In Shakespeare's Richard III, Macbeth, Hamlet, and Henry V, he tells the stories of four kings, all different in certain ways. ... Claudius was just there, never seen as good or evil, just there, he never did anything at all. ... Macbeth was only feared, "All is fear nothing is love"(Macbeth IV. ... Looking at all three bad kings, Macbeth is the worst. ... Macbeth though, did several tenets wrong, so when it comes down to it he was all around the worst king. ...

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Arthur, such a great king. ... All blood and gore, no fancy romantic, pictures of life. ... All in all The Once and Future King is basically out of nothing, although the authors did a very nice job of creating a fairy tale out of a horrendous time. ... Too much dirt, too much violence all fighting no love and beauty. ... As The Once and Future King did....

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Oedipus was made king after solving the "Riddle of the Sphinx." ... Oedipus answered: "man." " This is the answer to the riddle since man has four feet, as a child who crawls on all four, and three feet when we walk with the aid of a stick. ... The basis of the story is revolved around this prophecy and started when the second shepherd gave young Oedipus to Polybus, king of Corinth, and Merope, queen of Corinth. Oedipus fails to understand all the evidence about his prophecy that is brought to him, from the beginning with Creon and Tiresias arguing with Oedipus until the very end when he bl...

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The basis of a ruler's power is God where the king is solely answerable to this deity. The fact that people revere the king due to his status, (appointed by god) also served as a basis for his authority, for people would not take the kings decisions lightly, an act against the king was an act against god. The church also plays a role in the king's power. ... Basically put this ideology states "what the King wills his people wills". ... The king is the hand of god and the hand of god encompasses and controls all. ...

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Movie Review for All the King's Men The film I watched was All the King's Men. ... Willie appeals to all the country folk by telling them how he too was just a hick who was out to help other hicks. ... Willie's influential ways persuade everyone to believe the things he says, especially that "all good must come from a little bad," except for Dr. ... Stanton shoots and kills Willie after he has announced that he had been cleared of all charges. ...

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Old Testament King David In second Samual, King David is depicted as a true, but imperfect, example of an ideal king. ... I think the main point in this is that; King David was a good king despite his sinful nature, and we can learn from his actions both good and bad. King David's decisions showed he was a decisive and an effective king. ... Like all humans he had weaknesses, which got him into trouble. ... I believe the greatest thing we can observe from King David would be that God called him a king after his own heart. ...

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I understand that you are interested in hearing about King Lear. ... What he does not know is that deceit is all around him and his weaknesses will be exploited by the ones he loves most. ... King Lear. ... King Lear. ... King Lear. ...

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The story of King Lear is about a king who has made a terrible mistake by giving his two evil daughters his kingdom and land for they had swayed him with the kindest of words while exiling and disowning his youngest daughter who truly loves him. This actions causes the problems and terror which known as the story of King Lear. ... Although near the end of this story he decides to take a stand and right all the wrongs, it's far to late for the king and his daughter. ... Gloucester is portrayed as the loyal servant who is also a friend to King Lear. ... This eclipse caused Gloucester to bel...

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No Greek hero knows fate like King Oedipus. ... King Odysseus was the best example of this. ... Her father, King Oedipus also lived very publicly. ... All in all the tragic Greek heroes differential bunch to tie in together. Antigone, Hecuba, and King Oedipus all have contributed numerous comparable qualities into what makes a tragic Greek hero, and what does not. ...

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" This is not the only instance, where Edward's casual approach to his kingdom is evident, but also when he says to his nobles, "Make several kingdoms of this monarchy, and share it equally amongst you all.... He is the head of the state who is supposed to safeguard his kingdom and not spend all his time and money merry-making. ... In the Renaissance political scenario, the King was the reflection of God, the omnipotent and all-powerful in a state: he is not comparable to any other being except for God. ... Here, the irresponsible,...

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The murder of King Claudius would seem to everyone as just an act of violence or madness committed by Hamlet. ... He does this by setting up a play and watching the king's reaction. ... The ghost of King Hamlet is only doing more harm to Hamlet. Hamlet's father just died, he's upset with his mom for marrying so quickly and on top of all that his father just rose from the grave and told him to kill his uncle. ... A better way to do it would be to expose the truth about the murder of King Hamlet to everyone. ...

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In order to understand the King's redemption, if at all one exists, one must determine what the King needs redeeming of. ... When Lear cries "why should a dog, a horse, a rat have life / And thou no breath at all?" ... The crucial realisation that it was he, who had the folly for all this evil to turn, appears in Act 3 Scene 4, "O I have ta"en too little care of this" where he realises he is a self-centred, neglectful king, and it was he who did Cordelia wrong. ... Gonerill, Regan and Edmund are all destroyed by their pursuit of self-interest. ... I now ask you all again, what is your ...

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Oedipus the King is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles about a man whose fate is stronger than his power. ... Attempting to end the plague by finding the murderer of Laius, former king of Thebes, Oedipus's destiny slowly drives him to his tragic death. ... All this tied together led him to somewhat victory, but ironically his death. ... For killing the king not knowingly he is destined to punishment. ...

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I am weary of this world, weary of the "unweeded" Denmark, weary of life and all that it posses. ... Our Beloved King, my father well respected and held in hight steems sleeps in never ending slumber. He was "so excellent a king," and now, to this, O, God! ... Like "Hiperion to a satyr" this uncle cannot and in days forward will not rise to king! ... I did not mean to drown thy ears in all this parly. ...

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In Robert Penn Warren's novel, All the King's Men, Jack Burden states, " The end of man is knowledge, but there is one thing a man can't know. He can't know whether knowledge will save him or kill him (9)."" Jack's statement reveals that man is enslaved by knowledge. Familiar sayings such as, "...

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The first introduction to "good nature" is Cordelia, King Lear's youngest daughter. ... Her father, King Lear, is about to step down as king and divide his throne among his three daughters. ... This final act has proven to all that Edmund has no good, compassion, or remorse in his character and he represents the perfect evil. ... He went from being a hateful king to a kind hearted forgiving old man. ... Edmund on the other hand embodies all that is pure evil. ...

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The first introduction to "good nature" is Cordelia, King Lear's youngest daughter. ... Her father, King Lear, is about to step down as king and divide his throne among his three daughters. ... This final act has proven to all that Edmund has no good, compassion, or remorse in his character and he represents the perfect evil. ... He went from being a hateful king to a kind hearted forgiving old man. ... Edmund on the other hand embodies all that is pure evil. ...

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"Shout with joy to God, all the earth! ... All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name." Psalm 66:1-4 We were reading in our worship class last quarter that King Jehoshaphat in 2nd Chronicles 2, sent musicians and singers out ahead of his army as they were going in to battle. ... Here the King is sending out the worship band first in to battle and then sends his troops (who have all the weapons by the way!) ... Darlene Zschech, songwriter and author says that "Thanksgiving and praise paves the way for us to go in to the awesome Throne room of the...

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While one man, quite passively waited for the prophecy to be naturally fulfilled, the other, desperate for power, would attempt to become king at all expenses - whether that meant killing the king or even killing a friend. ... While Macbeth does eventually become the king, one must question his qualities. A king must be respectful, respectable, honorable, noble, loyal, courageous and ambitious. ... Banquo has a royalty of nature, and quite clearly, he would be a more fitting king. ... This is an obvious lie, as there is no doubt that the witches, their prophecies and prospects of becoming futu...

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Antigone is from a noble family in which her dad Oedipus once king and brother once king and her Uncle Creon now the king of Thebes. Although she had this noble background she lost it all with one little mistake. She lost all traces of her noble background with one false move. ... She lost all her family because of her pride. ... All of these elements meet in the middle and make Antigone a great hero and an even better tragic hero. ...

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"Titus Andronicus" is a complicated tragedy where all are seeking power and revenge. ... All of these represent evil one way or the other. ... In "The history of King Richard III", Shakespeare also gave it a tragic path, however, not that inhuman like "Titus Andronicus". ... He was able to become king; nevertheless, this play is more human since Shakespeare described King Richard after his deed that he changed and never had quiet in his mind; his consciousness awoke and he suffered for the rest of his life. He lived with a restless heart; all this makes this play more human than the first one....

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Whether they want to rule the world, become immortal or have all the power in the world, they all desire something and will stop at nothing to get it. ... She is full of grace and poise, caring for all the creatures in the land. ... She wants Aurora and in the end it's all because of the actions of her father. ... Her wings were large that left everyone in all when she extended them. ... The wounds on her back left her in so much pain that all she could do is scream. ...

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Antigone Pride is a quality that all people possess in one way or another. ... "And the guilt is all mine- can never be fixed on another man, no escape for me. I killed them, I, god help me, I admit it all!... She calls out the king when nobody else would. ... "The citizens would all agree, They'd praise me to if their lips weren't locked in fear...

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Antigone Pride is a quality that all people possess in one way or another. ... " I now possess the throne and all its powers. ... "And the guilt is all mine- can never be fixed on another man, no escape for me. I killed them, I, god help me, I admit it all!... She calls out the king when nobody else would. ...

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Would you say we as a society are trying to experience a roller costar ride without all the loop and turns or would you just saw were mentally ill? Although Steven King says people crave horror movies to get rid of their hysterical fear. ... In the words of Stephen King we become "Potential Lynchers" as the movie roll longer. ...

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