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Science Fiction Movies
Words: 962 / Pages: 4 .... of Freud's "Civilization and its Discontents", he says, "If there had been no railway to conquer distances, my child would never have left his native town and I should need no telephone to hear his voice; if travelling across the ocean by ship had not been introduced, my friend would not have embarked on his sea-voyage and I should not need a cable to relieve my anxiety about him." This quote illustrates the downfall of technologization and why it is greeted with unease by many. However, as discussed by Professor Rickels in class, women are being put at the front of the line to this fearful type of technologization. We have seen several examples .....
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Television Soaps: The Cultural Construction Of Gender And Representation
Words: 806 / Pages: 3 .... any boundaries. People
watch soaps to relax and somehow relate, so if they were to experiment with the
theatre of gender, it may be seen as a threat to viewers. Soapies usually have
the males in typically male dominated occupations such as doctors, car salesmen
and chefs. Women in soaps are usually secretaries or housewives. There does
not seem to be any attempt for a switch of roles. Females are feminine, males
masculine. There has been one exception, which was Kylie Minogue's character,
Charlene, on Neighbours. She was a mechanic and tomboy. This is one of the few
occasions where a soap has interrogated the cultural construction of gende .....
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Who Is Most To Blame For Macbeth's Downfall?
Words: 490 / Pages: 2 .... of the witches prophecies and had him killed as well.
Macbeth seemed to be losing himself after Duncan's death due to his obsession
with the witches prophecies, so in turn, the witches could be partly responsible
for Macbeth's downfall.
Lady Macbeth can also be held accountable for Macbeth's decline of sanity
and power. Although it didn't take much, her persuasion lead to the killing of
Duncan. She wanted Macbeth to take the rank of king as much as he did.
Pressure from his spouse added on to all the other pressures from the prophecies,
also helped tempt Macbeth to murder. Not only did her doings contribute to
Macbeth's turmoil, but it also .....
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The Winter's Tale: The Tragedy Within A Romance
Words: 417 / Pages: 2 .... are where the tragedy takes
place. These three acts can be broken down into five acts, as suggested by Bill,
the great comparative literian. The first of these five acts is the exposition.
The story is set up and you are thrust into Leontes internal passion of jealousy.
The second act is where Leontes expresses his passion externally by accusing
Hermione of sleeping with Polixenes. He then has his wife taken off to jail.
The third act is where we see the first contest, or agon. This takes place when
Paulina brings the baby daughter from jail and presents it to Leontes. The two
battle back and forth, attempting to prove themselves. The fourth ac .....
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Aaron And Brutus: The Irony Of Violence
Words: 1864 / Pages: 7 .... carefully developing Aaron, a Moor in “Titus Andronicus,” and Brutus, a senator in “Julius Caesar,” as ceremonial characters driven by ritualistic, almost artificial motives, Shakespeare shows the political chaos that their violence breeds.
“Titus Andronicus” basically is a story of cyclical revenge, of how a father avenges the death of his two sons, and of how a mother avenges the death of her son. It begins with Titus returning to Rome after victoriously battling against the Goths. With him he brings Tamora and her three sons as political prisoners. He kills Tamora’s eldest son, offering him as a sacrifice to calm the spirits of his .....
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Romeo And Juliet: Love Or Infatuation.
Words: 315 / Pages: 2 .... scene, Romeo says “O wilt thou leave me unsatisfied?”
when they next meet they want only sex before they knew each others name. When
they saw each other to be married at Friar Lawerence to be married they couldn't
get off each other. The only reason Romeo went to Manteca was to sneak into
Juliet's room to spend the night.
People who are in love are usually friends first. Romeo and
Juliet knew each other two days before they were married. when they first met
they had to ask around and find out the others name. On the balcony Juliet
barely knows his name and already she was talking about her “love” for Romeo.
Romeo got away from his frien .....
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Macbeth: Lady Macbeth And Evil
Words: 902 / Pages: 4 .... act. After Macbeth writes home telling of his murderous plans, Lady
Macbeth begins talking to evil spirits. Because women often lack the
ruthlessness to kill someone, Lady Macbeth asks the spirits to make her male.
One of the most vivid descriptions of Lady Macbeth's wickedness is directly
after Macbeth announces to her he does not want to kill Duncan.This speech
epitomizes Lady Macbeth's evilness. She is ruthless, and her evil accounts for
the murders that occur throughout the play Macbeth.
Lady Macbeth is far more savage and ambitious than her husband, yet she
convinces Macbeth to commit the murders that will make them king and queen.
Macbeth .....
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Hamlet: An Review And Summary
Words: 778 / Pages: 3 .... ends as one, he and the people he comes into contact with during the entire play experience tragic losses and deaths.
The play begins outside, on a very cold, foggy, dark night. The guards are watching the castle for fear that it may be attacked. This is to set the perfect mood for the tragedy that is about to unfold later in the story. Also, with lines like “Who’s there?” and “I am sick at heart”, the audience is already, in the first scene, given an indication that something is wrong.
The balance in Hamlet occurs when Hamlet shows grievance for his father’s death and Claudius and Gertrude talk to him about it and about their marri .....
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Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire: A Reaction, Assessment Of
Words: 2879 / Pages: 11 .... The symbolism, characters, mood, and events of this play
collectively form a captivating, thought-provoking piece of literature.
A Streetcar Named Desire produces a very strong reaction. Even at
the beginning of the play, the reader is confronted with extremely obvious
symbolism in order to express the idea of the play. Blanche states that
she was told "to take a streetcar named Desire, and then to transfer to one
called Cemeteries". One can not simply read over this statement without
assuming Williams is trying to say more than is written. Later in the play,
the reader realizes that statement most likely refers to Blanche's arriving
at the p .....
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Comparison/Contrast Essay On Hamlet And A Machiavellian Prince
Words: 1298 / Pages: 5 .... king. Hamlet had everything to gain, and nothing to lose. When he returned to Denmark from school, he was confronted with his father’s death and Claudius marrying his mother. “A little more than kin, and less than kind!,” Hamlet said in discust. As soon as Hamlet found out from the ghost about how his father really died, he wanted his revenge. Hamlet carefully planed out how he was going to catch Claudius. He couldn’t just go in and kill the guy because the people would be against him.
A Machiavellian Prince has to be liked by his people. His people are his fortress. If he were to just walk in and kill a king, the people would kill .....
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