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  • Commentary on Much Ado about nothing

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    In Shakespeares play Much Ado About Nothing he creates compatible characters that still are very different also Claudio and Benedick are very good friends therefore get along very well because of their similarities Sometimes there is a sense of competitiveness between them which in the end only makes them stronger Claudio and Benedick are different in many ways which separates them significantly as spouses to their new wives Although Benedick and Claudio are both very gullible Benedick will hav

  • Sympathy for Macbeth

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    In the play Macbeth William Shakespeare is able to make the audience sympathise with the main character even though he committed terrible deeds In the play a brave warrior is tempted by his wife and the witches to kill the reigning King After committing murder he takes place as King which makes him feel guilty As the play goes on he realises his mistakes but ignores them He ends up killing many innocent people and comes across as an evil butcher but is eventually slain by Macduff Throughout the

  • Hamlet's Feelings Towards Claudius

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    Hamlet Hamlet can simply be described as a man in the grip of insanity as he was ambitious but couldnt relish what was going on in his prosperous and abnormal family Who would think that a prince of Denmark could have a hard time when he has everything at his fingertips Hamlet wasnt an ordinary prince as we come to find out in the beginning of the play as we learn that his father passed away The unbelievable burden of having to deal with the death of a parent is not all Hamlet had to deal with

  • Hamlet as a Suitable Leader

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    As the eldest son of the dead king Hamlet Prince Hamlet is seen as next in line to take the Danish throne However there is a warp in the royal line of heirs it is Claudius the deceased Kings brother Who Murders the king and manipulates the nation of Denmark into crowning him King To young Hamlet the crown and the throne portray themselves as mere objects whereas the death of his father is the dreadful news that causes the ground to fall beneath his feet Hamlet losses his throne through the cunn

  • Hamlet's Delayed Revenge

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    Revenge is the act of retaliation for an offense or injury caused to one person by another It is the driving force in Shakespeares passionate play Hamlet It drives the behaviour of the lead character Hamlet as he is taken over by the need for revenge for the murder of his father Hamlets action and lack of action in exacting his revenge have grievous results Hamlet is not the only character who wants revenge as Laertes and Fortinbras are also both seeking revenge for the death of their fathers H

  • Reader's Sympathy for Pip in Great Expectations

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    It is a remarkable achievement to have kept the readers sympathy for Pip throughout a snobs progress Discuss this view about Great Expectations Great Expectations by Charles Dickens was written in 1860 The book identifies many social issues that were prevalent during the early 19th Century in Victorian England Charles Dickens tried hard to educate the people about the injustices around them he had a very clear view of what was wrong with society and hinted what should be done through his writin

  • Analysis of Girl

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    The story Girl by Jamaica Kincaid is a dialogue between a mother and daughter though the long and list like form of the narrative implies that perhaps the guidance the mother is providing is actually a memory The mother is the primary speaker based on the volume of her comments but it is clear that the daughter is the protagonist the story is written in such a way that the reader responds along with daughter to the mothers comments which take the form of a series of lessons the point of the les

  • Willy's Relationship with Biff in Death Of a Salesman

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    The book is written after WWII during the time of Americas economic boom At this time society had become very materialistic and the idea of fulfilling the illusion of the American Dream was very popular Willy was one of those men who wanted the best of both worlds the material and spiritual aspect of the American Dream He was not willing to settle for grey for him it was either black failure which was not an option or white attaining the American Dream Willy had spent his life raising Biff and

  • Analysis of Dandelion Wine

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    Dying is a part of living a natural progression Should I ignore the natural order of my life twist it to MY liking and thereby become something I was not meant to be Charles de Lint The Little Country Dandelion Wine is the story of the awakening of a young boy Harold Bloom being impressed with the novels evocative tone called it a nostalgic paean to childhood innocence and imagination Mass 65 In Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury the curiosity of aging and dying is a result of an educational but ma

  • Analysis of Birches

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    The poem Birches written by Robert Frost is about a man reflecting on his life and when he was a child and how he wishes he could have that life back When he was young he could escape life by climbing the birches and be brought right back down by the trees flexibility 1 As he grew up the birches got weighted so much by other conflicts that he cant be brought up to how he used to be and could not escape adulthood and reality When I see birches bend to left and right across the line of straighter

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