It is only once in a great while that the reader of literature comes across a man who fakes madness, and ultimately immerses himself so deep into this feigned madness to a point of total metamorphosis into a new being. ... All other aspects of his life degenerate into chess pieces in the greater game. ... Following that transitional evolution into a truly mad self, Hamlet begins to act in ways that do not call for his evil, pretentious behavior. ... Mixed with this wild attack of his mother, Hamlet also irrationally attacks and kills Polonius who was standing behind the curtain. ... (V.i.201-2...

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• Grade Level: High School

From the above analysis, we can see that people of different ages have both joys and troubles in life. ... Reading books has led me into a world of wonders. ... Books not only bring me pleasure, but also help to explain the whole wild world to me. Every time I feel confused or lost, I would pick up a book and sink into it, and those words and sentences of wisdom have never let me down. ...

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Ondaatje's next novel, 1992's The English Patient, won the Governor General's Award and the Booker Prize, and was made into an award-winning film. ... A prism, by definition, refracts light into a spectrum of colors. ... He becomes a criminal like Caravaggio by breaking into the Waterworks. ... When Clara leaves Patrick, he is thrust into a world of darkness. ... Only with love can anyone be expected to have identity and fit into a community. ...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School