Why wouldst thou be a / breeder of sinners? I am myself indifferent honest, but / yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better / my mother had not borne me” (III.i.121-124). In this quote, it is portrayed that Hamlet’s words are emotionally intense and that even if he is acting insane, there is a lot of truth to his current set of words. After his mother, Gertrude, married Claudius, Hamlet’s view on women
Despite this, we must consider that Prospero and Miranda initially took on the role of caring and educating Caliban in replace of his Mother and Miranda endeavours to scold Caliban for being ungrateful regarding her attempts to educate him in Act 1 Scene 2 - “When thou didst not, savage, / Know thine own meaning, but wouldst gabble like / A thing most brutish, I endowed thy purposes / With words that made them known.” From this, we can gather that Shakespeare is attempting to argue the futility in humans attempting to help one another through Caliban’s rebellion and failure to adopt a moral stance which is another criticism of human nature. It’s possible to consider how the protagonist in Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is also unable to take a moral stance when he willingly sells his soul to the devil in return for power and knowledge. Rather than utilising this power in an effective way, he chooses to merely abuse it for things like
So far it appears to be that the Prince, Capulet, and Tybalt don’t know how to handle situations. This each has their own tragic flaw that adds to the story and will contribute to the downfall of Romeo and Juliet. It is in this scene that we really see the personalities of Tybalt and Capulet and how they will affect the story line. If Tybalt and Capulet were never to have the private conversation, then we would never see them as they truly are and would never quite understand their personalities. It is said that the behind the scenes is what is real as opposed to the play that is shown.
This is because they focus on different elements of it and, where reality and illusion are vehemently pivotal to Albee’s text, Woolf has other focuses other than truth in writing. Woolf argues that truth is necessary in fiction and that it is the writers’ duty. Whereas Albee examines, through personal relationships, the importance of facing reality- irrespective of how painful the truth is. Woolf’s writing is influenced by a post WWI perspective and fuels her realisation that fiction as it was written before the war cannot be written in the same way because of the tragedies inflicted upon society. War inflicted horrors change society’s notion of reality and therefore in a post WWI context Wolf argues that the romantic illusion of 19th century poetry cannot be reproduced.
Throughout the play he is constantly being referred to as a “toad”, “bloody dog” and a “boar” and this explores his “foul” nature and his lack of humanity. This recurring animal imagery serves to raise the question of whether a person can become so corrupted with evil that they cease to be truly human. This is true in ‘Richard III’ but it changes with the context for ‘Looking for Richard’. Despite the fact that Pacino himself apparently agrees with Shakespeare when he says that Richard “does not have his own humanity, that he’s lost it”, we as an audience, are brought to a place where we feel a very human sympathy towards Richard who is isolated and confused. This is conveyed by the facial expressions of regret which is emphasised by the close up camera on Kevin Spacey’s face.
This is also shown with Polonius’s un-trust worthiness for Hamlet. As to with Laertes who feels the exact same way as his father. Paolo Feliciano Mr. McCarthy A.P. Lit Examination Act 2 Open Ended Questions 1. After the slow transition from Hamlet’s mournful state, to his ever growing state of madness, does his madness itself become his primary mode of communication with the other characters?
How does Polonius react to the news of Hamlet’s strange behavior? · He thinks Hamlet is just mad because Ophelia dissed him. 3. What evidence of Hamlet’s affections for Ophelia exists? · He tells Ophelia he loves her and does not love her, thinks she should never have trusted him but wants her to go away to a nunnery for her own protection.
Well, he finally decides, no, it would not be worth it. Here he states, "I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be," meaning, he was not a royal, brave, conniving, eloquent , profound man (as Hamlet was). Instead, he says that he was "deferential, cautious, a bit obtuse; at time, indeed, almost ridiculous-almost, at times, the Fool." Alluding to Hamlet helps us to understand that he feels enormous pressure; Hamlet is a famous tale of a man sent on an enormous task of revenge-he gives fancy and profound speeches, he greatly impacts everyone around him. Prufrock is perhaps feeling that what he has to say is the same, but unlike Hamlet, he's not up to the task of doing it well.
Shakespeare's Presentation of Othello as Responsible for his Own Downfall Shakespeare’s Othello consists of the themes betrayal, love and dishonesty. At the centre of this play is the tragic downfall of Othello at the hands of his so called friend Iago. In this essay I will be discussing the reasons for and against Othello being responsible for his downfall through looking at critical interpretations of his character and actions. In some ways you could say that Othello was highly responsible for his own downfall as he was easily manipulated by Iago showing him to be gullible and naïve. Iago manipulates Othello by making him suspicious through inference, “Ha I like not that”.
“Madness is a painful and necessary path to self knowledge” Is this true in King Lear and Macbeth? In order to assess accurately whether ‘madness’ is the necessary path to self-knowledge we must first consider the starting point of both King Lear and Macbeth’s journey. Once we have analysed the path of events we can then judge whether they were indeed painful for each character. Throughout the development of both plays, the protagonists King Lear and Macbeth experience a significant change in character as a result of experiences derived from a series of aberrant events. Consequently, they achieve a certain degree of self awareness and knowledge that they did not possess before.