Soliloquies Essay - Self-Realization in Richard IIs Final Soliloquy

Self-Realization in Richard II's Final Soliloquy      Ã‚  Ã‚   William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of King Richard II, first published in a quarto edition in 1597, is the first in a sequence of four history plays known as the second tetrology, which deal with the early phases of a power struggle between the houses of Lancaster and York. The Richard II of the play has been called both mercurial and self-indulgent; however, several sustained soliloquies in the play demonstrate how deeply realized his character is. During one of these soliloquies, which takes place after his imprisonment and before his murder, he seems to rediscover the qualities of pride, trust, and courage that he lost when dethroned-and so goes onward to meet his death with a spirit more powerful than ever before.    The scene (5.5), begins in the keep of Pomfret Castle, where Richard is being held prisoner, and starts on a despondent note as he tries to reconcile his life in prison with the life he led as king:    I have been studying how I may compare This prison where I live unto the world; And, for because the world is populous, And here is not a creature but myself, I cannot do it. Yet I'll hammer it out. (5.5.1-5)    Despite his despondency, Richard begins to explore how he might live his life out within the microcosm of the keep, and still keep some semblance of his former life. He finds his life in the keep lacking because it is unpeopled. However, the last line indicates a turnabout in this attitude. He is beginning to fight back against the internal forces that threaten to drag him into despair and loneliness when he states, in line five, that he will à ¬hammer it out.à ®    Because a king needs a ... ... and the role that time will play henceforth in his life. These realizations have made him stronger, and fortified him against the future, for now he knows that he must depend upon himself, not upon the royal blessings of God.    With Richard's last words, we see the final result of this moment of truth, this self-realization, as he bravely assaults and kills two of his attackers before dying a noble death: à ¬Mount, mount, my soul! thy seat is up on high;/Whilst my gross flesh sinks downward, here to dieà ® (5.5.111-112).    Works Cited McKay, John P., Bennett Hill, and John Buckler. A History of World Societies. 3rd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. 452-454. Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of King Richard The Second. William Shakespeare: The Complete Works. Ed. Alfred Harbage. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1969. 554-667.   

The King of Rock and Roll / The King of Pop

Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson are both called the â€Å"King† of their particular genre of music. They also share many other similarities as well as many differences. Presley as well as Jackson were involved in church as children and both were very close to their mothers. Humble beginnings led both singers to great fame, sales of their albums numbered into the millions. They both excelled in martial arts and had black belts in karate. Presley lived at a theme ranch â€Å"Graceland† and Jackson also lived at a theme ranch â€Å"Neverland†. While the public knew about Michael Jackson's chimp, Bubbles; the fact that Elvis owned a chimp, Scatter, was relatively unknown. In death, they were also similar, both died of heart malfunction due to prescription drug overdose and both died lonely. Elvis and Michael were great philanthropists giving millions to charity. Both men have been impersonated around the world. Due to the tendency to overspend, both men died in debt. Despite the similarities, Michael and Elvis were also very different. While both men started singing as children, Michael was a prodigy and Elvis in school was told that he could not sing. Elvis made his first recording at age 18, with his first performance at age 19. Michael started performing with â€Å"The Jackson 5† when he was 6, and started his solo career at age 13. While Michael wrote most of his songs and created his dances, Elvis wrote only song and borrowed his dance moves from African-Americans. Elvis taught himself to play both guitar and piano, Michael played piano, guitar, and drums but not on a high level. Elvis' fame was based in Europe and the US, whereas Michael was famous worldwide. Both have a star on Hollywood Boulevard, but Michael has two, one for himself and one for The Jackson 5. Michael who was anorexic, died almost a skeleton while Elvis put on weight in his later years due to diabetes. Elvis and Michael made great contributions to the music world, by either building a genre from scratch or elevating an established genre. They shared many similarities but were also both unique. Works Cited Gkane, Marina. Quora. 28 June 2018. 14 October 2018. .

Lets vs. Lets How to Choose the Right Word

The terms lets  and lets sound exactly the same, and the only visual difference is the apostrophe, the little mark that looks like a floating comma. But they are different forms of the same verb, let, and have different uses. How to Use Lets Lets (without the apostrophe) is the third-person singular form of the verb let, which means to allow, release, or leave. You can say that your friend lets you borrow his class notes or a neighbor lets her dog run freely. How to Use Lets Lets (with the apostrophe) is the contraction of let us, a phrase meaning roughly we should, as in Lets go to the park. The uncontracted form is considered formal and is rarely seen outside of formal ceremonies or poetry, as in T.S. Eliots phrase Let us go then, you and I from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. (The phrase lets us is nonstandard for lets, so lets not use it.) Examples These examples show the differences between the two terms and their proper uses: Sometimes my grandmother  lets  us to go to the  park in the evening and play on the long stretches of soft  grass. Here the meaning of lets is to allow or permit.When Sharon drives her twins to school, she lets them out of the car a block from the campus so she can avoid the traffic. In this example, lets means to release.Lets find a good place for dinner tonight with a patio so we can relax and enjoy the spring weather. Here lets means we should.Lets hope the waiter lets us alone and doesnt keep coming back to the table to refill our water glasses. In this example, lets means we should and lets means leaves.When the trapeze artist lets go of the bar, my heart jumps into my throat. Here lets means release as part of the verb phrase lets go. Related Grammatical Concepts Let Us or Lets:  Formality is a major part of the difference between let us and lets. Its usually true that contractions are less formal than the uncontracted forms, and thats certainly true here. Let us pray, which is used in religious ceremonies, is more formal than Lets pray that the crosswalk signal doesnt tell us to stop before we make it across the street. Leave and Let:  Standard English usage doesnt permit leave to be used in place of let in phrases such as let me be (not leave me be) or lets go (not leave us go). The negative of lets: Lets not is the acceptable negative form of lets, as in Lets not tell anyone where were going. Sources https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/let-let-s