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Macbeth: Uncontrolled Ambition Brings About The Downfall Of Macbeth And Lady
Words: 779 - Pages: 3.... when
Macbeth decides to speed up the prediction by killing Duncan.
Macbeth was a great warrior and served the kink well but always had those
ambitions in the back of his mind, taking every chance possible to get there.
Now he has seen his chance, the witches predictions have pushed Macbeth to
killing the king. Macbeth has a few doubts but Lady Macbeth brings him over them
and pushes him to go through with it.
Macbeth's ambition was always there but now with the witches prophecies and his
wife's support, he has decided to do it. Lady was more evil than Macbeth,
Macbeth had doubts which made him weak, but Lady Macbeth didn't, she had no
remo .....
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A Futuristic Interview With Romeo
Words: 1248 - Pages: 5.... new presence.)
ANN: The place is Verona, Italy, and the year is 1523. To be precise, the third
of May.
(Romeo cautiously peers into light beam. It seems he is the only one aware of
it.)
ANN: (To Romeo) Do not be afraid, come forward. (Beckons with hand)
ROMEO: What is this?
ANN: Sir, I apologize for this sudden interruption of your day. Perhaps you
would like me to explain?
ROMEO: (Steps onto stage out of light beam. Beam dies) What has happened to me?
Have I died? Is this the other world? What do you want of me?
ANN: No, you are not dead, rather transported to another time...
ROMEO: You talk no sense! Your head must be full of bug .....
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Sex In Advertising
Words: 1891 - Pages: 7.... of Advertising to help
use critique this ad.
Objectives and Mission
The objectives of any company using the concept of using "Sex" in it's
advertising campaigns are clear. The company wants to appeal to the conscious
level of the target market to sell it's product. The company wants to appeal to
the consumer who appreciates his/her sexuality and will spend a few extra
dollars to look especially sexy. The mission of this type of advertising is to
convince the target market that the product, in this case a watch, is essential
to their need and want to be seductive and portray that image to his/her fellow
peers.
Consumer Analysis .....
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Death Of A Salesman Vs. Hamlet
Words: 603 - Pages: 3.... that dear old dad was
murdered by his Step-Father, and also his Uncle, Claudius. Vowing revenge
upon his Uncle/Dad, Hamlet begins to mentally falter and eventually, is in
such a wild rage that he accidentally kills Polonious believing him to be
his father. Hilarity ensues.
Ophelia, Hamlet's love interest, commits suicide/dies (that's up
for debate elsewhere) after going slightly mad from the impact of her
father's death, then Laertes, Polonius' son, arrives on the scene enraged
and ready to kill Hamlet for what he's done, and just when you thought
things couldn't get any worse, unbeknownst to Hamlet, Claudius has been
plotting to kill h .....
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College Essay: If You Could Meet Anyone, Who Would It Be And Why - Polonius Of Hamlet
Words: 456 - Pages: 2.... me to drink. Sometimes, I
am tempeted; however, I know that I would not be true to myself if I submitted.
I realize drinking is not somthing I want, nor is it in my best interest.
Being true to myself involves acting in accordance with my values. Imust
conduct myself like a gentleman and use proper etiquette for te given situation.
Thus, the quote acts as a reminder for me to act properly. The next few lines
are "and it must follow as the day the night, / thou canst not then be false to
any man." By acting like a gentleman, I can assure muself that I will not harm
nor create conlict with many people. For example, I remain calm .....
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Hamlet: Was He Mad?
Words: 1448 - Pages: 6.... mother had not borne me: I am very proud,
revengeful, ambitious, with more offenses at my beck
than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to
give them shape, or time to act them in. What should
such fellows as I do crawling between heaven and
earth! We are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us...
* Act 3 Scene 1
One minute Hamlet tells Ophelia that “I did love you once.”1 Then in his next
line he says “I loved you not.”2 This quick change in moods suggests that he
was mad.
Hamlet: Nay, but to live
In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed, .....
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“The Role Of Symbolism In A Streetcar Named Desire”
Words: 492 - Pages: 2.... demonstrates that Blanche is a liar, lying to her own sister. Blanche is described as wearing “her silk brassiere and white skirt”(50) symbolizing peace and her moth-like appearance, although everywhere she goes, she causes problems. Blanche describes to Stanley that her astrological sign is “Virgo the Virgin”(77), meaning that she is chaste, despite the fact that she seduced her seventeen year-old student. Although Blanche “is about five years older than Stella”(15), she lies about her age because she does not want anyone to know the truth about her.
In contrast to Stella Kowalski, Stanley Kowalski is a loud and obnoxious .....
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Merchant Of Venice: Shylock The Antagonist?
Words: 972 - Pages: 4.... on them by
the crown Jews took to charging high interest rates to secure profits for
themselves. Here we see echos of Shylock with his usury. Finally the Jews
were ordered out of England in 1254 by Edward I. They did not return to
England until the later half of the seventeenth century. (Lippman 3-4) Jews
were also viewed as devils by Elizabeathan audiences. Old stories
portrayed them as "blood-thirsty murders" that poisoned wells and killed
Christian children for their bizarre Passover ritu! als. (Stirling 2:1)
These were the stereotypes which Shakespeare's audience held in regard to
Jews. Shakespeare himself had never seen a Jew .....
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Franco Zeffirelli And Baz Luhrmann's Romeo And Juliet
Words: 998 - Pages: 4.... updating. Luhrmann modernizes "Romeo and Juliet," through constant
alterations of the props, which entice the audience into genuinely feeling the
spirit of Shakespeare. First, the movie starts with an prologue masked as a
news broadcast on television. This sets the scene of the play by illustrating
the violence occurring between the two wealthy families, the Montagues and the
Capulets. In Zeffirelli's film of "Romeo and Juliet," the prologue takes the
form of a dry narrator relating the story of the Montagues and Capulets over a
backdrop of an Italian city. For most modern viewers (especially teenagers),
the Luhrmann picture .....
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The Theater Of Dionysus
Words: 1114 - Pages: 5.... orchestra, there
lied a heavy rectangular foundation known as the stage on which the actors would
perform their section of the play. The back of the stage had a building painted
to look like the front of a temple or a palace. Here, the actors would retire
when they were not needed on stage or would go to when they had to change their
costumes. Above lay the deep blue sky, behind it was the Acropolis, and seen in
the distance was the olive colored hills and lush green of the forests that
surround.
The theater was built as a result of the Athenian's religious practice in honor
of the god, Dionysos, who personified both wine and fruitfuln .....
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