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A Doll House: The Disadvantage Of Determinism
<view this essay>.... determinism is presented in society is through one's heredity. Whether or not this history should influence and limit one's future is debatable, but either way, this hereditary determinism keeps one from being an individual. In Ibsen's A Doll House, Nora is forced to deal with the problem of gender stereotyping, brought on by her husband's dominance in the household as well as male domination in society as a whole, which leads to her feministic decision at the end of the play. Nora is also presented with the problem of hereditary determinism, as she suffers as a result of her father's past; however, she does not suffer alone. This time Dr. Rank is limited .....
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Does Romeo Behave Rashly While Juliet Shows Superior Judgement?
<view this essay>.... He leaves the option open and tells her mother that she "will
look to like", meaning she will try and like him but only go as far as her
mother wants. Juliet is not sure if she wants to marry Paris but she will
consider it while she gets to know him.
In other parts of the play Juliet is quite rash and acts thoughtlessly and
very quickly. One example of this is when she wakes up in the tomb and
finds out the Romeo is dead. She refuses to listen to Friar Lawrence's
pleas, to leave the tomb and come with him to a nunnery. Instead she tells
him "Go, get thee hence, for I will not away." She tries to poison herself
but there is none left. When she hears the watch .....
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From Noble Macbeth To This Dead Butcher
<view this essay>.... a crime against God.
Macbeth is a tragic hero who has a fatal flaw his ambition, which ultimately leads to his demise.
The first impression we get of Macbeth in the play is from the “Captain” in Act1, scene2. He is brave Macbeth who has ripped Macdonwald open from navel to jaw. From this early indication we can see that Macbeth is a fierce and bloody man at this point his speech gives the impression of Macbeth as a hero but it foretells of decent of Macbeth from hero to butcher.
Macbeth can only be brave when he knows what he is doing and feels justified in doing it. He feels like this at the beginning of the play when he is prey to doubts and fears. We firs .....
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Time And Fate In Romeo And Juliet
<view this essay>.... among
these names. Benvolio challenges Romeo to compare her with other "beauties."
Benvolio predicts, "Compare her face with some that I shall show,/ And I will
make thee think thy swan a crow." (I, ii, l 86-87) To show his appreciation,
the servant asks for Romeo's presence at the ball. Romeo should have
considered the servant's warning; if Romeo occupies the name of Montague, he
shall not be permitted. Once at the ball, Romeo is searching for a maiden to
substitute the unrequited love of Rosaline. Romeo happens to gaze upon Juliet,
who charms Romeo. Romeo proclaims, " Did my heart love till now? Forswear it,
sight!/ For ne'er saw true beauty till this nig .....
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The Merchant Of Venice: A Tragic Play
<view this essay>.... of Venice was to be looked at as more comic, the
scenarios wouldn't be taken as seriously as they should be. Infact I believe
that The Merchant of Venice written by William Shakespeare was officially
intended to be so in both comic and tragic. In depth looking and observing The
Merchant of Venice I have seen a small equivalency in the amount of comicness
and tragedy in the play.
I have come up with the conclusion that William Shakespeare was a great
playwright and must have been an absolute genius to compose the great and
wonderful things that he did. The Merchant of Venice is excellent in it's way
of describing the characters. The emotion is spread .....
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Twelfth Night: Olivia
<view this essay>.... really seen or actually talked to her about this subject. Sir Andrew
is also in love with Olivia, he has been with Olivia for quite some time
before and during the play. Malvolio is thought to be in love for a small
period of time. Olivia is madly in love through out the play with Cesario.
Olivia says:
"Run after that come peevish messager, The country's man. He
left his ring behind him"
(Act 1, Scene 5, Lines 276-277).
Olivia also explains how she is in love with Cesario by telling him that
she loves him in front of him in his face when he is over at Olivia's house.
"I love thee so that, maugre all thy pride"
(Act 3, Scene 1, .....
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Saving Private Ryan
<view this essay>.... back into fighting with out any sort of break
This movie gave an excellent portrayal of World War II. It makes me think about what if this happened and I had been drafted into the war. The soldiers in the movie were all around my age bracket. Those were people my age fighting and dying for their country. If I was around for this war, I doubt I would have made it off the beach in the first scene.
The movie also tells about many different types of attitudes that the American boys had about the war and how they reacted to it. An example of this would be when the company took over a machine gun and one of their friends died from enemy fire. Several American .....
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Elements Of A Shakespeariean Tragedy
<view this essay>.... elements.
In a tragedy, the tragic hero is of high social position. The tragic
hero has a destructive flaw which in turn brings about his downfall. There is
much argument over who the tragic hero is in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.
Some scholars say that the tragic hero is Julius Caesar, while others say it is
Marcus Brutus. A case can be made for both of the characters. Both Brutus and
Caesar are of high social and political status. Caesar was the dictator for
life of Rome and Brutus was an honorable Senator. Julius Caesar had two tragic
flaws. Caesar was said by Brutus to be ambitious, which led directly to his
downfall - “ But as he was ambitious, .....
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