Revenge in "Hamlet" Identify three instances of revenge in Hamlet and describe them. Who is seeking revenge in each instance? What is the outcome in each...

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Winston's fascination with the past. Discuss the significance of Winston's fascination with the past and what are its implications in a totalitarian...

His
fascination with the past is "bad" for two reasons.  First, it implies that he wishes
things were still like they used to be before the...

What are some useful quotes from 1984 about Winston and Julia's secret meeting in the woods?

and 's secret
meeting in the woods takes place in . In terms of useful quotations, it is important to include
a quotation that highlights the dangers of meeting secretly. Winston and Julia must be mindful
of the possibility of hidden microphones which would alert the Party to their meeting and, more
importantly, to their forbidden relationship:

"I
didnt want to say anything in the lane," she went on, "in case theres a mike hidden
there. I dont suppose there is, but there could be."

Secondly, when Winston asks Julia about her sexual history, she tells him that she is
not a novice:

Of course. Hundreds of timeswell, scores of
times, anyway.

This is important because it shows Julia
is not as innocent as people might think. Julia is a very sexual person who expresses her hatred
of the Party through her body....

In act 1 scene 3 of Hamlet, what is Laertes's advice to Ophelia?

In ,is
about to depart for France. Before he leaves, however, he offers his sister, , some advice about
her relationship with . Firstly, he tells her not to take too seriously the affections thathas
shown for her. He says that she should consider Hamlet's affections "a fashion and a toy in
blood." In other words, Laertes doubts that Hamlet really loves his sister, and suspects
that Hamlet's affections are a temporary consequence of youthful, hot-blooded passion. He says
that Hamlet's affections for his sister will not last, and that they are only the "perfume
and suppliance of a minute. / No more."

Laertes then tells Ophelia to
remember that Hamlet, as a member of the royal family, is "subject to his birth," and
that, therefore, whatever choice he might make as regards who becomes his wife, may not be his
choice alone. The implication is that even if Hamlet did love her, he might very well have to
disappoint her later when he has to choose a woman more suitable to take the position of
queen.

Laertes continues by implying that Hamlet might really only be
interested in having sex with Ophelia. He asks Ophelia to imagine what it would be like to have
given her "chaste treasure" (her virginity) and thus her honor to Hamlet, only for him
to subsequently tell her that he can't marry her because the country, and the royal family, want
somebody else to be the queen. Laertes implores his sister to be afraid of this eventuality, and
to bear it in mind should Hamlet ever tell her that he loves her. Laertes tells Ophelia that to
remain afraid of this outcome is the best way for her to remain chaste, and honorable, while he
is away.

In "Oedipus Rex", how long had the plague on Thebes taken place?

As the play
opens,meets a procession of citizens coming to petition him. They speak of a deadly plague that
"consumes the buds and fruits of the earth." It also kills livestock and unborn babies
and brings death to the people of Thebes. The delegation implores Oedipus, though he is not a
god, to help them. They call him wise.

Oedipus tells them he is already aware
of the deadly plague. He says he has taken matters into his own hands. He has sentto the oracle
of Delphi to find out if he can find a solution that will end the illness.

We
learn that Creon is returning from Delphi just as the crowd makes its plea. Since Delphi is more
than 550 miles round trip, we have to imagine it would take at least 10 or 11 days at top-speed
to get there and back. Creon would also have to allot time to actually visit the oracle. If we
say as a rough estimate that Creon has been gone 2 weeks, we can back up to when the eruption of
the plague became so evident that people became worried.

The plague must have
been going on in full force for at least 3 weeks, probably longer, for Oedipus to have heard of
it, made a decision to send Creon to Delphi, and for Creon to get to Delphi and come
back.

In the novel The Sun Also Rises by Earnest Hemingway, Discuss Jake relationship with Brett, Robert and Bill.

hmm...those are
all very complicated relationships.Although Jake considers all of them as friends, you can sense
the animosity that he has towards Brett and Robert.This probably has more to do with Jake
himself than with the others.
Starting with Brett, Jake and Brett have an odd
relationship.Although Brett refuses Jakes advances, it doesn't seem as though he minds that
much. It may be that they both know that a romantic affair is impossible given...

Why was Christopher Columbus a hero?

Traditionally, Christopher Columbus has been
seen as a hero because of his role as an explorer, facing harsh conditions and the unknown as he
made his famous voyage. He wanted to forge a western path to the East Indies so that trade with
those nations could be accomplished much more quickly. It took him some time before his lobbying
paid off with the Spanish king and queen.

One myth claims Columbus was heroic
because he stood his ground against the idea that the earth was flat and that his voyage across
the sea was meant to be a way of illustrating the earth's roundness, but this has since been
debunked.

As of recent years, many have disputed the heroic image of Columbus
due to his harsh treatment of the native Cuban and Hispaniolan peoples, subjecting them to
enslavement, torture, and rape at the hands of his men. He was primarily interested in getting
land and gold for the Spanish Empire, so his goals were not entirely noble.

He also sought to convert the natives to Catholicism, an act which may have been heroic
by the standards of his culture but would be seen in a more negative light now, since this
conversion involved the destruction of native cultures and killing those who refused to
convert.

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