Our Town: Universal Theme Of Family
.... sure we know we are still in reality. The
Stage manager creates quite and effective environment by playing different
parts. Although in the play he plays many miscellaneous roles, to the
audience he is the constant reminder that this is a play. He serves as a
gateway between two worlds of "Our Town" and 1998.
In the third act of the play, the sub-theme, death has a big impact
on the whole plotline. Emily has died, and many others included that were
main characters have also died. This play not only has a strange twist to
the plot, but also a very different conclusion. It ends with everyone dead
and the dead talkin .....
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A Scene From Martin Scorcese's "Mean Streets"
.... and Mean Streets were in this style as was, to a more
obvious degree, the first half hour of Casino. Usually the narration plays
a large part in this style of filmmaking. The use of narration, in general,
is another one of Scorsese's styles.
In Mean Streets, there is a wonderfully lit and choreographed scene
that involves Harvey Keitel's character Charlie after he becomes
intoxicated at a party. He accomplished this using a wide angle lens and
unnatural bar room-style lighting with an overwhelmingly red tone to it. It
also has a smokey look to it. Also, Keitel's acting is excellent as he is
playing someone who had a bit too mu .....
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Hamlet: Tragedy Of Failure
.... King Hamlet.
The play within the play is useful because it allows Hamlet to
verify the validity of the ghost. Usually plays are intended for
entertainment purposes. The play is not real and the actors are playing a
role. In reality Hamlet makes it so that it is similar to what really
happened to his father. Hamlet even goes as far as to instruct the actors
appropriately. He will prove that the ghost is truthful by the reaction on
Claudius' face. The play appears to be harmless but it has a close parallel
to what really happened to the late King Hamlet.
Rosencrantz and Guildernstern, who are the king's spies, pretend to
b .....
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Death Of A Salesman: Summary
.... conflict of
acceptance is what they all have to deal with and that is what moves the
plot along.
Point of View
1. The author uses a lot of stage direction to set the mood for
each scene. Musical instruments define each character and help visualize
the mood and attitude for that character. The stage directions are also
important to the plot by allowing the reader to visualize the changing
scenery and moving actors.
Characterization
1. The protagonist is Willy Loman.
2. Willy's goal is to cater to his family and make sure they are
all taken care of and are successful.
3. Willy Loman is a stout .....
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The Crucible: Summary
.... other citizen in the community except he has had an affair with
Abigail and he is afraid abigail is trying to kill his wife to get him.
Proctor weighs all parts of this conflict and decides that he must not
make another mistake, so he admits to witchcraft and goes to the death.
Reverend Hale is the person who initiates the problems, at first he
believes that there actually are witches and he is carrying out the wishes
of GOD himself. Reverend Hale just wanted to do what is right for his
community but it tragically ended with the deaths of many innocent people.
Soon Reverend Hale began to see that, and tried his best to correct .....
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Good Will Hunting: Review
.... afraid to get to know him, and they all chose to let him into their
lives in hopes that he would do the same. The problem is that he never
knew how to do this. In turn, he couldn't fully enjoy life because he had
no one to share it with.
Like many others, Will needs someone to believe in him and
appreciate who he is, and what he stands for. He needs someone to teach
him and show him how to love and how to trust. Shawn was the open door for
him to walk through, and he provided Will with a supportive and accepting
type of love. In a sense, Shawn served as the father figure that Will
never had while growing up. He share .....
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The Fool In King Lear
.... and helped
him to regain hi throne.
Shakespeare utilized this British legend to create what is arguably
one of the greatest tragedies of all time. Shakespeare took this British
legend and conceptualized it to fit his audience. Shakespeare added the
character of the Fool as a tool in better understanding Lear. The Fool
exists as a metaphorical device in the King's path to better understanding
himself. The Fool's bitter jests ultimately show King Lear the folly of his
action. King Lear's madness and the Fool's wit and insight illustrate the
theme of the play. The theme being man's inhumanity to man in the form of
ingratitude. .....
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Taming Of The Shrew: Shakespeare's Preamble Of Katherine And Bianca
.... I, when Katherine sums up her own state: “I will go sit and weep/
Till I can find occasion of revenge” (35-36). It is an immature response,
but the only one she knows, and it serves the dual purpose of cloaking her
hurt. The transformation, which she undergoes near the end of the play, is
not one of character, but one of attitude. At the end of the play, we find
out that her negative attitude becomes a positive one.
The shrew is not a shrew at all beneath the surface.
The play begins introducing Katherine with her father's words of
shame towards her when he offers his eldest daughter to the two suitors of
Bianca. Th .....
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Sex Sells?
.... and believes that by buying this
product perhaps he will attract a women like this. For example, in a
Bacardi Rum advertisement from a recent men's sports magazine, there is a
picture of a women's waistline and she is holding a glass of rum along with
a lime. This is a woman with perfect, stereotypical curves. She also has
a belly button ring for added sexual tone. When a man looks at this
advertisement and sees this perfect body, he thinks, “if I had a bottle of
this Bacardi Rum, I could have a women that looks like this.” Bacardi is
trying to get the consumer to think that all women who are as physically
gifted as th .....
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Oedipus Rex: Self Discovery
.... Oedipus begins his great search.
Oedipus vows to his subjects that he will find the contaminator of
Thebes, not knowing that he has brought on the sickness of the people; "So
shall you see me, as of right, with you, venging this country and the God
together. Why, 'tis not for my neighbour's sake, but mine, I shall dispel
this plague-spot; for the man, whoever it may be, who murdered him, lightly
might hanker to serve me the same. I benefit myself in aiding him."
(Oedipus p6) With that vow he unknowingly starts his search for who he is.
Oedipus starts the search for the murderer by sending for Tiresia, "the
godlike seer, th .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: A Movie Review
.... and unnatural. The language and vocabulary that were
utilized throughout the film I found to be fitting the characters. With
the acting, I was not impressed, however. It seemed to me that the acting
was very novice and awkward. Gregory Peck was the only actor that I felt
had much offerable talent in performing. I was disappointed by this aspect
to the movie. I did feel that the characters were believable, though. It
was obvious that the directing in this film was well done. The ideas
flowed together quite adequately, and were well presented in most aspects
of the movie. This I found was one of the best parts of the overal .....
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Personalities And Themes In "The Shawshank Redemption"
.... seem like a man who would survive.
His thinking going into prison is just to survive and blend in. He's a
wise man who competently deals with what the justice system has served him.
He is normal on the outside but emotionally tormented on the inside. Andy
is a very complex character who displays introverted tendencies, keeping
his feelings to himself and never allowing anyone beyond his stoic exterior
except for Red.
Andy's friendship with Red begins in a most peculiar manner. Andy
asks for a rock hammer, which Red dutifully gets for him. Red, knowing
that Andy is vulnerable, gets him on tar duty and takes him under his wi .....
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