The word "stoop- has two important meanings: the first definition means, "to bend,"" representing the physical movement of the tree branches from the weight of the apricots. The second definition, "to lower oneself,"" presents Richard as a complacent king, allowing his advisors to overrun his kingdom In addition, Shakespeare includes a reference to weeds in the allegory to describe Richard's unmanageable advisors taking away the power from the king. ... But two months dead The first soliloquy reveals Hamlet's disgust with the "stale- world and attempts to find the origin of...

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If one looks up the definition of honor in a dictionary, there is a concise meaning to be found. The American Heritage Dictionary's definition is thus: 1. ... The idea of Elizabethan honor would have most likely been in accord with this modern definition. ... Here he touches upon the definition of honor when he refers to the restoration of a namesake through military action. ... But alas, he surprises us all with a assertive soliloquy in which he sets the stage for his future growth. ...

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One definition of "appearance" is: "An outward aspect of somebody or something that creates a particular impression." Almost contradictory is the definition of "reality": "Actual being or existence, as opposed to an imaginary, idealized, or false nature." ... During Macbeth's dagger soliloquy, he is overcome with a false vision, as the following quotation supports: "Is this a dagger which I see before me, / The handle toward my hand? ...

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To start, here is the definition of the Oedipus Complex. ... In Hamlet's first soliloquy (Hamlet I, 2, 133-164), he states his disgust at his mother for marrying Claudius, the new king, in no less than a month after his own father's death. ...

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