Thomas is not so much the doubter he is traditionally labeled as being as he is a thinker. He needs to make sense of things. He's the kid in the classroom that always has his hand raised and lies awake at night trying to resolve things that don't quite fit preconceived patterns. He's the man that always has his eye cocked and frowns more than he laughs.
When Jesus asks Thomas who He reminds him of, he answers, "No one. You're like nobody I ever met."
But he continues to keep stride with his eleven fellow disciples as they wander behind Jesus all over the region once reigned over by...
Thomas is not so much the doubter he is traditionally labeled as being as he is a thinker. He needs to make sense of things. He's the kid in the cl...
Coriolanus is a man afflicted by a tragic flaw: Hubris (Hybris), overweening pride. His thoughts are immediately expressed in his speech, never mind the setting or the audience. This, combined with his near total naivete, leads to his downfall, especially when confronted by the machinations of Brutus and Sicinius. Despite the wise advice given him by his mother, his wife, and his friend Menenius, he indulges himself by giving expression to his umbrage-deserved, no doubt but ill-advised nevertheless. He is the epitome of self-indulgent pride. Thus, he dooms himself through his own impulsive...
Coriolanus is a man afflicted by a tragic flaw: Hubris (Hybris), overweening pride. His thoughts are immediately expressed in his speech, never mind t...
Coriolanus is a man afflicted by a tragic flaw: Hubris (Hybris), overweening pride. His thoughts are immediately expressed in his speech, never mind the setting or the audience. This, combined with his near total naivete, leads to his downfall, especially when confronted by the machinations of Brutus and Sicinius. Despite the wise advice given him by his mother, his wife, and his friend Menenius, he indulges himself by giving expression to his umbrage-deserved, no doubt but ill-advised nevertheless. He is the epitome of self-indulgent pride. Thus, he dooms himself through his own impulsive...
Coriolanus is a man afflicted by a tragic flaw: Hubris (Hybris), overweening pride. His thoughts are immediately expressed in his speech, never mind t...
Measure for Measure is "usually considered one of Shakespeare's] unpleasant comedies" (Asimov, 635) since mercy is offered to "the villain" (Asimov). The duplicity of the Duke is debatable too, along with the final resolution that offers mercy toward the guilty. Like All's Well That Ends Well, the play should foster discussion about the paternalistic and somewhat insensitive treatment of women and their right to control their own bodies. "Critics have often debated both the quality of the justice the play delivers and its attempt to balance the respective claims of Law and Mercy" (Crewe,...
Measure for Measure is "usually considered one of Shakespeare's] unpleasant comedies" (Asimov, 635) since mercy is offered to "the villain" (Asimov)....
King John is quite problematic. As the ending is not a satisfying resolution, the audience is left without a sense of completion. It appears everything is left up in the air, unlike the satisfying endings of Lear, Macbeth, or even Hamlet in all of which it is clear that the world will go on despite the tragic events which transpired before. "The ending rushes not to closure, as some have suggested, but to another threshold, thus reinforcing the play's overall fluid, mutable temper" (Curren-Aquino, 266).
King John is quite problematic. As the ending is not a satisfying resolution, the audience is left without a sense of completion. It appears everythin...
King John is quite problematic. As the ending is not a satisfying resolution, the audience is left without a sense of completion. It appears everything is left up in the air, unlike the satisfying endings of Lear, Macbeth, or even Hamlet in all of which it is clear that the world will go on despite the tragic events which transpired before. "The ending rushes not to closure, as some have suggested, but to another threshold, thus reinforcing the play's overall fluid, mutable temper" (Curren-Aquino, 266).
King John is quite problematic. As the ending is not a satisfying resolution, the audience is left without a sense of completion. It appears everythin...