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Papers on Arts, Movies, and Plays
Saint Joan's Tragic Flaw: The Epilogue
Number of words: 1588 | Number of pages: 6.... characters, including Joan, either explain their
behavior that we've seen throughout the play or relate some historical fact
that Shaw must have seen as necessary for the audience to be aware of. The
first character that appears at Charles' bed is Brother Martin Ladvenu, who
in Scene VI participated in the trial of Joan. During the examination,
Ladvenu makes every effort to save Joan from being declared a heretic and
tries to give her the opportunity to be "saved." He praises Joan when she
answers a question well. In addition, he says to her, "Joan: we are all
trying to save you. His lordship is trying to save you. The Inqu .....
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King Oedpius: Oedpius A Person Of Great Importance
Number of words: 1163 | Number of pages: 5.... "good" man threaten a timid shepherd with
pain and death merely because he was hesitant to reveal the harsh realities
of Oedipus' life? Oedipus' tale of meeting Laius is another troubling
point. In Colonus he states in plain terms that King Laius would have
murdered him had he not killed Laius. In his initial speech to Jocasta on
Laius' death he tells a different story. It sounds as though he provoked,
or at least escalated, the attack on him, striking the first real blow
instead of going off the road, which was all Laius' party really wanted him
to do. His earlier speech is not at all a recall of killing in self-
defense. O .....
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Jacob's Ladder
Number of words: 2312 | Number of pages: 9.... freeing your soul." The
chiropractor also says that the way he sees it, "If you're frightened of dieing
and you keep trying to hold on you'll see devils tearing your life away. If
you've made your peace then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the
earth." The film Jacob's Ladder uses the character of Jacob Singer to
demonstrate how the film's creators view death and afterlife. The central
character in the film is a man by the name of Jacob Singer (Jake), who is in
Vietnam in 1971 fighting for the U.S. against the Vietcong. The film begins with
a surprise attack by the Vietcong on the American camp which started a .....
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Lady Macbeth: A Wife In Support Of Her Husband
Number of words: 1195 | Number of pages: 5.... Macbeth to remain strong. When his
weaknesses appear, she remains firm. Because of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth achieves
success. Once set on attaining the crown, Lady Macbeth pushes Macbeth to remain
valiant and assists him in his pursuits. The goals of Macbeth become her
aspirations as well. When Macbeth informs Lady Macbeth of his new found glory,
she immediately begins thinking of the possibilities that lie in the future. Her
initial desire to help Macbeth take the crown becomes clear when she speaks,
"That I may pour my spirits in thine ear,/And chastise with the valor of my
tongue/ All that impedes thee from the golden ro .....
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M*A*S*H
Number of words: 1265 | Number of pages: 5.... te Korean war). One of te most memorable scenes in te movie was te "suicide" of Painless Pole (played by Jon Scuck) wic featured te song "Suicide is Painless".
Te movie was released in te fall of 1970 wen anti-Vietnam sentiment was ig, and was an instant it. Ring Lardner Jr won te Oscar for Best Screenplay and te film was nominated for Best Movie. Sally Kellerman also received a Best Actress nomination for er role as otlips.
It was William Self (te president of Twentiet Century Fox) wo turned te movie into a television series. Wit te movie set still available and wit Fox owning te rigts to te story e knew te series would be inexpe .....
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Macbeth: A Shallow And Weak Man
Number of words: 348 | Number of pages: 2.... However this guilt doesn't stop him from making evil choices. He also fears his friend Banquo, a truly honorable man. Banquo is a good example of a decent man, he is both caring and a courageous friend. Do any of Macbeth's fears make him decent or gentle?
Macbeth is a very brave and noble leader, but this has nothing to do with what kind of man he is. Macbeth is a very shallow and weak man who is easily influenced by the opposite sex. The analysis calls him a courageous and decent man. He shows courageousness but in no way does he prove to also be decent. He may show some decency but not enough to be called noble .....
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The Tragedy Of King Richard III: Richard
Number of words: 989 | Number of pages: 4.... unfinished" (I, i, 19). This deformity would be an outward indication to the audience of the viciousness of his spirit. The concept of Richard's physical isolation is reinforced in his dealings with Anne. She calls him "thou lump of foul deformity" and "fouler toad" during their exchange. Despite these insults, however, she still makes time to talk to Richard, and by the end of their exchange, she has taken his ring. Physical isolation in Richard's deformity wins sympathy from the audience as he is offered pity in his condition. Richard uses his deformity as a tool against the other characters, to portray them as victimizing .....
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Romeo And Juliet
Number of words: 482 | Number of pages: 2.... and successfully slays Tybalt. This results in banishment for Romeo that tears him apart from his beloved Juliet and makes it much harder, even more so than it was before for the two lovers to keep their love for each other strong. If Romeo had not been banished the problem of the letter not getting to Romeo would not have been a problem at all.
Lord Capulet, seeing Juliet’s grief that he thought was from her loss of Tybalt, seeks to replace her tears with joy by being wed to Paris. Capulet refuses to take no for an answer and insists that Juliet marry him as soon as possible and if she will not he will disown her and l .....
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Arsenic And Old Lace
Number of words: 353 | Number of pages: 2.... name. He discovers that his aunts keep twelve bodies in the basement. Mortimer also receives a visit from his lunatic brother John, who, like his aunts, murders people. While Mortimer discovers more about his insane family, he still must deal with his brother Theodore, who believes that he is President Roosevelt. Finally, Mortimer commits his brother Theodore along with his aunts to an insane asylum. The humor in this scene is at the very end of the movie when Mortimer finds out from his aunts that he is not really a Brewster, rather a son of a sea boat captain.
"," is not the typical comedy, yet contains all of the eleme .....
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George Lucas And Movies: No Future?
Number of words: 1475 | Number of pages: 6.... the future state of the world if
it was to continue on its path of the search for perfection of everything. He
shows the future as a place that many people would probably not want to live or
to be associated with.
Lucas shows that everyone will be the same. People will wear the same
clothes and have the same haircut. Names are no longer a part of society. In
the movie each person is given a prefix of letters followed by a number. They
are basically drones who follow orders. Technology has advanced so far that
every motion or action of the person is monitored. Anytime that one of them
does something wrong it immediately appe .....
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