There are many powerful aspects and themes that are visible in the play Henry V, but none as predominant as the purpose of motivation and inspiration for people in a war of any age. ... I would not lose so great an honor As one man more methinks would share from me For the best hope I have. ... A short reflection on this speech will give you a number of solid leadership principles that are applicable today as they ever were. ... (III.i.6-27) This quote is from one of Henry's motivational talks which he gives to his men before they proceed to battle. ... God's peace, I would no...

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This is an unfortunate theme in "Macbeth", one of William Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. ... By giving him a piece of her mind, she assures him that it is his duty to murder his own cousin Duncan, King of Scotland. ... Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty! ... (3.2 5-7) "Macbeth" is one of William Shakespeare's greatest tragic stories of all time. It is a story full of violence and disorderly desire to gain power by any means necessary. ...

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She was like a grandmother to me. ... One story I remember the most was one she told about when he passed away; she thought they would grow old together, and a part of her soul died along with him. ... (Merriam-Webster) What she is saying is she wants the same love she gives him in return. ... Let me count the ways. ... Out of the four poems I analyzed, Bradstreet's poem moved me. ...

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It is here that he gives the readers insight to his internal anguish and depression. ... Hamlet's depression and sorrow over the loss of his father and the state of his country cause Hamlet to not act out against Claudius or his mother, which later becomes one of the main themes in Hamlet, the theme of indecision. ... / How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable/ Seem to me tall the uses of this world!" ... He is fearful of death because of the stories the ghost of his father tells about the fiery pits of hell. ... This soliloquy is much like the ones he will give later. ...

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Measure for Measure is a tragicomedy that combines tragic development with a comic resolution, utilizing irony to distance the story line. ... The play is easily understood as a traditional secular comedy whose themes have been drawn from a prominent Christian text. ... "Thus stands it with me: upon a true contract I got possession of Julietta's bed. ... Despite these serious issues, the play is considered a comedy, and the story it tells is filled with amusing characters as well as broad sociological questions. ... The Duke wanted to enforce disused morality laws without giving them too...

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This is a very imaginative story and many supernatural powers are included, which helps strengthen the play and grasp a better understanding of the plot and qualities of the characters. ... Hermia and Helena then start to call each other names: "O me! ... After that Puck try's to right his wrongs by giving an explanation. ... -And this weak and idle theme, No more yielding but a dream,"" (V, i, 418-419). ...

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Poetic phrases like: "Hie thee hither,"" begin to appear, giving the audience the impression that Lady Macbeth is using black magic or evil hexes to gain her means. ... She demands of these "murd'ring ministers-: "unsex me here direst cruelty stop remorse nature's mischief."" This theme of Lacy Macbeth being so closely linked to the witches is strong throughout the whole play. ... When she is told, along with the other guests at Dunsinane, that Duncan is dead, and then after Macbeth says that he has killed the grooms, she exclaims: "Help me hence ho!... Shakespeare usually only...

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"Macbeth with all its artistry and complex structure dealt with themes of contemporary immediacy in a language and style readily accessible to its audience." ... It begins in a similar style to a horror story; "a shrieking owl" accompanies Lady Macbeth when she is waiting for Macbeth to return. ... She says "That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold." ... However right at the opening of the scene the audience can tell that she is anxious; she repeats herself, "That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold" and "What hath quenched them hath given me fire." ... Sleep gives the impres...

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In act 3, the audiance experience the plays brutality and tragic story as Glouster is physically blinded by Regan and Cornwall, who at the time are King Lear's enemies. ... Shakespeare presents the tragic story of these characters being blind, as it relates to the filial ingratitude presented in the play. King Lear conveys the universal theme of filial ingratitude throughout this play, as it contributes to the tragic story line and catastrophic consequences presented. ... As a father, King Lear as a father is meant to provide for his children, except he says to cordelia that if she says n...

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This recurring theme of blindness and insight is portrayed primarily through Lear and Gloucester, who demonstrate that physical sight does not assure clear insight. ... Kent responds to this with, "See better, Lear, and let me still remain", but Lear does not go back on his words. ... At the beginning of the play Cordelia refuses to give an elaborate speech of her love for her father like her sisters, but proves her genuine love to him by showing him compassion and forgiveness even after the misjudgement she has suffered. ... The power of Shakespeare's display of the philosophical and uni...

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Physical sight as opposed to the metaphorical sight of truth is a pivotal theme in King Lear by William Shakespeare. ... The first instance of Lear's blindness is while he divides the kingdom among his daughters, giving each of them a piece of property in proportion to how much they flatter him, not how much they love him. ... He claims he can see perfectly well what they are doing by drawing attention to himself, asking "Does any here know me? ... She asks him to look at her and "hold your hand in benediction o'er me" as a way of blessing her the way he failed to in 1.1 (1609). ...

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