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I love this quote because King Oberon displays such jealousy towards his wife, Titania. King Oberon despises Titania's adopted child and doesn't believe he is receiving any attention from her. Oberon's methods are entertaining because of the lengths Oberon goes to lose the boy. This scene foreshadows hilarious consequences since the herb can allow the person to fall in love with the first creature the see when they awaken.
Jack Spencer's dad is tough on him, but Jack's learned to live with it. For the most part, Jack has it pretty good. He's a star player on his high school basketball team with everything going for him - scoring records, popularity, and an easy path to a college scholarship. Then, the unbelievable happens, and bad news leads to worse news. Almost as fast as the crash that put his mom in the hospital, everything that Jack believes in starts to crumble. His only hope is to discover what's really going on, and quickly. If he doesn't, Jack may lose much more than a basketball career.
The awakening is plenty of characters that describe in a very loyal way the society of the nineteenth century in America. Among the most important ones there are Edna Pontellier, Léonce Pontellier, Madame Lebrun, Robert Lebrun, Victor Lebrun, Alcée Arobin, Adéle Ratignolle and Mademoiselle Reisz.
Loyal. Betrayed. Insane. Ophelia, a character from The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, goes through emotional pain and suffering, that drives her into madness. Torn between her father’s word and her love for Hamlet, she chooses to listen to her father, which spells her own demise. Hamlet betrays Ophelia, telling her that he never loved her and that she meant nothing to him. Ophelia feels abandoned, but when her father dies she is pushed over the edge. She is no longer able to move on so she takes her own life.
Hester Prynne was said to have "perfect elegance on a large scale" (Hawthorne 56). While on the scaffold, Hester smiled and blushed as she held her baby (Hawthorne 56). Hester knew that the townspeople scorned her and thought horrible things about her, yet she was ladylike the entire time (Hawthorne 57). Hester was a prideful woman who was "marked with natural dignity and force of character" (Hawthorne 56). Hester’s pride in herself prevented the townspeople’s hatred from affecting her outward appearance (Hawthorne 56). Yet, despite Hester’s calm demeanor, she felt as if she were going insane. As the townspeople watched, Hester felt "as if her heart had been flung into the street" (Hawthorne 59). The narrator noted times when Hester seemed
“The strength of a family, like the strength of an army is in its loyalty to each other.” This quote is by Mario puzo, the family. I think the meaning of this quote is “that you can never break up a family. The family is so strong like an army so it will be hard to break them up. This quote can be supported by “Antigone” because Antigone knew both of her brothers died and only one was able to be buried and honored just because he was in the military. Antigone wanted her other brother to be buried to so she did it herself. She did not want her family to be broken up like that. So she was fixing it.
For Example, Oberon states, “Having once this juice I’ll watch Titania when she is asleep and drop the liquor of it in her eyes. The next thing then she, waking, looks upon...she shall pursue it with the soul of love and ere I take this charm from off her sight… I’ll make her ender up her page to me.” (II, i, 77-87) analysis and restatement! I know that love in the book, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and in the real world (in general) is hard. We argue, fight and hate but in the end we learn to forgive and love. For example, Oberon states, “sound music. Come, my queen, take hands with me, and rock the ground whereon these sleepers be…(Titania says) “come, my lord, and in our flight tell me how it came this night that I sleeping here was found with these mortals on the ground.” (IV, i, 83-99) analysis and
Oberon starts a chain of problems by ordering Puck to bring the flower from which the love juice can be created. Yet mark'd I where the bolt of Cupid fell: /It fell upon a little western flower, /Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound, /And maidens call it love-in-idleness. /Fetch me that flower; the herb I shew'd thee once: /The juice of it on sleeping eye-lids laid /Will make or man or woman madly dote /Upon
“But I know when thou hast stolen away from Fairyland and in the shape of corin sat all day playing on pipes of corn and versing love to amorous Phillida. Why art thou here, come from the farthest steep of India, but that, forsooth, the bouncing Amazon your buskined mistress and your warrior love...” (II.i ll. 64-70). Titania claims that she knows Oberon snuck away from the Fairylands to be with Hippolyta. She also believes that Oberon left India to go see Hippolyta. This is evident in the quote when he says, “But I know when thou hast stolen away from fairyland” and “Why art thou here, come from the farthest steep of India, but that, forsooth, the bouncing Amazon.” While it is not stated, it is inferred that Titania is speaking of Hippolyta. Titania wants Oberon to know that she is not clueless to his love for Hippolyta. Proof of this is in these words, “Your buskined mistress.” Titania is hurt by Oberon’s actions, and she desires a different type of relationship between the two of them. This is only one of many problems Titania and Oberon had. “How canst thou thus for shame, Titania, glance at my credit with Hippolyta, knowing I know thy love to Theseus? Didst not thou lead him through the glimmering night From Perigouna, whom he ravished, and make him with fair Aegles break his faith, with Ariadne and Antiopa” (II.i ll. 74-80). Oberon defends himself after being blamed for loving Hippolyta. He
I addition, Oberon displayed a passion for revenge when he is eger to obtain the juice from the flower and wants use it on Titania. Oberon is planned to use it and said “I’ll watch Titania when she is asleep And drop th...
A person’s mind can be a monster that’s never seen but always heard. A physical monster like Grendel or the Dragon are easier to conquer than an entity that only yourself can hear. Everyone hears about jealousy, anxiety, and self-doubt but no one understands the reasons behind those emotions. I could not tell someone my own reasons for my jealousy, anxiety, or self-doubt which makes the salad bowl full of emotions more jumbled and confusing. The thing about emotions is that if they are all jumbled I cannot conquer them if I cannot identify the monster. These invisible monsters control my life and stay buried just enough that they are impossible to identify and conquer. My jealousy, anxiety, and self-doubt stem from my fear of disappointing people and fear that my modern day Beowulf will not enough to
Jealousy can make you make bad choices and actions. That is exactly what happened to the kids Venus. When Margot moved to Venus with her Mom and Dad she missed the sun. She missed the warmth and comforting feeling of the sun . All she had now was rain. She was jealous of the people that were still on earth. She was jealous that she couldn't feel that warmth anymore. So when the scientist said that the sun would come out after seven years Margot’s class talked and talked about the sun. So much that the other kids got jealous that Margot could remember the sun and they couldn’t. They locked her in a closet they were so jealous. Then while they went out and played they forgot all about Margot and her stories of the sun. They were playing in
Love, lust and infatuation all beguile the senses of the characters in this dreamy and whimsical work of Shakespeare, and leads them to act in outlandish ways, which throughly amuses the reader. True love does prevail in the end for Hermia and Lysander, and the initial charm of infatuation ends up proving to have happy consequence for Helena and Demetrius as well. Even when at first the reader thinks that, in theory, the effects the potion will wear off and Lysander will once again reject Helena, Oberon places a blessings on all the couples that they should live happily ever after.
Bianca’s feelings of betrayal and jealousy relates to the often discussed theme of an individual’s lust for revenge through manipulation for one’s benefit or personal gain. In many cases, backstabbing and deceit become habitual actions that elicit no feelings of empathy or guilt to the point that the only commonality shared by Shakespeare’s characters is dishonesty. This passage speaks to Iago’s character because he is deceitful; it shows how he manipulates everyone into thinking what he wants them to, typically the worst in the other person. Bianca’s use of the word “devil” shows that the evil spirits are in the presence of them and help Iago with his plans for revenge. “I was a fine fool to take it” illustrates Bianca’s regret in taking
Undoubtedly, King Lear is one of Shakespeare’s most revered tragic plays. The complex plot, with its unexpected twists and turns, keeps the audience on the edge of their seats as some of Shakespeare’s most interesting characters, namely Edmund, the illegitimate son of Gloucester and brother of Edgar, are revealed. However, Edmund is truly the unsung hero of the iconic play. Although he is perceived as a Machiavellian vigilante, he is indeed a man whose true intent is simply to correct the injustices and inequalities within society. The fact that he has been brought up in a tormenting environment gives him a justifiable reason to stand up against the immoral society in order to correct the iniquitous
Titania and her husband Oberon's problems range from a small Indian prince to the Duke of Athens and his bride, to problems in their very own kingdom. When news of Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding reaches the ears of these magical royals, tension can be felt within their relationship. They each suspect each other of being in love with the Duke and his bride-to-be. During an argument, ¨How canst thou thus for shame, Titania, Glance at my credit with Hippolyta, Knowing I thy love to Theseus?¨ (2.1.74-76) Oberon accosted. When the stress of arguments is high for this couple, it affects their entire kingdom. Trouble is caused because of the son of Titania's deceased friend. She refuses to give him up to Oberon, so he decides to make her fall in love with the next thing she lays eyes on, which happened to be a donkey-headed man. While she was in love with that, he takes the boy. After all is done, he removes the trance that the queen was in and everything is as it was before complications arose. Oberon tells his wife, ¨Sound music!-Come my queen take hands with me… now you and I are new in amity¨(4.1.83-84). The King and Queen drop the matter of The Duke, Hippolyta, and Titania's boy and it is all back to