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Plays
Plays are forms of literature written by playwrights for theatrical performances. These are written with dialogs between characters in a variety of genres – tragedy, historical, satire, comedy or farce. Among the famous plays is William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
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Who was Shakespeare's biggest inspiration?
A guy named thomas who was well loved and got laid every night
Why is there a meeting at Brutus' house?
In the play Julius Caesar, Brutus and other conspirators held a meeting to plan the assassination of Caesar. The people who attended were Cassius, Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus Cimber, and Trebonius.
What battle plan does Cassius propose?
Cassius wants to wait where they are so that they are nicely rested and fully energized while Antony's troops would come tired. The battle would then be won by them.
On the other hand, Brutus feels that they should march to Antony. This is because the people living in that area were only on their side as they were forced to be. Thus, if Antony marched towards them, they would not be able to recruit many people on the way making their army very big and unbeatable. Also, they would be well refreshed.
In the end, it was Brutus' plan that was chosen.
What does Hamlet admit in act 5?
If R & G were on their toes they might pick up a lot from Hamlet's conversations with them in Act 2, although it may not be important. They must know, for example, that he holds Polonius in contempt. However, it is tricky to know when Hamlet is being serious or when he's just fooling around. "Denmark's a prison"--what does that convey? Only that Hamlet resents not being able to go back to Wittenberg?
The remark that really sticks out here is "I am mad only north-by-northwest; when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw." He's telling them that he's faking his madness, but it's a crazy-sounding sentence, and it comes out of the blue.
Generations of Shakespeare scholars, with more evidence to go on than R & G had, have been unable to say definitively whether Hamlet was really mad or whether he was faking it. You can hardly blame R & G for not being sure whether this remark is an admission.
In what play does someone remark that Yond' Cassius has a lean and hungry look?
HorseIsle Answer --> Julius Caesar
In Othello how many times is Iago referred to as honest?
Othello says Iago is honest 12 times.
Cassio says Iago is honest 1 time.
Desdemona says Iago is honest 1 time.
Iago says that he himself is honest 6 times.
Act I scene iii
2 - Othello
Act II scene i
1 - Iago
Act II scene iii
3 - Othello
2 - Iago
Act III scene i
1 - Cassio
Act III scene iii
3 - Othello
2 - Iago
1 - Desdemona
Act IV scene i
1 - Iago
Act V scene i
1 - Othello
Act V scene ii
3 - Othello
What is wrong with betty parris?
Betty is Reverend Parris's daughter. She is unconcious because she fainted when she was dancing with Abigail and Tituba and he came upon them. She is not moving and many believe she has been taken by the Devil. Her father, Reverend Parris, prays over her.
What do Laertes and Polonius advise Ophelia to do?
In Act 1 Scene 3 of Hamlet, both Laertes and Polonius advice Ophelia to stop seeing Hamlet in a romantic way. Laertes, as Ophelia's brother, gives the explanation that Hamlet, as heir to the throne of Denmark, must ultimately do what benefits the country. That means that though he may love Ophelia now, he will never be able to marry her because she is not of royal blood so it would not reflect well on the country, and because Denmark must come first, their relationship is doomed to end. Laertes says that Hamlet's affections for Ophelia are essentially flirtation and are going nowhere.
Polonius, Ophelia's father, gives the same advice for a different reason. He basically says that Hamlet is a young guy and offers her affection because he wants her, not because he loves her. He advises that Ophelia value herself more highly than Hamlet will, and says she should stop seeing him because what she thinks is love is simply lust.
Stay away from Hamlet. Do not be childish. This is not love between you and Hamlet, it is called lust.
How do the suppliants view Oedipus?
At the start, the people of Thebes consider Theban King Oedipus the savior of their city. He previously saves them from an oppressive tax burden. They now suffer from a famine, a low birth rate, and a pestilence that's killing off their grazing flocks and herds. They believe that Oedipus once again can sort things out properly.
Why was Antonio sad in the beganning of The Merchant of Venice?
Antonio has good fortune because his business is not dependent on one ship, nor any single location. His financial position does not depend on commercial enterprises of current year. Thus, he is not worried, in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
What are romeos 2 instructions for the nurse?
First, Romeo instructs the nurse to tell Juliet to make some excuse to go to confession that afternoon with Friar Lawrence. Instead of saying confession, however, she will marry Romeo instead. Second, he instructs the nurse to wait behind the abbey wall while they are married and then to take a rope ladder from Romeo's servant that Romeo will use to sneak into Juliet's room that night so he can consummate the marriage.
What role do the servants play in The Taming of the Shrew?
There are many servants of the characters Lucentio and Petruchio which play an important part in shaping of the play. E.g Tranio, who is the servant of Lucentio, persuades him to indulge in the pleasures of youth, and he later disguises himself as Lucentio upon his orders.
How is mr birling a capitalist in An Inspector Calls?
Mr.Birling is in control of his own life as he was a lord mayor of Brumly, he didn't expect him self to be investigated by a policeman which we discover at the end of the play is a fake and false policeman " unreal".And by this ending Mr.Birling is now put forward as a slave to capitalism.
Who goes to a painful death saying only more weight?
In 'The Crucible,' Giles Corey, an older man who was accused of witchcraft was killed by the piling of heavy rocks upon his chest. When they tried to get him to confess to witchcraft, he simply stated, 'more weight.' He was eventually crushed to death.
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Who is Walter Lee Younger in A Raisin in the Sun?
Walter Lee Younger is Mama's (Lena Younger's) son and Travis Younger's father. He is a chauffeur for a rich white family, but has higher dreams. He desperately wants to have enough money to open a succesful business, and dreams of being a rich executive with an office bulding and a car of his own. He is emotionally unstable and puts his trust in the wrong people. He feels that his inability to fulfill his dreams and improve his life make him less than a man, and tries desperately to show his partriarchal abilities, especially in one scene in the play where he pretends to be an African chieftan. He probably suffers from depression and is, at heart, a child, despite all his struggle to improve and change his life on his own.
Where did Shakespeare get his ideas?
Shakespeare found nature an inspiration, and peoples' different reactions to love and life. While most stories in those days finished with a 'happily ever after,' Shakespeare realised that a total opposite could happen, so Shakespeare explored the many ways a romance story could end.
The ideas for Shakespeare's plots were almost all taken from earlier stories, poems or plays. The English histories as well as the semi-historical King Lear and Macbeth were drawn from Holinshed's Chronicles. The story of Romeo and Juliet was from a poem written by Arthur Brooke in 1562. Hamlet was probably based on an earlier play which was itself based on a story by Saxo Grammaticus. We have an alternate Taming of the Shrew which is very similar to Shakespeare's. Roman historians provided the source for Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
Nowadays we tend to think that it was the stories which Shakespeare created, so that he deserves credit for any story of a brother of a king who murders the king and marries the widow. This is not so. Shakespeare created words for these people to say, which words showed them to be much more complex than any characters created beforehand and most created since.
Historical Political figures.
Two watchmen
What best describes the mystery play or miracle play?
Mystery Plays are plays that are adapted from stories in the Bible. They reached the heights of their popularity in the Middle Ages when most people were illiterate and the church was using them to teach Bible stories. Miracle plays are plays that are based on the lives of the saints. Since one had to perform miracles in order to be elevated to sainthood, plays which depicted stories about the saints' lives became known as Miracle Plays. Together they are sometimes referred to as Liturgical Plays.
The dolls house by Katherine mansfield main characters?
isabel, lottie, kezia, aunt berryl, the kelveys (our else and
How does Cassius die in Julius Caesar?
WARNING: There are a lot of spoilers!
Cinna died in Catching Fire. Katniss had to wear to her wedding dress to interview with Caeser Flickerman during the Quell. Cinna had secretly altered it so that when she twirled for Caesar, it would transform into a mockingjay-like dress. When Katniss was in her tube to go to the Games with the other tributes, he was beaten by Peacekeepers and killed.
