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Term Papers on Arts and Movies
Hamlet - The "Real" Tragedy
Number of words: 901 - 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 Gertude’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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Camera Techniques Used In Shakespeare In Love
Number of words: 1245 - Number of pages: 5.... with hot coal under his feet, tracking was used to show the fear and pain in his face; and the viewer develops sympathy for the character. The final camera technique that was used to show movement is called a following pan. The speed of a pan across a subject creates a particular mood as well as establishing the viewer’s relationship with the subject. For example, when all the players are in the tavern and Henslow lets out that Will has a wife Viola as Thomas gets upset and runs out of the tavern; Will runs after her and the camera follows them. The viewer c .....
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Blood, Violence And Gore As Entertainment
Number of words: 366 - Number of pages: 2.... Natural Born Killers.
Over twenty people lost their lives because of this film. In this film murder
and violence are justified, and it is these films that affect children the most.
Computer violence is a quite new phenomenon. It was introduced with the
launch of Wolfenstein in 1990. In «Wolfenstein» you are trapped in a maze among
an army of nazis. You'll have to kill your way out. This kind of violence
probably has a deeper influence on children, because they do the killings
themselves. It is interactive violence. In several countries the follow-up game,
Doom .....
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The Changes In The Movie Industry
Number of words: 901 - Number of pages: 4.... to get graphic, more violent, sexual and more expressive. Movies had found a new look and with the production codes now gone and the blacklisting ending, there was an explosion of ideas that would be presented to the United States.
The change in the U.S. can be said to be a social revolution. People were growing sick of the same old movies, they wanted a change and Hollywood needed to deliver or else they would lose their audience to the TV. In the early 60’s, the studios were still afraid of the blacklisting so the films were still very safe. An example of t .....
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Death Of A Salesman: Linda
Number of words: 488 - Number of pages: 2.... Willy plans to see Howard Wagner about getting a job in New York instead of traveling, the reader knows that this is impossible, yet Linda encourages him and falsely joins in his excitement. Later, Willy becomes discouraged to hear that it wasn’t possible. A build-up of disappointments might be the cause of Willy’s suicide at the end of the play.
Linda not only affects Willy, but also Biff and Happy. Willy repeatedly tells his sons that in order to succeed in the world, they needed to be well-liked. He also taught them that in the business world, a person co .....
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Movie: Arsenic And Old Lace
Number of words: 246 - Number of pages: 1.... as many people as they did. Much to
Jonathan's surprise , the aunts killed just as many men without the plastic
surgery , without the running , they just sat right there .
"Charge…" we hear as Teddy Brewster runs up the stairs. This
caracter brings out the most comedy in the picture. Teddy is the only character
in the movie that proves to be insane in my opinion. Any man who thinks he is a
dead president (TDR) has to have some problems.
The plot unfolds when Mortimer Brewster finds out about his
aunts secret after finding a present in the window seat . Mortimer panics and
runs all over trying to tak .....
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Macbeth: Macbeth - A Tragic Hero
Number of words: 1015 - Number of pages: 4.... when
he and Malcolm return leading the armies of England. Often people read the
play and automatically conclude that Macbeth's tragic flaw is his ambition;
that he is compelled to commit so many acts of violence by his lust for power.
However, by carefully examining the first act, one can determine the defect in
Macbeth's character that creates his ambition; his true tragic flaw. Macbeth's
tragic flaw is not his ambition as most people believe, but rather his trust in
the words of the witches and in his wife's decisions.
At the beginning of the play Macbeth .....
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The Crucible: The Transition Of John Proctor's Character
Number of words: 2053 - Number of pages: 8.... with," and,
"Abby, you'll put it out of mind. I'll not be comin' for you more." Even
when Abigail tried to persuade Proctor to admit his love for her, he still
denied it and claimed he had no love for her any longer. She said to him,
"I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a
stallion whenever I came near! Or did I dream that? It's she put me out,
you cannot pretend it were you. I saw your face when she put me out, and
you loved me then, and you do now." In all of Abigail's persuasion to try
to get him to admit his love for her, .....
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