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Oedipus The King: Oedipus' Downfall Is Because Of King Laius
Number of Words: 880 / Number of Pages: 4
... kill its parents, that was the
story.
Oedipus - Then why did you give it to this old man here?
Shepherd - In pity master. I thought he would take it away to a
foreign country--to the place he came from. If you are the man he says you
are, you were born the most unfortunate of men.” (86-89)
When King Laius heard this prophecy and returned to Thebes to tell of this
prophecy to his wife, they planned to kill their child, but neither had the
guts to do it. They had a servant shepherd bring their child to Mt.
Cithaeron to kill it, but the servant felt pity for the child and gave him
to a fe ...
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Hamlet: A Revenge Tragedy
Number of Words: 750 / Number of Pages: 3
... the play Hamlet
learns that his father's death was no mistake, but it was Hamlet's uncle's
plan to murder him. This, of course, throws a much larger burden on
Hamlet's hands and the thirty year old prince becomes insane. Hamlet then
seeks revenge. A revenge tragedy is a bloody, violent play dramatizing a
detailed, bloodcurdling scheme to avenge some wickedness frequently the
murder of a close relative or loved one. The hero of a revenge tragedy
does not cause the situation which begins the play. The villain, on whom
the hero will eventually take vengeance, does.
Hamlet learned from the ...
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Grease: Theme
Number of Words: 504 / Number of Pages: 2
... Frankie Avalon in the "Beauty School Dropout" dream sequence.
That brings up the main draw of GREASE -- the music. As I type this, at least one Top 40 station across the country is playing the "Grease Megamix," a medley of the three most popular songs from the movie ("You're the One That I Want," "Greased Lightning" and "Summer Nights"). Travolta and Newton-John's songs in the film have become karaoke favorites, and the movie soundtrack is actually back in the upper reaches of the charts.
Travolta, the archetype of cool, plays Danny Zuko, car- loving greaser who bosses around a bunch of tough-guy c ...
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King Lear: Rejection
Number of Words: 1090 / Number of Pages: 4
... ; thou'lt
not believe with how depraved quality - O Regan ( King Lear II.iii )!
Goneril's response further clarifies this rejection. " Good sir, no more ;
these are unsightly tricks : return you to my sister ( King Lear II.iii ).
Lear's reaction is pure rage. He understands that he had not given them too
much of his time, but he had given them their percentage of the kingdom only
because they had made a pledge to him that they would care for him in his
elder years. The bond broken in this situation is a very weak one. The only
thing that held it together was this flimsy pledge that the daughters ha ...
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The Simpsons
Number of Words: 2330 / Number of Pages: 9
... country. It even developed a cult status (Varhola, 50).
Life in Hell drew the attention of James L. Brooks, producer of such works as Taxi, The Mary Tyler Show, and Terms of Endearment. Brooks originally wanted Groening to make an animated pilot of Life in Hell. Groening chose not to do so in fear of loosing royalties from papers that printed the strip. Groening presented Brooks with overweight, balding father, a mother with a blue beehive hairdo, and three obnoxious spiky haired children. He intended for them to represent the typical American family "who love each other and drive each other crazy ...
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Shakespeare And His Theater
Number of Words: 562 / Number of Pages: 3
... times there were
musical accompaniments and sound effects such as gunpowder explosions andthe
beating of a pan to simulate thunder.
The stage itself was also remarkably versatile. Behind it were doors
for exits and entrances and a curtained booth or alcove useful for actors to
hide inside. Above the stage was a higher acting area which symbolized a porch
or balcony. This was useful in the story of Romeo and Juliet, when Romeo stood
below Juliet and told her how he loved her. In the stage floor was a trap door
which was said to lead to "hell" or a cellar, this was especially useful for
ghosts or ...
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Macbeth: A Noble And Highly Respected Figure In Ducan's Reign
Number of Words: 767 / Number of Pages: 3
... who has wicked
thoughts, and persuades Macbeth into many actions he would not normally do.
"Only look up clear: To alter favour ever is to fear. Leave all the rest to me"
(Act 1 Scene 5) shows her strength over Macbeth.
As Macbeth prepares to kill Duncan, he hallucinates, and many thoughts cross his
mind, but when the bell sounds, "Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell That
summons thee to heaven or to hell." (Act 2 Scene 2) and Macbeth acts promptly.
After the murder Macbeth regrets his actions, but again Lady Macbeth is
influential toward him, reminding his that "These deeds must not be thought ...
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Hamlet And Gertrude: Love Or Hate
Number of Words: 947 / Number of Pages: 4
... that this chain had been disrupted by some evil in the world
of man. That he had returned as a ghost could mean only one thing, his death was
not an accident. The ghost beseeches Hamlet to avenge him but warns him, "taint
not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive against thy mother aught . . . leave her
to heaven".
This statement by the ghost was left open enough for Hamlet to develop
many questions about his mother's actual involvement in his father's death. At
first, Hamlet's rage is confined to his uncle Claudius but quickly and violently
shifts towards his mother, dwelling upon the horrible thou ...
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Shakespeare Uses The Devil, Adam And Eve To Help Define Humanity In Othello
Number of Words: 861 / Number of Pages: 4
... his officers and military companions, however, he is not as competent in his relationship with Desdemona. Once the suspicions suggested by Iago are brought to his attention, it takes little convincing before he is willing to seek revenge against both Desdemona and Cassio. The contrast in his quickness to judge his own wife versus the trust he has in Iago reveals the lack of competence in romantic relationships that had not been clearly evidenced until this scene. The temptation to blame Desdemona and hide his incompetence, reveals to the audience a weakness that Othello had previously tried to mask. ...
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The People Vs Larry Flynt
Number of Words: 659 / Number of Pages: 3
... against the first amendment. Who is to say that someone doesn’t have the right to view certain materials. Americans don’t want someone else controlling what they can see and what they can’t see. Americans want as much freedom as they are entitled to and this was Larry Flynt’s defense. Even though Flynt’s attorney proclaimed that he didn’t agree with the particular content of Flynt’s publication, he didn’t want someone else telling him what and what not he had the right to view. This point was brought about well by the attorney but still resulted in a guilty verdict for Larry Flynt, which landed him i ...
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