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- Henrik Ibsen's play 'A Doll House' tells the story of Nora, a housewife who becomes so exasperated with her husband and the life she is living that she decides to leave. From the beginning of Act 1 to the end of Act 3 (the end of the play) the way in which Nora interacts with her husband Helmer...
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- Tennessee Williams shatters society's facade of women in his plays, 'A Streetcar Named Desire'and 'Sweet Birds of Youth'. In both plays, Williams develops his characters to show the reader that women are not always able to live up to the stereotypes and standards that society creates. He...
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- Andrew Brian
''Vengeance is mine,' sayith the Lord'. What does this mean? I believe
what the Christians meant it to mean is that we, as humans, have no right to
seek revenge, that only 'the Lord' has the right to decide when to take revenge.
We say this, but do we follow it? No, I think not. We...
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- In the time of William Shakespeare there was a strong belief in
the existence of the supernatural. Thus, the supernatural is a recurring
aspect in many of Mr. Shakespeare's plays. In two such plays, Hamlet and
Macbeth, the supernatural is an integral part of the structure of the
plot. It provides...
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- The differences between eighteenth-century literature and romantic
poems, with respect to history is constituted here. This is seen through
the influential works of John Keats and Alexander Pope. These works are
acknowledged as, "The Rape of Lock" and "The Eve of St. Agnes." Alexander
Pope takes...
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Though Hamlet is not mad, because of his retainment of rational thoughts and intelligent actions, it is evident that he is, however, emotionally disturbed. The beginning of the play immediately lets the audience know that Hamlet is plagued by...
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- The Civil War, a violent, bloody memory in the history of the United States, and in the minds of the countless number of people that it changed. Civil War, according to Webster's Dictionary, is a time when a country, civilization or union-ship break apart due to political or other indifferences; or...
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- We all at one point or another dream. Imagine you are in another place
or a another time, the future maybe, even maybe the past where years, days,
centuries, minutes all irrelevant if you have imagination. I now dream of a
time and place were men have such things as bravery and honor. I now...
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- The Simpsons is one of Americas most popular television shows. It ranks
as the number one television program for viewers under eighteen years of age.
However, the ideals that The Simpsons conveys are not always wholesome,
sometimes not even in good taste. It is inevitable that The Simpsons...
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- Fr. Kavanaugh was on the mark when describing the effects of advertising
on society. Our moral values are being degraded by the bombardment of
impropriety by the media. Adler would be quick in pointing out the reason why
these messages have such a negative effect on people. There are two...
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- "Amadeus" is the Latin form of Greek Theophilus, which Mozart preferred, although he also answered to Amade, Amadeo, and Gottlieb in French, Italian, and German. In all languages, the name means "beloved of God".
In the beginning of the movie, Antonio Salieri was an old man, who invites the...
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There are many aspect of Euripedes' Electra that can be considered tragic, and certainly, in my view, they illustrate the fact that this play is an accomplished piece of work by an equally competent tragedian. However, to understand whether or not this play is befitting of the term 'tragedy' in...
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- Soaps but more importantly music videos can be said to interrogate the
cultural construction of gender and representations of identity. The video
suggests a set of images to the viewer and usually these are a blurring of
gender and identity. Music videos predicate on the representation of...
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- Moliere created a variety of characters in his play, Misanthrope. Alceste, because of his brutal honesty evokes empathy within me. The other character of course, would be Celimene because she would be known as a player in today's society. Oronte, another character, has his feelings hurt because...
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- Sex, drugs, and violence are usually a potent combination, and only
William Shakespeare could develop them into a masterful, poetic, and elegant
story. In the play, "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," all these aspects of
teenage life absorb the reader or watcher. It is understood that...
