Hamlet spends too much time planning and not enough time doing, thus making the King's murder more complicated and belated. ... And am I then revenged To take him in the purging of his soul, When he is fit and seasoned for his passage? No (III, iii, 77-92) In keeping with the Elizabethan tradition, in contrast to the Roman Catholic creed the Protestant doctrine held that "souls of the dead went directly to Heaven or Hell, not to Purgatory, and could not return to this world" (Reed 179). ... He hesitates because he...

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The messenger notes, "[Haemon] has won his bride at last, poor boy/not here but in the houses of the dead", which further illustrates how Haemon finally, but belatedly, expresses his feelings of love for Antigone (lines 1370-1371). ... While Creon, culpable for Antigone's death, does not receive punishment for his unjust civil laws, Haemon, an innocent soul, whose only transgression avows his love for his bride, felt so much misery that he commits suicide. ...

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Creon and Keller are both tragic heroes that fit into Aristotle's model, whose downfall is caused by greed, excessive pride and a belated recognition of their flaws. ... We learn from the heroes not to let arrogance possess your soul, because excessive pride can cause people to lose good opportunities to better themselves. ... Money's the curse of man, none greater./ That's what wrecks cities, banishes men from home, Tempts and deludes the most well-meaning soul, Pointing out the way to infamy and shame." ...

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What was the Harlem Renaissance? What is a renaissance? A renaissance is a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity. There was a famous renaissance in Europe during the transition from medieval times to modern times that is still taught today. The Harlem Renaissance was an African American cultural movement of the late 1920s and early 1930s that was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. ...

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