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Papers on Arts, Movies, and Plays
Tragedy In Oedipus Rex
Number of words: 575 | Number of pages: 3.... rather quickly, very close to the end of the play.
The audience sees this coming long before it actually does, however. In
one of the passages of Oedipus speaking with Jocasta, just about
everything is spelled out for us. Jocasta speaks of Laius leaving the
castle with just a few servants and his being killed where three roads
meet. Oedipus claims that he killed somebody where three roads met, who
had a few servants with him. As though this isn't enough, Jocasta describes
Laius to Oedipus by saying "his figure was not much unlike your own" (p.
27). Oedipus, after hearing all this, says "O, it is plain already!" (p.
27) in .....
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Madness In Shakespeare's Hamlet
Number of words: 750 | Number of pages: 3.... him "have you a daughter."(Act
II, Sc.2, 182) In this discussion Hamlet shows antic behavior towards
Polonius by mocking him when Hamlet would usually show great respect for
him because of he age and heis high position in the court. This sudden
question to Polonius has caused Polonius to believe that Hamlet has a form
of love-sickness and that Polonius is sure to tell Claudius of his
condition. Hamlet also accuses Polonius of being the "Jephthah, judge of
Israel,"(Act II,Sc.2, 399) meaning that Polonius would put his country in
front of his daughter. Hamlet has now convinced Polonius that he is in a
state of madness because he .....
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Hamlet: An Review And Summary
Number of words: 778 | Number of pages: 3.... with lines like “Who’s there?” and “I am sick at heart”, the audience is already, in the first scene, given an indication that something is wrong.
The balance in Hamlet occurs when Hamlet shows grievance for his father’s death and Claudius and Gertrude talk to him about it and about their marriage. Hamlet cannot believe that less than two months after his father’s death, his mother is already has plans to marry his uncle. It is here that Hamlet realizes what his mother is doing and is in disbelief of what is happening.
When Horatio tells Hamlet about the ghost he has seen that he thinks is Hamlet’s father, Ham .....
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Macbeth: Shakespeare's Comparisons And Contrasts
Number of words: 433 | Number of pages: 2.... and begs the spirits to "unsex me
here." Macbeth, on the other hand, hesitates to murder Duncan for several
reasons. Among these reasons the earthly consequences frighten him the most.
How would his new subjects react? Would the kingdom disrupt in chaos?
Furthermore Macbeth cannot escape present punishment if he fails. We see Lady
Macbeth's persuasiveness producing a new courage in her husband and that courage
is manly enough to perform murder. Therefore, Macbeth has no reasons for
murdering Duncan except for his "vaulting ambition," his lust for power.
Throughout the play we see Lady Macbeth's and Macbeth's conscience, or l .....
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Dead Man Walking
Number of words: 946 | Number of pages: 4.... to respect life and
become more like Jesus (A Son of God). As a child Sister Helen was taught to be
very supportive and to give this support to those who needed her help.
When confronted with Matthew, Sister Helen tries to see the good in him
and show him the respect she believes he deserves. She believes that there is
good in all man and that every person deserves respect. Sister Helen
understands that what Matthew did was wrong, but she also knows that every
person is worth more than their worst act, and that ,“No man deserves to die . .
.”. In Sister Helen's mind every man deserves a chance. From insight into her
b .....
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Jay Vs. Dave: Battle Of The Late Night Television
Number of words: 1014 | Number of pages: 4.... some folks in the regular sectors of the world to display their talent, like sucking milk up their nose with a straw or the dog who can play basketball. The wide variety of guests and skits they use, try and hit their opponent with an “ I had them first uppercut”, still has no effect on the format of either show.
Tonight’s guests include blah, blah, blah, and musical guest blah, blah, blah, along with blah, blah, blah,blah. I must make my decision. Who am I going to watch, Jay or Dave? Well Jay is having the beautiful Demi Moore, but I’d rather watch Pearl Jam tear up the stage on Dave. I guess it really does not matt .....
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In The Movie "Tombstone", Friendship Comes In Different Forms
Number of words: 385 | Number of pages: 2.... one that came between John
Oakhurst and young Tom Simson in the story of The Outcast of Poker Flat. In
this camaraderie the two men were in a poker game and young Simson lost all
of his money to Oakhurst. After the game Oakhurst pulled him aside and gave
him his money back and a little lecture on not to gamble any more. By this
he made a slave (friend) for life. A few months later when Oakhurst became
exiled out of town and Tom happened to blunder upon him. He gave him some
of the food he had to survive.
As you can see there are many different shapes and forms that
friendships can come in but in all they are similar. From the loy .....
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Motifs Of Birds In Macbeth
Number of words: 469 | Number of pages: 2.... death of the falcon is considered unnatural. "'Tis unatural/Even like the deed that's done. On Tuesday last a falcon, towering in her pride of place,/was by amousing owl hawked at and killed." The owl is a bird that typically symbolizes wisdom but in this case the mousing owl has killed a larger predator--a falcon. The mousing owl has usurped it's natural place in the order of the animal kingdom, just as Macbeth has killed Duncan. The old man, who we assume is wise is discussing these strange events.
Lady Macduff mentions the wren. She complains that her husband doesn't have as much loyalty as the bird, because he has left .....
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The Philosophy Of Life According To Macbeth
Number of words: 688 | Number of pages: 3.... production where everyone has a time limit on what they have to do. This particular philosophy is brought on by the various things Macbeth has went through in his life.
The loss of lady Macbeth must have had an enormous impact on his way of thinking. Lady Macbeth died, apparently, due to her insanity. Macbeth loses his wife, and all he has is as kingdom to rule (tyrannically), with no one by his side. In a way, he did not believe that her life should have been extinguished. That is a factor in his philosophy, that life is short and time is of essence.
Another reason for Macbeth's unique and uncanny philosophy, is that he kne .....
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Death Of A Salesman - Willy's Escape
Number of words: 1028 | Number of pages: 4.... 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 old days. .....
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