Because of the pride these characters hold in their houses, they are willing to die. ... Even though these soldiers have died for an extremely questionable cause, it is being exclaimed that they are noble. It is almost as if Tennyson is saying that these soldiers reward for dying in battle is that they are being recognised by the people as 'heroes'. ... Wilfred Owen, the poet who wrote 'Dulce et Decorum est' and 'The Send off' was a soldier in World War one and he died as a result of the conflict and warfare. ... Men are forced to go to war in poems like 'T...

• Word Count: 1844
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• Grade Level: High School

Here, he is expressing that there's no virtual way they could deny their rulers desire to go to war. And if they don't die in a holy manner, as they deserve, that it's the King and only the Kings fault. ... Henry is the one who has commanded they enter battle, has enlisted his army, and demands they fight for his desires. It being Henry's mandate, it is his fault if his people die in battle. ... Especially when compared with aristocrats who have just died. ...

• Word Count: 1885
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• Grade Level: High School

Lear obliquely uses a "blind eye" towards his folly of banishing his most honest daughter Cordelia, and consequently desires to be redeemed. ... The order is obtained as the nation is now ruled by the three noble, loyal characters of the play- Albany, Kent and the new found King, Edgar, setting the nation into orderliness and initially Lear earns respect from the audience before he dies, leaving the final mood optimistic. ... Cordelia dies, and the shock is too much for Lear, and he dies too. ... The question of the final mood lies in the emotions felt by the audience when Cordelia dies. ... T...

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• Grade Level: High School

At the end of the play, Goneril fears the consequences of her disgusting actions; after the success of a final scheme, she stabs herself and dies. ... When Cornwall dies, she too approaches Edmund to become her partner, sending a letter and token of affection. ... Regan's wicked desire to rule all shows that she is a character of greed, lust and jealousy. ... Near the end of the play, Goneril and Regan spar over the man they both desire. ...

• Word Count: 1537
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It was not common in 1590 to separate oneself from noble work to desire a much more entertaining lifestyle. ... Not only were fears of poverty a problem in London but dying from a plague affected everyone in the European continent. Not only were the anxieties of poverty a problem in London, but the fear of dying from "The Black Plague," affected everyone in the Elizabethan Period. ... The London Theaters remained closed until 1594; by then, Marlowe and Kyd had died. ...

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The Sonnet defines an old man in a relationship with a younger lady who is dying and how much he loves her. ... The narrator desires stand upon accomplishing the description of the aging man with imagery while at the same time demonstrating how little time is left in his romantic love story. ... The plot is defined under the subject of explicit where we know he's dying and that he's leaving. ... She loves him more because he is dying and time is running out. ... "That time of year" is relating to the stage in his life where he is growing old and about to die. ...

• Word Count: 1745
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• Grade Level: High School

Additionally, a woman as a whore has to die in the end, because men have underlying fear of them which is endorsed by society". ... Claribel's primary strength is her value in the marriage market; her own personal desires are disregarded as she "[struggles] between disgust at marrying an African and the desire to obey [her father]". ... Prospero's plotting, in The Tempest, can also be used as an example, though he is more subtle and attuned to his daughter's desires.

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• Word Count: 2000
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Thus, while Hamlet wants to die and sees no reason to live, he is fearful of what suicide will bring him in his afterlife. ... It also strengthens his desire to murder Claudius, an action he still can not follow-through with, which inevitably deepens his depression. ... It is these feelings of prestige combined with Claudius's guilt which continue to intensify Hamlet's hatred and desire to murder his uncle, and yet still, he is unable to act on these, and his indecisiveness prevails. ...

• Word Count: 1324
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• Grade Level: High School

With the enlightenment of the Renaissance came a desire for many to reevaluate their spiritual foundations and beliefs, thus producing the reformation or the movement from Catholicism to a more pure form of Christianity, known as Protestantism. ... Unfortunately, William's two older siblings died young. One of the five younger siblings also died. ... The fact that Shakespeare desired a coat of arms seems to show that he was concerned about raising his status in the community. ... Shortly thereafter, on April 13, 1616, he died in and was buried in the chancel of the Church of the Hol...

• Word Count: 1939
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• Grade Level: High School

In Hamlet, all the prominent characters die, whether it is by poisoned wine, or the sword, or suicide. ... The death of Hamlet's father results in his goal to have revenge on Claudius, and as the plot unfolds, innocent bystanders die, such as Ophelia and Polonius. ... While she does not make the most logical choice, she does so out of her desire for Orsino. ...

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Temptation is an urge everybody has no matter whom, where, or what you are. This stimulating desire is only a decision made by yourself, but brought on by others. The large question is whether to fall into temptation or to hold firm ground and escape this feeling. Shakespeare explores the temptat...

• Word Count: 1350
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In doing so he takes what in Marlow's play provided a barely plausible justification for Barabas" desire for revenge and transforms it into a harrowing and nearly tragic confrontation, reversing the movement in Marlow's play from potential tragedy to farce and steering the play towards the verge of tragedy. ... Marlow's Jew of Malta is a tragic play because almost every one dies, including the villain, Barabas. ...

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"Lady Macbeth is the embodiment of evil and we are not meant to feel any sympathy for her."" Discuss this statement with reference to the play. The play "Macbeth" was written by William Shakespeare in the Jacobean era. Judging by the plays themes of Scottish monarchy, loyalty to the crown and...

• Word Count: 2244
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In order for Iago to fulfill his desires he convinces his wife Emilia to steal Desdemona's precious handkerchief; the one Othello gave her when they were married. ... That handkerchief thy mother, dying, she gave it me, and bid me, when my fate would have me wived, to give it her. ...

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During the play, he suffers because of his dark secrets and battles his conscience even after his specific desire is reached or accomplished. ... As he is beheaded, the poison, darkness and evil dies along with Macbeth and new pure light is present as Malcom takes over the throne of Scotland. ...

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Many of us today describe a father figure as a person who nurtures, mentors, guides, and influences a younger person through the early years of their life. Using this definition of "father," when looking at Prince Hal in Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part One," the case can be made that Prince Hal is men...

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This desire to keep from crying is echoed later in his final encounter with Cordelia, when he finally breaks down and weeps. ... And with this final knowledge and final opening of his eyes, King Lear dies. ...

• Word Count: 1839
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Kahn raises the idea of about Lear's "frustrated incestuous desire for [Cordelia]-, as Lear attempts to manipulate this ritual through disowning and disinheriting her - deeming her unfit to marry and thereby keeping his paternal protection in tact. ...

• Word Count: 1753
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jealousy and Racism The Shakespearean tragedy Othello addresses jealousy and racism during the Shakespearean Era. We as a modern day American society continue to struggle with these same issues. Othello was supposedly written during the early seventeenth century. Speculations have been dra...

• Word Count: 1786
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