Rhetorical Analysis Of Shakespeare s The Bush

Option 3 In American society there is a common characteristic throughout the population for individuals to strive towards always being correct. However, with the plethora of contrasting views and stances on a multitude of topics, the possibility of always being correct diminishes considerably. Intriguing is the fact that even when individuals possess this knowledge of the unlikelihood of being correct, both debating parties will defend their beliefs, in some cases, even after one side has been proven wrong. When a previously held conclusion is threatened by another’s tempers can boil up. This rising of emotion was seen throughout Laura Bohannan’s Shakespeare in the Bush. Bohannan repeatedly began defending her interpretation of Hamlet the instant an elder began giving ideas that were contrasting towards her own. When Bohannan discussed how Hamlet’s uncle married his widowed mother and the elders began defending the notion she states, â€Å"I was to upset and thr own too far off-balance by having one of the most important elements in Hamlet knocked straight out of the picture (4).† As the passage progresses the descriptive words that Bohannan uses to depict how she was replying to the elder’s rebuttals slowly became more vehement. She begins to state she spoke â€Å"firmly† and that â€Å"she snapped† when debating Hamlet (5,6). Furthermore, she stated that,â€Å" my audience looked as confused as I sounded† implying that she began contemplating the possibilities that her interpretation wasShow MoreRelatedFrancis Bacon15624 Words   |  63 Pageschapters of his new, strange book that Montaigne introduced the fashion of writing briefly, irregularly, with constant digressions and interruptions, about the world as it appears to the individual who writes. It has always been admitted that Montaigne s genius has an affinity with the English. He was early read in England, and cer tainly by Bacon, whose is the second great name connected with this form of literature. It was in 1597, only five years after the death of Montaigne, that Bacon publishedRead MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pagesmanaging, organizing and reflecting on both formal and informal structures, and in this respect you will find this book timely, interesting and valuable. Peter Holdt Christensen, Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark McAuley et al.’s book is thought-provoking, witty and highly relevant for understanding contemporary organizational dilemmas. The book engages in an imaginative way with a wealth of organizational concepts and theories as well as provides insightful examples from theRead MoreAnalysis: Dogville30953 Words   |  124 Pageslà ¦ser rapporten. Abstract In this report an analysis of the film Dogville, 2003, directed by Lars von Trier, is carried out. At its premiere and in the debate, the film instigated, it was characterised as anti-American, moral, religious and so on. The starting point, from which the project has been produced, is the thesis that Dogville is a film that has a very complex form, which makes it hard to attribute certain attitudes to it. In the analysis, this thesis is investigated, and in the discussionRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 PagesReasons ................................................................................................ 236 Deceiving with Loaded Language ................................................................................................... 238 Using Rhetorical Devices .................................................................................................................. 240 Review of Major Points .............................................................................................