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Julius Caesar: Difference Techniques Caesar Was Eulogized
Number of Words: 856 / Number of Pages: 4
... man. He says that he wants them to know the facts; "Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses that you may the better judge." Sharing information with the people is flattering and it almost guarantees acceptance. He gets their sympathy by saying that he loved Caesar, daring the people to find anyone who loved Caesar more. Brutus declares that he never wronged Caesar, that he cried for Caesar's love, was happy for his greatness, honored him for his courage, but had to kill him because of Caesar's ambition. He says that the reason for killing Caesar was his great love for R ...
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Donnie Brasco
Number of Words: 630 / Number of Pages: 3
... the routines of this crime organization and is on his way to the top.
As all of these Mafia ties are being made, Brasco is faced with the
troubling situation brewing with his family. He has to spend so much time with
the mob that his family is left behind. His wife Maggie, played by Anne Heche,
is struggling each day trying to take care of the house, bills and the three
daughters while her husband is gone. He only gets to visit once every three
months during the years he is involved with this sting. The frustrations of
this creates serious hostility between the two.
Brasco is soon faced with ...
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Oedipus
Number of Words: 1419 / Number of Pages: 6
... to divine
mandate is blasphemous and considered sin. This ideal itself, and the whole
concept of determinism, is quite common in the workings of Greek and Classical
literature. A manifest example of this was the infamous Oedipus of The Theban
Plays, a man who tried to defy fate, and therefore sinned.
The logic of Oedipus' transgression is actually quite obvious, and
Oedipus' father, King Laius, also has an analogous methodology and transgression.
They both had unfortunate destinies: Laius was destined to be killed by his own
son, and Oedipus was destined to kill his father and marry his mother. ...
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King Lear: Themes
Number of Words: 1601 / Number of Pages: 6
... the lowest position were the beggars
and lunatics and finally, the animals. Interrupting this order is unnatural.
King Lear's sin was that he disrupted this chain of being by relinquishing
his throne. By allowing his daughters and their husbands to rule the kingdom,
the natural order of things was disturbed. His notion that he can still be in
control after dividing the kingdom is a delusion. According to Elizabethan
philosophy, it would seem that this is the beginning of his mistakes and is also
the cause of much of the misfortune that occurs later on in the play. Chaos
rules the unnatural. ...
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Macbeth: Summary
Number of Words: 475 / Number of Pages: 2
... to Ireland.
Macbeth sends two murderers to kill Banquo, for he fears that the
witches prophecies about Banquo will come true too. Macbeth is scared and
confused at the second Banquet celebrating the coronation, for he sees the
ghost of Banquo sitting in his seat, everyone thinks he is mad, though Lady
Macbeth saves her husband from revealing her guilt to the guests.
Macbeth goes and visits the witches again asking for another prophecy
and they tell him three things. (1) to beware Macduff, (2) not to fear any man
born of women, (3) that he will not die unless Birnam Wood moves towa ...
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Macbeth: Character Analysis Of Macbeth
Number of Words: 1061 / Number of Pages: 4
... degrading he lost some bravery (IV, 1, "That I may tell pale-
hearted fear it lies"). In his fight with Macduff, some of his old courage and
strength returned.
Macbeth could be brave when it came to action but when he started
thinking he would hesitate and would have to be urged into action by his wife or
by the sense of security that he obtained from the prophecies of the
supernatural. He changed his mind five times before murdering Duncan. The
witches' prophecy that he would be king made him decide to leave it to "chance,"
but Duncan's announcement that Malcolm was to be his heir made Macbeth realiz ...
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Analysis Of Advertisements For Two Different Things
Number of Words: 1216 / Number of Pages: 5
... meaning of this rather unusual phrase and to further
read the smaller print. Here, the reader encounters an irregular font of
different sizes to accentuate certain words. While this may be annoying
to many, its overall purpose is to create a lively playful environment
through the usage of fonts. This, of course, is an attempt to appeal to a
younger gaming audience. On the other hand, the `Microsoft Project' ad
does not envoke any visual desire read further into the text. The
sections are divided into fine print paragraphs with a slightly larger
heading above. Everything is set plainly and una ...
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Macbeth: Blood
Number of Words: 879 / Number of Pages: 4
... After these few references to honour, the symbol of blood now changes to
show a theme of treachery and treason. Lady Macbeth starts this off when she
asks the spirits to "make thick my blood,". What she is saying by this, is that
she wants to make herself insensitive and remorseless for the deeds which she is
about to commit. Lady Macbeth knows that the evidence of blood is a treacherous
symbol, and knows it will deflect the guilt from her and Macbeth to the servants
when she says "smear the sleepy grooms with blood.", and "If he do bleed, I'll
gild the faces of the grooms withal, for it ...
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Shakespeare's Use Of Trickery And Disguise In His Plays
Number of Words: 2213 / Number of Pages: 9
... bond as credit (Shakespeare, Merchant 1.1 178-179).
One of the resident money-lenders of Venice is an individual called
Shylock, a person of Jewish descent. The practice of usury was traditionally
banned by the Christian church. This allowed many Jews, because their belief
system contained no objection to profitable money-lending, to become the de
facto loan officers. Bassanio approaches Shylock to ask for a loan, and
Shylock seems as if he is going to agree, however, he first asks to speak with
Antonio. It is revealed in an aside that Shylock harbors a secret hatred of
Antonio because ...
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Amadeus: Movie Review
Number of Words: 675 / Number of Pages: 3
... piece of music, "The Requiem", it was never completed. Because Mozart had died like a pauper, his grave had been left unmarked, his body unidentified. In the end of the movie, Salieri realize he was not defeated God, for Mozart's music endures while Salieri's fades into obscurity.
The behavior of Mozart is often portrayed as a childish and unworthy person to be bestowed with such overwhelming genius. Mozart was unfaithful to his wife, Constanza. He became an alcoholic as he became destitute in the movie. But, Mozart know how to behave himself in public as he was learn to be polite courteous, and g ...
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