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situation,likea"slave."Herhetoricallyaskshimself,"AmIacoward?"Fromcowardice,humiliationresults,as Hamletinhismind'seyeisbeingtauntedbyClaudius,whoiscallinghima"villain"Thewordvillainisespecially ironic,sinceclearlyClaudiusisthevillain,themurderer,andalsosinceavillainisoftenmeanttomeanthe antagonistofaplay.ThusinasenseitisHamletwhoistheantagonistoftheplay,workingagainsthisnoble instinctsThenHamletdescribeswhatClaudiusdoes

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EvilInFrankenstein

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bullied,reasoned,ornegotiatedwith.Somemenjustwanttowatchtheworldburn"(Nolan,Nolan,TheDark Knight)ThesemenarethosewhichevilprotrudesoffthemlikesmokefromafireInmanyworksevilis manifestedwithitspresence,thevillains'goals,theirmotive,andtheirstrategytoachievingtheirgoal.Onebig questionthatonemustaskaboutanythingisitsbeginningsThesamegoesforevilIntheWesternsociety,most peopleassociateevilwiththeChristianDevil.In...

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The,TheAndTheRatsOfNihmAndYummy:TheLastDaysOfA SouthsideShorty

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In8thgradetherewas5In9thgradetherewas4In10thgradetherewas3Losingthepeoplewhoreallyknow youisoneoftheworstandbestthingsyoucangothroughIthappenedtomeWhenIwasafreshmanIwas14 yearsold,Ihadjustlostmyuncle,verytraumatically,afewmonthsprior.Buthe'snotthelossi'mtalkingabout.A fewmonthsafterhedied,IgotditchedbymyfriendsRightbeforefinalsTheyhadahistoryofditchingthere friend,howdoIknowthis,becauseIdidit...

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