... we had been all ashamed" (3.4.65), seems to sustain him in the "contentious storm". As a noble, Edgar in the form of Tom rebels and protests against the customary dress of his class: "let not the creaking of shoe nor the rustling of silks betray the poor heart to woman" (3.4.96-7). The same sense of rebellion is seen in Celia, in As You Like It. As as aristocratic ... woman, she appears in the play in "poor and mean attire" (1.3. ... life seeing Cordelia's face through a mirror (5.3.263). Tom refers to the deaptive sense of sight in the play by referring to eyes sickness: "...the foul fi...

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... that she is not very brave. She wants to be crowned just as much as Macbeth, if not more, but she lacks the heart to stab the King and turns to macbeth to carry out the murder. Once the King arrives at Macbeth's castle, Lady Macbeth tells her husband what to do. She spurs on macbeth and renews he goals even after he starts to ... to add to the atmosphere is that of the imagery of darkness. In a Shakespearean tragedy a special tone, or atmosphere must be created to show the darkness and blackness in a tragedy. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the design of the witches, the guilt in Macbeth's...

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... right before executing Duncan. Furthermore, a seemingly distraught Macbeth says "Glamis hath murdered sleep," referring to his uneasy feelings after the murder of Duncan. These phrases show that Macbeth, at point, is human and that there is uncertainty in his heart. However, as his character becomes increasingly sinister, Macbeth takes actions to remove those in his way, like Banquo, and ... "the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand," not caring who he harms and how he harms them. This phrase is ... night, and a dark place are all symbolic of diablerie. Willia...

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... : "Tomorrow night, when Phoebe doth behold / Her silver visage in the watr'y glass . . . " (1.1 ll. 209-10). This short poetic description shows the potential ways that the normal mechanics of the gaze might be changed. Phoebe, or Diana, is the goddess of the moon and of transformation, particularly the unseen and mysterious transformations that happen under cover of darkness. The moon, the only source of light by which lovers can behold each other, is not shedding ... . Although he speaks of Helena being "the object and pleasure" of his eye, the visual metaphor is accompanied by a procla...

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... about how much she loves and cares for her love Romeo. Her behaviour is not that of a normal fourteen year old. Her soliloquy is based around darkness and her cravings for Romeo: 'With thy black mantle, till strange love grow bold.' This adds to the dramatic tension of the audience because they can see how strangely and unpredictable Juliet's behaviour is now, they will not ... is playing a very dangerous game here, as she is really saying she will never be satisfied till she beholds Romeo and dead is her poor heart. Shakespeare includes this in order to create dramatic tension towards ...

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... about how much she loves and cares for her love Romeo. Her behaviour is not that of a normal fourteen year old. Her soliloquy is based around darkness and her cravings for Romeo: 'With thy black mantle, till strange love grow bold.' This adds to the dramatic tension of the audience because they can see how strangely and unpredictable Juliet's behaviour is now, they will not ... is playing a very dangerous game here, as she is really saying she will never be satisfied till she beholds Romeo and dead is her poor heart. Shakespeare includes this in order to create dramatic tension towards ...

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... -mettled" and "damned defeat." Momentary rhyme within the soliloquy removes the audience from this sense of clumsiness, and gives back its strength and force. However, it is Hamlets description of the situation in which he now finds himself that realigns audiences that may have strayed from the side of our tragic hero. "I must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words." Here, the pain of the melancholy prince strikes us deep. A great ... the "immense darkness" of the house, and perceive its encompassing and unforgiving presence. This personification becomes even more poetic as we realise...

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