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A Street Car Named Desire: Theme Of Reality Vs. Illusion
Words: 301 - Pages: 2.... created the illusions of her life in Laurel as being a
successful, will respected woman, when she was really a tramp. Her
illusions are so intense that its to the point that it affects real life.
An example is her decorations to Stella's apartment which creates a dim
surrounding to help hide her true appearance. Unlike Stella, Blanche is
afraid of her reality. She is afraid of getting old which is which she
puts covers on the lamps to dim the lights. She's afraid of being alone,
which was why she tried so hard to keep Mitch from finding out about her
past.
In conclusion, although Stella and Blanche were brought up in the
same environme .....
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Banning Of The Book/Play Romeo And Juliet
Words: 588 - Pages: 3.... father
demand. The friar makes a potion who will cause Juliet a temporary death-alike
situation, and she will not have to marry Paris. Juliet agrees, drinks the
portion and apparently die, and the Friar sends a messenger to inform Romeo, but
the messenger fail to reach Romeo, and instead a friend of Romeo reaches him and
tells him that Juliet is dead because he didn't knew that Juliet is only
apparently dead because of the potion. Romeo buys a poison, comes back to Verona
and enters Juliet tomb. He kisses her, and suicide. A little after, Juliet wake
up, find her Romeo dead, and use Romeo's dagger to suicide. Romeo and Capulet
arrive at th .....
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The Truth Of Suffering In King Lear
Words: 1240 - Pages: 5.... He is so egotistical that when Cordelia explains her love for
him is that of a daughter for her father, he becomes enraged. He desires
to hear she loves him more than she could love anyone, ever.
Cordelia: Good my lord,
You have begot me, bred me, loved me.
I return those duties back as are right fit:
Obey you, love you, and most honor you........
That lord whose hand must take my plight shall carry
Half my love with him, half my care and duty.
Sure I shall never marry like my sisters,
To love my father all. (1.1.105-15)
Cordelia's plight is only one of the many truths Lear is unable to see.
Since he is king, he is .....
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The Sistine Chapel
Words: 679 - Pages: 3.... artist's of the late 1400's decorated the walls with paintings that tell the stories of Moses and Christ". (World Book 476 Vol 17). On the ceiling are Biblical stories painted by the great artist Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512. According to Charles Symore the author of the book Michelangelo the Sistine ceiling "the ceiling tells the history of the creation of the world, the fall of humanity, and the flood" .On the Wall above the altar is probably the most famous painting in the chapel and it is called the last judgment, a painting over 50 ft tall and 30 ft wide. Michelangelo worked on the last judgment for an entire 5 years. .....
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“Agamemnon”: Clytaemnestra
Words: 1462 - Pages: 6.... throne.” (Lines 258-261) This line immediately sets up the fact that Clytaemnstra has gained power in Argos during Agamemnon’s absence.
It is, therefore, in this first address to Clytaemnestra that it is learned that power is a main component of her character. When Clyteamnestra explains that she is lighting the alters because the war against Troy is over, which she knows because of the torch signals, she say that they are her, “proof, my burning sign…the power my lord passed on from Troy to me!” (Line 318-319)
Even though the Chorus did not initially believe her report about the victory at Troy, this does not compromise the re .....
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Macbeth - Nature Vs. The Unnatural
Words: 548 - Pages: 2.... Duncan’s death. Nature reacts in the same way that humans do by seeming dead.
After the murder, nature continues to act. It suddenly became cold, referring to the cold-blooded murder. Nature didn’t stop with cold weather however, it brought upon storms and even an earthquake:
Some say the earth
Was feverous and did shake. (65)
The earth shaking symbolizing the humans fear and shock of the recent events.
Not only did the murder effect Macbeth (and nature of course) and people close to the King, it effected the whole kingdom. An old-man talks about his experiences and reactions to the death. He makes a connection t .....
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The Use Of Camera Angles In Citizen Kane
Words: 412 - Pages: 2.... fortune and became in other words a "big wig" in society. The angles help to state that point and portray it to the viewers without words.
The third example of shots in the movie is a long shot in which workers at a plant are shown going in, in large numbers to work and then when it is shut down there is no one around and the whole place is empty. This really shows the impact of which the plant shutting down had on the people. It puts into perspective the amount of people that were fired and had no job and in essence no money. These shots help to prove the impact that the depression had on people.
The fourth example is at the very e .....
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Macbeth: Many People Were Involved In The Death Of Duncan
Words: 765 - Pages: 3.... not know myself." (II,
ii, l.92) Preceding the actual death of Duncan, Macbeth's ambitions became
apparent as the significance of the prediction and actual events emerged.
Being an ambitious man, Macbeth said
"I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition which o'erleaps itself
And falls on the other." (I,vii,l.25-28)
In this speech Macbeth broadcasts his immense ambitions which are the only
reason he is pursuing the witches prediction. Macbeth, upon hearing the witches
speak was startled at their prophecy. Banquo said to him "Good sir, why do .....
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Love In Much Ado About Nothing
Words: 1642 - Pages: 6.... major subject discussed by the author, which is presented to the readers. The author does not give a direct answer to this question - he lets the reader find it and think about it from his or her own point of view.
There are two love relationships developing throughout the plot. The reader witnesses "love from the first sight" between Claudio and Hero, and laughs at Beatrice's scorns and attitude towards Benedick. However, as the plot develops, these relationships develop too. Although they change, there is one thing that remains constant - the contrast between these relationships.
"Love may grow soft or even rotten (Claudio's "rot .....
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Hamlet And Oedipus Rex: The Birth Of Kings
Words: 830 - Pages: 4.... that decreed that he would
grow up and murder his father, the king, and marry his mother, the queen.
This eventually leads to the point at which both have their "eyes" opened
to the reality surrounding their "illusionary" worlds. Hamlet is
approached by the ghost of his dead father who reveals that his own brother,
Hamlet's uncle, murdered him. Oedipus Rex discovers the truth when the
blind prophet, Teiresias accuses him of being the one who murdered King
Laios therefore fulfilling his destiny in which he had sought to avoid. In
the end, the actions taken by both lead to their downfalls in different
ways, death for Hamlet and loss .....
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