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Number of words: 1253 | Number of pages: 5.... he was
persecuted, beaten, and ridiculed at. He understood his characteristics and
understood why the boys hated him It was fear!
3. I respect Jeremy's caring. Like Christ himself, he wouldn't fight or use any
sort of violence to resolve problems. Jeremy would speak his words of wisdom, or
use his divine powers of mental stability and force to express a point. He would,
without hurting anyone, prove a point. This characteristic made us create a
field of empathy for the boy.
4. Jeremy showed his love and compassion and caring for other people and
creatures in a few instances in the movie. The most popular scene expressed
caring fo .....
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Analysis Of Witches In Macbeth
Number of words: 364 | Number of pages: 2.... to now what
is right and what is wrong, a conscience. But with the outside influence from
the witches he thinks that that is his destiny and he must do everything to
fulfill it.
What the witches say in the beginning is what influences the entire plot.
Macbeth hears these words and then tries to make them happen because he
listened to the witches and thinks that he is to become King. Macbeth wants
this to happen so badly that he tries to come up with plans and arrange things
in order for himself to meet this particular destiny.
The witches are essential to the play Macbeth, and without them the plot
of the play might be tota .....
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Othello: Othello A Tragic Hero
Number of words: 1450 | Number of pages: 6.... during the
first encounter with the senators when Desdemona's father confronts him about
see his daughter.
"Most potent, grave, and reverend signors,
My very noble and approved good masters;
That I have ta'en away this old man's daughter,
It is most true; true I have married her.
The very head and front of my offending
Hath the extent, no more. Rude I am in my speech,
And little blessed with the soft phrase of peace;"
(I, iii, 91)
This is an example of how Othello deals with style and grace under fire,
when he is accused of witch craft, by marrying Desdemona. He neither, yells or
sc .....
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Macbeth: Decisions That Determined Fate
Number of words: 929 | Number of pages: 4.... "The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I fall down, or else o'er leap..." (Act I scene 4 line 55). This delineates MacBeth's character and begins to show his ill feelings as to how he will act on these prophecies. King Duncan is invited to MacBeth's castle at Inverness where MacBeth will decide what actions to take to become King of Scotland.
Before MacBeth returns to Inverness, he writes a letter to Lady MacBeth telling her of the strange prophecies. Ill thoughts are immediately stirred up in her mind, and her greed and ambition show that MacBeth will be king. "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be what tho .....
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Medea's Revenge
Number of words: 1985 | Number of pages: 8.... relationship between this subordination of women and what transpires
in the play. Jason decides that he wants to divorce Medea and marry the
princess of Corinth, casting Medea aside as if they had never been married.
This sort of activity was acceptable by Greek standards, and shows the
subordinate status of the woman, who had no say in any matter like this.
Even though some of Medea's actions were not typical of the average
Greek woman, she still had attitudes and emotions common among women. For
instance, Medea speaks out against women's status in society, proclaiming that
they have no choice of whom to marry, and .....
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The Theater Of Dionysus
Number of words: 1114 | Number of pages: 5.... 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 fruitfulness. Long before
the theater itself was built, an annual ceremonial festival was held for
Dionysus in the same spot. This ancient ceremony was performed by choruses of
men who sang and danced in the god's honor. Spectators would gather in a circle
to watch these dancers; that was the wa .....
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Much Ado About Nothing: Love, Hate & Marriage - An Analytical Essay On The Relationship Of Beatrice & Benedick
Number of words: 1527 | Number of pages: 6.... In the beginning of the play, Beatrice and Benedick do not seem to like
each other very much, if at all. This can be seen in Act I; Scene I, (line 121-
131):
BENEDICK: God keep your ladyship still in that mind! so some gentleman
or other shall 'scape a predestinate scratched face.
BEATRICE: Scratching could not make it worse, an 'twere such a face as
yours were.
BENEDICK: Well, you are a rare parrot-teacher.
BEATRICE: A bird of my tongue is better than a beast of yours.
BENEDICK: I would my horse had the speed of your tongue, and so good a
continuer. But keep your wa .....
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The Crucible: The Deterioration Of Salem During The Witch Trials
Number of words: 824 | Number of pages: 3.... took them over and
influenced them to dance. The girls also said that they saw members of the town
standing with the devil. A community living in a puritan society like Salem
could easily go into a chaotic state and have a difficult time dealing with
what they consider to be the largest form of evil.
Salem's hysteria made the community lose faith in the spiritual beliefs
that they were trying to strictly enforce. The church lost many of its
parishioners because the interest of the town was now on Abigail because people
wanted to know who was going to be named next. When the church was trying to
excommunicate John Proctor, there .....
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Characterization Of Reverend Samuel Parris In "The Crucible"
Number of words: 661 | Number of pages: 3.... Rebecca, Goody Proctor, and
Martha Corey free Parris demands that all those on the list be called in for
questioning.
pg93
Danforth, glancing at the list: How many names are here?
Frances: Ninety-one, Your Excellency.
Parris, sweating: These people should be summoned. Danforth
looks up at him questioningly. For questioning.
Parris: This is a clear attack upon the court!
Parris also attacks Mary Warren harshly when she changes sides to help
John Proctor clear his wife's name. Once Mary claims she fainted at will he
tries to make her prove this, and once he has weakened her whole .....
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Macbeth Was Not Totally Responsible For The Evil Unleashed In Scotland
Number of words: 372 | Number of pages: 2.... stated " I'll go no more,
I am afraid to think what I have done". Lady Macbeth then accepted the
responsibility of taking the daggers and smearing the grooms with blood. She had
goaded Macbeth into killing Duncan and she stopped him from falling apart with
remorse after having done the deed.
Macbeths reign as king was one of fear and insecurity that others would take the
crown from him. Of Banquo he said " their is none but he whose being I do fear".
Macbeth was obviously thinking back to the prophesies of the witches and he
resolved to kill Banquo. After killing Banquo, Macbeth stated" I am in blood
stepped in so that, should .....
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