Arthur falls for the trap of betrayal due to the romantic passions from Guenevere. This aspect of the movie makes to have a level of adult rating with romantic scenes and even those of love making. Additionally, this poem is a perfect illustration of metrical romance. The relation between the movie and the poem also arises by the fact that both of them are centered on the ancient existence of heroic legend, who in this case is King Arthur. The main lady casts in both the movie and poem reveals characters that can be referred to as a reminiscence of the queen or isle.
Othello and Desdemona, as portrayed in the play, are the two greatest of innocent people there ever was. The two appear to love one another romantically and genuinely at first, but this idealistic love becomes more of a profane love, or perhaps that was truly the case all along. This occurs because there is no foundation for a relationship here; there is no communication, no understanding, and no trust. Othello has spent most of his life in battle, which makes him excellent at several things-- specifically combat. Othello says, “Rude am I in my speech, and little bless’d with the soft phrase of peace;/ for since these arms of mine had seven years’ pith,/ Till now some nine moons wasted, they have us’d/ Their dearest action in the tented field;/ And little of this great world can I speak/ More than pertains to feats of broils and battle” (Kennedy, 786).
Scott Sims 2/13/14 Period 2 Critical Lens Essay Novels are filled with protagonists; the heroes, the “good guys”, and the main characters the reader will generally fancy. Along with the heroes come the antagonists, the enemies, the “bad guys”, and the characters that have conflict with the protagonists. “The glory in ones life is to be generous to ones friends and merciless to ones enemies” is a quote from the ancient Greek play Medea by Euripides. The quote shows how the antagonist in a story comes to be the glorious hero or heroine that the audience sees them as. According to the quote, this glory is obtained through the way that a person benefits his or her allies and the way they inflict hurt upon their enemies as well.
How are Hester and Cathy characterised as Romantic Heroes? The definition of a ‘romantic hero’ is a literary archetype referring to a character that rejects established norms and conventions, has been rejected by society, and has the self as the centre of his or her own existence. Both Hester and Cathy are characterised as romantic heroes through their; internal dialogue, physical appearance and actions, their attitudes to others and the values they embody. Both women are illustrated as being elegant, but have feisty personalities. Hester is found to be very beautiful physically, “Young woman was tall…figure of perfect elegance,” however other puritan women would feel that she is trying to show off her beauty which was a sin.
Antigone, the Tragic Hero In the play, “from Antigone”, Sophocles portrays Antigone as the tragic hero. The King, Creon, possesses some of the qualities that constitute a tragic character, but does not have all of the necessary traits. Antigone, however, contains all of the aspects that are required for her to be considered the tragic hero. She is more of a hero then Creon for many reasons; she is brave, a good and upstanding person, she focuses on becoming a better person, and is consistent in her behavior. Antigone also obtains a fatal flaw that brings about her down fall.