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Term Papers on Arts and Movies
Lady Macbeth And Macbeth's Reactions And The Plot
Number of words: 624 - Number of pages: 3.... tedious as go o’er.” There has just been too much blood shed, and he knows that there is no going back for him. However, he still reveals that he is “ but young in deed.” Many innocent people have died, and Macbeth still thinks he needs to do more. The ultimate injustice that he commits is the murder of Lady Macduff and her young son. There was no motive, and their deaths did not advance his position in any way. Furthermore, he reveals that “ the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand.” From now on, he has vowed to act simply on impulse .....
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The Crucible: Miller's McCarthynistic Idea
Number of words: 594 - Number of pages: 3.... expects dinner on the table when they
get home. This is an example of a common communistic society.
Through out the whole play, women are being accused of witchcraft.
A man could have never been accused of witchcraft in those days. Men were
the dominant gender. Tituba is a black servant who was spotted in the woods
supposedly practicing witchcraft. She is blamed for the crime, probably
because she is a servant of the lower class. But as the play goes on, a
more classless society comes into effect. That is when the women of the
upper class get blamed for .....
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The Temple Of Zeus
Number of words: 521 - Number of pages: 2.... with precious stones. At the legs and feet of the throne were sphinxes and winged figures of Victory. The sphinxes show the god Zeus was protected. His head was decorated with an olive wreath, possibly symbolizing peace. The face was made of ivory, the hair and beard were made of gold. Zeus held in his left hand a golden scepter representing royalty, topped with a golden eagle. In his right hand he held a Victory, symbolizing the importance of winning. Zeus wore a golden robe and sandals. The robe was described as beautiful with carvings of animal .....
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Macbeth: Lady Macbeth Uses Others As A Shield For Guilt
Number of words: 452 - Number of pages: 2.... would,'
Like the poor cat I' th' adage?"
(I, vii, 39-49)
By doing this, she manages to get Macbeth to kill King Duncan, however, in the end, she knows she is just as guilty as he is. Her guilt emerges in her visions of blood remaining on her hands,
"The Thane of Fife had a wife. Where is
she now? What, will these hands ne'er be clean? No
more o' that, my lord, no more o' that. You mar all
with this starting."
(V, I, 44-47)
Another less obvious place where Lady Macbeth uses others to shield her guilt is when Banquo is murdered. Both MacBeth an .....
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Movie: Casper - Death And Growth Of Characters
Number of words: 427 - Number of pages: 2.... and it could be called the
theme. Regeneration is first shown when Cat’s father gets killed at the
bar and they have to use the last of the juice that brings people back to
life. But first they had to get it from the evil Ms. Carrigan. The second
example is when Cat’s mom comes back for a short time to see Cat and Dr.
James, Cat’s father. The last is when Cat’s mom turns Casper back into a
boy so that he can dance with Cat at her party.
With all the death in the movie Cat has to come to realize the
reality of death and that it can happen to someone that s .....
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The Chamber: A Look Into The Novel And Film
Number of words: 1574 - Number of pages: 6.... their perspectives on certain issues. Sam Cayhall is
one of the main characters in the story whose background is filled with hate
because of his connection with the Klan. "The second member of the team was a
Klansman by the name of Sam Cayhall," "The FBI knew that Cayhall's father had
been a Klansman, . . . " (Grisham 2-3). Sam, who is brought up under the
influence of the Ku Klux Klan, uses "politically incorrect" terms for other
minorities when he talks with Adam Cayhall in death row. " ‘ You Jew boys never
quit, do you?' ", " ‘ How many nigger partners do .....
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Hamlet: Antiheroism
Number of words: 834 - Number of pages: 4.... in avenging his
murder.
Act four places a special emphasis on Hamlet's intelligence. In scene two,
Hamlet is very insolent and rude towards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern with such
phrases as,
That I can keep your counsel and not, mine
own. Beside, to be demanded of a sponge, what
replication should be made by the son of a
king? (IV, ii, 12-14)
The reference to the sponge reflects the fact that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
are easily ordered by the king and do not have minds of their own. Hamlet does
not like Rosencrantz and Guildens .....
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The Preponderant Lysistrata
Number of words: 1195 - Number of pages: 5.... that is highly important to them in this time period. This commonality is their sexual relationship with their wives. Lysistrata knows how important sex is to the men of all city-states. Without the women, the men “walk around the city bent over like men lighting matches in a wind” (726, 1028-9). Lysistrata uses her knowledge to gain power over them by summoning all of the women together and calling for “a sex-strike against war” (701). This “sex-strike” puts the men in “a pretty high-strung condition” (727, 1102) and also puts them at the mercy of the women. Se .....
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