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Term Papers on Arts and Movies
The Shawshank Redemption
Number of words: 1126 - Number of pages: 5.... their traits to the audience instead of pushing a barrage of angles
at the audience. The position of the camera is intricately placed in all scenes.
The movie is a perfect example of classical cinema.
The most unique part about the style of the movie is in the
cinematography by Roger Deakins. The whole story looks like it was filmed with
a blue filter. The filters give a special beauty to the scenes, which in turn
causes more dramatic feelings for the audience. With this filter the movie
tends to bring out the two different colors of blue and brown. The .....
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A Man For All Seasons: Conscience
Number of words: 658 - Number of pages: 3.... . He fears that without the acceptance from Thomas, Lord Chancellor,
that he has made God angry, and he will pay for his unsupported decision.
Sir Thomas More was the only character that believed and stuck with his
conscience, by doing so, it cost him his life. Sir Thomas was a very prominent
member of the King's council, he was the only member whom did not take bribes to
sway his decision. Sir Thomas had always trusted in his conscience. He
believed that the right way, and God's way lies in the conscience. Sir Thomas
was separated between chur .....
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The Crucible: John Proctor
Number of words: 452 - Number of pages: 2.... that he had an affair with Abigail just to
save his life.
That John Proctor is brave, is obvious but ha can also be very extreme
at some times. An instance of Proctor's extremity was when he shouted, "I say -
I say - God is dead!"(Pg. 119), and that he will see all of them burn in hell.
That statement implied to the court that Proctor worshipped the Devil and
committed perjury. When Proctor tore the warrant issued for the arrest of
Elizabeth showed his ability to defy the court and in a way his religion because
the court was controlled by religion. Keeping .....
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Julius Caesar
Number of words: 744 - Number of pages: 3.... scene, one sooth-
sayer, old in his years, warns Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March," an
admonition of Caesar's impending death. Although sooth-sayers are looked
upon by many as insane out of touch lower classmen, a good deal of them,
obviously including the sayer Caesar encountered, are indeed right on the
mark. Since they lack any formal office or shop, and they predict
forthcomings without fee, one can see quite easily why citizens would
distrust their predictions. Superstition, in general elements such as the
Feast of Lupercal, as well as on a personal le .....
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Analysis Of Witches In Macbeth
Number of words: 364 - Number of pages: 2.... destiny. I am sure that Macbeth would not be as
hesitant if the idea to kill Duncan came from his head without the witches help.
I say this because when you reason things out by yourself you tend to now what
is right and what is wrong, a conscience. But with the outside influence from
the witches he thinks that that is his destiny and he must do everything to
fulfill it.
What the witches say in the beginning is what influences the entire plot.
Macbeth hears these words and then tries to make them happen because he
listened to the witches and thinks that he .....
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Hamlet: Horatio - A Man Of Thought, Fortinbras - A Man Of Action
Number of words: 752 - Number of pages: 3.... speak with the ghost. Marcellus says "Thou art a scholar; speak to it,
Horatio" ( 1.1.42). The soldiers need Horatio because he is an educated
man. As a man of thought Horatio has a significant role in helping society.
Fortinbras is a man of action. He takes action before he thinks about the
consequences of his actions. The king is making use of these characteristics
when he says "we have to writ to Norway, uncle of young Fortinbras—Who impotent
and bed-rid, scarcely hears of his nephew's purpose to suppress his further
gait" (1.2.29-32). In .....
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Macbeth Imagery
Number of words: 859 - Number of pages: 4.... direful thunders break" (1. 2.
l26). Again this darkness imagery contributes to the ominous atmosphere of the
play, having reference to thunder and dark storms. Finally, Lady Macbeth and
Macbeth are talking in the scene just before the murder of Banquo and Macbeth
says "Light thickens, and the crow makes wing to the rooky wood: Good things of
day begin to droop and drowse, whiles night's black agents to their preys do
rouse" (3. 2. l50-53). This example of darkness imagery is saying that the day
is turning into night, all the good things are going to sleep, a .....
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Wilson's Fences
Number of words: 803 - Number of pages: 3.... Cory and wants the best for him but not like anything like his father. Troy doesn’t want him to play sports because of what happened to him. Troy tells Cory that he won’t get to play because of the discrimination. “I decided seventeen years ago that boy wasn’t getting involved in no sports. Not after what they did to me in the sports (p.39).” Troy also wants Cory to be a man. He tells Cory to keep with school because he never had an education. He wants Cory to grow up to learn a trade like fixing cars or build houses so they can’t take it away from him un .....
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