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Summary Of Oedipus
Words: 931 / Pages: 4 .... to pursue the truth. Tiresias,
the blind prophet, comes to convict Oedipus: “I charge you to obey the
decree that you yourself have made. You are the differ of this land.” He
tells of the plague not leaving until the murderer is found. Tiresias,
being a great prophet, knows all but will not tell: “I will speak no
further. Rage if you have a mind to.” Only after Oedipus persists does
the prophet say Oedipus is the murderer: “I say that you are the murderer
that you seek.” Tiresias further states that Oedipus is married to his
mother: “You are living with your next of kin in unimagined shame.”
Oedipus, unwilling to turn the .....
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A Deed Without A Name: The Significance Of Witches In Macbeth
Words: 1119 / Pages: 5 .... of the characters. “Shall he dwindle, peak, and pine” (Act 1, Scene 3, Line 23), shows the heinousness that the weird sisters can cast upon those they wish. The witches first plant the seeds of greed and ambition in Macbeth when they meet him after the battle. They promise him that he will be Thane of Cawdor and, later, King of Scotland. Once he becomes Thane of Cawdor, he thinks only of soon becoming the King. Even shortly after becoming Thane, his thoughts are already on murder. “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir.” (Act 1, Scene 3, Lines 143-144). Macbeth says this because he does not wish to take any .....
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Ophelia: The Tragedy Of Love
Words: 1536 / Pages: 6 .... abandoned by everyone she holds dear; her father Polonius, her brother Laertes, and Hamlet, her lover. And yet Ophelia becomes tangled in a web of madness when her loyalty is torn between Polonius and Hamlet. Most horrible of all is Ophelia's suicide-death. The emotion is evokes, coupled with the above points shows that Shakespeare's intentions was to make Ophelia, a minor character in terms of the number of lines assigned to her, into a memorable character evoking the most sympathy.
To fully see Ophelia's metamorphosis, one must compare her at the beginning and at the conclusion of Hamlet. Appearing first in Act 1, Scene 3, Ophelia seems to .....
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Death Of A Salesman: Symbols In The Play
Words: 529 / Pages: 2 .... office.
The tape recorder signifies the change in Willy's life throug h the advancement
of technology. It also represents the end of Willy's career. This is brought
about when Howard, Willy's boss and godson, shows the tape recorder to Willy and
appe ars to be more interested in the sound and technology of the machine
instead of Willy, who i s fighting for his job. Howard no longer need s Willy's
services and without concern fires him. This, to Willy, was like, "eating the
orange and throwing away the peel". However, Willy is partly to blame, as he
does not accept change and wants to remain in the pas t. This is foreshadowed in
the scene where W .....
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News And Newspapers
Words: 1479 / Pages: 6 .... The
three major newspapers of Toronto (Toronto Sun, Toronto Star and The Globe &
Mail) discord in their journalistic techniques for the purpose of selling their
produc t.
"News is more often made rather than gathered. And it is made on the basis of
what the journalist thinks is important or what the journalist thinks the
audience thinks is important" (Postman, 14).
The Toronto Sun focuses on the audience that yearns for entertainment
and adjuts its word selection and choice of articles to accommodate this need
for entertainment. The glitz and glamour of today's celebrities provide a
fantasy world in which the reader can escape. The Toron .....
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The Madness Of Prince Hamlet
Words: 2182 / Pages: 8 .... In the first act Hamlet appears to be very straightforward in his actions and inner state. When questioned by Gertrude about his melancholy appearance Hamlet says, ÊSeems, madam? Nay it is. I know not ÈseemsiË (1.2.76). This is to say ÊI am what I appear to be.Ë Later he makes a clear statement about his state when he commits himself to revenge. In this statement the play makes an easy to follow shift. This shift consists of Hamlet giving up the role of a student and mourning son. Hamlet says,
I'll wipe away all trivial fond records,
All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past,
That youth and observation copied there,
And thy commandm .....
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Movie: What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Words: 477 / Pages: 2 .... very
irresponsible when it comes to his slow brother. He once left Arnie(Johnny Depp)
in the bath tub all night because he wanted to go visit the girl. Arnie was then
terrified of the water and refused to go back on ever again. Another time was
when Gilbert was in a deep conversation with the girl (Ellen), and did not
notice Arnie disappear. He ended -up climbing to the top of the water tower and
not coming down until the firefighters carried him down. Their mother was very
upset with Gilbert and asked, “Where has your head been?” Gilbert head has been
up in the clouds, with his love.
This movie, “What's eating Gilbert Grape” is similar to t .....
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Meet The Simpsons
Words: 1576 / Pages: 6 .... mother on the other hand, was solely responsible for being a typical housewife, while not neglecting the rearing of her children. The children did not have any real responsibility, but they respected their parents and attempted to stay out of trouble. Television shows for the most part in this early era of programming followed among these lines.There has always been at least one show each decade that followed the evolution of American life. In the 1960's, there was the "Andy Griffith Show". In the 1970's, there was a different spin on family life with the show "All in the Family", which did not have the typical white collar father, and i .....
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Talk Shows And Their Effects On The Audience
Words: 1484 / Pages: 6 .... I will list the specifics of the two cases, the outcomes of the two cases, their effects on audiences and talk shows today, and their relevance to mass media law.
The first case arose from a taping of The Jenny Jones show on March 6, 1995. Jonathan Schmitz, 26, agreed to appear on a secret admirers segment of The Jenny Jones talk show expecting his admirer to be a woman, not his gay neighbor. When Schmitz found Scott Amedure, a 32-year-old unemployed gay man, telling a television audience about a fantasy that involved Schmitz, some whipped cream, strawberries and champagne, he became embarrassed and, his lawyers said, enraged. Three days afte .....
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Macbeth: How Does The Play's Imagery Help Us To Understand Its Themes And Characters?
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wounded state he could tell them of the latest news of the battle. This
opening sentence sets the scene for the whole of the play, a bloody war.
There is more blood when MacBeth and his lady have killed Duncan, the
blood symbolises guilt so Lady MacBeth smears blood onto the guards and
then cleans herself of the blood on her.
"A little water clears us of this deed," meaning that if there is
no blood on them they can not be guilty.
Banqueting, eating and food symbolise a happy and unsuspecting
atmosphere. When you are in a crowd you feel safe and not threatened. If
you are with a lot of people when there is a crime you have a very st .....
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