Hamlet is a story about deception. The main character, Hamlet, is caught in a web of lies and deceit. He must decide who to trust and who to believe. The other characters in the play are also involved in deception. Ophelia deceives her father, Polonius. Gertrude deceives her son, Hamlet. Claudius deceives everyone by murdering … Read more
Hamlet and Laertes are two of the main characters in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark, while Laertes is the son of Polonius, Hamlet’s uncle. Both Hamlet and Laertes are grieving the death of their fathers, but they deal with their grief in different ways. Hamlet is more openly emotional, while Laertes … Read more
Laertes and Ophelia serve as character foils for each other in Hamlet. Laertes is impulsive and hot-headed, while Ophelia is more passive and gentle. Laertes is also much more straightforward than Ophelia; he speaks his mind without hesitation, while she is more timid and reserved. These differences between the two characters highlight how they deal … Read more
Death: when the heart stops beating, the brain shuts down, and never wakes up again, and the pain the deceased was feeling when alive, is transferred to their loved ones in the form of grief. This pain and suffering can be exhibited in a multitude of different ways. From rage to calmness, the effects are … Read more
Throughout The Taming of the Shrew how can Shakespeare be found to present the struggle for female identity in a comedic fashion?In the time Shakespeare was active, society was vastly different to today. Not only were class boundaries more distinct, but so too were the differences in gender and their accompanying rights. It is my … Read more
From a novel or a play choose a character whose main is pulled in conflicting directions by two compelling desires, ambitions obligations, or influences. Then, in a well-organized essay, identify each of the conflicting forces and explain how this conflict within one character illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole. Meant to outline … Read more
Father’s prepare their children for the outside world. They nurture them with the children’s mother by their side. Father’s are protective, caring, dependable, etc. In Hamlet Act I, We encounter three fathers, who are Polonius, Claudius, and The Ghost. Each of these men are different from their garments to their personalities. Like all fathers they … Read more
Road to Perdition is a crime drama released in July 2002 following the life of a father and son during the winter of 1931. The movie begins with Michael Sullivan Jr. witnessing his father, Michael Sullivan, commit murder as an enforcer while working under the mob boss John Rooney. Connor Rooney, son of John Rooney, … Read more
Various characters in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet exhibit aspects of an “outsider”. The obvious choices being Claudius and Hamlet. Claudius appears to be freed from moral restrictions, while Hamlet represents the stereotypical isolated intellectual. However, both of them pale in comparison to the true outsider in the play: Ophelia. Both Claudius and Hamlet are too respected … Read more