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Papers on Arts, Movies, and Plays
Romanticism: Grande Odalisque
Number of words: 912 | Number of pages: 4.... using example such as the Mannerist Parmaganino’s Madonna with a long neck, takes the artistic license to elongate the figure of this Turkish harem girl. Influenced by the neo-classical revival Ingres draws upon the Greek technique of flat linear forms and depicts his model in an impossible position allow us the view of both her shoulders and her breast; the figure is given an extra three vertebrae in order to maintain this position. Ingres endows a feeling of sensuality into the figure instead of the paint. The chromatic effect of the composition pulls the harem girl to the front as she is the only warm color in the piece. Ing .....
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The Witches Are Responsible For What Happens To Macbeth
Number of words: 388 | Number of pages: 2.... the witches can be held responsible for the murder of King Duncan,
Lady Macduff and her son, they cannot be held responsible for the murder of
Banquo. The witches only speak of Banquo when Macbeth meets with them for
the second time and Act 4, Scene 1, after Banquo has already been killed.
This murder is the complete responsibility of Macbeth, because the witches
had absolutely nothing to do with it and it was only Macbeth's own
suspicions that brought him to have Banquo killed.
If Macbeth had not taken action to fulfill the witch's prophecies, he would
probably have been happily living as the thane of Glamis and Cawdor at the .....
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Masaccio: The Holy Trinity
Number of words: 949 | Number of pages: 4.... of illusionistic painting. Illusionistic painting fascinated
many artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
The proportions in this painting are so numerically exact that one can
actually calculate the numerical dimensions of the chapel in the background.
The span of the painted vault is seven feet, and the depth is nine feet.
"Thus, he achieves not only successful illusion, but a rational, metrical
coherence that, by maintaining the mathematical proportions of the surface
design, is responsible for the unity and harmony of this monumental
composition." Two principal interests are summed up by The Holy Trinity:
Realism base .....
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The Boys From Brazil: Evil Will Never Die
Number of words: 832 | Number of pages: 4.... 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 charts of thousands of parents wishing to adopt a child in order to
find family conditions that were similar to those of Hitler. All of this
precise planning was the first step in the doctor's goal of creating
another Hitler.
The doctor cared too much about his experiment and the Nazi cau .....
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Comparison And Contrast: Stanley From A Street Car Named Desire
Number of words: 638 | Number of pages: 3.... in his
heart. In order to achieve the target, Iago does everythings that will benefits
himself even killing other's. He kills Roderigo who helps him a lot in his paln.
He persuade Othello to kill his Desdemona. Furthermore he kills his wife at the
end. Stanley has not yet totally lost his humanity. Although he has raped
Branche, he does not kill her or other people. Moreover, at the end of the play
he settles her into a asylum, but he does not just forsakes her. This reveals
that someone will look after her in the future, and she will not be living alone.
In short, Stanley still has little emotions of love in her heart, but Lago i .....
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The Crucible: John Proctor Had Common Sense
Number of words: 598 | Number of pages: 3.... Abigail. The questions were directed toward
John's wife Elizabeth. Proctor had made certain to the judge that
Elizabeth could not and certainly would not lie. Sure enough, when
Elizabeth was questioned she ended up lying to try to save her husbands
reputation from being ruined, Meanwhile she had no idea what John had
previously stated and how this would bring on the deterioration of his
character. This is where irony took its part, with Elizabeth testifying
that John certainly is not a lecher but, "John previously admitted Abigail
was his eager whore." This twist gave a dramatic effect toward the play
and enhanced the mood.
Th .....
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Iago's Motivation
Number of words: 1248 | Number of pages: 5.... act and react. He is a pressing advocate of
evil, a pernicious escort, steering good people toward their own vulgar
destruction.
Iago must first make careful preparations in order to make certain his fire
of human destruction will burn with fury and rage. He douses his victims with a
false sense of honesty and goodness. And, as do most skillful pyromaniacs, Iago
first prepares his most important target, Othello:
Though in the trade of war I have slain men, Yet do I hold it very
stuff o'th' conscience To do no contrived murder. I lack the iniquity.
. . I had thought t'have yerked him .....
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A Doll's House: Nora Perceived By Other Characters
Number of words: 2808 | Number of pages: 11.... she must find her true self, the ways in which Krogstad,
Christine and Torvald perceive her dramatically change.
Christine Linde, a woman who has had to live independently since her
husband died, suddenly comes back to visit Nora and finds Nora has not changed
from her childish ways in high school. Nora for an instant does not recognize
her old friend because of the time that has passed since the last time she saw
her. Christine tells Nora of her husband's passing and how he did not leave her
any money or "even any sorrow or grief to live upon" (Ibsen 6). She tells Nora
how she had to marry him because of her ailing mot .....
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Richard III: Impact On The Audience
Number of words: 576 | Number of pages: 3.... heart: his grotesque deformities and the effect they have on Richard and his life. Richard uses this string to his advantage during the first thirty-five lines of the play. How could anyone hate a man who pours the disappointments of his life out to them? Richard might be a great warrior and the main man during times of war, but during times of peace he is disregarded by everyone and forgotten. He is too hideous to seduce a lady, the main pastime during peace, and this creates a despair that is hard to take. Richard is a man who has the whole world at his fingertips, but the world shrinks away because of the deformed limb to .....
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Romeo & Juliet: Friar Lawrence Is Short-Sighted
Number of words: 622 | Number of pages: 3.... I shall watch thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee
to Mantua." (Act 4, Scene 1), he tells Juliet how everything will be all
right. Unfortunately, for all his good intentions the play still ends in
tragedy.
Friar Lawrence is a man who is not afraid to take risks when he feels it
is neccesary to help someone. For example in Act 2, Scene 6, when he
marries Romeo and Juliet, he is risking his reputation as a Friar so he
can help the two lovers. Also, when he says "Take thou this vial, being
then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink though off;" (Act 4, Scene
1), he is suggesting that Juliet drink a potion so t .....
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