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Julius Caesar: Motives In Actions
Words: 427 - Pages: 2.... Romans respected his judgement and loyalty to the Roman Empire. If he would have loved Caesar more than Rome’s people he never would have killed Caesar for the Roman people.
Cassius is the most significant character for his ability to perceive the true motives of the characters. Cassius thinks the nobility of Rome is responsible for the government of Rome. Cassius strongly dislikes Caesar personally. He sees Brutus as the person that will unite the nobles in the conspiracy. Cassius tries to use Brutus to achieve his goal. His main goal is to remove Caesar from power by using his persuasive speaking.
Antony first appears in the play .....
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Macbeth: Superstitions
Words: 1092 - Pages: 4.... in witches, ghosts, destiny, and
the foretelling of the future. This essay will investigate superstitions and how
they are used in the play Macbeth.
Witches were believed by many people in Shakespeare's day. The
supernatural was believed by everyone from the educated to the non-educated.
When something was not explainable they would relate that problem to the
supernatural, even though today that same problem was explainable in scientific
terms.
The witches in this play are named by Shakespeare as the "weird Sisters".
These witches had all the features of witches in those days; old people, dirty
broken clothe and come together in groups of .....
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The Crucible: Summary
Words: 395 - Pages: 2.... Elizibeth
Proctor and himself of witchcraft something must be wrong. So Mary Warren
decides to speak out and tell the court that Abigail tried to kill her
severel times so she would lie for them.
John Proctor has an even bigger conflict, he has to maintain his
good and honest image while keeping a deep secret inside of him. He seems
like any other citizen in the community except he has had an affair with
Abigail and he is afraid abigail is trying to kill his wife to get him.
Proctor weighs all parts of this conflict and decides that he must not
make another mistake, so he admits to witchcraft and goes to the death.
Reverend Hale is the .....
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Movie Review: A Time To Kill
Words: 549 - Pages: 2.... a cop. The
two men die and the cop has his leg amputated.
This sets off the main plot of the story. Hailey gets Brigance to defend him for
virtually nothing. During a courtroom scene, Eileen Roarke (Sandra Bullock, in a
surprisingly small role for having top billing) helps Brigance to get the trial
moved to another town. Unfortunately, the judge (Patrick McGoohan) decides
against moving the trial. Brigance needs to get a jury of young, married men
with children. What does he get? A jury of women and old men. So Brigance has
his work cut out for him, especially when he is up against the cruel and
cheating Rufus Buckley (Kevin Spacey).
The .....
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Bugs Bunny And The Marlboro Man
Words: 578 - Pages: 3.... you heard, "Here's that frog
commercial," and went running to the television to see what they were doing
now? You might start thinking that they are cool, so go and try their
product, which is just the thing the advertisement is trying to do.
Popular TV series also play a role as bad influences. Many shows
have the main character smoking or drinking. Take Rosanne, for instance;
the opening scene shows her sitting around a table playing poker, while her
husband smokes a cigar and drinks a beer. In Married With Children,
another show, Al sits around the house reading pornographic material, and
while working he ogles the women shopping .....
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Dead Man Walking
Words: 1469 - Pages: 6.... vision of
Catholic nuns: the habit, seemingly out-of-touch thoughts and ideals, and older
and/or without any vitality. Sister Helen showed what being a Catholic and a
Catholic nun is truly about. She accepted a call for help from a complete
stranger. Instead of turning away or giving up, she persisted, showing what
love and, in a way, courage could do under such dire circumstances. Through it
all, she did it with spirit, life, vitality, and strength. Her relationship
with the convict, Matthew Poncelet, was on two levels. The first was as a
friend and confidant. Sister Helen was the first to truly explore Matthew for
Matthew. .....
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Reality Vs. Illusion
Words: 412 - Pages: 2.... often there is a person making another believe in the
illusion through his/her actions and speech.
The play “Othello” has the greatest example of this and is
easily understood through this example. Iago is a very intelligent man who uses
peoples weaknesses to his advantage. Iago has got to be one of Shakespeare's
most evil characters and he is a character who stands out among all of the
Shakespeare characters. Iago uses his skill to gain revenge and take advantage
of people who he believes deserves this sort of punishment.
Iago uses this revenge in many occasions, one in particular he
talks to Othello about Casssio and makes Othe .....
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A Doll's House: A Push To Freedom
Words: 1392 - Pages: 6.... true selves from
society, each other, and ultimately themselves. Just like Nora and Torvald,
every character in this play is trapped in a situation of unturth. In "Ghosts",
the play Ibsen wrote directly after "A Doll's House", the same conflict is the
basis of the play. Because Mrs. Alving concedes to her minister's ethical
bombardment about her responsibilities in marriage, she is forced to conceal the
truth about her late husband's behavior ( ). Like "A Doll's House", "Ghosts"
can be misinterpreted as simply an attack on the religious values of Ibsen's
society. While this is certainly an important aspect of the play, it is not,
howe .....
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The Boys From Brazil: Evil Will Never Die
Words: 832 - Pages: 4.... to clone the genes of Hitler and implant them in
newborns. He performed many types of crude experiments on the prisoners to
test how much pain one could endure and what would improve the human race.
Hitler believed that a perfect human race consisted of humans with blonde
hair and blue eyes. Since the doctor believed in the ideas of Hitler, he
genetically engineered prisoners to have these qualities, along with the
people that worked at the doctor's home. In order for the children to grow
up looking, thinking, and acting like Hitler, the doctor's planning
necessitated precise planning. Along with the help of a nurse, he reviewed
the c .....
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Romeo & Juliet: Different Kinds Of Love
Words: 582 - Pages: 3.... if she loves him or not,He is afraid to ask her.
His love for Rosaline is great but yet she can not say the same and for that he will continue to be miserable.He has lots of support from his friends and lots of advice given to him but he doesn’t take the time to think of the many opportunities he has to chose from, such as forget about Rosaline and find someone else, or tell Rosaline how he feels and see what happens.
After he meets Juliet his love for Rosaline disappears and a new and different love appears.
As he see her for the first time he falls madly in love. He speaks to her and they both say they feel the same about each .....
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