April, 32 AD Journal, it has been a long time since we last spoke. I have been so busy doing chores around the house with Mom. Today, word was spread of Jesus coming into town for a meeting with Pontius Pilate, the Roman representative. This meeting could only mean trouble. I have heard many different opinions and stories on Jesus Christ. Several people believe he is the Son of God ,and that he is a holy and just man. I am not sure what I believe ,but I do know that he can perform miracles.
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do you think a story about killing is appropriate? would you let your children watch the movie? we just read a story about the tell-tale heart it is by an author named edgar allen poe he was a man with one eye and he was stabbed and killed by a man and edgar was put in the floor. i strongly believe that we should not read this story. I think that it is innapropriate because it showes blood in play i would not let my kids watch it because it is innapropriate.the reason why i think it is not to be
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Marshall-Barnes 2/24/16 P.7 Was Ophelia’s Madness Justified? Throughout the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, Ophelia’s actions can be seen as a silly act to get attention, but her spiral into madness was justified. Ophelia’s character could not emotionally or mentally handle the flawed characteristics conveyed through her loved ones. The author conveys this reasoning through two main characters. Hamlet, her lover, didn't let her know of his plans which made her believe she had lost him for
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(ing) the poor wretch from her melodious lay to muddy death” (Hamlet IV.7.166-183). As the river engulfed her body and pressed her down to the bottom, her father and Hamlet were filling her with madness to the point of breaking. Her father dressed her in the court garmets that weighed her down and forced her to be apart of the court. She was never meant to be apart of the court and
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In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the image patterns such as an unweeded garden, rot, and deception conveyed by Hamlet demonstrate how his impelling sense of justice and inability to act on his decisions doom him to his fate. The image pattern of an unweeded garden exemplifies Hamlet’s melancholy view of Denmark's monarchy and his hesitation to uproot the metaphorical weeds. Hamlet’s use of rot imagery manifests his dissatisfaction with life and inability to vie for his throne. The pattern of deception
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Joey Puvel Ophelia’s Madness Despite the difficulty to pinpoint exactly what Shakespeare’s intended personalities for his characters in Hamlet were, Ophelia’s legitimate madness is one trait that isn’t easily proven otherwise. Poor Ophelia is a young girl conditioned to the medieval dogma that her father is the ultimate authority in her life until marriage, while also heavily drawn to her sense of romance characteristic to the Renaissance. Also, Ophelia cannot express herself the way the men around her can
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As the theme of “madness” runs rapid through the play, Hamlet, many characters suffer from psychological disorders leading to their inevitable end. Ophelia, daughter of Polonius, is among the many characters that suffer from these psychological behaviors. Her mindless behavior was under scrutiny and eventually classified under two categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Delirium. These disorders were characterized through both the physical and mental stability of her. At the start of the play
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“But never doubt I love” (2.2.119). Hamlet proclaims his feelings for Ophelia, assuring her that he will always love her. Hamlet gives Ophelia the mindstate that she should trust the love she receives. Love heavily impacts and drives Ophelia’s actions throughout the play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare. Ophelia’s desires push her to be intimate with Hamlet and eventually drive her to madness resulting in her death. Ophelia’s loving and trusting nature compels
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that throughout act three of Hamlet, there seems to be an angrier Hamlet. He tells Ophelia to go a nunnery. He scares his mother by the way he speaks to her. He almost kills Claudius, and after that, he kills Polonius when he mistook him for Claudius. And as one can imagine Hamlet is still accused of being mad or insane. At one point, Claudius actually seems to be convicted of his murderous sin, and he decides to pray. Hamlet walks in as Claudius is praying; yet Hamlet is not seen, so he draws his
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Hamlet is a young adult from the sixteen hundreds, he is going through a very tough time in his life. His father has been killed and is back as a ghost. His mother is now married to his uncle. Hamlet is known as the person who goes mad during this play. Everyone has turned against him, the only option he had to maybe save himself was to act mad. Hamlet proves he is not actually mad because he talks to other people perfectly normal. He puts on his act only when he needs to, which is around people
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