The Crucible: It's Easy To Blame Anyone
.... she is accused of being
involved with witchcraft. Betty lays in bed to scared to get up because
she and her Abby and Tituba committed a sin by dancing in the woods.
Parris, Abby's uncle and Reverend Hale question Abigail about what they did
to make Betty act this way.
Parris says, “I saw a kettle in the grass where you girls were
dancing. I believe I saw some movement in the soup.”(39) He asks if
little creatures were put in the pot.
Abigail admits that a frog did jump in. She gets a little scared
now thinking she shouldn't have said that. They seem to want to know more
about the girls mischief so Hale calls for Tituba.
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Masaccio: The Holy Trinity
.... fascinated
many artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
The proportions in this painting are so numerically exact that one can
actually calculate the numerical dimensions of the chapel in the background.
The span of the painted vault is seven feet, and the depth is nine feet.
"Thus, he achieves not only successful illusion, but a rational, metrical
coherence that, by maintaining the mathematical proportions of the surface
design, is responsible for the unity and harmony of this monumental
composition." Two principal interests are summed up by The Holy Trinity:
Realism based on observation, and the application of mathema .....
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The Tragic Fate Of Oedipus
.... The gods tell them to take
revenge upon whoever killed there past king. Oedipus, now the mighty king,
is determined to find out what happened. He says, "Then once more I must
bring what is dark to light. You shall see how I stand by you, as I should,
to avenge the city and the city's god.” (804).
The first thing Oedipus does is to call on Teiresias who is the
holy prophet in whom, alone of all men, truth was born. When Teiresias
arrives he tells Oedipus, “ Let me go home. Bear your own fate, and I'll
bear mine. It is better so: trust what I say.” (808). Oedipus can not
accept this and demands to know what Teiresias kn .....
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King Lear's Mistake
.... his age. In a since he wants to retire from a job that you cannot
retire from. He has no son to hand his throne down to, so he must give it
to his daughters. He offers his daughters pieces of his kingdom a form of
reward to his test of love.
Great rivals in our youngest daughter's love,
Long in our court have made their amorous sojourn,
And here are to be answered. Tell me, my daughters
(Since now we will divest us both of rule,
Interest of territory, cares of state),
Which of you shall we say doth love us most?
That we our largest bounty may extend
Where .....
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Hamlet: The Cause Of Ophelia's Insanity
.... in such perilous circumstance.
Do you believe his "tenders" as you call them?
Oph.
I do not know, my lord, what I should think.
(I, iii, ln.107-113)
Ophelia openly professes her confusion. Polonius' response is presented in
a manner which is clearly intended to sincerely disdain Hamlet before his
daughter, making obvious his opinion of their involvement. His intent for
her actions, however, will merely magnify her confusion. Ophelia concedes
that she is not aware of a solution with which to halt or even improve this
situation. For this reason, no preventive measures are taken, only
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Twelfth Night: Olivia
.... "I love thee so that, maugre all thy pride"
(Act 3, Scene 1, Line 149).
Cessario also knows that Olivia's in love with him, because he realizes
that after Malvolio had given the ring to Cessario apon returning from
Olivia's house. This is prooven to us when Cessario is on the stage him
self reading a soliloquy, which read:
"She loves me sure; the sunning of her passion invites me in this
churlish messenger"
(Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 19-20).
The last person that Olivia's in love with is Sebastian. This is the
person which Olivia is fooled by. By this means is that Cessario is Viola
and Sebatian is he .....
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Hamlet: Chivalry
.... does not fit most people's ideas of knighthood or chivalry, but in
essence that is what a knight is. A knight's duty is always to his king.
The duality of these roles is what makes chivalry unique. (Barber 9).
So where did chivalry get its start? Many believe it started with
the barbaric Huns or the Roman Empire. Both civilizations had soldiers who
can be called knights, but there is controversy over which really
influenced what we now consider chivalry. The Hun soldiers were
inseparable from their horses realizing the effectiveness of mounted attack.
A classical writer referred to them as "shaggy centaurs." The Romans had
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Patterns Of Imagery In Macbeth
.... 5) Darkness evokes feelings of
evilness, of a disturbance in nature on this fateful night. It creates a
perfect scene for the baneful murders.
Another disturbance in nature comes from Macbeth's mouth, "Now o'er
the one half-world / Nature seems dead" (Lines 49 - 50). This statement
might mean that everywhere he looks, the world seems dead (there is no
hope). It might also give him the idea that the murder he is about to
commit will have repercussions spreading far. The doctor says in Act V,
Scene i, Line 10, "A great perturbation in nature," while talking about
Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking. This is just another exa .....
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Barbara Walters' Interview With Christopher Reeves
.... no longer a place for journalistic
integrity in a profit based field. It is up to the journalist to determine
whether or not they are comfortable with what they are doing and how they
do it.
Yet the question still remains, was everything that Barbara Walters
did ethical. No. There were times in my mind when she should have laid
off. In my view she had no right intruding in the Reeves' personal life,
even venturing into their sex-life. I am sorry, however I do not wish to
know certain things about Mr. and Mrs. Reeve's personal business (namely
that that occurs behind closed doors).
However, if the Reeves offered this info .....
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Hamlet: A Revenge Tragedy
.... to murder him. This, of course, throws a much larger burden on
Hamlet's hands and the thirty year old prince becomes insane. Hamlet then
seeks revenge. A revenge tragedy is a bloody, violent play dramatizing a
detailed, bloodcurdling scheme to avenge some wickedness frequently the
murder of a close relative or loved one. The hero of a revenge tragedy
does not cause the situation which begins the play. The villain, on whom
the hero will eventually take vengeance, does.
Hamlet learned from the ghost of his father about the betrayal
Claudius had planned. Hamlet was informed of the presence of his father's
spirit by Hor .....
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The Supernatural In Shakespeare's Work
.... following it, "What if it
tempt you toward the flood, my lord, or to the dreadful summit of the
cliff."(1.4, 69-70)
The conversation between the ghost and Hamlet serves as a catalyst
for Hamlet's later actions and provides insight into Hamlet's character.
The information the ghost reveals incites Hamlet into action against a
situation he was already uncomfortable with, and now even more so. Hamlet
is not quick to believe the ghost, and thus an aspect of Hamlet's character
is revealed. Hamlet, having no suspicion of the ghost after the production
by the players, encounters the ghost next in his mother's room. Hamlet is
now convin .....
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The Chocolate War: Comparison Between Book And Movie
.... movie.
I liked the movie better than the book. It was better because
Jerry got even with Archie for once. And that in my opinion, is a better
way to end a movie like the Chocolate War. I just feel that movies are
more helpful. And in this case I just feel that it was much better. The
book just lacked many unexplainable qualities, that the movie had.
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