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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Shakespeare's King Lear, is a story that takes many themes and relates them into one story, that has tested time for hundred's of years. ... Loyalty is shown through Kent and his ongoing service to his king. Likewise with Gloucester, through his ongoing support for the king, and his pride in being loyal to Lear. ... These are all different aspects of Shakespeare's King Lear, that allow one to hate, and to fall in love with each character in this story. ...

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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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He was the son of the great King Hamlet, one of the best kings this country has ever seen, and Queen Gertrude, our countries finest lady who has also now sadly passed away. ... "I loved Ophelia. 40 thousand brothers could not, with all their quantity of love make up my sum," you said. ... An apparition had been walking the decks, taking the guise of your father the former king and you, brave, noble Hamlet, came to visit us in hope of seeing this ghost. ... Your passing has saddened us all but the legacy you have left behind will never be forgotten. ... Lastly, I ask of you, no, I beg of you, a...

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A woman's love will overcome all obstacles. In a similar fashion, the stories of "The Thousand and One Nights" told by Sherazad to King Shahrayar demonstrate the patience required to earn the king's love. ... In book X, this story is all about love, deception, good, and evil. ... Griseida does not say a word or change her expression at all. ... She returns all of her possessions back to her husband, although she is deeply hurt, but she obeys. ...

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Being Brave I was in ninth grade when I was told, by my parents, that I had no choice but to go to King Academy, which is a private school in Saluda, South Carolina. ... All my friends were going to go to our public high school in Saluda. ... It took me a while to adjust to King, because it was very different from Hollywood and so were the people of coarse because they were not my friends that I had grown up with the last nine years of my life. ... Our first summer came and all we could do is think of how much we would be together. ... It would start with one word and all of a sudden I ...

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His two eldest daughters who earlier expressed a "love that makes breath poor and speech unable" and professed to be, "an enemy to all other joys", have just rejected him. ... Even before his opening scene we hear the words of his subjects, "I thought the king had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall." ... Amongst the abyss of the "gilded butterflies," Lear does not see through the immorality of the truth telling Cordelia as he clearly disowns and disinherits her, "Here I disclaim all my parental care," and, "thy truth can be thy dower." ...

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Hamlet, Laertes, and Ophelia are all loyal children who exhibit varying degrees of madness after their fathers" untimely deaths. ... This means that he already had a feeling that this was true, and makes Hamlet feel justified in having all the other bad feelings he has had about his uncle. ... They eventually tell him they were sent for, finding it difficult to lie to the forceful Hamlet, and Hamlet then seems to open up, telling them "I have of late, --but / Wherefore I know not, --lost all my mirth, forgone / All custom of exercises" (2. 2. 299-301). ... Poor Laertes has already reached...

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Once upon a time, there was a huge dynasty with a powerful King. ... One day news came to him that the King got terribly ill and wished to see the prince. ... Soon the prince was crowned King, he set out in public in a rally. ... Later she came to know about the curse, she came to meet him again and tried to make him remember their love, their memories that they had created, but it was all in vain. But Anna did not give up, she took him to all places they had been, did everything she could to make him remember her. ...

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The play hamlet is about a royal family whose king dies. The king was killed by his brother Claudius by pouring poison in his ear. After King Hamlet dies, his wife Queen Gertrude marries Claudius and he becomes king, leaving Gertrude and King Hamlet's son without having the throne. ... One could say that this quote means that Prince Hamlet's father was killed by his uncle who is now the king of Denmark. ... Could not, with all their quantity of love, Make up my sum" (III.I.42). ...

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The overall facts that I have obtained from Medea's defense attorney can be summarized all too well. ... I asked Medea, "Then why the reason to kill King Creon and his beautiful daughter Cruesa?" ... King Creon was killed because he tried to put out the fire by smothering Cruesa. ... I have come to the conclusion that Medea is guilty on all four counts of murder; for the death of Jason's two boys, and the premeditated death of King Creon and his daughter Cruesa. ... No humane person would take the life of family and/or their king over a broken heart. ...

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The presence of this supernatural power is present in the legends of King Arthur in the form of magic and sorcery. ... The palmer symbolizes the secular wing by making pilgrimages to the Holy Land during the Crusades, but he is actually not a palmer at all, but Ivanhoe in disguise. ... In King Arthur, Lancelot is added by the Norman writers to spark excitement, curiosity, and romance. ... Another similarity is the plotting against the king by his closest comrades. ... Ivanhoe was not based heavily upon a religious conflict, magic, or love, but was focused on quests, history, and above all, chi...

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When Becket becomes Archbishop, he begins to fight for the church and creates contention between himself and the King, severing their ties of friendship. ... Becket believes that the church should have higher power in governing England, and the King obviously wants to stay in power. ... In the story, Becket transforms from a man who joins the King in all his indulgences to a righteous, God- loving Archbishop. ... After all, Lysander and Demetrius both love Hermia so much but with a couple drops of the love potion, they completely forget about her and fall in love with Helena. ... But, pers...

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In the forest, the king of the fairies tells another fairy named Puck to get a flower that makes you fall in love with the first person you see. Puck started anointing everyone with the magical flower, but he anoints all of the wrong people. ... The king of the faries puts all of them to sleep to fix things while the spell wears off. They all wake up loving the right people and then Demetrius marries Helena and Lysander marries Hermia. ... I liked it a lot because the actors all came down in the audience and were dancing. ...

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Paggallous was the only child of King Meggellous of Idonia, a little country near the sea. ... Many kings, princes, and royalties wanted to marry her, but she found all of them boring. ... Knowing this, Zeus sent Hermes, the shrewdest and most cunning of all gods, and Aeolus, King of the Winds to help Paggeus. ... Paggeus became the King of Idonia. ...

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Fearful of the prophecy the king had his son sent far away from the kingdom to be murdered. ... Instead, Oedipus was adopted by Polybus (the king of Corinth), were he grew up under the impression that he was the son of the king and queen. ... Throughout the entire play Lysistrata is in entire control of all the women, which therefore puts her in control of all of the extremely horny men dieing to see their wives. ... Oedipus Rex clearing asserted his masculinity and authority in all his actions. ... Ultimately, most if not all of the themes of the tragedy and comedy play very important roles. ...

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The only thing she can do now is ramble incoherently as she watches all of her hopes and dreams crumble right before her eyes. ... Polonius convinces his nave little girl that deceiving Hamlet would help the King cure him of his madness. ... So Ophelia is strategically set waiting for Hamlet to pass by while Polonius and King Claudius are hiding in the background. ... Ophelia wasn't able to realize this herself because of all the pressures exerted on her to be something she's not. ... Polonius and King Claudius then plot to spy on Hamlet for positive reassurance that he has gon...

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Alcestis, the Queen and tragic figure of Euripides" Alcestis, is not an exception to all those people who refuse to keep living in order to let her husband (the king of Thessalia) live. ... He fails or ignores to perceive the nature of the love between Alcestis and the the Thessalian king. ... He asserts that: The main focus of the "death of Alcestis" scene is on the revival of the theme of charis: Admateus owes his life not only to Alcestis" considerably greater favor the King has done him but also to Alcestis" considerably greater favor in dying in his place. ...

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The second act takes place in the forest and is centered on the magical world of King Oberon and Queen Titania. The act begins with the fairies and elves entertaining the King and Queen with dance. During this entertainment there were four soloists who each danced a piece for the King and Queen. ... The rest of act two included Puck, the King's assistant, casting spells on people and creating turmoil and confusion in its wake. ... I thought the settings, lighting, and costumes all came together nicely to produce the desired mood of the play. ...

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As Enkidu becomes more human from an animal, Gilgamesh becomes more human from an evil king. ... He was an evil king now changing to a caring, devoted friend. ... "He looked at the walls, awed at the heights his people had achieved and for a moment-just a moment- all that lay before him, passed from view." ...

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Also all these tragic events could have been avoided if Medea's love had not falling in love with Jason but inevitably Medea's emotions can be justified due to her mistreatment by those who surround her. ... On the other hand, Medea defies all social norms and voices out her point of view. ... Jason shows the readers that Medea's "tongue" and her inability to control her emotions and what she says consequently lead to her exile that was also foreseen by King Creon who feared Medea's hot temper and "who is easier to guard against, then one who is clever and co...

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Medea then convinced the daughters of Pelias to kill their own father, the king of Iolcus (Euripides 31). ... The new wife, Glauce, was the daughter of Creon, who was the king of Corinth. ... Jason stated that "It's not for the sake of any woman that I have made this royal marriage, but, as I've already said, to ensure your future, and to give my children brothers of royal blood, and build security for us all" (Euripides 35). ...

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So often injustices root themselves in the broken promises of loyalty. Euripides's Medea demonstrates just that. The foundation of Medea and Jason's marriage lies within the oath taken on the almost fatal day of Jason. After time, human temptations arise and Jason to succumbs to another...

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SHAKESPEARE"S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT"S DREAM "THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH" The course of true love in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" never did run smooth. From not being able to marry the love of your choice Egeus is determined that his daughter, Hermia, will m...

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