Ophelia: The Forgotten Character
.... thinks his condition has indeed been caused by her following her father's instructions and refusing to see him. In the conflict between her love for Hamlet and her duty of obedience to her father's orders, she grants to Polonius' wishes. Hamlet, however, is less obedient to the orders of the ghost, his father.
In essence, "pretty Ophelia," as Claudius calls her, is the most innocent victim of Hamlet's revenge. Attracted by her sweet beauty after the depressing event of his father's death, Hamlet had fallen in love with her. She had "sucked the honey of his music vows" and returned his affection. But when her father had .....
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Ophelia: The Forgotten Character
.... Scene, Hamlet confesses to Ophelia that, “I loved you not” (3.1.117). He has too much pride and rage to confess his love for her.
In essence, “Pretty Ophelia,” as Claudius calls her, is the most innocent victim of Hamlet’s revenge. Hamlet fell in love with Ophelia after the depressing event of his father’s death. According to Arthur Eastman, Hamlet thought of his mother as a perfection or as an excellence and set his heart on Ophelia. Ophelia is an obsession for Hamlet. She had “sucked the honey of his music vows” and returned his affection (3.1.148). Ophelia is truly in love with Hamlet. However, when Polonius challeng .....
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Review Of Musical Singin In The Rain
.... become obvious to Don when she leaps out of a cake at the after-show party. An even bigger upset occurs when studio owner R.F. Simpson (Millard Mitchell) shows a new talking picture, which is dismissed as a passing fad (commenting that Warner Brothers will "lose their shirts with The Jazz Singer").
Progress is inexorable though and the studio is forced to halt its next production, "The Dueling Cavalier", when it becomes obvious that it'll have to be wired for sound. There is only one fundamental problem -- Lina has an awful, nasal speaking voice which can't be beaten into shape by a voice coach. When this is combined wi .....
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Madness In Macbeth And Hamlet
.... the play, especially towards Ophelia is inconsistent. He jumps into Ophelia's grave, and fights with Laertes in her grave. He professes "I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers/Could not, with all their quantity of love,/ Make up my sum" [HV, I,250-253], during the fight with Laertes in Ophelia's grave, but he tells her that he never loved her, when she returns his letters and gifts, while she was still alive. Hamlet subtly hints his awareness of his dissolving sanity as he tells Laertes that he killed Polonius in a fit of madness [HV, II, 236-250] Once Ophelia meets Hamlet and speaks with him her love abandons him. .....
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Hamlet: Playing The Roles
.... Hamlet giving up the role of a student and mourning son. Hamlet says, "I'll wipe away all trivial fond records, All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past, That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Within the book and volume of my brain" (1.5.99-103). Hamlet is declaring that he will be committed to nothing else but the revenge of his father's death. In the next act, however, Hamlet's status and intetions suddenly, and with out demonstrared reason, become mired in confusion.
When Hamlet appears again in act two, it seems he has lost the conviction that was present earlier. He .....
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Los Vendidos
.... THe Mexican American is still trying to decide weather he is going to live Mexican or American. When the Mexican-American says,"the only thing I don't like is how come I always got to play the goddamn Mexican-American"(page384). You are unsure by this statement weather he is selling-out his Mexican or his American lifestyle. You know he wants to perfect because of his attitude toward playing the part of the Mexican-American.
The Mexican-American doesn't know where he wants to go in life I guess this proves no matter how old you are or how much of an education you have you sell people out and walk all over them. Even if it is .....
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African Art
.... the culture of the land and the people. However, this statement is very untrue, to the individual who has taken the time to study the history and culture of the Africa on its own while eliminating as much bias thought as possible.
For example, when we look at pottery we can disprove the theory that all early Africans were nomadic. In African History, it is stated that “ceramics are a good indicator of a sedentary life style because their weight and their fragility makes them unstable for a nomadic life (P.5).” From this we can asses that all early Africans were not hunter gathers, because this would not have been feasible w .....
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Who Loves Lucy? I Do, I Do!
.... today. Imagine Lucy Ricardo, being the typical housewife of that time, where all she did was stay at home and take care of the baby while cooking Ricky’s dinner. It would not make a very interesting show during any time period. It is Lucy’s outright defiance of her role in society that makes the show so humorous and at the same time, makes important statements about gender equality.
Lucy and Ricky made the roles of both men and women clear during many of the shows that they starred in. Lucy was often seen cleaning the house and performing many of the duties that were expected of her. Every morning, there would be a plate o .....
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The Merchant Of Venice
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Written in 1596 or 1597 The Merchant of Venice has some remarkably cool characters. Three of who are described here.
Antonio
A merchant of Venice, who was a well-respected businessman and whose whole fortune was tied up in ships. Although, not actually a member of the aristocracy his wealth allowed him to mix in the same circles and afforded him many of the same pleasures. Antonio was a loyal friend and was well liked amongst the young men of Venice. In modern day terms, a combination of, jet setter, city slicker, socialite and party animal. His fr .....
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Analyzing Noir Films The Maltese Falcon And The Big Sleep
.... through the windows. Keeping the viewer on the edge of their seat plays a key role in why these movies are so popular even though they are over 50 years old. Film noir movies might also keep attracting people because noir films are not regularly shot today for the mainstream movie theatres and the lingering intrigue about black and white, good 7and evil and night and day contained within each movie.
The uses of dark areas, deserted places, and quiet talking create a scary or even unsafe atmosphere and make the viewer wonder why there are no other characters in the scene. In the noir film, The Maltese Falcon, several dar .....
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Ophelia As A Reason For Hamlet's Madness
.... due to her love for Hamlet. Secretly she kills Claudius, but the cause for his death is unknown. Hamlet is the only person besides Ophelia who knows who the culprit is. This is kept a secret between the two and their love is what keeps the secret from getting out.
All the little tragedies within the original tragedy are what make it such a great tragedy, but if I were to make this into a love story these wouldn’t be necessary. By eliminating Claudius secretly. Hamlet’s revenge is no longer necessary. Hamlet does not end up killing Polonius in his mother’s quarters. Ophelia has no reason to go insane, Laertes seeks no revenge on .....
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Antigone: Afterlife
.... and valid. I myself would not have risked my life to ensure a proper burial for anyone, whether it was in modern times or back then.To go against authority and break the laws given by the monarch was a plain senseless act. When someone is dead we now know there is nothing else anyone or anything can do for them at that point. It is too bad the Greeks did not believe that. As I stated before, afterlife to the Greeks was more important than living life itself. The Greeks seemed to spend most if not all of their lives preparing in some way for their afterlives. The lives they led back then were consecutive to please the Gods. I feel t .....
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