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... presented with the problem of hereditary determinism, as she suffers as a result of her father's past; however, she does not suffer alone. This time Dr. Rank is limited by his father's history as well. Therefore, through the problems of determinism in society (gender role and hereditary determinism), one is deprived of freedom to be an individual in society. The problem of hereditary determinism is one that certainly restricts a person from developing as an individual in society. Two characters in the play, Dr. Rank and Nora, demonstrate the lack of freedom one has as a result of hereditary determinism. Dr. Rank, for example, suffers from a physical disease passed on to him from his fath ...

... on Hamlet and the Queen, Hamlet thinks that it is the king who is spying behind the curtain, and without knowing who it really is he stabs Polonius and kills him. Polonius also has the same problem, but with much tamer results. Polonius usually ends up just making himself sound like a babbling fool by not thinking things out first. He never really hurt anyone and his slaying by Hamlet’s sword makes Hamlet seem more the fool. This foil gives Hamlet the image of a violent person that doesn’t know how to control his emotions, and in this instance he almost becomes the antagonist. Hamlet also has foils that aren’t as close to him. Like the young Fortinbras, the nephew to the king of Nor ...

... shown when he sees a play and the passion one particular actor had. A group of players has arrived and Hamlet arranges a personal viewing of The Murder of Gonzago with a small portion of his own lines inserted. Hamlet then observes one portion of the play in which one of the players put on a great display of emotion. Hamlet, besieged by guilt and self-contempt, remarks in his second soliloquy of Hamlet of the emotion this player showed despite the fact that the player had nothing to be emotional about. Hamlet observed that he himself had all the reason in the world to react with great emotion and sorrow, yet he failed to show any that could compare with the act of the player. Hamlet ca ...

... shows how Polonius, a man unaware of the true nature of the situation he is in, is killed by a member of the royalty during the execution of one of their schemes. This makes Polonius’ death a tragedy. The next member of Polonius’ family to die is his daughter Ophelia. Ophelia’s death is tragic because of her complete innocence in the situation. Some may argue that Polonius deserves his fate because of his deceitfulness in dealing with Hamlet while he is mad, but Ophelia is entirely manipulated and used by Hamlet and the king for their own selfish reasons. An example of how Ophelia is used by Hamlet takes place in Act II, scene I, when Hamlet uses her to convince his family he is mad. Ophe ...

... with a look so piteous and purport As if he had been loosèd out of hell To speak of horrors, he comes before me.” According to Ophelia, his apparent condition was one of distress. I thought this section interesting because although Hamlet supposedly loves Ophelia, and his act of going through her closet was out of his “love-madness” for her, it truly scares Ophelia and has the opposite affect on her than what Hamlet ultimately intended. Polonius declares that Hamlet suffers from “the very ecstasy of love”, yet his “love” has scared Ophelia from wanting him. In Act II, scene ii, Polonius reads a love letter to the King, which Hamlet wrote to Ophelia. By doing so, Polonius hop ...

... exclaims that the king must have been bitten by a snake and died from the venom. “The serpent that did sting thy father's life now wears the crown.” (p 29) It is the perfect crime except that young Hamlet gets wind of the evil deed from the ghost of his father. Hamlet is told that the only way to put his father's soul to rest is to right the crime that was committed. So Hamlet sets his sights on proving that Claudius murdered his father. Hamlet devises an ingenious plan to trap Claudius. He rigs a play to portray the same murder that Claudius commits. “You shall see anon how the murderer gets the love of Gonzago's wife” (p 79) Claudius is very shaken by this and stops the play. ...

... to leave their home planet to see the galaxy. The young men urge to experience everything life and existence have to offer. They firmly believe that what they want to encounter, lies far away from their home. Our protagonist in The Phantom Menace, Anakin, yearns to eventually be a pilot who leads a squadron of fighters. He satisfies that longing at home by racing pods. Although he possesses great skill at this dangerous sport, competing in races does not fulfill his desires enough. The protagonist in A New Hope, Luke, wants to leave his uncle’s farming business and go to piloting school to fight in the rebellion. Luke dreams to be the leader of a fighting squadron. He thinks he ...

... and since he has been concentrating on football, he has little or no skills at anything else. He depends on Willy's support to help him. But since Willy's expectations of Biff are not met, Biff does not receive the help he needs and moves off on his own. This leaves Biff to find a goal in life and reach it. Finally, Biff does not know what to do for a living. He is constantly moving around, unsure of what to do next. This may be because of his uncertainty of a future. Biff has never held a steady job. Because of this, he has never held a steady home. This shows a lot of irresponsibility. Until he knows what he wants to do, Biff cannot settle down and become an adult. This inconsist ...

... smile upon her and the dead would welcome her. Creon is what the civil law is. Polynices, the unburied, brother of Antigone, fought against Thebes, making him undeserving of a grave according to Creon. All that Polynices was doing was following his own morals. He believed in the other side, whatever that may have been, and he gave his life for it. Creon, being closed minded, lashed out before taking the time to weight the circumstances, and being so hasty in his decision suffered an even greater consequence than that of Antigone, in the end. He refused to listen even after Teiresias warned him by saying, "The sun won't run its course for many days before you have to repay a corpse of ...

... herself of the blood on her. "A little water clears us of this deed," meaning that if there is no blood on them they can not be guilty. Banqueting, eating and food symbolise a happy and unsuspecting atmosphere. When you are in a crowd you feel safe and not threatened. If you are with a lot of people when there is a crime you have a very strong alibi. When Macbeth was at his banquet he made a toast to Banquo who was not present, MacBeth knew exactly why Banquo was not present because it was he who sent out two murderers to kill him; the play is full of such lies and stories to cover up crimes so much that the criminals can not handle the guilt. The whole play is a refle ...