Procter's guilt, stemming from his lechery, causes him to become hesitant to speak publicly because of his fear that he will reveal himself as an adulterer. He tries to avoid making an appearance in the primary proceedings, saying to Reverend Hale: "I've heard you to be a sensible man, Mr. Hale. I hope you'll leave some of it in Salem" (185) Proctor tries to wash his hands of the whole issue, choosing, instead, to deal with his own private troubles. His wife, Elizabeth Proctor, continually pesters him about his adulterous affair and he retorts with "Let you look sometimes for the goodness in me, and judge me not," (194). Rather than get involved in the witch trials Proctor continues to defend himself in the treacherous love triangle.
This instills fear in Creon because he fears that the sins from the father (Oedipus) will carry over to the children and in turn hurt his newly received kingdom and family. Antigone is set to marry Creon’s son, but Creon does not want this to happen because he fears that Antigone’s “family curse” will enter his own family. By staying true to his threats to kill anyone who removes the body of Antigone’s brother, he can use this as a trap to kill Antigone before she becomes a part of his
In disowning Cordelia this breaks the natural order of things because in doing so he has severed the natural bond that a father and daughter share, as well he has personally destructed himself with this decision because he has given up on his favoured daughter. Goneril and Regan's conspiracy to usurp their father's power, authority and dignity also severs the natural order, instead of offering their father compassion and respect both Goneril and Regan throw him out of
Patriarchy not only shows in commitment relationship like marriage, but also takes place in family relationship like father and daughter. When Egeus angry declares his right over Hermia and strongly denies her love for Lysander, As she is mine, I may dispose of her- Which shall be either to this gentleman Or to her death - according to our law Immediately provided in that case. (Act I, scene i, lines 40-44) Like Theseus in the first part of the play, Egeus illustrates a model of a father, who wants to gain every rights of his daughter. He points out the idea of
I disagree with this critic's suggestion that Abigail's Party is a Social Comedy, as there are more elements in Abigail's Party that suggest that it is a Social Tragedy. Shakespeare's classic format of a Tragedy would always involve death and the break of marriage, which is included in Abigail's Party. I see this play as an exploitation of unhappy marriage and a perplexing and hopeless aspiration for a higher social status. I will be exploring various points of the play that prove my theory. The structure of Abigail's Party is formed of two acts, opposed to Shakespeare's five acts.
Throughout Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet', one of the main themes is conflict and conflict gradually escalates as the play reaches its tragic climax. From the start of the play, in the prologue, we are told of the futility of conflict as suggested by ‘ancient grudge’. The word 'ancient' suggests that the 'grudge' started long ago, meaning the real reason for it is long since forgotten, and therefore, the 'grudge' is petty though the resulting conflict is not. Additionally, the word 'grudge' suggests the consequences of the conflict are long lasting. We are also told how contagious conflict and the 'ancient grudge' can be, ‘civil blood makes civil hands unclean’.
Clearly Macbeth is a play around fear as oppose to ambition since Macbeth’s actions are driven by his fear of rejection of his wife, loss of power, and betrayal. When people are rejected it can cause them to be very self-cautious and cause them to think about things such as their character, and whether or not they can be appreciated or loved (Amodeo). When Macbeth's masculinity is put into question, he is influenced to rethink his self-worth. Lady Macbeth challenges the masculinity of Macbeth and says to him “When you durst do it, then you were a man; | And, to be more than what you were, you would | Be so much more the man” (I.xii.49-51). Macbeth believes that killing the King while he sleeps is a cowardice action to commit, however Lady Macbeth convinces him that by killing Duncan and receiving kingship, he will be more of a man.
This is a dramatic irony as it is Laertes’s actions and confession that “the king is to blame,” that catalyzes Hamlet actions, thus enabling the completion of the impending tragedy. Yet even in his death, Hamlet wants nothing to do with revenge as agreed upon by critic Millicent Bell who states “Hamlet’s concern with revenge is nowhere to be seen when he is dying, noting that, rather thancrying out for revenge, Hamlet asks only to be
Hamlet's moral struggle for revenge becomes an obsession causing a change in his character. Hamlet goes so far as to feigned madness in order to achieve his revenge here he is speaking to Marcellus and Horatio saying, ” To put and antic disposition on- That you, at such times seeing me, never shall," (Shakespeare 1379) which foreshadows a change in Hamlet’s character. For Hamlet to get revenge he must change the way he acts in doing so he starts to struggle with everything else in his life like his relationships with Ophiela, and Gertrude. When seeing his father's ghost, he unquestionably accepts all he hears as truth, but doesn't act on it until he can verify it in some way. His organization of the players' performance of "The Murder of Gonzago" shows this well; only after seeing Claudius' reaction to the play does he prepare to act on the Ghost's plea for revenge.
Iago the villain from Othello by William Shakespeare, needs a strong ideological belief, because his character must not show his real emotions during the play. In Act 1, Scene 3 Iago is trying to convince Roderigo to help him defeat Othello, for the lieutenant rank in the army and in return Roderigo is determinded to take Desdemona’s hand in marriage. The conflict shown here is Iago convincing Roderigo, this can be refered back to the thesis, as Iago and Roderigo have very different morals, but through Iago’s manipulation they find a way to work together, hence the conflict is resolved. He engages the audience by using imagery when he talks about the garden and also uses soliloquy so the audience can search through his mind and find out his evil plans. He quotes ‘ hell and night must bring the monstrous birth to the world’s light’, shows us how far he wants to go to satisfy his ideological belief.