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…
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…
A summary is a concise version of an original text. What is a good summary? 1. A good summary should give an objective outline of the whole piece of writing. It should answer basic questions about the original text such as “Who did what, where, and when?”, or “What is the main idea of the…
VIII Then, the elderly man said, “I have a story that will make you believe in God.” 6 The reason death sticks so closely to life isn’t biological necessity – it’s envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But…
The character of Beloved is a paradigm for an angry, painful sense of memory and suffering. She starts out as a vengeful, willful ghost who haunts Sethe, the woman who gave birth to and also killed her in the past. As soon as Sethe encounters Beloved, while she doesn’t seem to understand or react emotionally…
Existentialists believe that man’s own individual experience or “existing” comes before anything such as a general purpose, goodness or “truth,” or any other Absolute that may be felt to exist. Man creates himself through his own thoughts and actions, since the only reality for an individual is that of his own personal existence and nothing…
The Headline Summarise the key information in ten words or less Grab readers’ attention Make main idea clear Compel readers to read on Example — Night says Goodnight: Oxford Professor Fired Over Plagiarism Scandal Opening Paragraph (Summary Lead) Explain the five Ws and one H of the event: all essential info is here Include the…
HAMLET’S STRUCTURE: Like most of Shakespeare’s plays, the act divisions of later editions of Hamlet have little relation to the play’s structure, and there is no break between some scenes. In terms of production, Hamlet has three major movements: Movement One (I.i-I.v). This section sets the action in motion in three main rhythms: 1. the…
1. Infinitely striving for the unattainable. Trying to achieve something that will never be real. Enjoying the act of always wanting what you can’t have. 2. Powerful love. Heart stirring, often sudden, emotions create a life or death commitment. 3. Uncertainty of reciprocation of love. What is the beloved thinking? Is the lover’s love returned…
When writing a News Report on the Literacy Test, you should follow these steps: Analyse the picture and Headline provided (if they are provided) to determine your article’s content. Jot down the 5WH (who, what, where, when, why, and how) of your article in the rough notes section provided on the test paper. Create an…
The ‘Great War’, which began on 28 July 1914 with Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war with Serbia, was the first truly global war. It began in Europe but quickly spread throughout the world. Many countries became embroiled within the war’s first month; others joined in the ensuing four years, with Honduras announcing hostilities with Germany as…
CAPITAL LETTER The beginning of a sentence Proper names of people and places Canada, Rome, Toronto, Sandalwood Heights, Teddy, Toronto General Hospital Titles Queen Elizabeth, Captain Torres, Miss Butler The first letter of each word in a title Just Lather, That’s All The Fall of a City For the word “I” The date, days of…
STEP ONE: COMMUNICATION Circle ALL spelling and grammar errors. If there are any errors in terms of the correct format of quotations and citations, indicate the error and what the problem is. Check the structure of the body paragraphs: ensure they are in the SQA format. STEP TWO: THINKING Carefully read all of the ANALYSIS…
Tragedies present tales of suffering and calamity, often involving violence and death; though in Greek tragedy, the violence and death always occur offstage, in Shakespearean tragedy, the deaths sometimes take place on stage. Tragedies lead to the deaths of “exceptional” people such as royalty, nobility, etc. The idea is that the higher a person is…
1. Use commas to separate items in a series of three or more. e.g. The required subjects in this program are math, physics, and English. Tom went to the movies, Jan and Jasmine went to play pool, and I went to bed. Exercise: Insert commas where necessary in the following sentences. 1. The five largest…
THEMES 1. archetypal journey from innocence to experience – the innocent stage: a group of young boys (children represent innocence and purity); the island at first seems like a beautiful paradise/Garden of Eden. – the experienced stage: what they go through (“the fall from grace”) and the devastating, irrevocable changes that result. 2. civilisation vs.…
You are to select one of the following topics and write an academic, formal, literary essay with an introduction, body paragraphs, transition paragraphs and a conclusion. It should be no more than five typed pages (double spaced-including quotations) 1. “Robert Ross comes riding straight towards the camera. His hat has fallen off. His hands are…
Literary analysis is a critical response to a literary text in the form of a critical essay or an oral commentary. It includes a thorough interpretation of the work. Such analysis may be based from a variety of critical approaches or movements, e.g. archetypal criticism, cultural criticism, feminist criticism, psychoanalytic criticism, Marxist Criticism, New Criticism…
