In Act II where there is a party in Leonatos house Beatrice talks to a masked man and tell awful things about Benedick to him. “He is the prince’s jester: a very dull fool…” This is telling u that Beatrice knows that the masked men is Benedick but she wants to make him feel bad. After that Benedick explodes and go talk with Don Pedro. “But that my Lady Beatrice should know me, and not know me! The prince’s fool!
This though is invalid and not true because sin comes out of happiness and Dimmesdale does this for the joy of his heart. He does not intend to hurt anyone he only seeks to be happy but he simply isn’t “man enough” to step up. Chillingworth has the greatest sin because he seeks his revenge which has blinded him. He intends on harming others and putting Dimmesdale in a miserable slow death. Sin is a crime caused by wanting joy but Chillingworth is not like that.
| * Very self- absorbed * Believes pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life * Helps other solely to make himself feel better * Indifferent to moral consequence * Nothing is entirely good or entirely evil * Recognizes he is disgusting * Accepts that he cannot force society to conform to his desires | Svidrigailov comes closest to living Raskolnikov’s “extraordinary man” philosophy. Svidrigailov is an important character in Crime and Punishment because his decisions and lifestyle portray the punishment and fate of men who adhere to the “extraordinary man” theory. There comes a point in the novel when both Raskolnikov and Svidrigailov feel a sense of hopelessness and listlessness for their beliefs and actions. Raskonikov, however, is redeemed by his love for Sonya and the love his friends and family. He experiences humility.
If a woman became a widow and wanted to remarry she would have to give up her inheritance (72). This encouraged women to stay true to her dead husband’s memory. Another stipulation of the Legal Code is that if there is no son to inherit the wealth of his dead father, the inheritance goes to the husband’s family (73). In both cases the rights of women are trumped by men. In 17th century T’an-ch’eng there weren’t many jobs open to women outside of midwives, nurses, servants, spinsters, and as a last recourse, prostitution (123-124).
However, Shylock is more upset because he lost $4000, yet is daughter is missing. He says “Two thousand ducats in that, and other precious, precious jewels! I would my daughter were dead at my foot, and the jewels in her ear: would she were hearsed at my foot, and the ducats in her coffin” (Shakespeare III.i.79-81). this dehumanizes Jessica because Shylock cares more about wealth then his own daughter. Therefore, due to Shylock’s ignorant behaviour, Shylock
Do not put a false point to the world to make it seem like you have no faults. It is ok to let others see you are not perfect. Dimmesdale is just too weak and good-natured to shoulder the kind of blame he is foisting upon himself.He tried to hide his sin and guilt but, his heart literally weakened, and he
Creon refuses to dispose of Polynices’ properly. Antigone believes strongly in the afterlife that she does what she thinks is right. When Creon finds out that his niece has buried her brother he is infuriated. She thinks that people need to respect the dead, and since she sees no one acknowledging this she considers herself dead because she did what no other person thought of doing. Antigone knows that Creon knows what she has done and states, “I gave myself to death, long ago, so I might serve the dead.” Her brother not being buried changes the relationship she has with her uncle because her uncle now wants her to suffer and to e tormented for something she thought was right.
The easy way is often referred to as the wrong way and in some cases this is true, such as when Victor ignored his creation. By not facing his fears he was granted the absence of the monster, but only contributed to emanate problem just on the horizon. Victor’s tone of boastful arrogance soon turned to forlorn warning when he “Had finished and saw, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled his heart” (Shelley, 42). A fantastic example of the “easy way out” could be found in The Importance of Being Earnest. As Jack quickly finds out, lying about your true name to win the girl of your dreams can be successful, but also have consequences.
The title character, Barabas the Jew, is a complex character likely to provoke mixed reactions from the audience. The image of a Jew, in this play, being a greedy usurer was a common image in the English theatre. For a modern audience, however, the visible stereotyping of Jews, with its accompanying images of the destructive force of anti-Semitism, often offends the audience. Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is much like ‘The Jew of Malta’. Bassanio is in love with the rich heiress Portia and wants to travel to Belmont to woo her.
Antonio’s friend Solanio says of him: ‘A kinder man trends not the earth’ However I believe that Antonio’s actions are beyond kind, they are stupid. Antonio