Read the excerpt from act iii of hamlet. gertrude: o! speak to me no more; these words like daggers enter in mine ears; no more, sweet hamlet! hamlet: a murderer, and a villain; a slave that is not twentieth part the tithe of your precedent lord; a vice of kings; a cut-purse of the empire and the rule, that from a shelf the precious diadem stole, and put it in his pocket! gertrude: no more! which statement is a feminist analysis of these lines? shakespeare uses a motif of ears and hearing to emphasize the importance of communication. jewels were an important symbol of power in shakespeare’s time and would be significant to his audience. although she is queen, gertrude is caught between her powerful husband and bitter son. the text of these lines includes many royal titles that reinforce a theme of power.

Why did mr. rickey want to get black players into the major leagues?

What is one possible theme for the poem forgetfulness

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.