Analysis #1 Gertrude is a character in the Shakespearian play Hamlet. She is the mother/aunt of Hamlet, and she is also the wife/ex-sister-in-law of King Claudius. In the play Gertrude demonstrates many characteristics and traits as the play progresses. She is a very caring character when Hamlet is thinking about going back to Wittenberg for…
The first sighting of fatality in Hamlet was the murder of King Hamlet. King Hamlet was murdered by his brother Claudius King Hamlet’s soul did not rest in peace and his spirit was back to tell the truth about murder Hamlet was devastated at how his innocent father had died, being the good man he…
Claudius lies to the entire state of Denmark by killing King Hamlet. Analysis: This lie and act of deceit is a secret at the very beginning of the play since Claudius says King Hamlet died because of a snake bite. However, the ghost of the late King Hamlet informs Hamlet, and the audience, about the…
King Hamlet -King Hamlet’s death gets hamlet to take revenge on king Claudius -King Hamlets death leads to many people dying as he leads to his main target. Because of the revenge Hamlet is going to take. Haste me to know’t, that I, with wings as swift As meditation or the thoughts of love, May…
For the purpose of this assignment, corruption is defined as dishonesty or improper behaviour, as by a person in position of authority. (The American Heritage School Dictionary, Hauton Miffin, Boston, USA, 1977). Corruption in Hamlet doesn’t exactly start out strong. It grows as the play goes along, seeping into the different character’s lives. The first…
Role in Play Important events he is involved in: Becomes new King of Denmark by pouring poison in his brother’s ear in the garden, thus killing King Hamlet and overthrowing him Marries King Hamlet’s wife, Gertrude, abruptly after King Hamlet’s death Exposes his guilt at the play when the plot on stage resembles the events…
Gertrude Gertrude betrays Hamlet and the late King Hamlet by marrying Claudius. Hamlet, being still depressed about his father’s death was further upset and felt betrayed by his mother when she quickly married Claudius. “Mother, you have my father much offended …You are the queen, your husband’s wife …” (3.4.10-15) By marrying her former husband’s…
Claudius – Although King Claudius appears to be a kind, innocent ruler, he turns out to be the opposite. Instead, he is evil as demonstrated when he murders his own brother, King Hamlet. “O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain, My tables,-meet it is I set it down That one may smile, and smile, and be…
PHOBIA. It’s a fancy word for something that really freaks you out. No doubt about it. Indiana Jones has a phobia about snakes. What is a phobia? It’s an extreme or unreasonable fear of something. About one in ten people have some kind of phobia. So, what causes phobias? There are many causes, but here’s…
How much money you want Why you’re changing jobs, or why you left a previous one Social Insurance Number Addresses of former employers Your age Marital Status Whether you have children, or are pregnant Height, Weight Health status or disabilities Race and/or Religion (if it is important to the job, put it in the cover…
– Imposing a sentence is a difficult thing to do as there must be a balance between what is best for society and for the guilty party – After sentencing the party can appeal in a higher court – There are two ends to the pendulum . . . punish them … and treat them…
1341 (April 6) Petrarch crowned Poet Laureate. The Renaissance begins. 1397: Giovanni de Medici Moves to Florence: Giovanni de Medici, the papal banker, settles in Florence and becomes a patron of the arts, beginning the Medici rule over Florence. 1401: Ghiberti awarded the Right to Sculpt the Doors of The Baptistry in Florence: It takes…
RELIGION Facilitated the spread of Christianity throughout the Empire. GOVERNMENT Democracy plus Senate (Members represented sections of society) LITERATURE Ovid: Metamorphoses, Virgil: Aeneid, Cicero: Rhetorical works. HISTORICAL WORKS Tacitus: Histories; Julius Caesar: Histories of Rome. CONSTRUCTION Marcus Vitruvius Pollio: “De architectura,” deals with urban planning, building materials, temple construction, public and private buildings, and hydraulics,…
1. Protected and spread the knowledge of Ancient Greece, and made it accessible to Renaissance scholars and scientists. 2. Made new contributions in math, and the sciences and wrote influential works later discovered and used by Renaissance mathematicians and scientists. 3. Influenced the architecture of parts of Europe (Spain and parts of Italy) 4. Made…
1. They developed the world’s first democracy. 2. They were the first people to take the scientific approach to medicine by actually studying the diseases. (Hippocrates) 3. Playwrights wrote and produced the first dramas in outdoor theaters. (Euripides & Sophocles) 4. They invented the rules of Geometry as well as other mathematics. (Euclid) 5. They…
THE SUMERIANS: Invented the arch and built temples called ziggurats. Created the first written language called cuneiform. King Hammurabi of Babylon was the first ruler to record a set of written laws. It consisted of 282 laws and was displayed in the every town for all to see. THE BABYLONIANS: Contributed the Hanging Gardens of…
Beliefs Central to Democracy: Decisions should reflect the will of the majority Government is limited in its power and must respect people’s rights Citizens should have a voice in decision-making All citizens should have a sense of responsibility to other people and the community Citizens should have a sense of what is socially just (good/fair…
Bennett by 1935 decided to adopt some of American President’s Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” policies of 193. The New Deal (blueprints for the future) in the United States of America extended the influence of the federal government into the whole economic life of the country. New laws were passed that relieved the immediate distress…
Themes Prejudice and Racism Fear of the Unknown Innocence Coming of Age Courage Family relationships Prejudice The novel is set in the In the deep Southern state of Alabama in the mid 1930’s. During the early days of freedom for the African-Americans. The climate was fraught with resentment that reflected people’s resistance toward abolition of…
Feel like everyone’s always yelling at you for not doing what you’re supposed to be doing? Look, this is your life, and you need to get in charge of it if you don’t want everyone making decisions for you. I teach parents how to advocate for their kids, but I also teach kids how to…
