One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Part Four

In the shocking finale of this novel, Nurse Ratched ultimatley defeats RP McMurphy. By lobotimizing him, she removes his rebellion, fesity spirit, and temper from the ward. Before she can demoralize all the other patients, Chief Bromden seeks to stop McMurphy from becoming a symbol of the "Combine's" power. He smothers him with a pillow during the night, before all of the other patients see what has been done to this once strong, individual spirit. With the loss of McMurphy, folowing the suicide of Billy Bibbit, Ratched has finally sealed her control over the 38 men on her ward. When Chief Bromden escapes into the countryside to return to his people, it is the culmination of everything he has learned from McMurphy, a symbol of everything we subconsciously learn from the people around us. With this shocking end to the story of one of the greatest power struggles of the literary twentieth century, Kesey hopes to say that the establishment will always have some measure of control over us, and that is not only our right, but our responsibility as Americans to fight and question that power.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Part Three

In part three of the book, Randle Patrick McMurphy searches for anyway to gain an advantage in his stalemate with Nurse Ratched. At the opening of the act, McMurphy has his way on the ward, while the Big Nurse bides her time , trying to find big idea that will put her back on top. McMurphy starts participating in every aspect of ward life, sometimes in the correct procedure, just to mess with the Nurse. He has complete control of the ward, and plans a fishing trip with the ward patients to further cement his control. When one of his female companions fails to make the trip due to her recent marriage, Nurse Ratched uses it as an oppurtunity to try to seize control of the ward again. She points out that McMurphy pocketed money from the patients for the trip, in order to make patients mad about the circumstances. This plan ultimatley fails when McMurphy convinces Dr. Spivey to drive the second car for the trip, which makes the trip possible.
McMurphy fights Ratched for control of the ward full out in this act, with booze, broads and boating. Making the patients love and respect him more than they fear and respect the nurse seems to be his ultimate goal. Using the respect he they have for him, McMurphy helps the men forget their fear of the nurse and take back control of the ward, along with their dignity.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Part Two

In part two of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, R.P. McMurphy goes through phases of rebellion under the control of Nurse Ratched. A major theme in this part, as in the rest of the book is control, as McMurphy struggles with the idea that Nurse Ratched can postpone his confinement indefinitly, while at first he submits to defeat after discovering this vital piece of intel, it becomes clear that he cannot live under the nurses rule for long, but his later rebellion is much more significant than his own personal agenda.
McMurphy has become a symbol for the other men on the ward, most notably Cheif Bromden and Billy Bibbit, who view him as the man come to take Nurse Ratched down a peg, and afford some more control to the patients of the ward. Therefore by continuing his struggle for control against the forces of rightful authority, he becomes more than just a crook, looking for away to live his life to the fullest inside an institution. He becomes someone fighting for the rights of the less spirited in the ward, the weak, the strong, the disturbed, and the meek, McMurphy is there to deliver them all from their own shortcomings.

Themes of castration and emotional sterilization in Part 1 of One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest

The character of Nurse Ratched is one of authority, willpower, and control. Her job is take men branded a mental danger by society, and turn them into hardworking, "normal" citizens of society. Her goal however is not to transform these men into "normal" people, but into mental Uenics. She wishes for the men on her ward to becme entirely under her control. She has elevated herself to a position higher than the doctors on the ward due to her old friendship with the supervisor. The doctors are helpless to stop her degredation of the patient population for fear of losing their jobs in favor of doctors who will shut up and do what theyre told. It's quite an unstable situation on the ward.
Nurse Ratched seeks to remove all hints of sexualy from the ward, from making the men mentally impotent, to making herself less feminine. She attempts to hide her femininity by binding down her large breasts and wearing no makeup. She fears the raging hormones of a group of 40 psychotic men to the point where she cannot live life as a woman. Her total control over the men's minds keeps their hormones in check to the point were, despite some paients being on the ward for over 5 years, masturbation does not even seem appealing to the men, as they've been so domineered by this overbering mother figure. Its like living with your parents in high school all over again for these men.

The Intentions of King Claudius in Act III

In Act III of Shakespeare's Hamlet, the play Hamlet arranges is a key element of the play. The way he retools the play is intended to prove tha Claudius murder Old King Hamlet, which it does in Hamlet's eyes. As King Claudius rises to exit the theater, he signs hi own death warrant.

Horatio acts as one of the few friends who does not betray Hamlet in this story, as he watches Claudius intently to see his reaction to the play, intently loyal to Hamlet, he sees Claudius rise to leave the theater at the sight of the death scene and tells Hamlet that his suspicions have been confirmed.

One of the key things to notice is not that Claudius leaves the room, but the fashion in which he does. Claudius abrutly stops the play and brings the torches up, before abruptly leaving the theater, to be followed by the audience. The obnoxious exit signals his guilt to the fullest etreme, whereas a silent exit my have simply exhibited a distaste for Hamlet's portayal of his father's murder, and disgust at the thoughtof Hamlet believing him to be the culprit, and not neccasarily the guilt of the crime. Another action that can be taken as a signal of guilt b Hamlet, though Hamlet doesnt think about it in the play, is Claudius' prayer after the play. It can be thought that Claudius is praying for forgiveness of the crime, or even for God to help him conceal the truth, and give him thefinal solution to deal wih Hamlet

The main theme of Hamlet, Act II

The most important theme of Act two is doublecrossing. All of the main characters need information and enlist the help of known friends to do it. Claudius enlist the help of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet, betraying the trio's childhood friendship and trust. This betrayal is ultimatley payed back with their deaths in place of Hamlet's later in the play.

Polonius sends Reynaldo to spy on his son Laertes in Paris, to see if he is drinking gambling and consorting with loose women. This is similar to the Hamlet situation, as Laertes trusts Reynaldo as an old childhood friend but is betrayed as Reynaldo obeys his lord, Polonius.

Polonius and King Claudious use Ophelia to discover what is wrong with Hamlet. She betrays her intimacy with Hamlet out of conern for him, and ends up being cast aside by Hamlet. The King and his advisor ruin Ophelia and Hamlet's relationship.

I would like you to assess the accuracy of my portrayals of betrayal.

Your belief in spirits, and how it relates to Hamlet.

For someone who believes in the idea of life after daeth in a spectral for, Hamlet reads as it is often disscussed. Those who believe in ghosts see Hamlet as a misguided youth who seeks to capture the throne of Denmark for the honor of his mother, father and himself. When the ghost of Hamlet's father appears he provides as the motivation and fuel Hamelt needs in order to kill Claudius and assume the throne. Therefore, by believing in ghosts, your mind sets Hamelt up as the tragic hero of the play; a force fighting for the good of his kingdom despite his major flaws and problems.

For the average person who has no faith in the existence of spectral beings, Hamlet reads as a different experience altogether. If you dont believe in ghosts you treat the play, much like Gertrude treats her son during a latter scene involving a conversation with the ghost, following the accidental murder of Polonius. She believes he is truley mad and begins to side with her husban King Claudius, as a result. With the absense of the ghost, Hamlet loses a reason to beleive his father was murdered by Claudius, and can be seen as a madman to the reader, thus mking you side with King Claudius' court. Without the ghost, the characters seeking to portray Hamlet as mad give you more reason to believe he has gone crazy.