Rubbish at Adultery The title of the poem “Rubbish at Adultery” written by Sophie Hannah sets a straight forward tone that person involved in the adultery is ‘rubbish’ in his act. Hannah uses manifold structure, tone and language to paint humorous picture of an unfaithful relationship. The poem commences with the persona being irritated by the man who has come to have physical relationship with her. ‘Must I give up another night,’ suggests although they made several attempts earlier to have affair, nevertheless, the man has not extended his co-operation and wanted her to listen to his grievances every time they met. This idea is reinforced through the alliterated words ‘whinge and wine’.
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.
Sona Allahverdiyeva M4A Ms. Liz English April 4th, 2012 Impetuous behavior in Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a story full of all kinds of emotions, ranging from consummate love, to passionate hate. And it is the emotions that cause some of the main characters such as Tybalt and Romeo to act irrational, and make choices they soon come to feel repentant about. Whether overcome by love, or driven with hate, Tybalt and Romeo jump into action without any contemplation, which leads to major. Ignoring the advice they were given on considering their actions, Romeo and Tybalt continue with their rash behavior throughout the play, which leads to the deaths of their loved ones, and eventually their own. Romeo, being one of the two characters the story is based on, is extremely hasty, exaggerating every emotion that he feels.
This denial leads to his rage, when he perceives that Regan and Cornwall are being thoughtless of his authority. Lear then descends into isolation, in hopes of redefining who he is. Lear moves through stages in his life before any wisdom can be gained, resulting in his becoming a victim to his own poor choices. It is said denial is "an unconscious defense mechanism used to reduce anxiety by denying thoughts, feelings, or facts that are consciously intolerable (dictionary.com)." King Lear's denial derives from his blindness towards Regan and Cornwall's deceitful actions.
Three critical character in the play that completely display a character flaw are Hamlet with his over- thinking nature, Ophelia with her emotional weakness and Polonius with his absolute loyalty to the king. One of Hamlet’s most popular character flaws is that he over thinks matters of controversial value, and situations in which actions need to be taken. The most important part of the play, where Hamlet displays his flaw of over thinking matters, is when he is about to kill King Claudius. He ultimately does not go through with the plan, and says that he could not kill Claudius when he was in confessional because then Claudius would go to heaven, and that would not conclude in revenge. Hamlet also demonstrates his flaw when he says “That would be scanned,”(Shakespeare III.iii.76) which basically means that he wants think more about the situation at hand, before following it through.
Both Shakespeare and Keats present the negative experiences of people in love by using pathetic fallacy. In Act one scene one of Romeo and Juliet, Montague describes how Romeo ‘locks fair daylight out/And makes himself an artificial night.’ This phrase ‘locks fair daylight out’ suggests that Romeo is in morning because his love is unrequited. ‘locks’ could suggest that he has cut himself off from love and happiness altogether because he is no longer loved by the women he wants, he could also be suggesting that he no longer wants to see anybody because of his broken heart. ‘Daylight’ demonstrates life and happiness however Romeo locking himself out of daylight means he is no longer happy and would rather be in depressed than go looking for another women. The phrase ‘artificial night’ might suggest that Romeo is always sleeping and barely leaves his room.
Romeo is talking in paradoxes; he does this to emphasize that love is confusing. He says that love is everything except for what it actually is. Since Romeo thinks that he is in love although no one loves him, love can be two things that are opposites at the same time. Although Romeo is happy to be in love, he does not like the thought of love itself because if no one loves him back, love will become more confusing. Romeo is hopelessly in love with Rosalind which he explains when he says, "I am too sore enpiercèd with his shaft To soar with his light feathers, and so bound, I cannot bound a pitch above dull woe.
[II.ii:170-195] The sonnet reveals the feeling of frustration and insanity the speaker is feeling as his lust–driven thoughts drive him into “lust–in–action” when he can’t wait for it; and also when he has finished, and is then utterly disgusted by what he has done. [IV.iv:18-32] The piece, full of these angry outbursts, shows paradox throughout it, such as in line 5 when the speaker writes “enjoyed no sooner but despisèd straight,” and in line 6 when he says “past reason hunted; and no sooner had”. At the end of the sonnet, the speaker leaves the reader with the biggest paradox. “All this world well knows; yet none knows well/To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell.” The underlined words in this quote show the paradox the writer describes in this sonnet, and once again show the frustration of what is desired, what is had, and what is actually necessary for the speaker. [II.iv:140-171] The situation of the speaker of this sonnet is that of a person who has experienced each stage of lust and desire, and who is now
The main causes of Romeo and Juliet’s death are the friar, their own emotions, and their feuding families. Friar Laurence and his lack of communication play a large role in the suicide of Romeo and Juliet. The friar told the messenger that couldn’t send the letter that, “The letter was not nice, but full of charge / Of dear import; and the neglecting it / may do much danger” (5.2.18-20). The friar was too slow in sending the letter of his plan to Romeo, who
In Othello, Iago is a man of evil and Don John from Much Ado About Nothing, by Shakespeare is of the same mind set. Iago and Don John are both villains trying to achieve a sense of honor to feed their reputation, even if the stakes are losing everything and becoming a mockery. Both of them are very unstable, driving them to seek a stable reputation. Iago and Don John both see the world like reputation is everything. Shakespeare shows this through both Iago and Don John’s instability, by having both of them throw everything out on a limb just to boost their reputation.