Emily Giarrizzo Ms. McGinnity Honors English II 18 November 2015 The beauty of William Shakespeare does not lie his writing, but in the theme in which each of his plays suggest. The speech Marc Antony delivered has an immense impact on the minds of the citizens in Rome through the influence of devices, language, and details. While using a manipulative and powerful tone, he manages to sway a whole crowd while hiding his intentions of revenge and maintaining a neutral ground throughout the entirety of his monologue.
“I’ll break my staff,/Bury it certain fathoms in the earth,/And deeper than did ever plummet sound/I’ll drown my book” uses metaphor to convey the relinquishment of power that results in liberation from the spiral of revenge, power and control. Shakespeare’s use of monologue assists the audience in understanding the effects of the liberal arts theory on Prospero’s redemption, magnifying this specific outcome of the human
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The fact that Branagh included this scene in his film is significant on its own, as it is one which Olivier purposefully omitted from his 1944 film. This is an important fact, as “Directors of Shakespeare films, like the makers of westerns and other genre pictures, tend to be intimately aware of each other’s work” (Crowl, 36), and therefore including this scene sets Branagh’s picture apart from its predecessor, and emphasises the “gritty, realistic” approach which distinguishes his style (Branagh, quoted in Hindle, 51). The inclusion and stylistic choices of Branagh in this scene are imperative for setting the tone of the remainder of the
Growing up in the 20th and 21st century, there never was a shortage of music to listen to and never a shortage of people telling me what kind to like. From rap, to rock, to folk music, music is all around. One genre that stuck with me and easily became my favorite: Country Music. My love began in the summer of 2000, while my dad was playing his hank Williams Jr. CDs, I screamed “Dad! Dad!
Shakespeare uses personification, metaphor, and repetition to reveal that love and happiness do not prevail in the presence
For this close reading assignment, I analyze the first passage of the handout from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. As I read the passage I noticed immediately some different literary device and structures that I will unpack and explain throughout this short essay. I will mainly analyze the rhyming structure and the vivid imagery and descriptive words that Shakespeare uses in the passage; as well as what I think is achieved by the use of those devices. Starting right from the beginning I noticed an interesting rhythmic structure throughout the passage, the rhyming couplets of this passage suggest to me that it could be performed in a steady moderate or a vigorous pace.
The Federalist Papers was a collection of essays from U.S. colonists in the formative years of the United States. Federalist Paper 10 is an essay that was penned in 1787 by James Madison, who published his work under the pseudonym “Publius.” Madison published this essay as a means of persuading the public into calling for the ratification of what would become the Constitution. In this essay, Madison highlights his concern for factionalism and the consequences it could bring upon the new nation. The motivation for Madison’s publication was the Constitutional Convention: where the Founding Fathers of our country would be crafting a new form of government along with a founding document that would ultimately take the place of the Articles of Confederation.
William Shakespeare's writing is a work of art referenced multiple times in the English curriculum across the world. His writing stands out to English learners because of the numerous literary devices that he uses to make his writing emerge from the rest. In his plays, he manages to use ethos, logos, and pathos to give his writing the ability to connect to every person who reads it. Shakespeare also manages to use motifs like omens and warning signs throughout his plays, as well as themes like Fate vs Free will and the ones closest to you may be your biggest weakness. In one of Shakespeare's greatest plays The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, he manages to use Caesar as the connecting point to everything.
Technology has become a bigger part of our world than ever imagined. In a recent study, the average American has around 10 electronic devices. Nicholas Carr states "if you're constantly distracted, constantly interrupted and you don't attend to information closely, you never consolidate that information in your long-term memory and you never create the wealth of internal connections. " A 2011 report showed that around 35% of the entire world population is now online. According to Dr. Gary Small, "the average young person spends up to 11.5 hours each day with technology.
As the curtain closes, the audience is struck with a newfound love, and because of the excellent use of literary devices, Shakespeare’s writings continue to live to this
Shakespeare cheapens Othello by lowering his standard with impertinent language. Othello ruined himself with jealousy because of the doubt that Desdemona has
The common aim of playwrights of any time or location is to capture and hold the attention of their audience; this is what Shakespeare has clearly done. The tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, is one of Shakespeare 's most renowned plays. Through construction of intriguing characters, exploration of universal themes, use of comic relief and a well-written script featuring a compelling plot, Shakespeare ensured the tragedy of Othello would hold the interest of the audience; despite being over four centuries old. It possesses so many conditions that can be accentuated to hit nerves with both a Shakespearean and modern audience. The entire plot of Othello is very much like the attitudes and methods of our modern day society.
Shakespeare was a famous author and poet that wrote extremely well-known texts, such as “Romeo and Juliet” and “Hamlet.” Shakespeare lived during the Renaissance when art and science advanced and he was one of the major contributors to this historical period. “Shakespeare Influences the way we speak now” by Hephzibah Anderson, “William Shakespeare’s Impact on Theatre” by Octane, and “How Outrage Built Over a Shakespearean Depiction of Trump” by Sara Krulwich suggest that Shakespeare had a great influence on many aspects of society, such as the phrases we use, style of theater, and is a figure of inspiration to many people. Shakespeare has contributed to many well-known phrases that are still used to this day, showing his significance in history.
In the twenty-first century, the plays of William Shakespeare may at first appear dated and irrelevant: they use archaic language, are set in the age of Kings and Queens, and the Kingdom of England. However, it would be plainly mistaken to construe that Shakespeare’s works do not still remain integral to a twenty-first century society. Shakespeare’s plays gave the words and expressions one uses every day, revolutionized the art of theater as it was known, and forewarned about issues that would unknowingly still apply centuries later. Therefore, Shakespeare has had a profound effect on our lives by enriching our language and culture, as well as providing ideas that would still apply five centuries later, and it would thus behoove us to learn from his works and life.
