That is when she says, “Alas, he’s mad” (Act 3 sc 4 line 121) When his mother is killed accidently by the king, Hamlet realizes something is up. All the death surrounding him has caused him to go completely insane and get revenge. He becomes mad and angry when at the king so he finally decides that to kill him for everything he did in his life. He also become mad at Leartes for plotting against him and killing him, and in his anger and insanity he kills him to. When the queen dies Hamlet screams, “O villainy,!
They conclude that Medea is guilty and needs to be punished. Her intent is to see Jason suffer; therefore killing his father in law, wife, and two children. Nevertheless, he is obviously grieving these sorrows cast upon him. Medea’s wish is fulfilled, however it has cost her own family. This woman sacrifices her loved ones for revenge and hatred.
Once Juliet wakes up she finds Romeo dead, she then stabs herself in the chest. The Capulet’s and Montague’s end the feud. Friar Lawrence’s actions and decisions are the reason for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because he showed he wasn't the holy man he was supposed to be, He also made very risky plans, and didn't stop to think of the consequences before marrying Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence showed another unholy side to him in some parts of the play. For example he went on and married the two without their parents aware.
Macbeth is an extremly complicated character to portray. His personality changes throughout the play beginning as an honurable war-hero and being praised highly by the King; making him Thane of Cawdor even though he was already Thane of Glamis. He then becomes a hesitant murderer, constantly distressed about his situiation ‘I am afraid to think what I have done’ to actively planning the murder of Banquo and showing little contrition for the death of his wife, Lady Macbeth ‘She should have died hereafter’ and becoming responsible for the massacre of Macduff’s wife and children.it is imperative that the actor playing Macbeth understands the intricacy of his character. He must also be able to show the contrast between Macbeth’s character in Act 2 Scene 1 and Act 5 Scene 5, in order to portray Macbeth, the actor must contemplate the mood and tone of what he is saying, his gestures and actions to match a certain phrase or speech. Also his facial expressions are very important.
Grendel- Demon with human feelings. Attacks heoret because he was mad that he couldn’t attend the banquet. Lost his arm and died of blood loss. Grendel’s mother- Seeks revenge for her son’s death and is called evil for it. She takes back Grendel’s arm and aeschere Unferth Danish warrior who is jealous of Beowulf and tries to belittle Beowulf when he arrives.
by the famous tragic play write Sophocles. The play is about a woman who fights against her government to bury her deceased brother after it has been ordered by the king that the body shall rot and not be buried. Knowing the severe consequences she buries him and faces serious punishment for her actions of disobedience. By simply looking at the very brief summaries of the two works it is clear that there is a relative theme between the two. Daniel Ellsberg, “the most dangerous man in America” is much like the character Antigone .
In this passage, Juliet goes through a variety of emotions – betrayal, conflict, resolution and guilt. At the beginning of the passage, Juliet feels betrayed by Romeo. This is expressed as she curses him, “O serpent heart, hid with a flow’ring face!”, a “wolvish ravening lamb” and “just opposite to what thou justly seem’st”. All these phrases show how she felt deceived that Romeo, despite his beautiful appearance, turned out to be a murderer of her cousin. This is right after she hears from the Nurse that Romeo was the one who killed Tybalt.
The Prince tells the families his opinion when Romeo and Juliet are found dead: “Where be these enemies? Capulet, Montague, / See what a scourge is laid upon your hate” (5.3.291-292). In the end, even the Prince agrees that the families hate and constant pressure on their children killed them. The families they were born into want them to hate each other forcing Romeo and Juliet to do drastic things. The friar’s lack of communication, Romeo and Juliet’s emotions, and pressure from their families are responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death.
There are many opinions and much controversy on who the real tragic hero is in Antigone. Will it be Antigone the strong and determined girl fighting for her brother,or will it be Creon her proud uncle the king of Thebes. Antigone a tragic play written by sopocles (translated by ian johnston). Antigone tells us the story of a young girl named antigone who attemps to bury her deiced brother polynices. The one problem in doing this will be the fact that her uncle the king has created a law stating if any one was to bury polyneses they will be stoned to death.
As we can see through Shakespeare’s writing, power cannot produce happiness nor satisfaction. In Macbeths pursuit of power his wife, Lady Macbeth pushes him into killing King Duncan. Right before Macbeth kills him he has already begun his guilt ridden kingship. This is illustrated when he sees “A dagger of the mind…” which is the creation of the