One of the issues dealt within William Shakespeares play, The Tempest, is exactly the issue of the desire for control, power imbalance and challenging authority, the natural order. Through the construction of the characters in the play, Shakespeare por
Power can be described as the fundamental motivation for humans. The issues caused by the desire for power are dealt with even in the earliest forms of literature. The Bible portrays the story about Lucifer who in his attempt to become God, the ultimate power grab, fell from Heaven. The fallen angel Lucifer, as Satan, acting through the serpent, suggested to Adam and Eve, the first humans, that they could become God themselves, luring them into rebellion. Following this pattern set by their original parents, all humans are driven by a desire to be God, ultimately have the greatest power and control over everything in their surroundings. Humans, now believed to be in a fallen condition as Adam and Eve have never redeemed themselves, are continually trying to gain power. Even members of one's own family or friends attempt to gain control over each other. One of the issues dealt within William Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, is exactly the issue of the desire for control, power imbalance and challenging authority, the natural order. Through the construction of the characters in the play, Shakespeare portrays different levels of power and the imbalance of self-given authority within a microcosm of a society. Many fine scholars have analysed this play in depth, but Gerald Hammond, in his study of seventeenth-century English poetry and poems, Fleeting Things (1900), makes a fine
Anton Chekhov wrote quite a few plays which were inspired by actual events of his life and how he felt. Is The Bear sending a message that there is love at first sight or just a myth we would like to believe?
A Bear's Love Anton Chekhov wrote quite a few plays which were inspired by actual events of his life and how he felt. Is The Bear sending a message that there is love at first sight or just a myth we would like to believe? Careful analysis of the details and generalizations in Chekhov's stories present a remarkably complete and realistic picture of significant classes and institutions in Russian society. In the course of this study, in order to test the accuracy, objectivity, and validity of Chekhov's observations and judgments, his views will be carefully compared with scholarly research. Chekhov's views have been distilled from a careful analysis of all of his stories. Chekhov's purpose for writing them was not simply providing light and lucrative entertainment. Though the works themselves were never intended to be taken seriously, Chekhov never lost sight of his goal of becoming a "serious writer." These plays represent studies in the craft of playwriting. Hard-hitting satires, the vaudevilles mock love but also revel in how fickle our hearts can be. He is laughing at us, but given his own amorous escapades, he is also laughing at himself (Fen 7). The Bear is a story that takes place in the home of an affluent Russian widow which is invaded by a boorish creditor. Sparks fly between them leading, inevitably, to farcical, satiric romance. Though easily dismissed
Similarities Between Principal Characters in Shakespeare's The Tempest
Similarities Between Principal Characters in Shakespeare's The Tempest In almost every respect, Gonzalo's ideas on how best to govern an island relate directly in some form to Prospero's existing reign. Gonzalo, an honest, sage, aging councilor first openly asserts his vision of a perfect society while meandering with his comrades on the sandy beach of some uninhabited, distant isle. Prospero's own notion on how a society should be set up and governed is evidenced most clearly through his current rule over the island he had long before washed ashore on. In William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Gonzalo's vision of ruling and maintaining a commonwealth mirrors that of the actual rule of Prospero. Gonzalo first states that, in contrast to ordinary custom, trade in his commonwealth would be completely abolished. He undoubtedly believes that the benefits of self-reliance far outweigh the gains made by engaging in trade with neighboring isles. Prospero oversees no traffic on his isle more out of necessity than by choice. Branded an outcast and banished to an uninhabited island after his exile from Naples, Prospero is left alone with only his infant daughter, Miranda, and precious few resources to survive on. He engages in no trade because he has not the means, the goods nor the desire. Prospero owns no seafaring vessel to carry him to neighboring shores. He has no workforce to
An account of the concept of 'History' and its engagement in the novel, "The English Patient".
English 278 Tutor: Elke Rosochacki Elective Seminar - Michael Ondaatje's "The English Patient" An account of the concept of 'History' and its engagement in the novel, "The English Patient". Patrick Leslie BA (PPE) Simonsberg Introduction: Ondaatje' s "The English Patient" is written in a post-colonial manner. This type of discourse pays special attention to historiography. The aim of this essay is to display the engagement of history within the post-colonial discourse of Ondaatje in the novel "The English Patient". The definition of 'History' is: the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future; the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; all that is remembered of the past that is preserved in writing or a body of knowledge. (Oxford, 1993) The novel uses history as an instrument to represent relations and perspectives of the characters. By accounting for the way in which History engages in the novel, the intentions of Ondaatje should be understood. History as tool of post-colonial discourse Through historiography, a colonial representation of reality, colonialism found its expression as well as its justification. (Renger, 2000: 113) Ondaatje uses historiography to shatter the old view of a uniform European construct which contained certain perspectives allowing the
Many claim that Shakespeare's last attempt at the theatre was unsuccessful; resulting in a play that is, in essence, about nothing. The Tempest.
Many claim that Shakespeare's last attempt at the theatre was unsuccessful; resulting in a play that is, in essence, about nothing. The Tempest may appear this way at first, in the same way that the storm in the play appears to be Mother Nature acting up; but just as the tempest is more than a windstorm, The Tempest has more to it than meets the eye. It is instead a symbolic story of life in the theatre, a final farewell as Shakespeare leaves his career as a playwright. The Tempest is brimming with suggestion towards the theatre and the art of acting. The audience must be aware of the implication behind the words in order to understand these suggestions. The Tempest begins with an actual tempest, a storm created by Prospero to draw his adversaries near. It is this storm that starts the chain of action in the play, which eventually leads to the resolution of justice. The tempest comes to symbolise the twists and turns within a play, and the illusions that are often discovered by the viewer. This storm goes to demonstrate that all in theatre is not as it seems, and that one event can drastically change the suspected outcome. The tempest, as title of, and introduction to the play, also symbolises the power of attraction. Without the tempest, Prospero could not have attracted his adversaries to the island, as without the story of The Tempest, Shakespeare could not have attracted
Hegemony is everything - The Tempest.
Jermaine Johnson English 155c Due: September 25, 2003 Hegemony is everything In the Tempest Shakespeare gives the reader his typical romance. As in any good romance you have heroes and villains, and with Shakespeare characters can reveal both roles. In the case of Gonzalo, the councilor to the king (Ferdinand), the reader is introduced to one of the few well-tempered, good-hearted characters in the story. He's loyal, optimistic and has no apparent dark side in him. His good nature is made most apparent in his description of an ideal commonwealth. As in most commonwealths, it had its apparent advantages, but most would argue that the disadvantages supersede the positives. This paper will suggest that regardless of the advantages or disadvantages of Gonzalo's commonwealth, its purpose was to show what the island could have been possible without the struggle for hegemony, and more importantly how that struggle for hegemony parallel's Shakespeare's society, and society today. The advantages of Gonzalo's commonwealth are multiple in my eyes. The island as the reader knows it is filled with people who do not want to be there. Gonzalo, in his optimistic nature, describes a way to make a commonwealth that would accentuate the positives of the situation. In his commonwealth, society would be completely opposite to the way they knew it, and quite frankly the way society
The Tempest Act One, Scene One - review
Holly White English Literature - The Tempest Act One, Scene One This scene introduces the play, and is set during on a ship during a ferocious storm. The passengers are the royal party of the King of Naples, and include the King Alonso, his brother Sebastian, the Prince Ferdinand, and the King's counsellors, Gonzalo and Antonio. The storm, which begins the play, isn't real, but has been conjured by Prospero, a magus, to lure the passengers to his island. This storm is also representation of the metaphorical storm which involves the tumultuous emotions of the play's characters as it continues. The island where Prospero lives is used by Shakespeare as it is completely isolated, and so any action which takes place on it is completely removed from outside influences and complications. The crew of the ship are busily trying to combat the storm, working together, representing the "ship of state", and emphasising the idea that the subjects need to work together, but also the storm represents the buffeting of the ship of state, and society, by its own actions. When the royal party appear and demand to take over the running of the ship and begin ordering the mariners around, Shakespeare introduces the idea of the nature of authority, questioning whether the King should have absolute power all the time, or give command to someone far more experienced than he, showing that the play
The Tempest - Select two brief thematically related passages, one from each of the versions of the play, and write 600 words on what these passages say about the different conditions in which they were written.
Contexts of writing Student number: Rolling assessment 0354759 Segment one: History Select two brief thematically related passages, one from each of the versions of the play, and write 600 words on what these passages say about the different conditions in which they were written. I have chosen to analyse the epilogue from each of the two versions of The Tempest as they are both thematically related because it is the closure of the play, and Prospero, who is still in character, gives his final speech to the audience. In the 17th century the increasing population could not normally read or write, but did go to the theatre, and so the stage was primarily used to mirror directly the manners, modes and morals of society, the stage became the forum for debate, spectacle, and entertainment. In Shakespeare's epilogue he makes a clear statement of faith and gives Prospero the task of admitting that the play world now lies in ruins, and to appeal to the grace of the theatre audience. On line eleven and twelve of the epilogue he says, "Gentle breath of yours my sails must fill, or else my project fails". Here he is asking for good comment on the play, and as Shakespeare had shares in the Globe and was part owner in the Blackfriars theatre he had a vested interest in his plays
The Self presentation skills of Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela.
Title: The Self presentation skills of Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela. My investigation is into the self-presentation skill of Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela. Communication studies: The essential introduction (2001) defines self -presentation as "Daily interactions with the world, which are conscious attempts to influence other people". Ervin Goffman offers the view that self - presentation is a extended form dramatic performance which we prepare for and at which we constantly work. He states: 'Life itself is a dramatically enacted thing'. For my investigation I conducted observational research on Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela. These are my findings: Malcolm X was sensitive in his use of language with strong sense of what appropriate for his audience, switching register to suit the situation. Frequently he expressed himself in a formal register to signify respect and seriousness, yet he was also able to interweave colloquial language to show a common cultural identity with his audience. But even in formal mode, his lexis is kept simple to avoid semantic and psychological barriers, as in the following quotation: "You can't separate peace from freedom because none can be at peace unless he has his freedom". Often, he uses repetitions to add emphasis and to create memorable phrases. These repetitions can involve skilfully paying with the meaning of words, as in "We didn't
Discuss the role of divine providence or destiny as used by Shakespeare in 'The Tempest'.
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