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Review Of Ballet Gran Folklorico De Mexico
Number of words: 343 | Number of pages: 2.... De Los Queteales- dedicated to multicolor bird
named Quetzal, 3: Festompanortena- series of dances brought by French and
Spaniards, 4: Yucaton- dances of Mayan culture, Ana Murry a.k.a. "The
dances of Ribbons." 5: Danzas Chiapanaces- dances deal with love, suffering,
and joy, 6: Fandango- performed during feast of Patron Saint, also includes
"Labamba" where couple ties a bow with their feet, 7: Donzolapuna- depicts
legend of dance of feathers, dance showing history of the takeover of
Mexico by Cortez over the leader Montazuma, 8: Ladanza Delvonado- dance of
deer. Hunters chase deer with rattles until animal gets so tired it c .....
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Othello: Reasons For Iago's Hatred Of Othello
Number of words: 1571 | Number of pages: 6.... one Michael Cassio, a
Florentine . . . that never set a squadron on the field" (1.1.19-22).
Michael Cassio was more of an intellectual type, a book learner, and a
student of military science. Iago only proves good at fighting, whereas
Cassio has the tactical knowledge to effectively lead and win in battle.
To make matters worse, Cassio is also a foreigner, from Florence, and he
is of higher status and family name than Iago. All of these things
combine to magnify Iago's hatred of the Moor. Iago carefully planned his
future by persuading "three magnificoes to use their influence for his
promotion . . . only to learn that .....
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Hamlet: Betrayed By His Mother And His Helplessness
Number of words: 506 | Number of pages: 2.... (I ii 76) He loses his trust in his mother, claiming "frailty, thy name is woman!" (I ii 150) Hamlet’s mother had been married for a long period of time and after her husband’s death she just married her brother-in-law without even waiting for the mourning period to be finished.
Hamlet is particularly heartbroken over the behavior of his mother, but there is nothing Hamlet can do about it. He believes that "It is not, nor it cannot come to good. But break my heart, for I must hold my tongue." (I ii 164) Hamlet has no power that there might be Hamlet had chance to being king instead of his uncle take his father’s throne .....
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Othello: Summary
Number of words: 379 | Number of pages: 2.... seems Othello a black animal, but the couldn't believe that desdemona gets married to O:thello because they are opposite of union. Then he starts thinking if that should be true it wouldn't be my daughyer's fault. Other controls he mind that's the only way desdemona may get married to him. On the other hand brabantio find out that Othello go married to his daughter. Brabantio thinks Othello Avuse her delicat youth with drugs or minerals that weaken motion. Desdemona's father thinks Othello gives some poisoned to Desdemona thats why she got married to him and he also thinks he is a evil who can control anyon's mind. Desdemona expl .....
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Hamlet: Hamlet's Hate For His Uncle Brought On By Ghost
Number of words: 467 | Number of pages: 2.... Hamlet to believe that his mother also had something to do
with his fathers death. His mother whom he loved so dearly now becomes one
of his worst enemies, destroying him even more than before. Hamlets mother, and
uncle however are only the beginning of this emotional roller coaster, later he
is betrayed by two of his best friends.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. two of Hamlets dearest friends betray him
by turning him over to his uncle, who plans to ship him to England for his death,
and further more are the ones to escort Hamlet to the ship. "will't please you
go, my lord?"(pg.104) are the words of Rosencrantz urging Hamlet .....
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Macbeth: Imagery
Number of words: 556 | Number of pages: 3.... recurs that Macbeth's new honours
sit ill upon him, like a loose and badly fitting garment, belonging to
someone else:
New honours come upon him,
Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould,
But with the aid of use.
(1.3.144)
The second, most important chain of imagery used to add to the atmosphere
is that of the imagery of darkness. In a Shakespearean tragedy a special
tone, or atmosphere must be created to show the darkness and blackness in a
tragedy. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the design of the witches, the guilt
in Macbeth's soul, and the darkness of the night to establish the
atmosphere. All of th .....
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The Caretaker By Pinter: A Play Can Be Confrontational, Challenging And
Number of words: 1958 | Number of pages: 8.... can generally be
assumed that they had preconceived ideas about what they expected and what
they are going to gain from the theatrical experience. The traditional
attitudes towards theatre and the conventions of realist drama are
disrupted by Pinter. This confronts the assumptions and values of the
audience, an experience which would be disconcerting and frightening to
many.
Pinter divorces and exposes society's codes, institutions and human
relations. Throughout the play the audience is rarely comfortable. This
disruption is established from the outset of the play when Mick, a
character who at this stage of the play the audience .....
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Death Of A Salesman: Willy Lowman
Number of words: 1028 | Number of pages: 4.... in order to cheer themselves up so that they are able to deal with the
problems they encounter, but Willy Lowman takes it one step further. His
refusal to accept reality is so strong that in his mind he is transported
back in time to relive one of the happier days of his life. It was a time
when no one argued, Willy and Linda were younger, the financial situation
was less of a burden, and Biff and Happy enthusiastically welcomed their
father back home from a long road trip. Willy's need for the "drug" is
satiated and he is reassured that everything will turn out okay, and the
family will soon be as happy as it was in the good .....
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Oedipus Rex: Oedipus Deserves His Fate
Number of words: 1105 | Number of pages: 5.... Others would argue that because Oedipus was a tyrannical ruler and didn't make the best choices in life, he deserved to suffer. E. R. Dodds states that, "Oedipus' behavior on the stage reveals the man he always was: he was punished for his basically unsound character." It was unavoidable and was his destiny to suffer in life. It was certainly not his fault that he reacted to his circumstances as he did.
One of the most outstanding examples of the god's predetermination, is when Oedipus recalls memories of his own childhood in Corinth when the oracle warns him that he will one day slay his father, and defile the bed of his mothe .....
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Romeo & Juliet
Number of words: 622 | Number of pages: 3.... and 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 .....
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