A short essay cannot investigate all instances of this occurrence in all works of the author, but could provide the reader with the major categories. This way, deception will become more recognizable and appreciated as a major element and a spine of the particular story. In two of the most famous Shakespeare’s plays where deception appears as a building block of the story are Hamlet and Othello. In Hamlet the prince uses deception as a tool to distract attention and hide better his strange but vital moves and activities necessary to gather enough information regarding Claudius. The deception comes in the form of fake madness.
Prospero’s Language Evaluation Assessment Prospero is one of the main characters and plays the most significant role in Shakespeare’s swan song, The Tempest. Prospero is one of Shakespeare’s more enigmatic protagonists. He is a very powerful magician who enjoys using his magic as well as controlling people, although, he doesn’t use his magic to control them; he uses force, threatening and persuasion to be in command of his servants. He often uses emotional blackmail a lot with his favourite servant Ariel, such as guilt and manipulation, but on the other hand, he uses gnarled and horrific remarks to his grotesque servant, Caliban. He is a sympathetic character because of his treacherous, usurping brother, but his immense power over the other characters and his emotional speeches make him difficult to like.
Felix Cole English 10 H Monica Espinasse Barbed Words Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet evokes a world where a nation can be seen as a diseased body and language can be used as a lethal weapon. Madness, defined in the dictionary as, “engaging in actions that are senseless or foolish”, is an issue that multiple characters deal with throughout the play. Many would say that Hamlet’s actions are very irrational, but everything he says and does eventually helps him achieve his desires. Despite how things seem Hamlet is an intelligent character who ultimately is in his right mind. The death of one’s father and a ghostly visitation thereafter are events that would challenge the sanity of anyone.
The several unresolved conflicts found in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet have been an infinite source of constant debate for readers. Most prominent among them is Hamlet’s madness. Whether Hamlet’s madness is genuine or feigned is left open for various interpretations due to the play’s ambiguous nature. However, with Hamlet’s abilities to think and act rationally, to cease putting on an “antic disposition,” and to perform noble acts, the audience will find it easy to agree with Samuel Johnson’s notion that “… the hero’s ‘madness,’ a source of ‘much mirth’ to eighteenth-century audiences, was merely pretended …” It is notable to the audience that Hamlet has continued both thinking and acting rationally throughout the play, even behind his façade of insanity. For instance, before the performance of The Murder of Gonzago, Hamlet explains to Horatio, “There is a play tonight before the King.
This shows me that Macbeth is becoming a more vengeful person foreshadowing more bad deeds “We are yet but young in deed”. The survival of Fleance also adds significance to the play in a dramatic fashion. Fleance’s survival plays a trivial role on Macbeth’s future as king because of the prophecies of the witches. The fact that Fleance is still alive brings fear and sleepless nights to Macbeth. This makes us readers to believe that Fleance will revenge the death of his father in the future.
He only obtained the throne after killing his brother and marrying his brother’s widow. King Claudius appears to the audience as a civil, diplomatic ruler and it is only until the ghost first appears to Hamlet that is revealed he killed his brother with poison. The betrayal of his mother marrying King Claudius within a month after his King Hamlet’s death leaves Prince Hamlet feeling angry, bitter and revengeful towards his mother. Also the fact that she married her brother-in-law was considered to be incestuous and sinful in that era. When Prince Hamlet hires travelling actors to perform an act to the King Claudius and Queen Gertrude, they notice the plot to be similar to the murder of King Hamlet.
He must not know that you gave it,” said Dumbledore. (pg. 553, line 18-20) This helped Harry greatly because it helped him destroy the horcrux they had and destroy others as they were found. Not only has Snape changed through the position of headmaster of Hogwarts but he has also opened up his personal life as well. Snape’s values and morals changed dramatically when he gave Harry his personal memories.
Within his works, Shakespeare writes with elaborate language but carefully includes contextual clues in the prose to aid readers in understanding. In The Tempest, Shakespeare uses poetic elements, primarily end rhyme, to draw attention to certain scenes that contain significant insight and alone have the power to affect the plot's development throughout the play. End rhyme is a powerful poetic element that sharply contrasts normal prose. Because people don't normally talk in rhyme, it stands out from everyday dialogue; a technique writers can use to their advantage to ensure the reader takes notice of significant scenes where end rhyme is used. In those scenes, end rhyme changes the tone of what the characters are saying and stresses the importance of it.
These men were considered the “bad guys” right off the bat and Montag was a part of them. He did his job, and he enjoyed it. In the book, it even explained how Montag was smiling when burning the books. Yes, he didn’t know that what he was doing was bad but if he didn’t realize for himself then he would have probably continued his job as the bad guy fireman. Another thing that showed that Guy Montag wasn’t a true hero was that when he gained curiosity of books, he did it for himself.
After, while Montag was igniting his house, Beatty claimed, "When you're quite finished, you're under arrest" (Bradbury 111). Captain Beatty was also reading books in his life secretly. But instead, he punishes Montag for reading books secretly just like him. Betraying others cannot reward you in the end; Captain Beatty died with pain from the heat of a