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... had murdered his father. Hamlet assures that he will think of nothing but revenge. “I'll wipe away all trivial fond records...and thy commandment all alone shall live within the book and volume of my brain” (1296), he proclaims. In Hamlet's fourth soliloquy, his mental state shows signs of declination. He castigates himself for not taking action to avenge his father. He realizes that he has cause to kill Claudius, but cannot muster the chutzpah to go through with it. He said, “Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave, that I...must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words” (1314). He also expresses some doubt that the ghost was telling the truth. He said, “The spirit that I ...

... result of an accident or fate. An accident and/or fate may be a contributing factor in the hero's downfall, but are not alone responsible. Macbeth's downfall is entirely his fault. He chose to listen to the witches' prophecy. Banquo heard the same prophecy, but chose not to allow himself to be duped. Macbeth could have done the same thing. He, instead, chose to accept the prophecy and act upon it. Macbeth spends most of the play in moral indecision. Lady Macbeth encourages him, but it is he that chooses his actions. A tragic hero's misfortune is not wholly deserved. The punishment exceeds the crime. Macbeth does not totally deserve to die as a result of these incidents. He beg ...

... like “If you were a real man you'd do it”. This upsets Macbeth, and he begins to think that he is actually going to do it, and eventually carries it out. What he doesn't realize is that he will later regret his actions, and wish that he could turn back time. As soon as Macbeth has killed Duncan, he seems to start to lose his mind. He just doesn't know what to do with himself. In fact, he cannot finish smearing the blood on the chamberlains, lady Macbeth had to. As time goes by Macbeth begins to think that to keep his name clear he must kill all the people that may pose a threat to him. Even if it means killing his best friend, Banquo. Macbeth did this by hiring people to kill hi ...

... How could they love each other when in fact they have just met hours earlier? They are children who have crushes and plenty of melodrama to enhance it. Romeo demonstrates his immaturity again when he slays the Capulet, Tybalt. Being an idealist, he does not think about the consequences of his actions. He knows that Tybalt is Juliet's cousin, and that injuring him would wreck any chance of them getting together legitimately, yet he does it anyway. Instead of pausing a moment and thinking about the situation in an adult manner, Romeo allows "fire[ey'd] fury be [his] conduct…" and instantly kills Tybalt. Although a bit more realistic than Romeo, Juliet has instances of emotional dr ...

... room to spend the night. People who are in love are usually friends first. Romeo and Juliet knew each other two days before they were married. when they first met they had to ask around and find out the others name. On the balcony Juliet barely knows his name and already she was talking about her “love” for Romeo. Romeo got away from his friends just to see Juliet again and he heard her talking about him. Therefore, from the scenes mentioned in this essay it's plain to see that Romeo and Juliet were infatuated instead of in love. ...

... defect. In William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet” Shakespeare leads you to believe that the main character, Hamlet, might be insane. There are many clues to suggest Hamlet is insane but in fact he is completely sane. Throughout the play Hamlet makes wise decisions to prove his so-called “madness” to others when obviously it is merely an act. He knows exactly what he is leading up to. He just delays to act due to his indecisiveness or inaction. An example of this is when Hamlet says “Now might I do it pat, now ’a is a-praying;/ And now I’ll do’t. And so ‘a/ goes to heaven,/ And so am I revenged that would be scanned:/ A villain kills my father, and for that,/ I, his sole son, do this same v ...

... Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor know what she is really like and wants to have nothing to do with her. In Act One she says, "I saw Indians smash my dear parents' heads on the pillow next to mine, and I have seen some reddish work done at night, and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down." From this we get the impression that she might be a little bit mentally disturbed. The way that she acts in front of John Proctor reveals that she is not as sure of herself as she would like us to believe. Mary Warren decides to confess to the fact that they are all lying, and that she never saw any spirits. In front Abigail, however, she breaks down and returns to her side. When Judge Da ...

... of the brawl. This violent behaviour can also be seen in the older family members. At this point old Capulet says, “What noise is this, give me my long sword (I/i/73).” “My sword, I say! Old Montague has come and flourishes his blade in front of me (I/i/75).” The father is very forthright saying that he wishes to murder a Montague. His words demonstrate a cold hatred, and display heartless emotions towards his bitter enemy. The blind hate between the families becomes further developed as you progress in Act I Scene iv. Once Romeo has actually entered the party and begins to enjoy himself the Capulet Kinsman Tybalt informs his uncle that a Montegue is in the house. Immediatel ...

... if any, respect toward the original story, by Alice Walker. He slaughtered a story most people had heard of, but never read. I thought the movie itself was rather good. It had it's own good and bad points. Up until about when Sofia left Harpo, they were almost identical. After that they are almost two different stories with the same ending. The movie was written purely for entertainment. It added a small number of scenes, but cut more than it added. Also, it emphasized different parts of the story than the book. The film is about a young black girl growing up in the south, abused by, first, her father, then her husband, whom she had no choice in marrying, as is the book. But in th ...

... to visit Macbeth’s castle. The thought of royalty for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and the opportunity to have the king within striking distance appeal to both of them. This causes them to act against their king even though they were loyal to him. The events all occurred because the witches’ simple knowledge of what would happen if they told Macbeth that he would become king in the future. The witches use warning as “predictions” this time. They show apparitions to give these warnings. The first says “Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff,/Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough.” (IV. 1. 71-72). This warning causes Macbeth to send his hired murderers to go kill Macduff ...