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- 4561: The Holy Trinity of Masaccio
- ... Virgin and St. John, and in the shrill delirium of the Magdalene. On the other side, John the Baptist, a gaunt form, points a finge r at the body of the dead Christ. Even though death and suffering are dominant in the altarpiece, there are symbols of hope: The river behind St. John, which represents baptism, and the wine-red sky which symbolizes the blood of Christ. Through th ese sym ... Trinity, the composition is generally symmetrical, centered around the body of Christ. It is a frightful composition, because of the events taking place. Expression is shown on all of the figures, who grieve Christ's death. Overall, the two works are very similar. Masaccio, however, was more interested in the mathematical aspects of painting than Grunewald. Both works are superb, and have their own distinct qualities.
- 4562: The Mystery That Was Gatsby, T
- ... least more defined and clear than with Gatsby. This obscurity adds to the reader s curiosity about Gatsby s life, to the eccentric wonder that was his personality, and to the bewilderment that succeeded his death. Gatsby is the rich, majestic, protagonist of the novel. While it isn't clear how he made all his money it is obvious that it was through illegal dealings in organized crime. There was a ... which Fitzgerald exclusively uses to describe Gatsby throughout the novel adds to the reader s curiosity about Gatsby s life, to the eccentric wonder that was his personality, and to the bewilderment that succeeded his death. Though other characters play roles subordinate to Gatsby s, the details that surround their lives as they relate to the story are defined and clear, at least more defined and clear than with Gatsby. Fitzgerald ...
- 4563: Eucharist
- ... human work Vestements -white/purple/black robe Words -"Do this in Memory of Me." -"This is my body, which has been given up for you." The Eucharist Thesis: The Eucharist is a sign of Jesus' death, and how He gave himself up for us, and how we experience Him through His body. History of the Eucharist The Eucharist is a Jewish Ritual of worship. It dates back to the Last Supper ... stand to welcome Christ into our living word of God. Vestments The garments worn during the Eucharist at Church are either Black, White, or Purple. These are for different times of the year. Black symbolizes death, purple illustrates Advent, and white portrays ordinary time. Words, Statements, Responses There are many different expressions used in the Mass, all with important meanings. First, the priest prepares the gifts, to make them Holy. We ...
- 4564: Brief history of Buddhism
- ... enlightened one), he wandered from place to place, preaching, spreading his teachings by word of mouth. He also gained disciples, who were grouped into a monastic community known as a sangha. As he neared his death, Buddha refused a successor. He told his followers to work hard to find their salvation. After his death, it was decided that a new way to keep the community's unity and purity was needed, since the teachings of Buddha were spoken only. To maintain peace, the monastic order met to decide on ...
- 4565: Sonnet 18
- ... the earth. Shakespeare then goes on to speak about how exquisite she is. She is different from everyone because she will always have what she has now unlike others that will lose it. Even if death looms before her he has to right or reason to "brag". She will not pale in his shadow. Shakespeare capitalizes death and personifies him and gives us an image of a grim reaper type character. In Shakespeare's ending couplet, he states that no matter what, as long as people are still living and literate, they ...
- 4566: Comparing "We Wear the Mask" by Dunbar and "Richard Cory"
- ... the girl seemed perfect with her 4.0, but she hid her grief to herself. When she couldn’t live up to her perfect image, she shot herself. Her true feelings came out only in death, just as Mr. Cory. Each of these poems represent how people hide their honest emotions inside. They only reveal their mask, a smile or laugh, to cover up their tortured souls. But in return, not exposing your feelings can result in death. The theme gives the same meaning, but differs in these two poems because of the way these people handle their hidden sadness. In "We Wear the Mask" it describes the pain behind the mask and ...
- 4567: Sylvia Plath's Poetry: Feminine Perfection
- ... failures, in 1932 according to Bill Gilson in her biography Sylvia Plath was born in to middle class parents in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. She published her first poem when she was eight. Her father's death in 1940 from gangrene ( the consequence of a diabetic condition that he refused to treat), Plath was only eight years old, this was the crucial event of her childhood. In her poem "Daddy" we see ... thirty, Plath killed herself with cooking gas. She could not see her vast accomplishments, only her imagined shortcomings. "And I said I do, I do" So "Daddy" (67-68), the powerful self has grabbed control; death is given a cruel physical allure and psychic pain becomes almost tactile. She once remarked, " I cannot sympathize with those cries from the heart that are informed by nothing except a needle or a knife ...
- 4568: Nature In Frost's Poems
- ... daydreaming, trying to figure out why that he is drawn to Gods woods. By Frost saying, "The woods are lovely, dark, and deep," meaning the woods are lovely and nice but he doesn't want death to come yet because he has things to do. "But I have a promise to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." "Criticism on "The Road Not ... and he is unaware of what's going to happen (Bloom 10, 19). "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening", "the horse shows an instinct that the woods are dangerous", "Lovely, dark, and deep," meaning death. "The horse wants to go home because of this." There is pressure for him to move on even though he is tired because he has unfinished business to take care of (Bloom 55, 57, 77 ...
- 4569: A Rose For Emily
- ... seclusion. "No visitor had passed since she ceased giving china-painting lessons eight or ten years earlier. Faulkner characterizes Miss Emily's attempt to remove herself from society through her actions. "After her father's death she went out very little; after her sweetheart went away, people hardly saw her at all. The death of her father and the shattered relationship with her boyfriend added to her attempt to live in seclusion. Though her father was responsible for her becoming a hermit, her pride also contributed to her seclusion ...
- 4570: Interpreting Poetry
- ... gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature’s changing course, Untrimmed: But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his Shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee ... And rise and sink and rise and sink again Love can not fill the thickened lung with breath, Nor clean the blood, nor set the fractured bone: Yet many a man is making friends with death Even as I speak, for lack of love alone. It well may be that in a difficult hour, Pinned down by pain and moaning for release, Or nagged by what past resolution’s power, I ...
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