Plays

Lear has placed control over the wealth of the kingdom in the hands of his daughters and their husbands with the provision that they should provide for him and a hundred knights (servants), and allow them to live in their houses. Goneril instructs her servant Oswald to acknowledge her as his boss, and therefore to show that she is superior to her father. She complains about the behaviour of Lear's knights, again asserting that she is entitled to govern them. Regan and Cornwall order that Lear's servant Kent be put in the stocks.

Their first attack is on the servants Lear commands, eroding his authority. Eventually they all abandon him except Kent and the Fool. By removing the people who acknowledge Lear's authority they enable themselves to assert their own power.

realism, naturalism and symbolism

Othello is jealous because he thinks Desdemona has betrayed him and she has gone after Cassio so, he takes revenge by asking Iago to kill Cassio and he suffocates Desdemona to her death. Use quotes from Othello to prove this point e.g. when Othello starts talking about death.

Who of the following are representatives of the government? Check all that apply.

A. Danforth

B. Parris

C. Hale

D. Hathorne

E. Proctor

When Abigail is accused of witchcraft, she is quick to blame Tituba. She says that Tituba influences her spirit to make her laugh in church.

Cassius lied to Brutus saying that the storm was a sign from the gods that they were angry that Caesar would become king but this we now now know is false because one, it was a lie, and two there is only ONE true god.

Shylock, the jew.

This cycle play follows the biblical story of Noah. It opens with him praying to God and then as he prepares for the flood and follows him and his family onto the ark and through the flood. It is a medieval play, probably written by the Wakefield Master, at least it was perfromed as part of the Wakefield cycle. It is considered one of the best of its kind. It has comic elements, mostly in the form of Noah's nagging wife. It came early in the cycle, probably third in the thirty two play performance. It is 558 lines long and written in 62 nine line stanzas.

The tragedy of Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare that centers around the conspiracy against Julius Caesar in 44 BC. Popilius Lena was a senator who reveals to Cassius the fact that he is aware of the conspiracy that was thought to be secret.

Benedick overhears their "conversation."

Cassio kisses Desdemona's hand. Iago says, " He takes her by the palm: ay, well said, whisper. With as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio."

I guess.. Settings are determined by the actors in the play.

They were preformed in amphitheaters.

You can't. Ibsen does not state what his EXACT intended themes are. You probably wont ever find that plainly stated in any book. You can always check spark notes but you should try figure it yourself first. It's easy, just start by thinking about the story. What is it about, why did it happen like this, etc.? Example: What is the story about...? Nora tries to keep Torvald from finding out about her secret debt. so...Nora is hiding a lie from her husband, trying to cover it up. Keywords: lying, secrets, hiding = deceit Theme: Deception. To uncover other themes ask yourself questions about the deception. Example: What was the lie...? Nora forged her fathers signature to take out a loan to save Torvald's life. Why did she have to commit forgery...? ...Torvald refused and still refuses to borrow money. Why...? Torvald thinks that borrowing reflects badly on a person's character. He is obsessed with his image and position in society and would not risk dirtying his clean reputation. Even though his life depended on it, Torvald was too concerned what other people would think. OK, but why... ...Nora couldn't take out a loan on her own? Nora couldn't take out a loan because she was a woman. In 19th century Norway, women did not have equal rights of men. If she wanted to take out a loan she would have to have her husbands signature to back it. If her husband wouldn't do it another man would have to back the loan, like a co-signer. The only man she could go to was her father who was to ill to sign, she was forced to forge his signature to secure the desperately needed funds. The answers point out these main keywords which translate into themes. Keywords - Image, society, reputation, equal rights, women ...here are some themes that can be concluded from these keywords are: -keeping up appearences or simply, "image" -pressures from and problems with society -or- "society" -lack of equal rights for women -or- feminism These are just a few examples however, there are more to be found. *hint* Some interpret deception as being the main theme with most of the other themes directly connected to it. Example- Image=maintaining a certain image is very similar to dressing in costume. An image can be a false or a front for your actual character when it is used to deceive the people around you into believing your true character matches what the see. Figuring out what the theme(s) are of a literary work can sometimes be difficult. You should be on the look out for a theme as you read. All of the information hinting toward what that theme may be will be found within the text of the story.

Artemidorus is important because he is trying to warn Caesar of the conspirators and that Brutus is planning against him. He writes a letter to tell him and Caesar does not accept it before going into the Senate.

This is Straight from the book , " For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honor more than I fear death. "

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Tragedies are tragic because bad things happen to good people. Sometimes the bad things happen because of a conscious choice made by the hero (as in Macbeth), sometimes because they are unwittingly duped (as Lear and Othello), sometimes because they are overcome by emotions so they cannot decide rationally (as in The Spanish Tragedy or Romeo and Juliet), sometimes because events are quite out of the hero's control (as in Oedipus Rex), and sometimes because the choices they have to make are impossible (as in Hamlet and even more so in Coriolanus).

He commits suicide after losing the fight. Brutus does too a few moments later.

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He doesn't like it when Nora spends money on things they don't need.

"If you be not of the house of Montague . . ." The servant would not have extended the invitation had he known that Romeo was a Montague, as we know he is. The discrepancy between the reality and the servant's mistaken understanding of it creates a dramatic irony.

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