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William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, has become a staple in contemporary society. Apart from the multitude of ingenious in this play, the character of Ophelia particularly places great importance on modern day woman. Ophelia’s importance throughout the play has been many times viewed as only her relation to Hamlet and the effect she has on him. Ophelia is important not just in this sense, but in respect of what she tells the reader about the society she lived in, in contrast to the society one lives in today. Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem The Lady of Shalott, parallels closely to the life of Ophelia. Tennyson’s poem written over 200 years after Hamlet, is about a young woman who lives on an island off the coast of Camelot. There is a curse

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Children bring out the underlying disposition and wicked intentions we all possess. Richard III, by William Shakespeare, is a tragic play about the Duke of Gloucester who desires to be the king of England. He does this through the manipulation and murder of many characters, including Queen Elizabeth’s children, Prince Edward and the Duke of York. These children emphasize some of the “adult” themes in the play and reveals the devastating nature of these themes. Their characteristics and deaths all contribute to the emphasis of these themes. Critics Marie-Hélène Bisnaught and Michel Bito, and Vincent Walsh all agree that the murder of Prince Edward and the Duke of York was an atrocious deed.

Satan is opposing Christ in this way, allowing something this sacred and this essential in Christ’s character to be distorted within the image of himself. From these lines, the reader gains insight into how Satan, aspires to be God, but falls short every time. This explicit distortion and fallen

After the death of Moses, Joshua, Son of Nun, was chosen to be the next prophet by God. Joshua was tasked with the challenge of leading the Israelites into their promised lands. One reason that this was such a challenge was because other people, the (IDK) were already living there. God said that he too, would help the Israelites obtain the land. In order to inquire more about these peoples, Joshua sent spies across the river, into the land, and asked them to report back to him. When the spies came back, they tell Joshua the, people in Jericho (the promised land) were gravely afraid of the Israelites. With this good news, Joshua was ready to begin his quest across the river leading the Israelites. In order for the Israelites to cross safely,

Diana I must agree with you that the reference to Satan in Isaiah 14 can be attributed to the acknowledgement of individuals as gods whose prideful ways will be curtailed by the Master (God). It is important that you also mentioned God’s omnipotence as the ultimate power in the scheme of things. There are no doubt the individuals that were regarded as being powerful became elevated with pride thus equating them with God. As we look at Ezekiel 28 it is more poignant that the king of Tyre would be lifted up in such pride and arrogance to think that he was a god. The prophet Ezekiel expounds on the condemnation of the city and its prideful ways and God’s omnipotence. In many ways the word of God teaches that pride comes before destruction (Proverb

Joshua has the courage and bravery to convince the children of Israel to leave their families and homes in order to fight for another one. Joshua is seen as a leader when “the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life”(Joshua 4:14). Joshua is not intimidated by the fact that God has chosen him and decides to rise up to the occasion and prove himself to God. Joshua is able to do this when he kills all of the people of Jericho, except Rahab. After that “the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country”(Joshua 6:27).

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According to DuPratt and Rees (2015) of the many critical components of acting, the actors must possess the ability to understand the given circumstances. Actors accomplish this by encompassing characterization such as physical, social/economic and psychological to accurately analyze the script. Physical traits pertain to the characters physical make-up. For instance, the characters age is an important aspect, as it should be consistent with their appearance, abilities, and health. Social/economic traits identify the characters socio-economic status and education acquired. This allows audience members the mental capacity to relate to characters circumstances. Psychological characteristics refer to the characters hidden feelings such as emotions, thoughts, and fears. Actors often experience significant psychological barriers while remanding in character during the scenes.

Joshua, whose name means "God delivered", was the servant of Moses and was his successor when he died. He was Moses’ general, who led the troops in actual fighting while Aaron held up Moses' hands. Joshua, who actually led the Israelites into the promised land, was a military leader, a political leader, and a spiritual leader. He believed in doing whatever it takes. He was bold, courageous and was confident when he spoke on behalf of the Lord. When God gave Joshua orders, he did not try to defend the people or talk God out of His decisions, he was quick to obey. He gave the people the choice of which God would they serve. The Israelites chose to serve God, the one and only true living God, so Joshua made a covenant with the People. Joshua was

Indeed, as soon as David admits that he sinned, Nathan tells him that God will put away his sin and spare his life. However, the life of his child will be taken as an act of retribution. A proper leader does not have to be perfect. Yet, they do have to admit that they were wrong and accept their punishment without complaint. Therefore, this chapter shows that David should hold the kingship as a positive example of the frailty of human nature, and the ability of God’s forgiveness in the face of grievous

William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet” is the most famous Shakespeare play (Frequently Asked Questions). It is set in 1600’s Denmark. There is a big complaint by high school and college students that the play is too hard to read due to the language used by William Shakespeare. However, there are many adaptations that have been made using this play. One of these adaptations is called “Thug Notes” and is on YouTube. This adaptation uses very informal language, but is able to convey the most important plot points found in the play. Adaptations are great formats to help students better understand a written work, but sometimes the adaptations differs from the original piece.

At the very beginning Shakespeare could not have been a Catholic even if he wanted to, because Queen Elizabeth I had outlawed Catholicism during her reign. That being said, I can also use quotes and historical facts to solidify my basis of belief that Shakespeare was a protestant either through forced beliefs or in his own beliefs shown in the play. In the play, “Hamlet”, by Shakespeare there are specific quotes that show certain beliefs that only a Protestant would have. In the very beginning, the Ghost of King Hamlet’s father is spotted by guards. This belief of ghosts only exists in Protestantism vs. Catholicism, the belief that you will have a chance after suicide to go to heaven only exists in Catholicism, and the school that Hamlet

Good evening ladies and gentleman. It is my absolute pleasure to have been granted the opportunity to present my fellow Shakespeare fanatics with the ramblings of an ambitious and budding theatre critic. I implore you to bear with me as I pose the question, to be or not to be… an existentialist? There truly is no contest; to be human is, in fact, to be. “You have always been playing Existentialism. Up until now, you were very good at the game. You are now playing Existentialism. You are about to be very bad at the game. You will always be playing Existentialism.” As I’m sure you’re all aware, Shakespeare is renowned for his unorthodox presentation of ideas, challenging beliefs, controversial commentary and social critiques. Though it would be inaccurate to label Shakespeare an existentialist, his works heavily involve recurring themes and characteristics of an existential nature, and Hamlet was no exception. Hamlet as a revenge tragedy was unconventionally brilliant in its multifaceted portrayal of moral, intellectual and obligatory confliction, resulting in significant psychological consequences. I would now like to acknowledge the reception of Hamlet by esteemed German writer and politician Johan Wolfgang von Goethe. You might be familiar with Goethe’s old gem likening Hamlet’s characterisation to a delicate pot struggling to contain a tremendous tree. Goethe describes an almost comical fragility in his analysis, deeming Shakespeare’s

His name was Hoshe 'a (“Salvation”) the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, but Moses went and renamed him Yehoshu 'a (“The Lord is Salvation”) or as in North American cultures traditionally known as Joshua (Numbers 13:16, NRSV). Joshua is a great leader from the bible he really shows how being faithful to God will end in complete success for you. I think it important to note, that just because he is a man in the bible and known as a great leader, Joshua was only human he let doubt settle in at times and wasn’t as some would say “super human” he had faults just like us and was not perfect. The book of Joshua is a great example that Yahweh is a promise-keeping God even if He works on His own time and in His own way. For example the Promise land was promised to the Israelites back in Genesis 15:18-21 where God states: “To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt as far as the great river the Euphrates. The land of the Kenites, Kenizites, Kadmonites; the Chitties, Perizites, Refaim; the Emorites, Canaanites, Gigashites and Yevusites.”