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- Merce Cunningham believes that you have to love dance to stick with it. Unlike other artists or athletes, dancers do not get any medals or any pieces back from dancing. I found that interesting because until he pointed that out, I never realized that. He also stated that a dancer's sense of emotion...
Arts · 1,113 words
- One of the main characters in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, has been an object of
intense criticism. Although sometimes regarded as cruel and vile, evidence
exists that Shakespeare did not intend for her to be judged so harshly. By
evaluating her character in relation to her actions, her overall...
Arts · 457 words
- Movie: Stand and Deliver - Mr. Escalante Should Be An Inspiration to
In the movie Stand and Deliver, double entendre ran rampant.
During an Algebra lesson one day at the beginning of the school year, Mr.
Escalante told Angel, a gang member, to "fill the hole". Not only was he
referring to the hole...
Arts · 507 words
- Chapter 23:
Jackson Pollock.
Autumn Rhythm. (Number 30). 1950.
Oil on canvas.
a. Dripping thin paint onto the canvas
b. Dripped, poured, and flung his paint
c. Action painting
d. Exercised control by rhythmical dancing movements
Mark Rothko.
Blue, Orange,...
Arts · 1,284 words
- The truth cannot be seen with a simple glance. One must look deeper into the source of information. The media provides us with our day to day information, but there are many problems with knowledge acquired in this way. The question we must ask ourselves is how do we distinguish the difference...
Arts · 606 words
- Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's plays about tragedy. It is about
two lovers who commit suicide when their feuding famillies prevent them
from being together. The play has many characters, each with its own role
in keeping the plot line. Some characters have very little to do with...
Arts · 731 words
- In the play "Macbeth," there were many interesting sections which could be
concentrated on due to the suspense and the involvement of the supernatural.
The use of the supernatural in the witches, the visions, the ghost, and the
apparitions is a key element in making the concept of the play work and...
Arts · 902 words
- The politically ambitious character of Shakespeare's Macbeth maintains a distinctive relationship with his wife characterized by subservience. In the Holinshed's Chronicles' recounting of the Macbeth history, the wife of Macbeth is scarcely mentioned. The idea of an independent, aspiring Lady...
Arts · 850 words
- Hamlet was indeed a very sane man. He was only feigning madness to further
his own plans for revenge. His words were so cleverly constructed that others
will perceive him as mad. It is this consistent cleverness that is the ultimate
evidence of his complete sanity. Can a mad person be so clever?...
Arts · 551 words
- Willy Loman and Hamlet, two characters so alike, though different.
Both are perfect examples of tragedy in literature, though for separate
reasons and by distinct methods. The definition of a tragedy, in a
nutshell, states that for a character to be considered tragic, he/she must
be of high moral...
Arts · 1,797 words
- King Lear: Sequences Which Display The Varying Perceptions of Different
In Shakespeare's King Lear, there are several sequences which display
the varying perceptions of different characters. The perceptions of the
characters often differs because of what they are able to see and also in...
Arts · 558 words
- Drama has been an everlasting benefaction upon "today's" society, sparking up Each time we turn on the television or walk into a deep, dark, mystical movie theater. Drama holds the ability to change one's emotions and thoughts as though being hypnotized by the actors' and actresses' presence. ...
Arts · 1,150 words
- Since its introduction, television has increased in popularity to such
an extent that the TV has become the electronic member of the family. The TV
can hypnotize us and lure us into worlds of fantasy and adventure as we escape
from our worries and cares. It can also inform us and bring us up to...
Arts · 366 words
- The Comedy of Errors was Shakespeare's first comedy. It is a light yet
dramatic play about a family of twins, their parents, and their twin servants,
who have been separated for over twenty years due to a tragic accident at sea.
The story, following the usual format of Shakespeare's work occurs...
Arts · 884 words
- There is no man blessed amongst us. All the works of man are
known and every soul is tried,' sings the chorus at the beginning of
Oedipus Rex. After answering the riddle of man, Oedipus becomes the
foremost of living men and takes his turn on the top of the wheel. Oedipus
believes, 'it is better...
