Arts Essays and Term Papers
Julius Caesar: Background Knowledge Is Needed To Understand PlayHaving a good background and knowledge of the history of Rome is very
helpful to understand Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar. The setting of this
play took place hundreds of years ago, so if one knows a little bit of Roman
history, it would help very much in understanding what is going on in the ...
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Moral Law Vs. Civil Law In AntigoneEmily Snyder
In the case of Antigone versus the state, she chose to follow moral
law, or God's law if you will. Ultimately she felt that His law was right,
and the civil government had no right to say who does and who does not
have the right to a proper burial. People make decisions everyday ...
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"In Cold Blood" Review"In Cold Blood" is a tragic story of two men, Eugene Hickock and Perry
Edward, who murder an entire family in search of money and then find themselves
running from the law. While writing the book, Truman Capote used only facts to
create a novel out of an actual event. He had thousands of notes ...
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Romeo And Juliet: SummaryThe story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. The two lovers go against their families and against their hate to be together but they don't think about the consequences, which in the end are devastating.
Romeo and Juliet engage in a love that they believe is the one true love. They don't even know ...
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Antigone & IsmeneThe personalities of the two sisters; Antigone and Ismene, are as
different from one another as tempered steel is from a ball of cotton.
One is hard and resistant; the other: pliable, absorbing and soft.
Antigone would have been a strong, successful 90's type woman with her
liberated and strong ...
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Essy And PossyOne of the most unusual parts of the play is, not surprisingly, one
of the most important parts. This is Lucky's "speech", which is given near
the middle of the play. It's importance is signalled not only by its
content, but by its style and structure as well. While any other line in
the play ...
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Analytic Play Review Of The Taming Of The ShrewBy Nathan Davies
The Taming Of The Shrew by William Shakespeare is probably one of
Shakespeare's earliest comedies. Its plot is derived from the popular 'war
of the sexes' theme in which males and females are pitted against one
another for dominance in marriage. The play begins with an ...
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Television, What A Waste Of TimmeHow much does television mean to you? Would you sacrifice your mind, your
health, and your well-being just to keep ahold of it? Most people would. They
are unaware of the severe effects that TV has on our lives and on our future. I
think that television should be banned from all American ...
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A Clockwork Orange: Good Riddance To Bad RubbishA Clockwork Orange received critical acclaim, made more than thirty
million dollars at the box office, and was nominated for various awards; however,
this esteemed film was outlawed from the nation of Great Britain in order to
curb its immoral content from permeating society. Before all the ...
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The Crucible: John ProctorA character is an elaborate blend of emotions and characteristics. Even
though the character's emotions are significant because they make an individual
feel for the character may it be sympathy or anger. The characteristics are very
also important because they make the character. They describe ...
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Basketball Diaries: Movie SummaryOver the past few days in class we have watched a movie called “
Basketball Diaries” This movie about a young man named Jim Carroll. In the
movie Jim develops a serious drug addiction. This results in him losing
everything.
Jim begins using drugs while in high school. He begins with
occasional ...
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The Role Of Duty In William Shakespeare's HamletKilling a person is not something that anyone can take lightly. In the
story of Hamlet, the uncle of the play's focus character, Prince Hamlet of
Denmark, has murdered the prince's father, stolen the crown, and weds his
mother. The ghost of king Hamlet comes to the prince and tells him that ...
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"An Inspector Calls": Issues And Priestly's ViewpointDiscuss some of the issues raised in "An Inspector Calls" and show how Priestly
expresses his own viewpoint in the play.
The play is set in the 1912 on an English street scene in the evening.
The plot of "An Inspector Calls" is about a police inspector who interrupts an
elegant engagement dinner ...
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The Miracle Worker: Kate Keller And HelenKate Keller loves Helen so much that all she can do is pity and indulge her child. Kate’s kind of love is the cause of some of Helen’s problems in The Miracle Worker. By the end of the play, Kate learns that real love also means losing the one you love.
Kate felt bad for Helen because she was ...
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Romeo And Juliet: Tragedy, Love Story Or Both??
Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, is the tale of two lovers who take
their lives for each other when their love is hindered by their feuding parents.
After reading Romeo and Juliet, apparently a tragedy, I would say that this
story contains aspects of both a love story and a tragedy. The ...
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Macbeth: Macbeth's PersonalityMacbeth is presented as a mature man of definitely established character, successful in certain fields of activity and enjoying an enviable reputation. We must not conclude, there, that all his volitions and actions are predictable; Macbeth's character, like any other man's at a given moment, is ...
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Death Of A Salesman: WillyCharley says something in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman that
sums up Willy's whole life. He asks him, "When the hell are you going to
grow up?" Willy's spends his entire life in an illusion. He sees himself
as a great man that is popular and successful. Willy exhibits many
childlike ...
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AmeliaIn the first scene of the screenplay suggests inattentive family culture. The “cultural message” is displayed by ’s parents whom don’t pay mind to their own daughter. is wearing masculine clothing which is a bit abnormal for her culture. Her clothing could be viewed as a cry for attention ...
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The Merchant Of Venice: SummaryWilliam Shakespeare was born in Stratford in April 23, 1564. He was baptized on April 26 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwichshire. William was the third of eight children. His father was John Shakespeare. He was a glove maker in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. John was respected man in the ...
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Romeo And Juliet: A ReviewRomeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. One,
could give many reasons as to why this play became such a huge success, but
one of the most important reasons could be the use of humour in the play.
The main reason for doing this could be to relieve the tensions in the play,
and to ...
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Romeo And Juliet JournalAct I:
Hi. I am Roberto Montague, Romeo's cousin. This is the first of five
entries to this journal.
Many things happened today. Some of these things are that Sampson and
Gregory were talking, and then Abram and Balthasar entered the room. After
Abram started to quarrel, they started to sword ...
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The Crucible: Deterioration Of Social Order In SalemThe trumped-up witch hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts, deteriorated the
rational, and emotional stability of its citizens. This exploited the
populations weakest qualities, and insecurities. The obvious breakdown in
Salem's social order led to the tragedy which saw twenty innocent people hung ...
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Macbeth’s Tragic FlawEvery tragedy has a tragic hero with a tragic flaw, and William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth is no exception. As expected Macbeth is the tragic hero in Macbeth, but his tragic flaw is unclear. may be his guilt, conscience, or even his imagination. Though all of these are possible, is Lady ...
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Crooklyn: A ReviewCrooklyn is the story of how one family (The Carmichael’s) struggles to survive and stay together, as they experience one very special summer in their crowded, but cozy Brooklyn neighborhood nickname “Crooklyn” for the magical, crazy, remarkable experiences in their hometown.
Told from the ...
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