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Anti-Semitism In The Merchant Of Venice
Words: 499 / Pages: 2 .... only a bigger problem. I
think that this is a flawed way of looking at it. I see the play as a
confrontation of a modern day problem which society still faces. Rather than
providing a forum for racism to grow, the play provides a forum for anti-racism
discussion, if all proper steps are taken. When I say if all proper steps are
taken, I am referring to having this play taught by a teacher, who can explain
the plays meaning in it's fullest so that the students do not miss any important
points from it.
Another point that may have been missed when the presentation was made to
the school board to ban the material from being taught inside the s .....
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Comparison Of Hamlet And Claudius
Words: 1031 / Pages: 4 .... Claudius is the
king of Denmark and he will do anything to stay that way. His wife Gertrude
loves her son Hamlet and Claudius knows that. In order to stay king he must
please Getrude, therefore he pretends to love Hamlet in front of Gertrude but
behind her back, he plots to murder Hamlet. “I will work him To an exploit, now
ripe in my device, under the which he shall not chose but fall. And for his
death no wind of blame shall breathe”1. Gertrude's trust is betrayed by
Claudius at that moment because Gertrude believes that Claudius loves Hamlet,
when in fact, he despises him and wishes death upon him. Claudius is not the
only character .....
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Macbeth: Macbeth's Ambition, Courage, And Moral Cowardness Leads To His Death
Words: 461 / Pages: 2 .... for the time being
and did not kill Duncan. The failing of his decision was soon reflected by Lady
Macbeth who called him a coward. From then on, after the murder of Duncan,
Macbeth entered into a life of evil.
Since he overcomed his good nature, he no longer needed to be with his
friend Banquo. He wanted to protect his ambition, by killing the king, and now
he killed Banquo, due to the prediction of what the witches said about Banquo's
son becoming the king. Macbeth wanted to ensure that he would reach his
ambition without problems.
Macbeth, who now no longer needed any encouragement from Lady Macbeth,
started to leave her in ignor .....
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A Futuristic Interview With Romeo
Words: 1248 / Pages: 5 .... are visible, walking seemingly unaware of the new presence.)
ANN: The place is Verona, Italy, and the year is 1523. To be precise, the third
of May.
(Romeo cautiously peers into light beam. It seems he is the only one aware of
it.)
ANN: (To Romeo) Do not be afraid, come forward. (Beckons with hand)
ROMEO: What is this?
ANN: Sir, I apologize for this sudden interruption of your day. Perhaps you
would like me to explain?
ROMEO: (Steps onto stage out of light beam. Beam dies) What has happened to me?
Have I died? Is this the other world? What do you want of me?
ANN: No, you are not dead, rather transported to another time...
ROMEO: You talk .....
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Similarities Of Two Famous Tales Of Love
Words: 695 / Pages: 3 .... love much like Romeo and Juliet. Much like Tybalt, Bernado
disapproved of their love and was quick to fight with anymember of the Jets or
Tony. However, Anita, Bernardo's girlfriend, approved of their love because she
just wanted to see Maria happy like the Nurse. Overwhelmed by all the fighting,
Baby John was much like Tybalt's peace keeping foil character, Mercutio. Lastly,
Doc tried to help Tony and stop all the insanity around him like Friar Laurence.
In both stories, comic relief occurred to keep the audience interested,
but the two plays usually differed in their approaches to comedy. In Romeo And
Juliet, Mercutio amused the audienc .....
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Othello: Iago As Satan
Words: 1005 / Pages: 4 .... directly in love with him"2; him being Michael Cassio. As readers, we know that this is completely untrue even from the beginning. In Act 1 Scene 3 Line 292, Desdemona says "I love him," and goes on demanding, "Let me go with him"3 ; she was talking about Othello and traveling with him to Cyprus.
"The Long Spoon" is an Irish folk tale that because of its Catholic roots has the devil included in it. "The Long Spoon" depicts the Devil as no less deceiving, but instead of leading a jilted lover to believe that two others are in love, he convinces a hearth-money collector that the two of them were going out for nothing more than to see, "which would ha .....
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Arts And Ceramics In History
Words: 421 / Pages: 2 .... BC. Around about 525 BC the Corinthian and all other regional styles had been driven from the ceramics scene by Athens, who had created an empire of luxury wares with Attic Black Figure pottery. Around 530 BC there was a birth of a new type of pottery called Attic Red Figure. Attic Black Figure was virtually replaced by the new comer around 480 BC. The key to Athens’s success was due in part to the variety of shapes and the countless range of pictorial and geometric designs on the exterior of the pieces.
The ancient Greek pottery has even inspired poetry. An author named John Keats wrote a poem called Ode on a Grecian Earn. The poem speaks .....
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“Love Story”
Words: 828 / Pages: 4 .... a film review at filmsite.org, “’Love Story’ is a sentimental, romantic film told as a flashback”, (Tim Dirks, filmsite.org). An article in Time described the film as, “boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl”, (Stefan Kanfer, Time 1970). Oliver and Jenny met in the Radcliff library. There experience an immediate attraction for each other. They have an extraordinary relationship despite the fact that they are social opposites. Their only interference is Oliver’s father, who declares that if Oliver marries Jenny, he, (Oliver), will no longer receive the family’s money. Oliver and Jenny marry anyway, struggling for a while .....
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Romeo And Juliet: The Capulet Family
Words: 636 / Pages: 3 .... is because the “inferior”
person is somewhat intimidated by the “superior.” This intimidation that
some of the characters produce on each other shows that there is not a
great deal of communication in the family. Throughout Act I, there were
several more examples of characters yielding to others and not standing up
for what they believe. For instance, when Lady Capulet brought up the idea
of Juliet marrying Paris, Juliet just went along with the concept , even
though that was possibly not what she wanted.
An even more significant instance of such a thing occurring is the
fact that Juliet feared to tell her parents that she had fallen in .....
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King Lear's Mistake
Words: 1199 / Pages: 5 .... Know that we have divided
In three our kingdom; and 'tis our fast intent
To shake all cares and business from our age,
Conferring them on younger strengths while we
Unburdened crawl toward death.(Act I, Sc i, Ln 37-41)
This gives the reader the first indication of Lear's intent to relinquish
his throne. He is growing old and wants to "shake all cares and business"
from his age. In a since he wants to retire from a job that you cannot
retire from. He has no son to hand his throne down to, so he must give it
to his daughters. He offers his daughters pieces of his kingdom a form of
reward to his test of love. .....
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