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What is Othello's flaw?
Othello is light tempered and hasty. (As opposed to Hamlet's flaw which is not being light tempered and hasty. Tragic flaws are composed of 100% hindsight) "By ears, he is weak", that's why he kills his beloved, although she had no illegal relations with his friend Cassio.
In hamlet what evidence of wrongdoing or corruption is evident in Claudius' opening speech?
Nothing is really evident, but rather speculation only. Readers may be able to sense the lack of sympathy Claudius holds for Old Hamlet and also how he tries to move on the conversation from the King's death to another topic.
Why is 'Two households both alike in dignity' an example of iambic pentameter?
Count the syllables. Ten syllables, right? Look for the stressed syllables: is every second syllable stressed? Mostly, yes, although "two" being the beginning of the whole speech, gets some stress, and so does "house". "Households" is definitely pronounced with a strong-weak stress rather than a weak-strong one, "HOUSE-holds" as opposed to "house-HOLDS". Generally, the ten syllables alternate between weak and strong, starting with weak and ending with strong. That's iambic pentameter, a rhythm easily found in such sentences as "I really don't like reading poetry" and "Nobody talks the way that Shakespeare does."
What is the difference between a limerick and a sonnet?
A limerick has fewer lines than a sonnet because a limerick has only five lines with a rhyme scheme that goes A, A, B, B, A whereas a sonnet has fourteen lines and the rhyme scheme goes A, B, A, B, C, D, C, D, E, F, E, F, G, G. A limerick and a sonnet have a different meter. A limerick's meter is an amnibrachaic trimeter (weak, strong, weak, weak, strong, weak, weak, strong)in lines 1, 2 and 5 and a sonnet's meter is an iambic pentameter (weak, strong, weak, strong, weak, strong, weak, strong, weak, strong) in each line. For example, 'I all alone beweep my outcast state' is a line from a sonnet whereas 'There was an Old Man with a beard' is a line from a limerick. Limericks are often in the third person wheras sonnets are often in first person. Limericks usually have a humorous subject while sonnets mostly have a serious subject.
How did Ophelia betray Hamlet's trust?
In what they call the Nunnery Scene, in Hamlet Act 3 Scene 1, Hamlet gets angry at Ophelia. The scene is very complicated and it is difficult to find a consistent explanation of the lines. In one theory, Hamlet becomes mad at Ophelia because he thinks she's become Claudius's courtesan. The situation is that Hamlet knows he was summoned there by Claudius. Claudius, himself, tells us that he summoned Hamlet. Hamlet finds Ophelia there, and then she returns the gifts he gave her, so Hamlet thinks Ophelia is returning his gifts because Claudius told her to. That's how it looks to him. Hamlet thinks he was summoned there by Claudius so Ophelia could return his gifts. Thus, Hamlet suspects that Ophelia must have gone over to Claudius. Hamlet thinks the same kind of thing has happened again that he's already seen, that being, first his mother went to Claudius and married him, then Hamlet's old friends R & G went to Claudius and started working for him, so now Hamlet thinks it's happened with Ophelia, too, when she returns his gifts, after Claudius summoned him there. And why would a lecherous old king be interested in a pretty young girl? Hamlet draws the obvious conclusion. He's gotten the tragically wrong idea that Ophelia is a prostitute. Here is another possible interpretation of what is going on. Hamlet expects Claudius to be behind the curtains and knows he is there watching this. He bumps into Ophelia. There is a lot he'd like to say to Ophelia, but he has to be careful because he is being overheard. She is going to return love-tokens to him (she is in fact doing this because her father told her to do it) His first thought is to deny it; he doesn't want Claudius to know about Ophelia and him. Then he thinks she is behaving oddly "Are you honest?" and she gets worried. Is he on to her? Hamlet then tries to tell her to get out of his life because he is too dangerous, and retire to a convent. "Why would thou be a breeder of sinners?" Then something happens, and he asks the question, "Where is your father?" Her answer gives away the fact that she knows that Polonius is behind the arras--she knew it all the time. Here he was trying to be nice to her, and she was selling him out. He is furious and instead of telling her to get to a "nunnery" that is a convent he tells her to get to the "nunnery" that is a brothel, because she had sold herself out like a prostitute. Ophelia certainly is Claudius's and Polonius's tool. She has engaged Hamlet in conversation knowing that the purpose of the thing is to trap him in front of the hidden witnesses. She has sold out to Claudius just like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Gertrude have. But she has done so because she is very weak, dependent and somewhat dimwitted, and she is trying to be a dutiful daughter and obey her father, without reflecting on what this might mean for Hamlet, or that it implies choosing sides in some court intrigue. When she finds that out, it will drive her mad. Hamlet is wrong about Ophelia, but he doesn't know that. She hasn't really gone over to Claudius. However, Hamlet's mistaken idea makes him very angry.
Is being evil in dungeons and dragons a bad thing?
Of course not! it's just another side to the customization of the game. There is nothing wrong with choosing to be evil. Who wants to always play the good guy? Being evil is just choosing to go against the normal flow, and to take advantage of your role as a powerful being and exploit the weak rather than use it to help people. The strongest survive, and strength is not in helping the weak.
Is sternum a strong bone than femur?
No in fact your sternum is rather weak and easily broken. Usually resulting in death. No in fact your sternum is rather weak and easily broken. Usually resulting in death.
What is a weak thesis?
A weak thesis is one that is vague, broad, or simply states a fact rather than making a clear, arguable claim. It lacks a coherent argument and does not provide a strong foundation for the essay or research paper.
What weak-minded character thrives on self-preservation and a need for a dominating male figure in hamlet?
Polonius
Are peptide bonds strong or weak?
Inbetween, rather strong, not very weak
How can ghost in Hamlet be explained as foreshadowing evil?
The way that you look at the ghost can be derived by the way he is portrayed by actor and show concept. If he comes across as the evil father coming back for no more than revenge then you could sa he is evil. But if he is taken in stead as a caring and or weak man who has come back to warn his son then he is good. It all depends on the outlook of the audience member really. Kind of like the witches in Macbeth he sets the play in motion, but is it for his own benefit or the benefit of Hamlet?
What was the name of Hamlets mother?
Hamlet's mother is Gertrude. She is the queen of Denmark and is married to Claudius. She was originally married to Old Hamlet before he was murdered by Claudius. Gertrude is a weak woman that needs a man around her (ie. her quick marriage to Claudius). Gertrude loves Hamlet dearly, but also watches as Hamlet is sent away to his death.
Is a crayon a conductor or an insulator?
A crayon is a conductor but a rather weak one.
Was ophelia from Hamlet a good character?
Ophelia is a good character in the sense that she is well-written and interesting. The character of Ophelia is also basically a good person. When she gets involved in things like helping her father spy on Hamlet, she does it because she is weak and easily browbeaten. She hurts Hamlet just as much through her weakness as she would through malice, but she is not malicious.
What are evil spirits after?
Evil spirits:Evil spirits are after the souls of those that are weak. They are looking for someone to take over, and those who are depressed are easier to control therefor allowing them a perfect reason to try.
How do you kill the salazar's right hand in Resident Evil 4?
rocket launcher or hiting its weak point in the tenticle which is the bulge
When sperms is weak what happens?
When sperm is weak, what happens is that they are not strong enough to swim up the birth canal to the fallopian tube. This makes fertilization of an egg rather unlikely.
