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Arts Essays and Term Papers
The Taming Of The Shrew: KatherineIn William Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew, the shrew played
by Katherine, had a terrible outlook on life and just about everything else. Her
negativity caused by her younger, more beautiful sister Bianca. Bianca wanted
to get married. She had all of the men's hearts, Katherine had ...
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Hamlet: Moral OrderIn Shakespeare's Hamlet, a very clear moral order is established as
the protagonist, Hamlet, completes his journey through the phases which
define a Shakespearean tragedy. The play begins with Hamlet encountering
his father's ghost, at which point he learns his father had in fact been
murdered by ...
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The Crucible: The Evilness And Selfishness Of Abigail WilliamsIn Arthur Miller's The Crucible, there is one character who, because of
her selfish and evil ways, causes the destruction of many people in the town of
Salem. This character is Abigail Williams. In the play, jealousy, and self-
interest are the two characteristics that are seen constantly ...
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Shakespeare's WorldAlmost every nation on earth reads, studies and performs the works of
William Shakespeare. No writer of any country, nor any age, has ever enjoyed
such universal popularity. Neither has any writer been so praised. As William
Hazlitt observed, "The most striking peculiarity of Shakespeare's mind ...
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Oedipus Rex: The Punishment Of The KingAt the end of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Oedipus, king of Thebes, ends
up banished forever from his kingdom. Additionally, Oedipus physically puts
out his own eyes, for several reasons which will be discussed later. The
question is: Did Oedipus deserve his punishments? There are many factors
that ...
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Is It An Open Road?The point of an advertisement, whether it be on television, radio, the side of a bus, or in a magazine, is to sell. How do you sell a product? Do you lie to make the product better? Is the power of a bathroom cleaner really glorified by a cartoon duck flying a plane? Do burping frogs really ...
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Hamlet: FateIn our world today psychics try to predict what will happen in our
futures. What may happen in the future is controlled by a power far higher than
what can be seen by someone at the other end of a "1-900�" telephone number. The
play Hamlet, by Shakespeare, presents a view of the world in which ...
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The Problem In Macbeth1.
We have already seen that the focus is on Macbeth and his wife,
furthermore, we have seen that the crucial problem is the decision and the act,
especially in which sense you can consciously and freely choose to do evil, then
do it and then be faced with the consequences. The problem is old. ...
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The Epilogue Of The Tempest By William Shakespeareis an excellent -- if not the best -- example of Shakespeare's brilliance. In 20 lines Shakespeare is able to write an excellent ending to his play, while speaking through his characters about Shakespeare's own life and career. Even more amazingly, he seemlessly ties the two together.
In the ...
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Analysis Of Witches In MacbethIn the play Macbeth by Shakespeare the three female witches play an
important part in the development of the story. This essay will analyze the
dramatic function of the witches in Act I of Macbeth.
I think that the reason that Shakespeare begins the play with the
witches is to gives us the ...
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The Crucible: WitchcraftThe Witchcraft scare in Salem in 1692 was fueled by a variety of
factors. People in the town of Salem were very scared. They were accusing
people of being witches left and right. They were doing this because they
were either scared of a certain person or they saw that person doing weird
stuff. ...
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Oedipus The King: Oedipus' Downfall Is Because Of King LaiusOedipus The King, by Sophocles, is a play about how Oedipus lives
up his fate that he will kill his father and marry his mother, both of
which are extremely bad in the Greek society, even though he thinks he is
getting away from it. Despite the Greek notions of supreme power of the
gods and fate, ...
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Macbeth: Tragic HeroIn the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a
tragic hero. Macbeth is very ambitious, courageous, and a moral coward:
all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play.
At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very
clearly. ...
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Advertising, What Is It ?Advertisements are methods used to commercialize a product or
anything else, such as AA meetings, a garage sale, etc. Advertising is
used mainly to influence specific audience or all audiences to buy the
product. For example, my product is advertising Reebok and is
concentrating on people who ...
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The Deception In King LearWilliam Shakespeare's play King Lear is a play full of deceit, betrayal and
meaningless promises. This becomes evident in the first few lines. We first
learn of the empty words of Goneril and Regan as well as their hatred for their
father, King Lear. This becomes the center of the play and also ...
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Anti-Semitism In The Merchant Of VeniceIt is my strong belief that the play, "The Merchant of Venice", should
be taught in classes. If this play was banned from schools it would most
certainly be a form of censorship. While minors rights are somewhat limited
when it comes to this right, I think that even Minors should not be
censored ...
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Henry IV: RedemptionIn Shakespeare's Henry IV, the character Hal, the Prince of Wales,
undergoes a transformation that can be characterized as a redemption.
Shakespeare introduces Hal, in the opening act as a renegade of the Court. His
avoidance of all public responsibility and his affinity for the company of ...
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Paralells In My Brilliant CareerObtaining ones goals in life is not an easy task. There are many obstacles
that can prohibit one from doing so. What separates the weak from the strong?
The ability to overcome the obstacles and reach your goal. This was most
evident in the movie, My Briiliant Career, it is a stunning example ...
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The Witches Are Responsible For What Happens To MacbethAlthough Macbeth does take actions that lead to his downfall, I believe
that he is not totally responsible for what happens. Although he takes the
action that leads to his downfall, he perhaps would not have done this if
the witches had not told him that he would be king in Act 1 Scene 3. ...
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Re-educating A King: King Lear's Self-AwarenessHalfway down
Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade!
Methinks he seems no bigger than his head:
The fisherman that walk along the beach
Appear like mice.
Although this quote from Shakespeare's King Lear is made by Poor Tom to
his unknowing father Gloucester about ...
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Macbeth ImageryOne of the most important tools in literature is imagery. It is not
just in there to fill up paper; rather, there is at least one dramatic purpose
for each image and there are many different types of imagery. This essay seeks
to prove that in the play Macbeth the author William Shakespeare uses ...
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A Streetcar Named Desire: Complexity Of The Main CharactersIt is the complexity of the main characters and their interactions that make A Streetcar Named Desire such a successful and challenging play.
The play A Streetcar Named Desire made playwright Tennessee William's name and has deservedly since had over half a century of success. This remarkable ...
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Representation Of Women Through ArtWomen play a very important role in the creation of art from the seventeenth century to the present twentieth century. Women were seen in many different ways during these centuries ranging from sex symbols all the way to lovable mothers and wives. Many artists brought about this representation ...
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