|
» Movies and Arts Essays and Papers
The Rise And Fall Of Lady Macbeth
<view this essay>.... Lady Macbeth talks of wanting all of the cold blooded aspects of “
manliness” so she can kill King Duncan with no remorse - she sees herself as
having these qualities more than her husband, and because of this, in a sense,
wishes to shed her womanhood. We can see this ruthless nature more in depth in
the quote “I would, while it was smiling in my face,/ Have pluck'd my nipple
from his boneless gums,/ and dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you/
Have done to this” (I,vii,56-59) She is obviously a very bitter female,
frequently referring to her role as a woman, both physically and emotionally in
negative ways. In the above quote, Lady Macbeth .....
Number of words: 726 | Number of pages: 3 |
|
Another Hit Movie With The Wayan Brothers
<view this essay>.... drug content and violence.
This movie is a comedy to mock and make fun of what it is like to live in the 'hood'. For example they have a grandma that slams down 40 ounce bottles of beer, smokes marijuana, uses very profane language, and drives a car with hydraulics. The focus of the movie is on a character named ashtray (Shawn Wayans), which goes back to the hood when his mom takes him there. Ashtray says, "will I see you again mom?" "Sorry, you know there ain't know positive females in any of these movies," she replied. Ashtray meets up with his cousin Loc Dog (Marlon Wayans), who has marijuana and condoms in his hair, and meets a bunch of gangste .....
Number of words: 592 | Number of pages: 3 |
|
Hamlet: Act 2 Scene 2 - Compare Hamlet's Reaction To Arrival Of Rosencrantz And Guildenstern And To The Players
<view this essay>.... and Guildenstern arrive, Hamlet is overjoyed to see his "excellent
good friends" (2.2.227) with whom he grew up. Hamlet is also delighted to meet
with the Players. But this is where all the similarities end. In his
conversations with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet becomes suspicious of
the purpose of his old friends' visit and he is perceptive enough to see through
the outer disguise into the interior motives. He forces them to reveal that they
have been sent by the King to find out what is causing Hamlet's "transformation"
( 2.2.5). Hamlet admits his sanity by telling his good friends that his "uncle-
father and aunt mother are deceived." (2.2.348) .....
Number of words: 596 | Number of pages: 3 |
|
The Supernatural In Macbeth
<view this essay>.... "When the battles lost and won"(Act I,
Scene I, l.4) was said by the second witch. It says that every battle is
lost by one side and won by another. Macbeth's fate is that he will win the
battle, but will lose his time of victory for the battle of his soul.
After the prophecies of the witches' revealed the fate of Macbeth, the plan
in which to gain power of the throne is brought up. The only way to gain
power of the throne was for Macbeth to work his way to the throne, or to
murder King Duncan. Murdering the king was an easier plan since the
motivation in his dreams urged him on. Lady Macbeth also relied on the
supernatural by her soliloquy of calling upon t .....
Number of words: 801 | Number of pages: 3 |
|
King Lear: King Lear A Tragic Hero
<view this essay>.... and that King Lear is really a comic figure. The position that
I am taking is this paper is that King Lear is a tragic hero, because he
fits all the characteristics that Bradley identifies as belonging to a
tragic hero, and more than that although there might appear to be comic
elements in the play King Lear that the tragic elemen seem to outweigh the
comic. Therefore, the position taken by Knight is not accurate in
describing King Lear.
The tragic hero, according to Bradley, is a person who suffers
tremendously, whose suffering goes beyond him. The tragic hero also takes
the action that produces the suffering and calamity which leads to d .....
Number of words: 1465 | Number of pages: 6 |
|
Entertainment: The Limit
<view this essay>.... compared to the life cycle. It produces many types of jobs for many different people. It is a source of employment for Angela Bassett (an actress) as well as Joe Kent (a stunt man) or Tisha Hackett (a stage designer). Not only does movie making provides jobs for the immediate crew but also all the people not directly involved in the movie. Some of these people include the persons working in the car factories manufacturing the vehicles used, the persons working in the furniture factories for the furniture used, and the catering service used for the food in the movie. So you can see making movies provides job security and keeps the unemployment line down. .....
Number of words: 506 | Number of pages: 2 |
|
The Crucible: It's Easy To Blame Anyone
<view this essay>.... faith that God is the head of the state and he has representatives
acting as religious authorities. The religious authorities, reverends, rule
the state. The play has two main characters. The first one is John
Proctor. He is the protagonist. John's beliefs remain the same and is a
honest man. On the other hand, Abigail Williams, is not. She is the
antagonist. Abigail likes to change her story to favor herself.
Throughout the play, victims aren't hung and accused because of witchcraft,
but actually because of someone's fear, guilt, and lust.
Abigail's fear gets her out of trouble when she is accused of being
involved with witchcraft. Betty lays in bed t .....
Number of words: 958 | Number of pages: 4 |
|
Evil In Women And Its Effect On Macbeth
<view this essay>.... Duncan, if it were not for the influence of the witches
and his wife.
Historically, man has been corrupted by woman. Going back to the story
of Adam and Eve, we see such an example. ".. she took of the fruit thereof, and
she did eat it; and she gave it unto her husband..." (Genesis 3.6). Eve, out of
fear, beguiled Adam. In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the witches, succumbing to
greed, corrupted Macbeth.
Lady Macbeth's actions parallel those of the witches. The witches
planted the idea that Macbeth should become king. Lady Macbeth followed through
with this idea by pushing Macbeth to kill Duncan. "... a very definition of the
weird sisters - calling on the .....
Number of words: 748 | Number of pages: 3 |
|
|