Renaissance Stage

Due to the practical limits of the Renaissance Stage, Shakespeare has to rely a lot on language to express certain actions and changes in the scene. One could see it more clearly at the end of each scene. In most cases, the scene ends with all the actors leaving the stage one by one. For example, "And so I take my leave, and thank you both." (II.I.422), then Baptista exits. "An old Italian fox is not so kind, my boy." (II.I.427), then Gremio exits. "But in this case of wooing, A child shall get a sire, if I fail not of my cunning." (II.I.434), then Tranio exits. These quotes represent the last sentence the characters made before exiting the stage. Each character would say what they think about the event that has occurred in the scene or reveal their plans for the future. Most of the character would stay and make a closing statement.

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In the beginning, it is a fact that Petruccio marry Kate to increase his wealth. However, what one may not consider is Petruccio morals toward having a wife. Petruccio believe that any wife would do him just fine for he could change that woman into anything his heart desire. In fact, Petruccio thinks of Kate as a challenge. It seems that Petruccio has made up his mind before the wedding on how to tame Kate. Petruccio leaves Kate with nothing but misery and hardship. He gives Kate no food, nor time to rest at night. “My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, And, till she stoop, she must not be full-gorged, For then she never looks upon her lure. To make her come and know her keeper’s call.” (IV.I.190-194). Petruccio’s reason for torturing Kate is to leave her with no other choice but to be obedient to him. This method is very similar as to tame a falcon. This method may seem cruel and unusual, but this is the only method Petruccio know of. One could not justify Petruccio as cruel and unusual for there is nothing Petruccio could possibly gain from his acts other than Kate’s obedience. Petruccio is simply doing his best of his knowledge to make his relationship with Kate works out. “Now, go thy ways, thou has tamed a curst shrow.” (V.II.205). At the end, to everyone’s surprise, Petruccio has successfully acquire Kate’s obedience and cooperation. Petruccio’s hard work and effort has pay off. It seems that all the suffering Kate has received is exactly what was needed. Petruccio made the right decision. He proves himself to be an excellence in analyzing a situation and resolving it.

Joycean Absences

James Joyce uses a creative way of absences in his "Dubliners". The absences in his story play a very important role. The absences in the narrative have created unexplained mystery. These mysteries are to be filled by the reader's imagination. Not necessary a word to replace the missing word, but an image which contains a thousand words. "Wide-awake and laughing-like to himself. . . ." (Joyce 18). When one read this, one could picture a priest in his sixty, sitting in his confession-box laughing by himself. The idea that will follow could be positive, neutral or negative. In the positive side, God has come to him at his dying hours which bring joy to him. Neutral side would be he is just there laughing by himself to his humorous memories throughout his life. Lastly, negative side would be that the demonic power has overcome him. The setting of the story plays a role on leading the reader to any of those three possible conclusions; but it is still up to the reader to decide which conclusion suits the best. The Absences in the story created a window of opportunity for the reader to come to his own conclusion on the details in which created a very interesting, mysterious story.

The second type of absence in the story is through the characters. The dead priest whom is the main subject of the story, was not introduce properly. One would not be able to tell the reason why he is dying, why his death is so significant, and what kind of person he was. The same goes to the narrator of the story. The reader does not have the information needed to conclude the narrator’s relation to the priest nor his significant in the story. By doing so, Joyce creates the sense of confusion and curiosity that the narrator feels through the story. Furthermore, it create the crave for more information in which is left to the reader’s imagination.

Eveline

At the end of the story “Eveline” by James Joyce, Eveline becomes paralyze in which disable her from going away with Frank. At that moment, Eveline realizes that she has not considered her decision thoroughly. A new life, a fresh start that Frank has to offer is a very tempting proposition. However, she realizes that she has not taken into account the price she has to pay for it. She realizes that she needs more time to decide. She simply could not go through with her epiphany. She knows that this is for the best, but her thought of leaving her current life for something else is too great of risk she is not ready for. The fears of making a mistake paralyze her on the spot. Without being able to make a decision, she unconsciously sealed her decision of not going. It seems that she is lacking with self confident towards her decisions.

"Escape! She must escape! He would give her life, perhaps love, too. But she wanted to live" (Joyce 49). She knows she has to escape from her current life, however it is something she can deal with later. The urgency of the decision making of going with Frank or not, has overwhelmed her mind and overtake her conscious. It is too hard for her to decide. Suddenly it seems alright to pass on the deal and find another way to escape from her life at her own phase. The pressure for a decision is a greater threat in which she unconsciously decided to escape from. Instead of escaping from her undesirable life, she escape from the need of a urgent decision.

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In the story "The Methamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, the main character Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find out that he has turned into a bug. Despite the extravagant event, Gregor quickly get over it and determined to get to work. Throughout the story, Gregor does not bother to wonder why he has turned into a bug. Gregor never tries to find a solution; it seems that he has accepted his faith. Gregor's family did experience a shock when they first found out that he has turned into a bug. However, beside his mother, the family soon enough accepts the fact that Gregor is forever a bug. Gregor becomes a burden.
Kafka does not want the reader’s sympathy toward Gregor. Rather, he would like the reader to learn from Gregor. One could see this throughout the story where neither Gregor nor his family accept the facts and live on. The end of the story would be the only part of the story where one would feel sympathy toward Gregor. When Gregor finally realizes how much he loves his family and how much he has became a burden for them he surrender his life and pass away. Despite that, the entire story does not show any sign of Kafka trying to apply a sympathy theme towards Gregor.

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"The Metaporphosis" are commonly called fantasies. Unusual from the start, The Metamorphosis begins with Gregor Samsa's waking up transformed into a beetle. As the story progresses, Gregor appears to accept this fact fairly readily; he never stops to question how such a transformation could realistically occur. This lack of questioning seems very peculiar. One might expect a person who transformed into a beetle over night to inquire about the possibility of such an occurrence. Gregor's apparent lack of concern over his condition begs a query as to whether any physical change actually occurred. Although the story presents the mutation as fact, one might argue that it serves as a metaphor to illustrate the state of the Samsa household. Many critics who approach the story believe that Gregor's transformation is an extended metaphor, carried from abstract concept to concrete reality: trapped in a meaningless job and isolated from the human beings around him, Gregor is thought of as an insect by himself and by others, so he becomes one. In short, he becomes a vermin because of his work. In addition many critics have also offered psychoanalytical interpretations of The Metamorphosis, seeing in the work a dramatization of particularly modern neuroses. For its technical excellence, as well as for the nightmarish and fascinating nature of the metamorphosis itself, Kafka's story has elicited a vast amount of interest, and its various problematic features continue to challenge its readers.

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The old man with the enormous wing were thought to be an angel. An angel is a wing creature sent from the heave to do God's will on the earth. In the story, however, the wing man rarely does direct miracles. And when he does, it does not turn out to be an effective on. Since he does have the capable of doing miracles, the wing man may be considered an angel. "the paralytic who didn't get to walk but almost won the lottery" (Marquez p.454). In that quotation, the angel may does a miracle, but not quite what the man needed the most. Furthermore, there is no direct proof that he is the one that causes it. He may have wings, and have the capability to make miracle; however, it is doubtful that he is sent by God to do His will.

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