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Term Papers on Arts and Movies
A Street Car Named Desire: The Many Traits Of Blanch
Number of words: 1494 - Number of pages: 6.... Another time that she is noted for being vein is in "Scene Ten",
this is when Stanley and Blanch are yelling at each other:
Stanley: And look at yourself! Take a look at yourself in that
worn out Mardi Gras outfit, rented for fifty cents from some
rag-picker! And with the crazy crown on! What queen do you think
you are?
Blanch: Oh-God...
Stanley: I've been on to you from the start! Not once did you
pull any wool over this boy's eyes! You come in here and sprinkle
the place with .....
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Sex Sells?
Number of words: 1249 - Number of pages: 5.... of course he is going to take a second and look. When he
stops to look at the woman he will see what is advertised and when he does
this the advertisers have accomplished what they set out to do. The man
sees this woman in the advertisement 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 .....
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The Tragedy Of Hamlet
Number of words: 914 - Number of pages: 4.... royalty results in his death can be found at
the beginning of Act III, scene iv, when Hamlet stabs him while he is
hiding behind the arras in Gertrude's room. This shows how Polonius, a man
unaware of the true nature of the situation he is in, is killed by a member
of the royalty during the execution of one of their schemes. This makes
Polonius' death a tragedy.
The next member of Polonius' family to die is his daughter Ophelia.
Ophelia's death is tragic because of her complete innocence in the
situation. Some may argue that Polonius deserves his fate be .....
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The Holy Trinity And The Isenheim Altarpiece
Number of words: 958 - Number of pages: 4.... an illusion of an actual structure is
created. The interior volume of this 'structure' is an tension of the
space that the person looking at the work is standing in. The adjustment
of the spectator to the pictured space is one of the first steps in the
development of illusionistic painting. Illusionistic painting fascinated
many artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
The proportions in this painting are so numerically exact that one can
actually calculate the numerical dimensions of the chapel in the background.
The span of the painted vault i .....
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Compare And Contrast The Language Of Romeo And Juliet In The Balcony Scene
Number of words: 1757 - Number of pages: 7.... to express his love but compared to his, Juliet's language
it is more sincere and filled with sweet seriousness.
Romeo expresses his love for Juliet right at the beginning of the
scene through the use of light imagery. He declares:
"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the
envious moon … Her vestal livery is but sick and green"
Romeo connects the pale moonlight with sickness and grief and says that
only fools have anything to do with it. Here Romeo refers to how foolishly
he fell in love with Rosaline. He could also be re .....
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Julius Caesar: The Corruption Of Power
Number of words: 869 - Number of pages: 4.... to death. This showed how he did not tolerate any nonsense. He did
not like opposition or anyone questioning him, even though Flavius and
Marullus had a right to express their beliefs. Caesar also presents his
despotic attitude, when Metellus Cimber begs him to reverse his brother’s
banishment. Caesar selfishly replied that this request “might fire the
blood of ordinary men…know, Caesar doth not wrong…”. He refers to himself
in the third person, and considered his status to be next to the gods. He
believed he was never wrong and his judgment was alwa .....
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Oedipus
Number of words: 1419 - Number of pages: 6.... his
fate holds and thus he unceasingly attempts to thwart fate and the will of the
divine.. Within the principle of determinism, this outright contention to divine
mandate is blasphemous and considered sin. This ideal itself, and the whole
concept of determinism, is quite common in the workings of Greek and Classical
literature. A manifest example of this was the infamous Oedipus of The Theban
Plays, a man who tried to defy fate, and therefore sinned.
The logic of Oedipus' transgression is actually quite obvious, and
Oedipus' father, King Laius, also has an a .....
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Romeo And Juliet: Juliet Is Independent, Courageous, And A Heroic Young Woman
Number of words: 411 - Number of pages: 2.... decides to marry Romeo even though their families
are enemies. She knows that her parents would never permit the marriage
but lets the love lead her way. When Juliet says to Friar Lawrence “Go
get thee hence, for I wilt not away....”(V.iii.160) Juliet is telling
Friar that you can leave Romeo since he is dead but I will not because I
love him. Her Juliet shows courage because she decides to stay with Romeo
knowing that there is allot at risk is anyone finds her.
Juliet showed many acts of heroism in the play. In order to stay
married with Romeo, Juliet ta .....
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