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- Hamlet one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, where the young prince of
Denmark must uncover the truth about his fathers death. Hamlet a play that
tells the story of a young prince who's father recently died. Hamlets uncle
Claudius marries his mother the queen and takes the throne. As the play is...
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- Macbeth, a victim of circumstances or not? He was a victim of
circumstances. The witches, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth himself all contribute to
the murdering of Duncan.
The first of the three major circumstances Macbeth falls victim to is
the witches' prediction. The third prediction that the...
Arts · 865 words
- Grunewald: The Isenheim Altarpiece (closed)
The Holy Trinity by Masaccio was done approximately 1428. It is a superb
example of Masaccio's use of space and perspective. It consists of two
levels of unequal height. Christ is represented on the top half, in a
coffered, barrel-vaulted chapel. On one...
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- Antigone, the character for which the play was named, is a very complex character. She seems to change directions all throughout the play and there is never one point in which you know exactly what she will do because she is just that unpredictable. This unpredictability also makes her seem very...
Arts · 481 words
- On many occasions art has the power to tell a story or even express how someone
feels. The speaker on was very interesting. She translates many
Jewish stories and commandments while portraying it through art. Very few
people can accomplish this but I thought she did a pretty good job of it. ...
Arts · 892 words
- The love story of Romeo and Juliet is widely read and known throughout the western world. Friar Laurence states one of the major themes in the play: 'Therefore, love moderately, long love doth so'(II, vi, Line 14). He sees that the two lovers are so passionately in love that it might 'burn out.' ...
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- What To Do?: Terrorism and the Media
Imagine you are a resident of Jerusalem, in the year 60 AD. You are taking
a walk throughout the marketplace doing your weekly shopping. You see a man
pull out a dagger and he yells 'death to all Romans' and attacks a roman guard,
killing him in front of...
Arts · 539 words
- If you were to walk out onto a street and get hit by a car, people
might think this is a tragedy, referring to the common usage of the word as
meaning anything bad that happens to a person or society. But in the days
of Shakespeare, the word tragedy had on more significant meanings; it meant
a...
Arts · 608 words
- The 60's were a time of change and challenge. They brought hippies, space age, folk music, and the Beatles. Women's skirts got shorter, men's hair got longer, and everyone talked about love.
The 60's was characterized by the feeling that a break with the past had been achieved. Clothes, furniture,...
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- Reputation plays a very important role in the play Othello. The character of Iago uses his reputation as an honest man to deceive Othello and other characters in the play. To Cassio reputation meant everything. Othello's reputation played an important role in the play. Iago's reputation played a...
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- Macbeth is presented as a mature man enjoying an enviable reputation.
throughout this Shakespearean play, however, Macbeth's emotions change
drastically. His abilities in battle are stupendous, yet his abilities as a
husband and King are on the contrary. His overvaulting ambitions overcome...
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- Written between 1598 and 1600 at the peak of Shakespeare's skill in writing comedic work, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's wittiest works. In this comedy, Shakespeare's drama satirizes love and human courtliness between two couples who take very different paths to reach the same...
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- In the play "Macbeth" Shakespeare uses many types of imagery. Imagery is a figurative language that writers use. Five different types he uses are blood, ill-fitting clothes, weather, darkness, and sleep. One of the most used ones is the blood imagery. Why does Shakespeare or any writer use imagery?...
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- Sydney Pollack's film The Firm is a drama based on an desire to escape
from the law firm (Berndini, Lambert, and Lock) from which he was hired. The
relatively small but wealthy firm wines and dines the ambitious Harvard Law
Graduate's (played by Tom Cruise) with money and gifts in order to make...
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- have long been a popular media for thrill-seekers filled with a curiosity for the unknown. From classic psy-fi thrillers such as The Blob or Invasion of the Body Snatchers to modern day flicks like Starship Troopers, we have always had a interest in what lies in unfamiliar realms, and in the...
