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Papers on Arts, Movies, and Plays
Shakespeare's Use Of Trickery And Disguise In His Plays
Number of words: 2213 | Number of pages: 9.... 178-179).
One of the resident money-lenders of Venice is an individual called
Shylock, a person of Jewish descent. The practice of usury was traditionally
banned by the Christian church. This allowed many Jews, because their belief
system contained no objection to profitable money-lending, to become the de
facto loan officers. Bassanio approaches Shylock to ask for a loan, and
Shylock seems as if he is going to agree, however, he first asks to speak with
Antonio. It is revealed in an aside that Shylock harbors a secret hatred of
Antonio because of his religion and Shylock's belief that Antonio's practices
drive down the in .....
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"Fire From Heaven", "Much Ado About Nothing", And "The Flea": Sinful Acts
Number of words: 1417 | Number of pages: 6.... probably did distinguish some, but it
wasn't very prominent or apparent. His makes this point clear in the
passage, "Misbehavior among married people was especially serious, as it
was likely to disrupt existing families, which were of course regarded as
the essential foundations of any ordered, virtuous society(p.66)." The
Puritan influence is very prominent in excerpt from the previous quote,
"families,... the essential foundations of any ordered, virtuous
society(p.66)." Underdown also makes a reference to the others towns in
the area and how the Puritan presence made a difference, "It is unlikely
that Dorchester people were .....
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The Effects Of The Speeches Of Brutus And Antony
Number of words: 291 | Number of pages: 2.... their rebellion. Brutus, head of the conspiracy, also gave a good
speech, but the Romans didn't react to it. A battle erupted, and most of the
conspirators committed suicide. The styles of the two speeches were very
different from each other.
Brutus's speech was logical. It contained facts about Caesar's ambition.
He reminded the people that Caesar would have become a tyrant and would have
enslaved everyone. Brutus also explained that he didn't hate Caesar, but that
he loved Rome more. The people didn't understand, however. At one point, they
wanted to crown Brutus, who intended for everyone to be free.
Antony's .....
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The Labours Of Mendevolin
Number of words: 4703 | Number of pages: 18.... with my father. Now it's too late. Please
take me to him now so that I might spend these last few moments of his life with
him.
HIGH PRIEST: Come with me. He's resting in the basement of the church, you'll
have to make it quick, he doesn't have much longer.
(HIGH PRIEST and MENDEVOLIN exit stage right.)
ACT I SCENE II
(MENDEVOLIN'S father lies on bed center stage. MENDEVOLIN enters stage left and
approaches his father.)
MENDEVOLIN: I came as soon as I heard. I'm sorry it took so-----
FATHER: Don't worry, what's important is that you're here now. I have some news
that is going to shock you. It concerns your lineage .....
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Native American Art
Number of words: 496 | Number of pages: 2.... represented the groups crest animal.
In California, basketry was a distinguishing feature. The baskets had natural and geometric designs, and frequently incorporated feathers and abalone in them. The Chumash cave paintings are unique to California. Some were painted only in red, and others included white black and yellow. The paintings were sometimes representational, displaying plant, animal, and human characteristics. Cambell Grant did reconstruction paintings of the cave paintings before many were completely vandalized and eroded.
The art of the people of the Plains dealt with spirituality and survival. The skins of game .....
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Dramatic Irony And Characters In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet
Number of words: 2804 | Number of pages: 11.... woe." (Act 2 Sc. 3 Ln. 48-49) Romeo easily
forgets about the girl he was so sad about and Juliet replaces his memory
of her with happy ones. "O, I am Fortune's fool!" (Act 3 Sc. 1 Ln. 142) He
felt that fate liked to play around with him.
I think Romeo was thinking about why all this death and fighting
was happening around him throughout most of the book. He was contemplating
love and hate basically. Juliet never left his mind. Even when he was
banished that was all that he could think about; being with Juliet again.
When he found out that she had died he killed himself because he didn't
think that he had anything else to liv .....
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Oedipus The King: Oedipus' Downfall Is Because Of King Laius
Number of words: 880 | Number of pages: 4.... - Then why did you give it to this old man here?
Shepherd - In pity master. I thought he would take it away to a
foreign country--to the place he came from. If you are the man he says you
are, you were born the most unfortunate of men.” (86-89)
When King Laius heard this prophecy and returned to Thebes to tell of this
prophecy to his wife, they planned to kill their child, but neither had the
guts to do it. They had a servant shepherd bring their child to Mt.
Cithaeron to kill it, but the servant felt pity for the child and gave him
to a fellow Shepherd from Corinth in hopes he could take it to a foreign
country to .....
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Julius Caesar: The Use Of Suspense
Number of words: 668 | Number of pages: 3.... want to assassinate Caesar, yet the reader is
uncertain as to whether or not the plan will work. These events are very
suspenseful as they lead up to the assassination of Caesar.
The next series of suspenseful events that foreshadow Caesar's
assassination happen on a very unusual night. One night before Caesar's death
there were many strange occurrences the foreshadows darkness in the future. A
lioness gave birth in the streets, the dead rose from their graves, fiery
worriers fought in the clouds so fiercely that blood drizzled upon the capitol,
horses neighed, dying men groaned, and ghosts shrieked and squealed along the
stre .....
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The Crucible: The Witchcraft Hysteria
Number of words: 774 | Number of pages: 3.... and reports it. When
Abigail is questioned about this, she denies everything and doesn't tell the
truth about what really happened. The news of her and the other girl's strange
actions gets around and the hysteria starts. Without Abigail's superstition,
and her fear or telling the truth, I think the events in The Crucible wouldn't
have gotten as serious as they did or even started.
John Proctor was another catalyst to the witch hysteria in Salem. John
Proctor has an affair with Abigail, but he and his wife do make up and get
along well. John Proctor adds to the hysteria when he and his wife are talking
about Abigail and why she .....
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Witchcraft In The Crucible
Number of words: 546 | Number of pages: 2.... admitted to witchcraft, so Abigail had fled Salem and it was known that witchcraft had never taken place in Salem.
From witchcraft came the false accusations from Abigail unto the people who had gone against her, Mary Warren, and the people who had hindered her quest to marry John Proctor. Mary Warren was a girl that was one of the people that had faked seeing birds, feeling cold winds and other things that Abigail had done in order to accuse someone of being a witch. Late in the story Mary Warren tells John Proctor that she and the rest of the girls have faked the presence of witchcraft. John Proctor then tells Mary Warr .....
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