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Oprah Winfrey And Jerry Springer: Fact Or Fiction
Number of Words: 521 / Number of Pages: 2
... that may not be suitable for young audiences.
Jerry Springer, on the other hand, hosts a talk show that relies on issues that deal with sex or scandal, with topics such as cheating spouses, sexual triangles, and lying friends. Many of his guests use colorful, vulgar language and many times the show erupts in a violent argument or physical fight. Rather than laughing or crying with his audience, Jerry is usually antagonizing them into disagreement. His talk show is rarely suitable for a young audience.
The audiences at the Oprah show are predominately middle-class women, many of whom are house ...
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Freud's Oz: Freudian Views In The Wizard Of Oz
Number of Words: 1709 / Number of Pages: 7
... act that spurs the entire action of the movie, according to
Freudian Daniel Dervin ( Over The Rainbow 163 ), is Dorothy witnessing the
"primal scene". The "primal scene" refers to a child witnessing sexual
intercourse between mother and father; an moment that is both terrifying
and confusing to the child. According to Dervin, this event sends Dorothy
towards her final stage of childhood development ( Freud believed in three
stages of childhood development ) the phallic phase. Terrified of the idea
of being destroyed by father's phallus, Dorothy projects ( another of
Freud's ides was that of pro ...
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The Tempest: Raging Waters
Number of Words: 977 / Number of Pages: 4
... another type would be the spirits of
the earth. These would include the goblins, the dogs and hounds that were used
to disease Caliban and his associates. (: "Our natures do pursue, Like rats
that ravin down their proper bane, A thirsty evil; and when we drink we die.
[Act 1, sc. 2]) Another form of the earth spirits would be the nymphs
(Prospero: "Go make yourself like a nymph o' th' sea. Be subject To no sight
but thine and mine, invisible to every eyeball else. Go take this shape and
hither come in't. Go! Hence with diligence! Exit[Ariel] . Awake, dear heart,
awake! Thou hast slept we ...
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Julius Caesar: Brutus' Mistakes Or Harmartias
Number of Words: 439 / Number of Pages: 2
... but a limb of Caesar.” (Shakespeare Act 2, Scene 1, Line 165). .
Brutus feels that Antony would not be able to do anything without Caesar, and
would probably commit suicide. Cassius thinks that Antony should be killed, but
does not argue with Brutus. Antony ends up being even stronger without Caesar
and is a tyrant ruler in a triumvirate. Antony and his army are the reason why
Brutus kills himself. If Brutus did kill Antony he would probably of lived and
been a ruler Rome.
Another harmartia that Brutus made was meeting the armies of Antony and
Octavius in Philippi instead of having them come closer ...
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The Use Of Symbols In Macbeth
Number of Words: 451 / Number of Pages: 2
... on his hands; which leads me to
the conclusion that blood was a much more powerful symbol than water in this
play.
In Macbeth, light and dark was used in a classic sense. Light
symbolized all that is good, and it is no coincidence that when a scene included
Banquo or another of the innocent victims in this play, the setting was bright.
On the other hand, when a scene involved murder or the supernatural, such as the
scenes involving the witches, a dark setting was used.
The strange acting animals which were spoken of periodically during the
play were used to symbolize chaos. When Duncan was murde ...
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Macbeth: Theme Of Night Vs Day And Evilness
Number of Words: 647 / Number of Pages: 3
... worry. Macbeth tries to snap out of
it and act normal so that nobody will suspect anything, but he gets worse.
“Methought I heard a voice cry, ‘Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep'”
(II.ii.35-36). Macbeth's sleeplessness means the more sleep he loses, the
more he is exposed to night, which is evil.
The witches play a key role in turning Macbeth into the paranoid,
dangerous person that he his. They basically ignite the tragedy as well as
Macbeth's fate when they tell him he will be Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth was
not aware of the problems that the prophecy would soon create, nor was he
aware tha ...
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The Merchant Of Venice
Number of Words: 4600 / Number of Pages: 17
... Written in 1596 or 1597 The Merchant of Venice has some remarkably cool characters. Three of who are described here.
Antonio
A merchant of Venice, who was a well-respected businessman and whose whole fortune was tied up in ships. Although, not actually a member of the aristocracy his wealth allowed him to mix in the same circles and afforded him many of the same pleasures. Antonio was a loyal friend and was well liked amongst the young men of Venice. In modern day terms, a combination of, jet setter, city slicker, socialite and party animal. His friends gene ...
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Hamlet: Inner Turmoil
Number of Words: 1567 / Number of Pages: 6
... to more than one social class in his theatrical productions. These
Shakespearean theaters has a unique construction, which had specific seats for
the wealthy, and likewise, a designated separate standing section for the
peasants. This definite separation of the classes is also evident in
Shakespeare's writing, in as such that the nobility of the productions speak in
poetic iambic pentameter, where as the peasants speak in ordinary prose. Perhaps
Shakespeare incorporated these double meanings to the lines of his characters
with the intent that only a select amount of his audience were ...
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Macbeth: Macbeth A Tragic Hero
Number of Words: 460 / Number of Pages: 2
... 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 ignorance of his plans. Near the end of the play, Lady
Macbeth sleepwalked and had a dream about the killing of Duncan and Banquo. She
died because of all this pressure and her guilt about the murder. Soul of
Macbeth have been destroyed since Macbeth love Lady Macbeth very ...
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The Crucible: An Analysis
Number of Words: 444 / Number of Pages: 2
... are being put on trial, as the witches' familiars.
It is also an ordeal for the girls, because they are finally having
power thrust upon them, after being shunned all their lives, because they
are both female and children. By giving the pointing finger to the girls,
they suddenly have the highest status of any in the town, with as much
responsibility and reverence as the minister. They believe that this is
only child's play, and that no one will be hurt by it, but the frightening
truth is revealed after the first woman is hung. They must keep calling
names, rebelling against ...
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