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Oedipus: Sometimes Things Are Better Left Unknown
Number of Words: 380 / Number of Pages: 2
... what lay ahead for him. Instead, he finds out
his fate, and tries to avoid his destiny by doing things to decrease his
chances of the prophecy being fulfilled. In the end, however, the prophecy
is ultimately fulfilled, and Oedipus must live with the harsh reality of
the knowledge he had discovered.
If people knew what was going to happen in their futures, what
point would there be for living? To me, not knowing what is going to
happen tomorrow, is an incentive to keep living. It makes life interesting.
I wake up in the morning just waiting to find out what is in store for me
that day. Oedipus f ...
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Macbeth: The Murder
Number of Words: 371 / Number of Pages: 2
... come back to kill them next.
Now that Macbeth was king he felt more and more paranoid about what
he had done. Macbeth hired murderers to kill Banquo and his son. The
murderers killed Banquo, but his son escaped. This meant that the
prophecy that Banquo's son would become king could still come true.
Again Macbeth made another big mistake. At the dinner party he
kept mentioning that he wished that Banquo was there. Finally Banquo's
ghost appears and sits in Macbeth's seat at the table. Macbeth keeps
screaming at the ghost until it disappears. Lady Macbeth told the guests
that Macbeth was ill and ...
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Hamlet: A Man Of Many Qualities
Number of Words: 1156 / Number of Pages: 5
... uncle,
Claudius, so quickly after his father's death. This anger shines through in
such phrases such as "Frailty, thy name is woman!"(Act 1,Sc 2, L148) and "Like
Niobe, all tears."(Act 1, Sc 2, L151). At the end of his soliloquy, Hamlet
switches qualities from one of anger to one of fear. This is evident when
Hamlet states, "With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!", and "It is not, nor
it cannot come to good", and finally "But break my heart, for I must hold my
tongue"(Act 1, Sc 2 L157© 161). Hamlet expresses his fear for his mother's
hasty marriage. Hamlet realizes that his mother marrying his ...
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Macbeth: Fear
Number of Words: 976 / Number of Pages: 4
... would follow after him. This made Macbeth very
angry, he risked everything to become King and after him none of his family
will follow.
Only for them; and mine eternal jewel
Given to the common enemy of man,
To make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings!
[Act III, S I, L 72-75]
Here Macbeth realizes that if something is not done to Banquo, then his
sons will become King. Macbeth can't have this, he's already worried that
his soul will go to hell for what he's already done. His fear become
evident in this scene also, "But to be safely ...
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Macbeth: Lady Macbeth Uses Others As A Shield For Guilt
Number of Words: 452 / Number of Pages: 2
... knows she is just as guilty as he is. Her guilt emerges in her visions of blood remaining on her hands,
"The Thane of Fife had a wife. Where is
she now? What, will these hands ne'er be clean? No
more o' that, my lord, no more o' that. You mar all
with this starting."
(V, I, 44-47)
Another less obvious place where Lady Macbeth uses others to shield her guilt is when Banquo is murdered. Both MacBeth and Lady MacBeth discuss their fear of Banquo knowing too much, and Lady MacBeth resolves to do nothing and leaves the chore up to her husband. After finding out about it, Lady MacBeth tells ...
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Hello, My Name Is Orson Welles
Number of Words: 1601 / Number of Pages: 6
... yet more intimate initial interaction between the
characters on the screen and the viewer in the seat.
Foremost, Welles's legendary long shot opens the film. These three
minutes and twenty seconds have many effects upon the viewer in introducing this
movie. The primary purpose of this shot is to slowly draw the viewer in to the
story by limiting the viewer's role in the film; he doesn't allow the viewer to
actively enter the world of the film. Rather, he constrains the viewer to
simply observe the actions presented without allowing the viewer to get involved
in the action. After the initial focus ...
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Movie: Stand And Deliver - Mr. Escalante Should Be An Inspiration To Everyone
Number of Words: 472 / Number of Pages: 2
... Escalante could be referring to the hole caused by discrimination. Jaime
knows that because of their ethnic origin, they will have a constant struggle to
overcome the hurdles life has already set for them. ETS questioning of the
results of the first AP exam is just one of the many obstacles his students will
encounter in their strive for success. Mr. Escalante is doing his best to fill
the discriminatory holes for his students, even as life undermines his efforts.
Analyzing the statement once again, it could be said that he is
regarding the hole caused by low expectations. Mr. Escalante be ...
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Elements Of Masque In The Tempest
Number of Words: 1036 / Number of Pages: 4
... play makes extensive use of music, with Ariel's songs and Prospero's charms as well as the "sweet airs" of the island itself. Being non-human, Caliban, Ariel and the spirits require elaborate costume to make them appear so, and the court party members are decked in their finest court apparel, having just been at Claribel's wedding, so that Miranda is taken aback by the "brave new world / That hath such creatures in't" on seeing them.
The elements of pastoral comedy in The Tempest are also linked to those of the masque. A natural man, Caliban, exists. So do a pair of noble young lovers, Ferdinand a ...
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Julius Caesar: Roman Life During The First Triumvirate
Number of Words: 743 / Number of Pages: 3
... are looked upon by many as insane out of touch lower-classmen, a good deal of them, obviously including the sayer Caesar encountered, are indeed right on the mark. Since they lack any formal office or shop, and they predict forthcomings without fee, one can see quite easily why citizens would distrust their predictions. Superstition, in general elements such as the Feast of Lupercal, as well as on a personal level such as with the sooth-sayers, is an important factor in determining the events and the outcome of Julius Caesar, a significant force throughout the entire course of the play.
Before th ...
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Evening: Landscape With An Aqueduct: Typical Example Of Romantic Art
Number of Words: 413 / Number of Pages: 2
... many of his landscapes.
Romantics focused on nature, but for Gericault this was true, but he also understood a romantic had to go to “extraordinary lengths in trying to achieve a maximum of authenticity” (Janson, 431-36). We see this example in his own painting “Evening: Landscape with an Aqueduct,” which was part of a set of three. The other two were called “Noon: Landscape With a Roman Tomb” and “Morning: Landscape With Fisherman.” Like romantics in this era Gericault used the most important term that was being emphasized in this time, Landscape in his titles. In “Evening: Landscape with an Aque ...
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