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Term Papers on Arts and Movies
Death Of A Salesman: Willy's Life
Number of words: 1095 - Number of pages: 4.... this as too many years
on the road and too much pressure to succeed.
His family and friends keep referring to him as a good man, but I
don’t see that. As they flashback to the past and show him with his sons he
is still the obsessive man that he is in the present, it’s just in the past
his sons are successful in school. The Qualities Willy tries to instill in
his kids are to be well liked, and have a strong mind for business. In the
past he was a great dad, but that’s because his sons were turning out OK by
his standards. A person’s character should be ju .....
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The Setting In "A Doll's House"
Number of words: 162 - Number of pages: 1.... During this
time women were discriminated. against. This simple fact affects the whole
play's outcome. A young woman by the name of Nora is under the control of
her husband. He feels that he must rule her for he is the head of the
family. He would place small stipulations on her such as not being able
to eat macaroons. When she would make mistakes, he would refer to her by
some little name like, "Lark" or "Squirrel."
All of these things mentioned ar due to the setting. This caused Nora
to want to leave more and more. I believe Ibsen picked this setting to
tell of how women were treated .....
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The Shawshank Redemption
Number of words: 1414 - Number of pages: 6.... if they commit other crimes (inside and outside of the prison). But
in all reality, the prison was home for the inmates and they made it into what
it was. The demeanor of the characters creates a very unique atmosphere.
The story revolves around Andy who is convicted of murdering his wife
and her lover in 1946 and is sentenced to life in prison. He is sent to the
Shawshank prison, the state prison in Maine which is known for its harshness.
At the beginning of the movie, one does not know if Andy committed the
horrible crime of murder. But what is known is .....
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The Development Of Juliet In Romeo And Juliet
Number of words: 460 - Number of pages: 2.... from my soul too, or else beshrew them both". By now, Juliet is slowly forced into maturity by the series of disasters which have occured. She is now showing determination and courage to enable her to hide her anguish, and talk calmly with Paris at the Friar*s cell.
Juliet is forced by a series of crises to grow up rapidly, and we can see her gathering strength to face each one. The pain of Romeo*s banishment is immediately succeeded by the horror of her father*s plans for another wedding. Juliets father, the Old Capulet, startled by the rebellion of Juliet w .....
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Othello: The Theme Of Right Judgement
Number of words: 938 - Number of pages: 4.... but the main article I do approve in the fearful
sense (I 3 12-14)," he is showing that he will not rely solely on the
information he is receiving, but also use common sense, memory, and
understanding, and therefore judge rightly. Only after right judgement was
used did he take action, and therefore avoid disaster. The Duke is a model
of right judgement who can be compared to other characters in the play to
show their weaknesses and shortcomings.
In the same scene, right judgement is demonstrated again by the
Duke, when he is faced with the mater of Othello ma .....
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Television Soaps: The Cultural Construction Of Gender And Representation
Number of words: 806 - Number of pages: 3.... Soapies usually have
the males in typically male dominated occupations such as doctors, car salesmen
and chefs. Women in soaps are usually secretaries or housewives. There does
not seem to be any attempt for a switch of roles. Females are feminine, males
masculine. There has been one exception, which was Kylie Minogue's character,
Charlene, on Neighbours. She was a mechanic and tomboy. This is one of the few
occasions where a soap has interrogated the cultural construction of gender and
representation of identity.
A music video is footage that .....
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Hamlet: Inner Turmoil
Number of words: 1567 - Number of pages: 6.... in such a manner as to entertain both the
Nobility, as well as the peasants.
The Shakespearean theater is a physical manifestation of how Shakespeare
catered to more than one social class in his theatrical productions. These
Shakespearean theaters has a unique construction, which had specific seats for
the wealthy, and likewise, a designated separate standing section for the
peasants. This definite separation of the classes is also evident in
Shakespeare's writing, in as such that the nobility of the productions speak in
poetic iambic pentameter, where .....
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Fate And Prophecy In Oedipus Rex
Number of words: 629 - Number of pages: 3.... to these men or me; / You yourself are the pollution of this country” (Sophocles 1027).
When Oedipus left his stepfather because of the oracles prediction it is unequivocal that he is trying to escape his own fate. When Oedipus is on his way from Corinth he runs into his real father and kills him and then defeats the Sphinx to become the new king of Thebes. After this first accusation the reader can see that not only is the king accused of murder but he has committed murder before. Oedipus unknowingly killed his own father but also married his mother. This tr .....
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