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Macbeth: Macbeth's Character
<view this essay>.... worldly honors; his delight lies primarily in buying golden opinions from all sorts of people. But we must not, therefore, deny him an entirely human complexity of motives. For example, his fighting in Duncan's service is magnificent and courageous, and his evident joy in it is traceable in art to the natural pleasure which accompanies the explosive expenditure of prodigious physical energy and the euphoria which follows. He also rejoices no doubt in the success which crowns his efforts in battle - and so on. He may even conceived of the proper motive which should energize back of his great deed:
The service and the loyalty I owe,
In doing it, pays itself. .....
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The Tragedy In Hamlet
<view this essay>.... all tragic heroes, brings out feelings of pity and fear from the reader.
The reader pities Hamley because his father died by murder, and because Hamley
becomes mad as he learns that his uncle was the murderer. The audience fears
him because he transforms a points into a monster, crazed and impassioned,
waiting for the perfect moment to take revenge. Obviously, Hamlet is neither
completely good or evil. He is, instead only human.
Hamlet is a tragic human, mad at points, and completely sane at others.
At the beginning of the play, Hamlet is completely sane. He is still mourning
his fatherŐs death, and he is very angry at his funcle and his mother for .....
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Dicks' Androids And Scotts' Replicants
<view this essay>.... for best novel of the year in 1974 for Flow My
Tears, The Policeman Said (Brians 1). An opera has been based on one of P.K.D.
later novels, Valis (Brians 1). One of his short stories, We Can Build It For
You, was made into a movie recently. The movie was Screamers, starring Peter
Weller. He has also had two of his novels, We Can Remember It for You
Wholesale (Total Recall), Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner),
made into movies. Of the two, Blade Runner (B.R.) has had the greatest impact.
B.R., however, differs greatly from Dicks' original novel, Do Androids Dream of
Electric Sheep? (D.A.D.O.E.S.)
Blade Runner was released in 1982 u .....
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Special Effects
<view this essay>.... a
certain image or illusion. Cinematographers in the early fifties would use a
black cloth backdrop with white paint splattered off of toothpicks to simulate a
space scene in the many science-fiction movies made in that era. There is also
stories of a common plate being thrown across a "space" backdrop to emulate a
flying saucer in mid-flight.
Although the special effects persons of old were strapped with limits, one
of these was not make-up. They relied heavily on this prop to portray the many
monsters and aliens in their films. "Nosferatu" a German film about the vampire
with the same name was a huge success even in America, where thousands marve .....
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Saint Sernin Of Toulouse And Notre Dame Of Paris
<view this essay>.... which began in 1144 with the dedication of Saint
Denis, concentrated more on mastering the idea of an obscenely high ceiling, as
well as ribbed and pointed vaults, the relationship between the structure and
its appearance, and perhaps, most importantly the use of light.
One of the most enjoyable things about comparing the two structures of
St. Sernin and Notre Dame is that there are so many differences as far as the
particulars go, but in general the two cathedrals are very, very much alike.
Through the years, enough architectural and engineering advances had been made
to raise the ceiling to staggering new heights of over one hundred feet. The
materials re .....
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The Death Of A Salesman: How Biff Shows Irresponsibility
<view this essay>.... and irresponsibility. Biff does
not seem as if he could live on his own successfully. This disappoints both
Happy and Willy. But this is not the only problem Biff has.
Biff also depends on Willy to get him through life. Willy's low morals
cause Biff to think it's all right to concentrate on football when he was in
high school. Biff does not think he has to work in school. When he flunks math,
he does not know what to do and once again turns to Willy. Now Biff cannot go
to college and since he has been concentrating on football, he has little or no
skills at anything else. He depends on Willy's support to help him. But since
Willy's expectations .....
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Death Of A Salesman Review
<view this essay>.... "kinda temporary" about himself with boasts of "hot air" (as Biff calls it). Only when he's deeply in trouble does he ask advice- "what's the secret?"- From Ben, from Charley, from Bernard, all of who have achieved the financial success he longs for. If Willy could have accepted and made the most of his good qualities, he might not have struggled all his life to fit into the wrong mold. Note that Willy forced this mold not only onto himself but also onto his sons, causing them the same confusion over identity.
Willy Loman is a perfect example of someone who feels betrayed because he can't achieve the financial goal that society has conditioned him to strive .....
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A Doll's House: Nora
<view this essay>.... Unfortunately she made
the mistake of borrowing it and forging her father's signature. This is
the secret that she hides all through the play from her husband.
Nora believes Helmer will try to take the blame for what she has
done. She thinks he will keep being the man that takes charge and fixes
all problems that may come about. What she doesn't realize at this point
is that Helmer does not truly care for her the way she has brought herself
to believe throughout the years of their marriage. Nora tells Dr. Rank, a
family friend: “...You know how deeply, how passionately Torvald is in love
with me. He would never hesitate for a moment to sacrifice his lif .....
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