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Papers on Arts, Movies, and Plays
Hamlet: Tragedy Of Failure
Number of words: 2444 | Number of pages: 9.... Why Hamlet puts on this "antic disposition" and delays
in killing Claudius is the central question of the play.
But Hamlet did not swear to his dead father that he, detective-like,
would investigate. Hamlet swore revenge. And he has more than enough
motivation to exact revenge.
Does it not, think thee, stand me now upon-
He that hath killed my king, and whored my mother;
Popped in between th' election and my hopes,
Thrown out his angle for my proper life,
And with such cozenage-is't not perfect conscience
To quit him with this arm? And is't not to be damned
To let .....
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An Individual's Achievement Of Self-Knowledge
Number of words: 396 | Number of pages: 2.... have a lawyer, but this request is denied
by Danforth. He claims that a lawyer is not necessary because only the demon
and the witness are important. Actually, he is conveying that the court alone
will decide on the witness' probity based on his own words. Hale realizes that
John Proctor is an honest man when he would willingly ruin his own reputation
in the hopes of exposing Abigail as a whore. He absolutely cannot believe that
the court won't accept his testimony as the truth. Hale thinks that the children
are irresponsible fakers. He denounces the entire proceeding and leaves.
Ironically, Rev. Hale returns to Salem to encourage .....
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Hamlet: Moral Order
Number of words: 1117 | Number of pages: 5.... extent, so was his revenge.
Near the start of the play, The Ghost tells Hamlet of the crime
committed by Claudius. When Hamlet finds out his father was murdered by
his own brother, who then stole his wife and crown, he immediately commits
himself to avenging the murder; "Haste me to know't, that I, with wings as
swift/As meditation or the thoughts of love/May sweep to my revenge." At
this point, Hamlet is completely justified in his feelings, and most would
agree that his revenge is morally right. Although the act of murder itself
is wrong, an "eye for an eye" almost wholly justifies it. The gravity of
Claudius' crime grows .....
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The Tragedies Of Shakespeare
Number of words: 1824 | Number of pages: 7.... far as to say his apparent madness is an act when he says "I am but mad
north-north-west; when the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw"(667).
Shakespeare often used madness, either feigned or actual, as a teaching
tool or vehicle to advance his plot. Sometimes this madness was feigned, as
evidenced by Hamlet and Edgar (the legitimate son of Gloucester in The Tragedy
of King Lear), but other times it was genuine insanity. Ophelia and Lady
MacBeth are obvious examples of Shakespearean characters that have slipped into
madness—Ophelia due to the loss of all those dear to her, and Lady MacBeth from
guilt over the part .....
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Macbeth: Superstitions
Number of words: 1092 | Number of pages: 4.... 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 three. These witches have many
animal's but in this play - a cat, and a toad are used - who are actually evil
spirits who have taken this form. In Macbeth we here about the owl quite often
which has to relate to the witches. The owl gives a sense of scariness which
makes the paly thrilling .....
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Tragedy And The Common Man
Number of words: 954 | Number of pages: 4.... is universal. The universality of identification is, among those reading or viewing the play, a bonding force for persons of every station. Miller’s success in this point is bred from each viewer’s own sentiment for Willie Loman.
Another point by Miller is that, “the tragic feeling is invoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is willing to lay down his life... to secure one thing- his sense of personal dignity.” Willy Loman is that kind of man. He will go to any length to preserve his personal dignity. Much of his sense of identity stems from his vocation. He is a salesman. His importance is derived fro .....
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Oedipus Rex
Number of words: 737 | Number of pages: 3.... King Laios of Thebes and his
bodyguards. When they almost ran him over Oedipus attacked them killing the
bodyguards and his father, thinking that they were highway bandits, and by doing
so he unwittingly fulfilled the prophecy. When he realizes this he is
devastated. This really contributes to the theme, that you cannot escape your
past. The fact that he killed a king and his father no less, is a major factor
in his exile later in the story.
When he discovers that King Laios was his real father he sees that by
not running away that he could have prevented this whole catastrophe. This just
goes to show that hindsight is alw .....
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How Do The Past And Present Effect Sexuality On Television And The Adolescent Mind?
Number of words: 899 | Number of pages: 4.... attempt to explore all these paths in the research paper.
In 1985, every hour of every day an average of two to three acts of "sexual content" centered on heterosexual intercourse. This is an important factor to remember because it set the trend for what is going to happen in the future. There will either be an increase, decrease, or no change in the amount of sexual activity we view on the television. Back in the 1985 study, most sexual activity was found (surprisingly some might add) on action adventure shows like Miami Vice. Nighttime serials, like Dynasty, also contained a large amount of sexual content. Also in the prime .....
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Gulliver’s Travels: The Movie
Number of words: 371 | Number of pages: 2.... I could not even think of any differences between the text and the film. I also found the film to be one of good quality. The sound, special effects and actors were all good, unlike most of the films that we have watched in this class before. I would recommend that someone should defiantly watch this film after reading this book to grasp a better meaning of the story. The visualization of the characters in the text found in the movie helps its audience grasp the full meaning of the story.
In conclusion I found this film to be very helpful in obtaining a full understanding of the story. I would recommend to anyone who has .....
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The Vietnam War And Hollywood Movies
Number of words: 562 | Number of pages: 3.... satanic enemy is presented in the most evil way. Then when the Americans shoot them there is a rush of happiness that the opponent has been eliminated, "die you commi bustards." However, just a year later a whole view of Vietnam changed in Apocalypse Now, 1979. When a dozen of helicopters surrounded a civilian village, the Americans played Mozart while shooting M60s at the innocent people below. After things got a little out of hand, the choppers sent missiles to annihilate the Vietnamese. This violent scene sets a mode of guiltiness and regret. The killing of helpless Vietnamese children and mothers was not what the war was abo .....
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