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Term Papers on Arts and Movies
Compare And Contrast: Oedipus And Othello
Number of words: 1018 - Number of pages: 4.... of Shakespeare's
plays, had what is called an abstract setting. That is a setting in which
the locale may change rapidly, it may not be indicated by the script that
it has changed, and was most likely suggested by a few props. Abstract
settings place more emphasis on the language and the performer, which
causes the spectator to use their imagination. It also places more
emphasis on costuming. This type of setting helped set up the style of
representational theater, which places high emphasis on the realistic. The
style used in classical Greece was presentati .....
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“The Role Of Symbolism In A Streetcar Named Desire”
Number of words: 492 - Number of pages: 2.... white skirt”(50) symbolizing peace and her moth-like appearance, although everywhere she goes, she causes problems. Blanche describes to Stanley that her astrological sign is “Virgo the Virgin”(77), meaning that she is chaste, despite the fact that she seduced her seventeen year-old student. Although Blanche “is about five years older than Stella”(15), she lies about her age because she does not want anyone to know the truth about her.
In contrast to Stella Kowalski, Stanley Kowalski is a loud and obnoxious character who is repeatedly compared to an animal. .....
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A Comparison Of Romeo And Juliet And West Side Story.
Number of words: 448 - Number of pages: 2.... and Juliet's families that if there was another riot that the heads of
each family will be killed. The Lieutenant, from West Side Story, had told the
Puerto Rican's and the American's that if they get into another fight they all
will have to go to jail. The difference between the two peace-makers is that the
Prince has more power than the Lieutenant. In the story of Romeo and Juliet,
Paris wants to marry Juliet against her wishes. Her father wants Paris West
Side Story to marry Juliet. Juliet goes off and marries Romeo without telling
anyone. In C .....
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Much Ado About Nothing: The Film Directed By Branagh
Number of words: 1544 - Number of pages: 6.... Suddenly, the mood changes--the approaching soldiers are seen far below this bucolic scene, the sound track soars, a flag is whipping in the wind, there is a close-up of each soldiers face; they raise their fists to signal victory. The excitement is intense. Everyone rushes to the villa amid laughter, squeals, soaring music, shedding cloths, bare bottoms, and bathing. The mood is set. Utilizing the beautiful rose colored villa, gorgeous scenery, glorious music, imaginative cinematography, Branagh's Much Ado is more sensual and aesthetic than intellectual .....
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Hamlet: Moral Order
Number of words: 1117 - Number of pages: 5.... finish,
with Claudius' death. Hamlet's words in Act III, Scene IV -- "thus bad
begins, and worse remains behind" illustrate the moral order well; the
actions against him were wrong, but, to a lesser extent, so was his revenge.
Near the start of the play, The Ghost tells Hamlet of the crime
committed by Claudius. When Hamlet finds out his father was murdered by
his own brother, who then stole his wife and crown, he immediately commits
himself to avenging the murder; "Haste me to know't, that I, with wings as
swift/As meditation or the thoughts of love/May swe .....
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The Tempest: Comparing The Cultures In The Tempest And Ours
Number of words: 1177 - Number of pages: 5.... Then he is forced to be their servant. Caliban explains
"Thou strok'st me and make much of me; wouldst give me Water with berries in ‘t;
and teach me how to name the bigger light, how the less, That burn by day and
night; and then I lov'd thee, And show'd thee all the qualities o' th' isle,...
For I am all the subjects you have, which first was mine own king."(I,ii,334-
354). We see he is treated as a lesser being because he is not of the same race
as Prospero and Miranda. Prospero describes him as "A freckled whelp hag-born -
not honour'd with a human shape."( .....
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The Silence Of The Lambs
Number of words: 698 - Number of pages: 3.... of Clarice was that she was very bright and
observant. She reads people very well and is quick to make an accurate
judgement, as in with Frederick Chilton, the prison warden. I believed that she
was a very strong woman and was very careful to appear that way to others.
Clarice Starling did have a large change in herself. She began the
story with a careful mentality; a risk would have been unheard of. She was
always making sure she was doing something to the best expectations of someone
else. As the story moves on, she becomes more daring and risk-tak .....
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Evita
Number of words: 661 - Number of pages: 3.... result of their upbringing. Latino
women think that it is normal to dress flashily or bare their skin. Their
culture allows them to do so as they are protected by traditions and laws of a
Spanish/Catholic system of morality. The main rule in their culture is that
"You may look at my sister, but if you touch her I will kill you." This system
has made Latino women more open and daring. Once they go out of their cultural
system, they practice the same actions which often tends to be misinterpreted as
being easy. Some Latino women have used this as a way to .....
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