...Hamlet, a play by William Shakespeare, was originally performed in 1602 at the Globe Theatre by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (CliffsNotes). The play had an audience that consisted of both high and low class citizens. Shakespeare made his plays enjoyable to his diverse audience by making them relatable. Hamlet’s speech in Act 4 Scene 4 is one that does exactly that. It can relate to its various listeners, but still be interpreted differently by each one. The original Hamlet performance was astounding to the Elizabethan audience...
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...William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in 1564 supposedly to an illiterate glove maker. He moved to England at a young age. Being new and a country boy didn’t seem to stop him from becoming one of the most popular English writers. He didn’t have any upper level experience in school. When he was first in London he worked in theatres as an apprentice becoming familiar with that setting. He started acting and doing different scenes. He was known to be a good actor. Later on he started to write plays. He did this from all his past experience with acting and his knowledge of different pieces. He wrote them based on his life in England, religion upcoming, and his childhood. Shakespeare has written hundreds of pieces over his life span you wouldn’t ever think to accuse him of being a fraud right? Well not everyone has the same view on Shakespeare. If you really think about it you begin to question it too. Think about yourself in this situation. Imagine being a teenager who hasn’t gone off to college yet but you hung around theaters and started to become very familiar with them and acting. Do you think just off this experience you could write what is now known to be the best playwrights in history? I don’t think so. When you start to dig deeper in Shakespeare’s life you will seem to find nothing of great importance relating to his many works. It just stated that he was simply and actor and slightly a writer. There has been no evidence of any diaries or letters actually...
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...Holly Smith 4/22/2013 Business Ethics Henry V – Code of Ethics I believed that Henry’s code of ethics entailed that of integrity, fairness, and trustworthiness. I feel that Shakespeare portrays Henry as a man very successfully by showing many facets of his personality, mainly bravery, justice and sensitivity. In the play Henry is a great morale booster and leader of men in his speeches before both of the great battles in the play; he is shown to lift men's spirits before the battle when all seems lost. Henry was very intent upon gaining control of France, and spewed out very passionate and dramatic imagery illustrating the goal at hand. This is evident in the very first lines of his speech; "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, or close the wall up with our English dead!" (Lines 1-5) This quote proves that he thinks of himself as one of the common soldiers in battle, by addressing them as "friends", it shows that although he is fearful of events to come he doesn't show it in front of his troops. Henry connects the mission to the people. He paints a picture of success. He talks about children being proud of their fathers. He speaks of God and never mentions the word defeat. He said we are a band of brothers and he is one of them. Henry keeps the English informed that victory was well in reach, and rallies his soldiers by calling attention to their ancestors who triumphed in war. He appeals to all commoners, soldiers, and upperclassmen equally...
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...people in between things. Obama ignores unwritten rules that other black politicians obeyed. He isn’t afraid of losing “blackness” as a quality. On the other hand, Smith criticizes black community in public and doesn’t keep the business in family. Smith, through her essay, publicly disagrees with the idea of “keep it real” and therefore risks losing of “blackness.” But “blackness” doesn’t exist for Smith. She realizes that she, as Obama, is black and white and doesn’t feel the pride of being black or white. She never says I’m black, but she says I am “black, and, at the same time, white.” like Obama, she is a “Double-dealer.” Smith’s voice represents her true identities. She doesn’t diminish her identity to one race. Smith similarly to Shakespeare has an audacity to speak “simultaneous truths.” She, as other multi-voiced people, sees both sides of a thing: “I love to be black, and I love that I had a white father.” She easily, without burden and with freedom, uses black and white together, “contrasting voices”, because she recognizes that she has no role in genetics. After introducing Dream City, Smith systematically uses “We.” Why does Smith behave so? Where is her singular voice that she was claiming earlier? Does Smith want to show that she comes from Dream...
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...Name Course code Tutor’s name Date Othello Othello is one of the great works of Shakespeare that has intriguing experiences. Othello explores different aspects of life but the most interesting one is the aspect of jealous entangled with love. The characters act in very interesting ways that leave anyone reading the book to be always curious of what happens next. The way women have been presented in the play is a clear indication of how patriarchy had taken root in the society at that time. Women have been oppressed and have little to do in any love relationship for men control everything. One character that seems most interesting is Lago. He is the wicked character especially with his funny actions against Roderigo and Othello. Lago is such an interesting character because of the way he is able to manipulate the thinking ways of both Othello and Roderigo to believe what he wants. Lago manages to convince Roderigo to accompany him to see Brabantio and inform him how Othello had eloped with his daughter Desdemona. This prompted the two lovers to be summoned by the Duke of Venice for the matter to be resolved (Shakespeare). Lago seems to have a general hatred for women by ensuring that their relationships are not smooth. Through his actions in the book, Lago manages to convince Othello that Desdemona was unfaithful with his suspicious evidence. Lago is a very smart character that has a lot of determination to achieve what he intends. He manages to vent his anger to Cassio...
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...of the most frequently quoted bits of wisdom in all of Shakespeare. In fact, it’s sometimes misleadingly ascribed to Shakespeare himself, as opposed to his invented character. The advice is eloquently phrased, and there’s no evidence that we’re meant to interpret it in context as bad or mistaken. However, Hamlet, and Hamlet, forces us constantly to question the gap between “being” and “seeming,” the distinction between authenticity and role-playing, and the nature of identity itself. For example, there is arguably a certain integrity to the “antic” persona Hamlet adopts, since it liberates him to speak uncomfortable truths. At the very least, the play suggests that “being true to oneself” is not as straightforward a concept as it seem 1. This above all: to thine own self be trueAnnotate, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Home 2. Blogs 3. The Proverbial Skeptic "To Thine Own Self Be True." Really? by NICHOLAS CLAIRMONT JUNE 6, 2013, 2:03 PM "To thine own self be true," says Polonius in Hamlet. This phrase has become enormously popular, so much so that there are entire Tumblrs of photographs of people bearing "to thine own self be true" tattoos and other paraphernalia. People often appeal to this injunction when they feel defensive and want to say something smart and deep in their own favor. With the added benefit of being a quote due to Shakespeare, saying this faux profundity (fauxfundity?) is often too...
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...Hamlet Final Essay What do you think makes Shakespeare’s Hamlet such a powerful and enduring play? Thesis William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (1603) explores the intrinsic aspects of humanity creating a powerful and enduring play by subverting the audiences’ expectation of a revenge tragedy play. Shakespeare enables universal anthropological appreciation through the emphasis on the thematic concerns of: the mystery and transcendental nature of death, clouded grey areas in between the dichotomy of good and evil morals, and the twisted manipulative nature of human behaviour. Therefore, through critical study of the play, Shakespeare augments and connects to the audience’s perspective and interpretations. Body Topic sentence 1. Overarching idea i. Point ii. Quote iii. Technique iv. Elaboration Sample Sentence Linking sentence (concluding sentence) Body 1 – Death Death is the inescapable reality of human life as explored in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the fact that the living world is made of death and decay is visible anywhere there is life. 1. Hamlet’s bereavement over his father i. Bereavement is an inescapable reality in which all humans must endure. ii. “But I have more within which passes show – These but the trappings and the suits of woe” iii. Rhyming couplet iv. To reinforce Hamlet’s underlying argument to his grief over the finality of his father’s death. Bereavement is an inescapable reality, exemplified when Hamlet says...
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...Being human could simply mean that we as a collective race are imperfect. The idea of human imperfection is not easily explained by science, philosophy or religion. They can all sometimes be too complex to understand. Science exemplifies the human race as a species, philosophy praises human race as thinkers and religion looks at the human race as sinners and how we all must be perfect to please God. Even society tells us we must be perfect in the eyes of the world. We as a human race all possess the trait of imperfection thus making us all the common men among one another in society. The concept of the imperfection of the common man is addressed in many different pieces of literature. In William Shakespeare’s play, Othello, Shakespeare created his characters to depict the...
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...Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ is a classic example of a Jacobean Tragedy; the appearance of the Witches, Banquo’s ghost, the settings and the Good vs Evil dichotomy all provide evidence for this. Perhaps the most distinctive feature is the inclusion of major characters with a single obsessive motive. When Malcolm refers to Macbeth as a “dead butcher” in Act Five, Scene Four, the point is clear: the events of the play have been created and undertaken by a man with a driving blood-lust and lack of respect for propriety. This would suggest Macbeth’s commitment is to status, position and power however, Shakespeare offers us a different Macbeth in the opening scenes. During the course of the play, the audience witness Macbeth dealing with various commitments – his commitment to being a soldier, his commitment to his wife, and perhaps, a commitment to evil. In addition, Shakespeare presents to the audience other characters who demonstrate adherence to, and dismissal of, their own commitments. Thus, ‘Macbeth’ can be read as a play of commitments, as each of the characters struggle to find balance among their various allegiances. At the start of the play, ‘brave Macbeth’ is clearly committed to King and country in his actions of ‘disdaining fortune’ and ‘[unseaming] him from the nave to th’ chops’. His commitment is rewarded as he is named as Thane of Cawdor. The combination of the Witches’ prophecies and his commitment to his ‘dearest partner of greatness’ offer Macbeth a new focus: his...
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...Anne demonstrates the climax of Richard’s role as a villain. The stichomythic language engages the audience which allows us to be seduced by Richard, for example when Lady Anne say, ‘‘o wonderful, when devils tell the truth’ and Richard replies ‘More wonderful, when angels are so angry’. This short declarative verbal exchange creates momentum in the scene resulting in the audience being in a state of anticipation. It reveals the power of language to persuade and Richard is able to capture the audiences’ admiration. Lady Anne’s capacity to verbally play with language implies her surprising intelligence. This may reflect Shakespeare’s passive unacceptance of the gender hierarchal system that existed during the context that he wrote in. Shakespeare foregrounds the dominant religious beliefs and values that exist in his cultural context. This is identified by the Christian...
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...The inevitable tensions between the individual and society are the foundations for the most engaging moments in Hamlet. Consider YOUR understanding of Hamlet and how this statement affirms or challenges YOUR response to the play. The most engaging moments within Hamlet have been founded by the inevitable tensions encountered between the individual and society. Hamlet explores the tragic consequences of attempting to unite the two opposing forces of personal morality and societal corruption. The deception and political corruption within Denmark has detrimental effects upon an individual’s sense of self. Due to the corruption of the society around him, Hamlet’s values of integrity, loyalty, trust and honesty are destabilised, thus showing the vulnerability of the human character. Hamlet is a universal play as it transcends through both time and context with Hamlet resinating with modern audiences due to Hamlet’s confusion, he faces a struggle when asserting his morality against the disease and deceit inherent in Denmark. Shakespeare’s exploration of Hamlet’s consciousness of his own mortality and questions of his identity haunting him throughout the play lead to his inevitable death at the closing of the play. Hamlet’s loss of identity is due to his mother’s incestuous relationship with Claudius and also by the death of his father, a man he saw as an idol, with his distress and grief being demonstrated through his actions and the response of characters towards his actions. Hamlet...
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...In Reta A. Terry’s ‘Vows to the Blackest Devil’: Hamlet and the Evolving Code of Honor in Early Modern England , his view of honor is that it changes greatly from one generation to another because the sense of honor revises. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, as stated by Reta A. Terry, honor is identical with promise, “Yet, integral to the early modern honor code was, and is, the word, and Shakespeare’s use of the word of honor – of promise – can be examined in order to discern the shifting concept of honor itself” (Terry 1071). Terry goes on to describe how Shakespeare used honor in Hamlet by expressing, “Shakespeare’s characters’ concepts of honor can be perceived in the ways in which they use, and respond to, promise” (1071). Hamlet exemplifies honor...
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...with a girl. The staff would “shoo” away a boy when they encroached upon another area that they weren’t suppose to be in. Thus, the spatial and symbolic boundaries were materialized and were being enforced by the staff and children themselves. Boundaries of class are also powerful. Levine’s study on Shakespeare demonstrates this. Originally, Shakespeare’s plays were part of the common culture. There were parodies and spoofs of his plays and nearly everyone had his plays memorized. The audience was extremely involved with the performers often asking them to redo a scene, or booing at them and throwing food. Aside from being interactive, the audiences were also extremely diverse. As Levine stated, “The nineteenth-century theater housed under on roof a microcosm of American society” (Levine 1984: 43). Near the end of the 19th century, however, Shakespeare became less and less a part of popular culture. There was a massive decline in the oratory tradition due to the influx of non-English-speaking immigrants. Coinciding with the influx was the increase in literacy and the visual arts amongst the upper and middle classes. The most important reason for the elevation of Shakespeare to high culture was the affects of the Industrial Revolution. New opportunities for gaining wealth were created by industrialization. With this new wealth arose a new wealthy class. The tradition “old wealth” class that was wealthy through inheritance, however, didn’t accept this new upper middle class....
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...site content and audience. These adverts are administered, sorted, and maintained by Google. Magically, they can generate revenue on either a per-click or per-impression basis. In this passage, I would like to talk about how the targeting of Google AdSense works and how you can earns money as a publisher. First of all, you should get certificate to run AdSense advertisements. Actually, there are no strict criteria for acceptance into the AdSense program. It does not place minimum traffic requirements on applicants which unlike other ad networks. However, the only real criteria are “acceptable content” requirements. At the moment you have been accepted, you will be able to run AdSense advertisements on any site you own using the same ad code. The next step is to make the targeting of Google AdSense work. Google uses its search engine ranking technology to decide which ads to show on your site, and on specific pages of your site. For example, on a Webmaster site, an article about Flash might be accompanied by an ad for Macromedia products, while an article about Web hosting might show an ad from a hosting company. This type of targeting is very effective, and results in good click-through rates in most circumstances. However, this type of targeting isn’t perfect. One key issue with the system is that Google seems to be doing very little in the way of ad rotation. If a certain ad is highly targeted to your content, it might be shown every time. This means that if...
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...The management also encouraged staff that took questionable deals and punished whoever was critical of company policies. It was also very secretive in addressing the remunerations of the top management and openly filed their financial reports wrongly to please investors and attract more clients. The Lehman management was also profit oriented opting to reduce health insurance of its employees in order to maximize on profits. This shows the extent management was willing to sacrifice to fulfill the company’s appetite for money placing their staffs’ interests in the backseat. 3. What role did Lehman’s executives play in the company’s collapse? Were they being responsible and ethical? Discuss. The Lehman management openly violated the ethics code of business. For example they filed unverifiable, inaccurate financial reports openly contravening the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that states that companies should file correct and accurate financial documents. They also disregarded legit means of conducting business creating a culture where staff that practiced illegitimate means were idolized and rewarded thus encouraged to continue with their ways. In another case the management initiated a policy that reduced the health insurance of their staff showing openly that their main objective was profits. All this practices were extremely unethical openly encouraged by the top executives (Smith, 1997). 5. After all the public uproar over Enron and then the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to protect...
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