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Aaron And Brutus: The Irony Of Violence
Number of Words: 1864 / Number of Pages: 7
... 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 sons that were killed in battle. Even though Titus is originally encouraged to become emperor, he reserves this privilege for Saturninus, eldest son of the late emperor. Saturninus marries Tamora, and it is then that Tamora begins her plan to avenge the death of her eldest ...
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Use Of Contrasts In Act I Of The Tempest
Number of Words: 676 / Number of Pages: 3
... by saying that he didn't look
like the type to drown, instead he resembled more of the type to be hanged.
Thus implying that no one on the ship would drown. This gesture by Gonzalo
showed that he was an optimistic person. On the other hand, after landing on
the island in Act I, scene ii, Ferdinand grew worry of his father and
immediately presumed he was dead. He even went as far as saying that he was now
the new King of Naples (Shakespeare 45). Therefore, one can see that Ferdinand
did not have a positive outlook and wasn't as optimistic as Gonzalo. From the
contrasts between Ariel - Calib ...
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Macbeth: Protagonist Becoming Evil
Number of Words: 1346 / Number of Pages: 5
... generous to him and might continue
and make him king.
Macbeth's true evil thoughts about being king are first shown when he finds out
that king Duncan has named his son Malcolm as Prince of Cumberland. He now
shows his evil and his true feelings.
" Stars, hide your fires; Let not night see my black and
deep desires. The eye wink at the hand; yet let that
be Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see." 3
(Macbeth 1.4.57-60)
Macbeth is actually seeking help from the dark and supernatural. Macbeth is
saying that he does not want to see the ...
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Othello: Summary
Number of Words: 939 / Number of Pages: 4
... about stealing his daughter. Then they all went and saw the Duke.
Othello defends himself and asks if Desdemona can testify on the behalf of him.
Othello tells how that the only "witchcraft" he used were his stories, and how
Brabantio used to invite him up to tell them. Finally, Brabantio disowns
Desdemona and she goes to be with Othello.
*Near the end of the first scene of the second act, Iago convinces Roderigo, who
was observing Cassio's enthusiastic greeting of Desdemona, that Cassio and
Desdemona have something going on between them. Thus manipulating Roderigo
through his passion for ...
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The Crucible: It's Easy To Blame Anyone
Number of Words: 958 / Number of Pages: 4
... actually because of someone's fear, guilt, and lust.
Abigail's fear gets her out of trouble when she is accused of being
involved with witchcraft. Betty lays in bed to scared to get up because
she and her Abby and Tituba committed a sin by dancing in the woods.
Parris, Abby's uncle and Reverend Hale question Abigail about what they did
to make Betty act this way.
Parris says, “I saw a kettle in the grass where you girls were
dancing. I believe I saw some movement in the soup.”(39) He asks if
little creatures were put in the pot.
Abigail admits that a frog did jump in. She gets a little scared
n ...
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Shakespeare's Definition Of A Ghost
Number of Words: 1195 / Number of Pages: 5
... the living.
The nonbelievers among the Elizabethans saw ghosts as omens, telling of troubled
time ahead, or simply as the hallucinations of a crazed person or group.
Shakespeare recognized the complexity of the Elizabethan ghost's identity and
played off of the confusion, making the question of identity a key theme to his
play. Throughout Hamlet Shakespeare explores each of the possible identities of
the ghost with each one adding a new twist to Hamlet's plight.
When news of the ghost's presence first reaches Hamlet and Horatio, they
declare it an omen of forthcoming evil. Hamlet's reaction indicate ...
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Macbeth: Occurrences That Led To Macbeth's Downfall
Number of Words: 821 / Number of Pages: 3
... toe, top-full
of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood, stop up the
access and passage to remorse… Come to my woman's breasts,
and take my milk for gall…"
(Act I, Scene V, ll 46-54, pp 35)
Is possibly the most important passage that leads to Lady Macbeth's death.
She calls on the evil spirits to "unsex" her, and to replace her "milk"
with "gall." It seems that she wants to be the most cruelest being in the
world. The theme of the life cycle is amplified in this situation because
of her request to the spirits. This event is the beginning of the end for
Lady Macbeth's life. She is the one who insist ...
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Movie: The Mission
Number of Words: 532 / Number of Pages: 2
... If the Jesuits stayed, the Indians would have a spiritual leader . To
brake their faith the Jesuits would have to be removed.
Near the end of the movie, the Spanish do try to break the faith of the
Indians. Father John is seen carrying a cross with many natives following behind
him. He is killed purposely, and even though he is down, the native faith is
still there. A young native boy picks up the cross and assumes the role of
father proving that killing the head leader does not kill the faith.
One aspect of the movie was the technology. The Indians were attacked by
a powerful weapon, and that was ...
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Movie Analysis: Species And Species II
Number of Words: 389 / Number of Pages: 2
... like SPECIES II, and it is a
really good movie. It actually gets funny, and except for one guy, the
acting is very well done. The only problem is that somewhere in the
Chicago city (where it was supposed to be based) they found a cave,
complete with stalectytes. It also contained a pool of acid, that caught
on fire for no reason. Other than that, this was one of the best movies
I've ever, EVER seen.
INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Everyone craves life's pleasures.
Yet you don't indulge.
You want to drink, from ecstasy's cup,
Ye ...
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Movie: Pretty Woman
Number of Words: 911 / Number of Pages: 4
... her bills if itwasn't for her roommate Kit. Kit is also a prostitute.
She usually buys dope for the rent money, which leaves Vivian towork extra.
To draw parralels to Cinderella, Vivian would (off course) be Cinderella,
and Kit would be the exploiting stepsister. They have lived like this for a
long time, andcontinues living like that, until one day, when Vivian is
picked up by Mr. Edward Levis, a businessman from New York,trying to find
his way back to Beverly Hills. Edward Lewis is a very rich man, who has
earned his money by buying companies,and then selling them again in small
parts. In doing th ...
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