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How do Shakespeare and Atwood utilise setting and form to display themes of revenge and imprisonment? @jimmysmith560
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While remaining relevant to their own specific contexts, Shakespeare and Atwood have a shared interest in portraying the complex issue of revenge, inevitably creating a consistent conversation between the texts that both align and collide with each other. The concept of revenge is the main object fuelling both texts, with their protagonists' actions being deeply influenced by the desire to seek revenge on the individuals who betrayed them. The authors have purposely explored this concept to assert that revenge is an inadequate way of dealing with one's anger, particularly when the issues of power and authority are involved. Felix’s anger is distinctly expressed throughout the start of the novel when he first loses his job, which is specifically seen when contrasting the quotes “Let’s make magic” and “let’s shove it down the throat of that devious, twisted bastard, Tony”.
The issue of imprisonment is presented both metaphorically and literally throughout both texts, exploring the parallels in which different characters experience a sense of marginalisation and lack of freedom. Atwood's postmodern context transforms the key details of the text into a modern setting, incorporating her third-wave feminist beliefs into her characterisation. Essentially, Atwood takes the readers to present-day Canada, primarily at the fictional Fletcher Correctional Centre, where she is able to reveal a physical manifestation of the prisons in which the characters of Shakespeare's play are metaphorically trapped. Atwood therefore successfully reimagines Hag-Seed and provides direct commentary through the reincarnations of the imprisonment that the characters experience to shed light on the cultural implications and re-assert the importance of understanding as a way to set ourselves free.
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The issue of imprisonment is presented both metaphorically and literally throughout both texts, exploring the parallels in which different characters experience a sense of marginalisation and lack of freedom. Atwood's postmodern context transforms the key details of the text into a modern setting, incorporating her third-wave feminist beliefs into her characterisation. Essentially, Atwood takes the readers to present-day Canada, primarily at the fictional Fletcher Correctional Centre, where she is able to reveal a physical manifestation of the prisons in which the characters of Shakespeare's play are metaphorically trapped. Atwood therefore successfully reimagines Hag-Seed and provides direct commentary through the reincarnations of the imprisonment that the characters experience to shed light on the cultural implications and re-assert the importance of understanding as a way to set ourselves free.
I hope this helps!