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Term Papers on Arts and Movies
Macbeth: Abuse Of Power And Appearance Versus Reality
Number of words: 710 - Number of pages: 3.... paranoia and guilt; this causes him to abuse his power even further. After a series of murders, including the murder of Banquo and Macduff’s family, Macbeth is finally defeated. Malcolm and Macduff’s army from England subjugates Macbeth; soon after Macduff himself kills him. The rightful heir to the throne is finally in power and peace is restored throughout Scotland.
Shakespeare drives his intent with the use of several recurrent themes within Macbeth. Nothing is ever what it appears to be in the play and therefore the theme of appearance versus reality .....
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Shylock Is The Villian In Shakespeare's Merchant Of Venice
Number of words: 382 - Number of pages: 2.... getting his money back. Shylock want revenge for the loss of his daughter
through the fulfillment of the bond. In court Shylock is defeated because of
his selfishness.
Shakespeare also shows the human qualities of Shylock throughout the
play. Shakespeare brings out these human qualities by causing us to feel
sympathy for him. After the loss of his daughter Shylock ran through the
streets crying “My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter!” as children followed
him, mocking him. This causes us to feel sympathy for Shylock, even though we
may feel h .....
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Analysis Of Advertisements For Two Different Things
Number of words: 1216 - Number of pages: 5.... yellow background with a large purple type set across the top
of the page accompanied by the words: `Size Matters". This leads the
reader to ponder the meaning of this rather unusual phrase and to further
read the smaller print. Here, the reader encounters an irregular font of
different sizes to accentuate certain words. While this may be annoying
to many, its overall purpose is to create a lively playful environment
through the usage of fonts. This, of course, is an attempt to appeal to a
younger gaming audience. On the other hand, the `Microsoft Project' .....
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Dicks' Androids And Scotts' Replicants
Number of words: 1892 - Number of pages: 7.... It for You
Wholesale (Total Recall), Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner),
made into movies. Of the two, Blade Runner (B.R.) has had the greatest impact.
B.R., however, differs greatly from Dicks' original novel, Do Androids Dream of
Electric Sheep? (D.A.D.O.E.S.)
Blade Runner was released in 1982 under the direction of Ridley Scott,
who also made another sci-fi classic, Alien.
The film begins in the city of Los Angeles. The year is 2019. The city of
Los Angeles is overpopulated, teeming with all sorts of humans. Japanese ADs
are all ov .....
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Julius Caesar: Brutus An Honor Man
Number of words: 410 - Number of pages: 2.... sighted tyranny rage on, till each man drop by lottery"
(Shakespeare 399). Brutus said that if the conspirators do not join for a
common cause, then there is no need for an oath because the conspirators
are self-righteous, and they are serving the romans. If the conspirators
don't bind together, then each man will go his own way, become a weakling,
and die when it suits the tyrants caprice. Brutus is advocates peace,
freedom and liberty, for all romans, which shows that Brutus is an
altruistic as well as an honorable man. Brutus also had a compassion for
Caesar .....
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Movie: Pretty Woman
Number of words: 911 - Number of pages: 4.... Vivian Ward, the poor hooker, who untilnow, have lived a life
as a prostitute on Hollywood Boulevard,where she earned just enough money
to pay her bills if itwasn't for her roommate Kit. Kit is also a prostitute.
She usually buys dope for the rent money, which leaves Vivian towork extra.
To draw parralels to Cinderella, Vivian would (off course) be Cinderella,
and Kit would be the exploiting stepsister. They have lived like this for a
long time, andcontinues living like that, until one day, when Vivian is
picked up by Mr. Edward Levis, a businessman fro .....
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L’Atalante & Breathless Response Paper
Number of words: 496 - Number of pages: 2.... cute. (Although they were seemingly shoddily drawn on with magic markers.) I appreciated the actors too. The were good at what they were supposed to do. Even though these few things made L’Atalante almost bearable, I didn’t especially like it.
Breathless, on the other hand, held my interest. There was a definite plot as well as plenty of action and romance. I also enjoyed it because I had the feeling that everything I would need to know about the characters was revealed from the beginning.
This film had a much more “stylized” mise-en-scene than L’Atalante .....
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Macbeth: Corruption
Number of words: 696 - Number of pages: 3.... to change would have to step out of power and become a
person who doesn't control.
Nothing can really be done to sustain it or avoid it, if you take a corrupt
person in power and replace a fair and just person. Sooner or later they also
become corrupt. You just have to assume and hope the replacement will be a fair
person.
In the tradgity "Macbeth" there are many examples of corruption. When Macbeth
became Thane of Cowdor his wife, Lady Macbeth, was very delighted to hear of
such news. And when hearing that Duncan, the king ,would be coming to dinner at .....
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