Hamlet Soliloquies and Their Analysis - 1527 Words

HAMLET’S SOLILOQUIES THEIR ANALYSIS In the course of the play, Hamlet has seven long soliloquies. The first of these occurs before he has seen the Ghost. In this soliloquy, Hamlet reveals the grief that has been gnawing at his mind. He wishes that religion did not forbid suicide so that he could kill himself and be rid of this grief. He feels disillusioned with the world. â€Å"How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, Seem to me all the uses of this world†. He deplores (condemns) the fact that his mother should have remarried barely two months after the death of her first husband. This soliloquy shows Hamlet’s meditative nature. It also reveals his filial attachment to his dead father whom he speaks highly, and his scorn of his†¦show more content†¦His conscience keeps pricking him and urging him to revenge, but a natural deficiency always obstructs him. His generalizing and universalizing tendency too is seen here once again † What is a man, If his chief good and market of his time Be but to sleep and feed? a beast, no more.† The idea of delay emphasized by the soliloquies. Hamlet’s soliloquies are foremost in bringing the idea of his delay to our notice. The stress on delay shows also Hamlet’s preoccupation with his role. His life is one to be lived under the imposition (burden) of a great task which he seems unable to fulfill. Excessively speculative, irresolute, scholarly poetic. The soliloquies of Hamlet undoubtedly throw a flood of light on his character and personality. A soliloquy is a device by which Shakespeare reveals to us the inner working of a character’s mind, the secret thoughts and cogitations (meditations) of a character’s mind, the deepest recess of a character’s soul. Hamlet’s soliloquies surely serve that purpose. These soliloquies not only reveal that Hamlet is given to excessive speculations and that he is therefore unfit to carry out the task assigned to him, but also unable to understand his reasons for delaying his revenge. Furthermore, these soliloquies show Hamlets poetic eloquence. EachShow MoreRelatedHamlet Soliloquy Analysis1404 Words   |  6 PagesSoliloquies in Hamlet Soliloquies are used by writers because they offer the reader or audience the opportunity to know more about the character, his true self and inner thoughts, as well as pieces of information that cannot be revealed through a normal conversation between characters. Shakespeare uses this method with his characters very often to provide a deeper understanding of his characters, and Hamlet speak seven of this, being each one necessary and important for the plot development. 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The Role Of Community Youth Work With Lgbt Youth - 3454 Words

Critically discuss the role of Community Youth Work with LGBT youth. I remember as I when I was young boy I fancied a boy in my class, how could this be? What does this even mean? What have I done wrong? All the Emotions? What are these feelings? How can I change this? I was 10 years old I felt alone, scared, I didn’t know who I could talk to. It took me 3 years to fully understand that I was different and that the feelings and emotions that I had for this boy meant only one thing, I was gay. While starting secondary school I began to live a double life I was a quiet kid and I pretended to like girls so save myself from the bullying. However inside I was thinking about boys nonstop and what is felt like. I just want to be able to†¦show more content†¦From doing this essay I hope that I will have gained a better understanding of how we as community youth workers should involve this community in our everyday youth work. Firstly I would like to talk about my own experience on LGBT what I know and what I have learnt not only with in my C ommunity Youth Work course but in my own practices. Secondly I would like to talk about the LGBT meanings and words used. I would to also find out some history of LGBT, when is started what was used before. Thirdly I would like to find out about laws and legalisations regard the LGBT community. In order to this I will use relevant theory, Research and policies that I find about the LGBT community. I will include how the young people who are within the LGBT community are treated by other young people and other communities. I will include a self-reflection on both a personal and professional level. I will also like to include any current practices and strategies for practice development. When I was grown up as a young person and in my youth club there was â€Å"no one† who was gay everyone acted the same and there was nothing different about the boys or the girls. The word â€Å"gay† was used a lot but it was always in the wrong context, it was used in a negative light to hurt or bully someone, â€Å"you are gay† or it was used to describe thing they didn’t like â€Å"this is gay can we do this instead†. As a young

Is It Never Done Learning - 1488 Words

The most significant thing I have learned from this class was that one is never done learning. I say this because I had previously thought I knew the basics of our history, so I was expecting a class that resembled what I had learned in my previous classes. But, this course was the exact opposite. My mind has been expanded and fixed with knowledge that seems too controversial to be taught. Once a great Roman author, Cicero, had said â€Å"To know nothing of what happened before you were born is to remain forever a child. And going back to this quote, I feel as though I was a child as I begun this history course. Throughout this entire course, everything previously taught proved to be either a lie or half the story. The complexity of history†¦show more content†¦And now, suddenly I am questioning everything that has been originally taught, and Zinn and Loewen showed me the truth to the myths of Columbus, Pilgrims, etc., making me right to feel suspicious. In elementary, the year 1492 was embedded in our brains always associated with Columbus, the hero, the â€Å"discoverer† of America. There was always little to none mentions of the Native Americans. Of course, mentioning on how Columbus killed and enslaved these Indians would taint the image of Columbus. Perhaps this was the beginning of twisting history, starting by making false claims of the voyage of Columbus. Loewen tore apart the idea of Columbus as a â€Å"discoverer† as in â€Å"Lies My Teacher Told Me† he brought up multiple times and evidence of Africans and the Spanish encountering the Indians. From the â€Å"similarities in blowguns†¦similar pottery†¦ cultural similarities†¦[and] Negroid and Caucasoid likenesses in sculpture and ceramics† (Loewen 2), it is undeniable that these Indians were never completely isolated from the outside world as textbooks claim them to be. It is ridiculous to celebrate a day dedicated to Columbus, when all he had done was kill Indians when they were unable provide him gold and enslave them (Zinn). The mistreatment towards Indians goes on, specifically speaking in the events of the first Thanksgiving, an event where Pilgrims and Indians supposedly united. There was always this image of pilgrims as pure people with good intentions, and that perhaps they

Putins Aggression in Ukraine - 854 Words

Had Obama not turned a blind eye in Syria Could Putin invade Ukraine? While Mr. Putin’s vanguard military apparatus was taking over Crimea, Syria’s self styled hitherto President Bashar Assad was writing a letter of congratulation for Vladimir Putin’s â€Å"wise policy† and his efforts to restore â€Å"security and stability† in Kiev after an â€Å"attempted coup† by â€Å"terrorist extremists.† What is happening in Crimea today mirrors what has happened and unceasingly happening in Syria with multiplied brutality. Russia’s military involvement in Crimea shouldn’t come as a surprise to the US or the west at large. The European Union and the United States have wanted Ukraine to tilt into their geopolitical axis, but, alike with Syria, they wanted it at a discount rate and hence now it is too late. President Obama has said Putin will pay a price. 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Hoaxes Deception and Cardiff Giant Free Essays

Hoaxes What is a Hoax? A hoax is something that is intended to deceive you or better described as a theory. They are many hoaxes in the world that have been developed over time. The two I have decided to tell you about are in the top 10 famous hoaxes in the world. We will write a custom essay sample on Hoaxes: Deception and Cardiff Giant or any similar topic only for you Order Now These two are the Cardiff Giant and then the Cottingley Fairies. As you will out while you continue to read is both of these came out not to be completely true. George Hull who was a tobacconist created the hoax, Cardiff Giant. â€Å"He decided to create the giant after an argument at a Methodist meeting about a passage stating there were giants that once lived on the earth. The men he hired to carve the man, were instructed to make it long out of gypsum. Edward Burghardt was hired by Hull to carve the stone into a man and not tell anyone. To make the stone man look old and weathered, they used many stains and acids. By the time he was transported to a farm the United States has already spent 2,600 dollars trying to figure out the hoax, this was in 1868. In almost 1869, two men dug up a well and discovered the giant. One of the reporters said, â€Å"I declare some old indian has been buried here! Later some guy set up a tent and charged 25 cents for people who wanted to see the gi ant. Hull later sold his interest for 23,000 dollars to a man with the name of David Hannum. They moved it to Sycacuse, New York for an exhibit. It was so popular that a man named P. T. Barnum offered 50,000 dollars for the giant; he was turned down. He later hired a man to model the giants shape and cover it in wax and created a plaster replica. The replica was put on display at New York and claimed that it was real and the other one was fake. Barnum got sued by Hannum for calling his giant fake. Barnum got sued by Hannum for calling his giant fake. Hull eventually confessed to the press on December 10. On February 2, 1870, both of the giants were revealed in the court as being, fake. Barnum was ruled by the judge that he couldn’t be sued. The story of Cottingley Fairies is based off of a series of five pictures that were taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths. Elsie borrowed her dad’s 25 cent camera one day and toke pictures behind the family house. As Mr. Wright was developing the pictures, he saw fairies in them, but he said they were, fake. She was banned from taking anymore pictures, but her mom, Polly, was convinced they were real. In the summer of 1919, the whole situation became public and an author wrote an article saying these fairies were real. The next fifty years od there life was spent avoiding the public and is particular hoax continued to be believed by a lot of people. Frances and Elsie both admitted when they were about to die that the first four that were taken was fake, but the fifth photo was, authentic. How to cite Hoaxes: Deception and Cardiff Giant, Essay examples

Continuity And Cambridge University Press -Myassignmenthelp.Com

Question: Discuss About The Continuity And Cambridge University Press? Answer: Introducation The primary indicator of the economic performance of any country business-law Gross Domestic Product of the country, which in turn is dependent on several other economic variables and their dynamics. Keeping this into consideration, the assignment tries to analyze the macroeconomic performance of one of the most stable and developed economies in the global framework, the economy of Australia (Dyster and Meredith, 2012. For assessing the same, the Real GDP (Inflation adjusted GDP) of the country is taken for the time period 1990-2015, and its relationship with the indicators like unemployment, inflation, net exports, cash rate and exchange rate of the country is analyzed. The following table shows the correlation between the Real GDP and the above-mentioned indicators of Australia, within the period of consideration: Relationship between Real GDP and different economic variables Correlation between Real GDP and different economic variables Real GDP growth rate Cash Rate Unemployment rate Rate of inflation Exchange rate Net exports Growth Rate of Real GDP 1 Cash Rate -0.08 1 Rate of Unemployment -0.13 0.28 1 Rate of inflation -0.03 0.64 -0.23 1 Exchange rate 0.20 0.04 0.26 0.08 1 Net exports 0.23 0.26 0.55 -0.02 0.85 1 Real GDP growth rate and Rate of Unemployment The correlation between the unemployment rate and the Real GDP, as can be seen from the above table is -0.13, which indicates towards a negative relationship. A roughly inverse relationship can be observed between the concerned two variables, with the rate of unemployment decreasing until 2008, then slightly increasing, and the Real GDP maintaining a stable growth rate. Cash rate and Real GDP The cash rate is the interest rate which the Reserve Bank of Australia charges from the other banks in lieu of money lent to them (Dyster and Meredith, 2012). The same, being maintained at a moderately low rate (2.13% in 2015) in the recent periods is seen to have inverse relation with the Real GDP with the correlation coefficient being -0.08. The continuous decrease in the cash rate is accompanies by a stable rate of growth of Real GDP in the country, as low cash rate stimulates economic activities in the country. Real GDP and inflation The correlation between the two is found to be -0.03, which portrays a unique negative relationship. This variation from the theoretical assertion of a positive relation can be attributed to the high debt burden in the country in the recent periods. Real GDP and net exports Australia, though maintained a positive trade balance for a prolonged period, however, in the recent periods there have been several situations of trade deficits: Though the correlation (0.23) shows a direct relationship between the two concerned variables, in the recent periods trade deficits are occurring mainly due to the increase in the demand of consumption goods and raw materials which are imported (Kumar, Webber and Perry, 2012). Exchange rate and Real GDP The correlation between the two variables for Australia is found to be 0.2, which is augmented by the above figure which shows that the over the years the exchange rate is kept between USD 1 and 2, thereby keeping the growth rate of the Real GDP stable (Kumar, Webber and Perry, 2012). References Data.worldbank.org (2018).Australia | Data. [online] Data.worldbank.org. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/country/australia [Accessed 27 Jan. 2018]. Data.worldbank.org (2018). management, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | Data. [online] Data.worldbank.org. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS?locations=AU [Accessed 27 Jan. 2018]. Dyster, B. and Meredith, D., 2012.Australia in the global economy: Continuity and change. Cambridge University Press. Kumar, S., Webber, D.J. and Perry, G., 2012. Real wages, inflation and labour productivity in Australia.Applied Economics,44(23), pp.2945-2954. Rba.gov.au (2018).Cash Rate | RBA. [online] Reserve Bank of Australia. Available at: https://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/cash-rate/ [Accessed 27 Jan. 2018]. Rba.gov.au (2018).Historical Data | RBA. [online] Reserve Bank of Australia. Available at: https://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/historical-data.html [Accessed 27 Jan. 2018].