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Term Papers on Arts and Movies
Oedipus: Sometimes Things Are Better Left Unknown
Number of words: 380 - Number of pages: 2.... never had to find that out. If Oedipus would not have
gone to the oracle in search of his fate, he would have lived a life
without the fear of knowing what lay ahead for him. Instead, he finds out
his fate, and tries to avoid his destiny by doing things to decrease his
chances of the prophecy being fulfilled. In the end, however, the prophecy
is ultimately fulfilled, and Oedipus must live with the harsh reality of
the knowledge he had discovered.
If people knew what was going to happen in their futures, what
point would there be for living? To me, not knowin .....
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The Crucible: Abigail’s Revenge
Number of words: 989 - Number of pages: 4.... none of it. Betty wakes up
and she says, “You did, you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s
wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!” Abigail: (smashes her
across the face). “Shut it! Now shut it!” Betty: (collapsing on the
bed). “Mama, Mama!” (she dissolves into sobs.) Abigail: “Now look you.
All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters.
And that is all. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the
edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black
of some terrible nig .....
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Infomercials And Other Dishonest Commercials
Number of words: 1128 - Number of pages: 5.... was required
was that a certain 1-800 number be dialed and a person could get a reading.
Then to show that the reading was accurate, they had people come on and say that
their experience with the psychic was "life changing," and that "it was so real…
the psychic knew everything." It is amazing what people will fall for in this
day and age.
Info-mercials are basically half hour commercials that attempt to sell
products to watchers. The products that most info-mercials offer are things that
are said to "improve someone's life" but in most cases the products ar .....
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Lady Macbeth
Number of words: 1278 - Number of pages: 5.... won't feel any remorse for what she is going to do.She wants them to make her evil enough to kill Duncan that night while he is staying in the castle.
When Macbeth enters treats him as if he's a god and boost him up.She says:'Great Glamis!Worthy Cawdor.Greater than both by the all hail hereafter!' She tells Macbeth how to act around the king,to be evil but look innocent, 'Look like the innocent flower,but be the serpent under it'.
make's the plan and puts the ideas about how to kill the king into feeling good about how to kill the king into Macbeth's head.She .....
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Characterization Of Reverend Samuel Parris In "The Crucible"
Number of words: 661 - Number of pages: 3.... is set into motion. During the trials Parris is sure to attack the
character of every defendant leaving no one pure. When Frances Nurse brings a
petition with 91 names on it, a petition to set Rebecca, Goody Proctor, and
Martha Corey free Parris demands that all those on the list be called in for
questioning.
pg93
Danforth, glancing at the list: How many names are here?
Frances: Ninety-one, Your Excellency.
Parris, sweating: These people should be summoned. Danforth
looks up at him questioningly. For questioning. .....
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The Crucible: Evil And Greed In Man
Number of words: 502 - Number of pages: 2.... to such great lengths that she would go beyond the point of
extremities. An example of her demonic acts, is when she mutilates her stomach
with a sewing needle and claims it to be Elizabeth Procters voodoo spell. "and
struck two inches in the flesh of her belly, he draw a needle outshe testify it
were your familiar spirit pushed it in." (Miller 71). From this, it can be
conceived that she would disastrously knock down any obstacle to get what she
wanted.
Another character who brings greed upon themselves is the Reverend Parris. He
uses his high social status as .....
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Oedipus Rex
Number of words: 500 - Number of pages: 2.... especially since Teiresias foretold the ending of the story. If Oedipus had been more patient and waited, he might have not been quite so upset about the future, nor shaken up about what was to happen.
However, that one trait did not alone take away his position of high authority. Oedipus displayed anger throughout the whole story, which did not help him at all. During the story, we learn of Oedipus’ anger as he knocked a passerby at the meeting of the three highways; “ I being enraged, strike him who jostled me…” (pg. 29). Later, this passerby whom he angrily .....
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Othello As A Tragedy
Number of words: 821 - Number of pages: 3.... reputation to be brave and courtly when he is introduced to a crowd with, "Here comes Brobantio and the valiant Moor." From the beginning to the end of the novel, he is aware of his high position. In the first act, Othello refuses to be aroused by Iago's account of the anger of Brabantio. He knows where he stands and later on refuses to retreat before Brabantio's men: "My parts, my title, and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly" (31-32). His acceptance of his rank makes everyone appear beneath him, and sets him up to face a tragedy.
Othello is not as .....
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