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Mercutio is a unique character in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. His relationships within the play being a ‘kinsman to the prince and friend of Romeo’ give him a curious involvement, as he is b...
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From putting out a brushfire to destroying world famine, everyday people commit these acts to help others. The actions one does distinguishes him or her as a hero compared to the rest of the world. In...
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Shakespeare uses various techniques to create different moods and atmospheres and to reveal the characters. He uses comparisons in characters, the use of language and the use of tension. It is one of ...
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The 1st Stasimon in Sophocles’ play ‘Oedipus the King’ is mainly showing the Chorus Essay
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The audience first encounters the character of Lady Macbeth in act 1 Essay
The audience first encounters the character of Lady Macbeth in act1, scene 5, while she is reading the letter sent to her by her husband, in the letter Macbeth describes the meeting with of the three ...