Lincoln's Brotherhood In Topdog/Underdog

Hamlet is a tale of despair and murder. Throughout the play, Shakespeare weaves a web of death, love, and betrayal that intrigued people of the time period and is still read widely today. The tale tells of the death of a king, and it follows his son Hamlet, the prince of Denmark. Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, takes the throne and marries his dead brother's wife only a month after his death. Soon after the ghost of the old king appears to young Hamlet and tells him he was murdered by none other than his brother Claudius, the new king. Hamlet then tries to prove Claudius' guilt and begins to slip slowly into madness. The key points in the plot of Hamlet are the meeting with the ghost, proving Claudius' guilt, and the ironic and untimely deaths of different characters. In the play Hamlet, Shakespeare draws a picture very complex and intriguing using imagery and diction.

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be an underdog? Well in the book The Underdogs by Mike Lupica tells you exactly what it is like. In the late summer in Forbes Pennsylvania Will Tyler faces a tough hill to climb. His football team may not be able to play as they don't have enough money. His team also doesn't have enough players with only ten.

During his childhood he had 9 siblings. His father Junius was a well known actor at the time and when John was 17 he performed in the play Richard III, Written by William Shakespeare. Many people loved the plays he performed in, so he got to tour around the country with the Shakespearean Acting Company. Abraham Lincoln watched John Booth perform The Marble Heart at Ford’s Theater. Booth had respiratory issues so he left the acting company. In the 1850’s, he was a confederate secret agent, and a member of the “Know Nothing Party”. In March 1865 John Wilkes Booth attempted to kidnap Abraham Lincoln, but failed. April 14th, is when John walked into Ford’s Theater while Abe was watching “Our American Cousin” and shot him in the back of the head with a .44 caliber hand cannon. He hopped off the balcony seats and landed on the stage. He yelled “The south is avenged” then once he hopped off the stage he broke his leg. He made it to his get away horse and took off. After 12 days hiding out, he finally got shot in the neck and was paralyzed for 3 hours before he passed

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Frederick Douglass goes on a journey to help stop the people who are being taken away from their families. Frederick Douglass continues the movement of Antislavery. Frederick Douglass resumed the Antislavery movement on February 1818 – February 20, 1895. Frederick Douglass, Anna Murray, African Americans, and slaves were the type of people to go on to follow this movement. This movement was to help stop the people that were being stolen from their family. Frederick Douglass Cuts through the Lincoln Myth to Consider the Man. Frederick Douglass was the main author of this speech. The Antislavery movement took place in 1849. This speech was given in Ireland, Britain, and United States. This movement was to help people learn to be equal with

One of the most significant conflicts in the film Lincoln is deciding between peace and passing the thirteenth amendment. For this reason, getting the votes on the amendment to pass is difficult because others think if we let this amendment pass the war will not end. With the Civil War going on year four and the union struggling to keep together, Lincoln decides to try and pass the thirteenth amendment and receive support from the House of Representatives. The thirteenth amendment is the abolishment of slavery and involuntary servitude. Lincoln says that the key to peace is passing this amendment. The only person who truly believes in Lincoln’s vision is Thaddeus Stevens, who was a republican. Stevens did not see eye to eye with Lincoln

President Abraham Lincoln was put into office March 4, 1861, and this would be the start of a significant change for America. Many people see Lincoln as one of the best presidents that was in office for America, but others have opposing views on how he was not the best president in office. In Lucas E. Morel’s, “Lincoln, Race, and the Spirit of ‘76”, he expresses, “Many people who consider Abraham Lincoln the greatest American president would be surprised to discover that he endorsed black colonizations, did not promote civil and political equality for blacks in the free state of Illinois” (3). By having Lucas E. Morel expressing that, “endorsed black colonizations” and “not promote civil and political equality” shows two ways of how Lincoln was great, but at the same time was not. If Lincoln allowed black colonizations he would demonstrate equality for them, since the freed slaves are still not being treated well. On the positive side, Lincoln was still able to make slaves independent in America which shows how Lincoln affected slavery. As one can see,, Lincoln does not correspond with slavery since he does not see it as a justified act. At the moment in America, human equality was not justified because of slavery. Lincoln wanted to make a change in America and wanted to make sure human equality was justified. In Lucas E. Morel’s, Lincoln, Race, and the Spirit of ‘76, he indicates that, “Lincoln saw this repudiation of human equality as the greatest threat to preserving

The assassinations of Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln can be compared using the logic of their murders: Marcus Brutus and John Wilkes Booth. Brutus, a noble Roman and dear friend of Caesar was drawn to the knife by his overwhelming patriotism, while Booth, an actor and Confederate, was led by “God”. Both figures write about their reasoning and manipulate rhetoric to convince the audiences that their acts were just. Their manipulation of literary devices to persuade the people is compelling, but at the center of each situation, Brutus and Booth are killers. Marcus Brutus and John Wilkes Booth believe themselves to be noble men doing what is right for the cause they believe

During the 19th century the religious revival led to a corresponding social reform that would transform the American Society. Reformers led various campaigns including a campaign to close all public places such as shops and taverns on Sundays. The religious revival also led to the Abolition movement, which aimed to eliminate slavery in America. During the time up until the Civil war abolitionists would try to influence both society and politics using ways some of which were similar to those of political parties. The relationship between abolitionists, their ideals and politics was key in reforming national policy related to slavery. Though President Lincoln was opposed to slavery he was not an abolitionist. However despite this Lincoln

If a viewer was able to overlook the brash language and jokes in Billy Porter’s production of Suzan-Lori Parks’s “Topdog/Underdog” they would get to enjoy a great play. I myself was not overly bother by the swearing and I greatly enjoyed the play. With only two actors in the play, they were able to fill the set with energy and action. Matthew J. Harris brought the Booth/three card character to life. He was upbeat, energetic, and short tempered just as anyone who read the script would expect. But, what was unexpected and a nice touch

The play ‘Hamlet’ written by William Shakespeare had many aspects of betrayal, a lack of loyalty, and tragic deaths. The storyline begins as a ghost appears and he resembles the late king of Denmark ‘Hamlet’. King Hamlet was Hamlets father, after his ghost appears Hamlet conversates with the figure and asks him why he is here, and the ghost states that his brother Claudius poisoned him by pouring poison in his ear while he was asleep, married his wife and finally took the power of the throne. Already in a confused state of mind Hamlet questions the ghost and decides to act delusional and put on a play to decide whether he will get revenge on Claudius. Consequently, one can tell how selfish both brothers Claudius and Hamlet are, how much do you have to hate your own family to commit such hatred. Ultimately blood is not thicker than water.

To begin, Topdog/Underdog is about two African-American brothers, Lincoln and Booth. Their father decided to name them after Mr. Booth and President Lincoln because it would be a funny joke. The choice of naming the children after an assassin and his target foreshadows how the end of the story ends. Lincoln the oldest of the two brothers was a master of 3-Card Monte. Lincoln stopped playing after a friend was killed during a game. He then started working at a carnival, impersonating Abraham Lincoln which is also ironic. Booth is the younger brother, who wants to follow in his brother footsteps, he wants his brother to teach him his skills, so that they can work together conning people. Lincoln does not want to go back to that lifestyle, but one night he does. Booth ends up getting stood up by the woman of his dreams, then gets hustled by his brother Lincoln. All of this ends up being too much for Booth to handle which pushes him to kill his brother Lincoln.

Booth himself saw a similarity in him with Brutus. After jumping from the balcony in the theater, he shouted, “Sic Semper Tyrannus.” Those were the same words used by Brutus after betraying Caesar. Booth even thought he was killing Lincoln for the good of America and the good of the south. Brutus thought the same thing, and was also willing to die for the betterment of his country as well.

At first, Mary Todd Lincoln thought that the blood on the dress was Lincoln’s but it was not, it was Henry’s. Clara washed all the blood from her, but not from the dress. She could not get rid of it or eliminate it and instead, she placed it in the back of her closet, wanting to forget about it. In 1866, the day a year after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, Clara woke up in the night to the sound of a low laughter from the closet with the dress in it. It turned out to be Abraham Lincoln’s laughter coming from the closet. Clara kept the dress in their summer home in Albany, New York. This sound was repeated a year later when some guests stayed in the room. So, then Clara sealed the closet with bricks after believing that she saw Abraham Lincoln’s ghost. Then, Clara’s and Henry’s older son, Henry Riggs Rathbone, attempt to end of what he felt was a curse on his family. He broke into the bricked closet and burned the dress into ashes. The residents in the house then, saw a blood-soaked young women sobbing and standing with Abraham Lincoln. In 1910, 45 years later, after Abraham Lincoln’s deathbed and one before Major Henry Rathbone’s. The dress was shut from the world, buried, but not forgotten. Later, residents of the house declared to hear a gunshot on the anniversary of the

Shakespeare presents the complex family feud between the Montagues and the Capulets as the underlying ‘antagonist’ of the story, another major reason as to why the lovers didn’t prevail. This grudge is complex as the character’s actions in siding, supporting or in trying to pacify the feud makes the feud more complex. Some of Shakespeare’s greatest use of insults lend themselves to develop the dramatic technique of characterisation among the endorsers of the feud and while doing so, builds up the foreboding mood and suspenseful atmosphere of the feud. An exchange of insults between servants Sampson and Abraham such as do you bite your thumb at us, sir? would’ve united Elizabethan audiences together despite their distinctions among class. In the first act, Tybalt only