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- 2371: Huck Finn 4
- ... things that most people would not have the slightest idea about. At the beginning of chapter one, the Widow Douglas tells him of Moses and the Bulrushers. He is eager to hear all about the stories of Moses until he finds out that Moses has been dead a "considerable long time." Huck tells the reader that he "don't take no stock in dead people." To him, there is no lesson in these stories unless the person is alive and is related to someone. The novel places realistic views and does not hold romantic value besides that of the character Tom Sawyer. Huck does not understand why Tom makes ...
- 2372: Hunger Of Memory
- ... unique given the fact that while he was born and raised in the United States, he was strongly influenced in the ethnic environment of a Spanish family. Although the reader is introduced to only a short excerpt from the autobiography, he learns a great deal about Rodriguez s family and his relationship to it, his conflict of speaking English versus Spanish, and the paradox that became evident as he used English ... technique of flashback, the author describes how the dichotomy that existed between his home identity and his social identity shaped the public individual that he had become. While the reader is subjected to only a short excerpt from Richard Rodriguez s autobiography, he recognizes, specifically, that it was this inner core of the family setting that Rodriguez struggled with the trial of growing up as an American citizen. Without this family ...
- 2373: Romeo And Juliet
- ... Lawrence does not have very much time on stage but the time he does have is crucial to the plot line. Through his words Friar Lawrence demonstrates the he is a good intentioned, yet sometimes short-sighted, man who is not afraid to take risks to help others One of Friar Lawrences most favourable traits is how good intentioned he is. He may do something out of the ordinary if he ... an extremely risky thing to do because anything might happen to Juliet while she unconscious. Even after all Friar did to help Romeo and Juliet the play still ended in tragedy because of Friar Lawrences\\' short sightedness. When the Friar married Romeo Juliet in secrecy, he did not think of all the complications that would arise but instead went on with the marriage because at that time he thought it was ...
- 2374: Taming Of The Shrew
- ... be found in the fact that the play takes place in what seems to be just a few days. Is it possible for such a person's behavior to change so drastically in such a short amount of time? It is very unlikely that it is possible, since Katherine, by the opening of the play, is at least 20 years of age and is very much set into her ways. It ... to control her temper, or she acted as if she had been tamed to get everyone off of her back. Since it does not appear possible for Katherine to be tamed by Petruccio in the short time period of the play, it is possible that she was liberated by Petruccio's actions. In the movie version of Taming of the Shrew, starring Elizabeth Taylor as Katherine and Richard Burton as Petruccio ...
- 2375: Shakespeare Finds Love On A Midsummer Night
- ... wills, and the mischief of one irrepressible woodland sprite weaves a spell over all. The breath of the darkness is lit with the glow of foxfire; hearts are broken and mended within the span of short hours. In the bower of the Faerie Queen a man transformed by magic slumbers peacefully. The pen of William Shakespeare has captured the imagination and hearts of audiences and readers alike across the world and ... them; all ideas must be transported to the audience through their moves and dialogue. The first and most obvious characters are the four mortal lovers. The women, Helena and Hermia, are respectively tall and fair, short and dark; there are no other notable differences between them. The men, Lysander and Demetrius, have no differences in personality that are remarked upon in the text of the play. Outside the walls of Athens ...
- 2376: Shakespeare - Comedy
- ... reasonable and weigh things out before actions are taken. These three plays all have different messages which are told in various ways. As a writer, Shakespeare was so talented he could write different types of stories with such grace. These three plays are just a few examples of the different extremes he was capable of. Writing and defining comedy can be very difficult. Many elements of comedy are in his plays and this makes they very enjoyable reading. Comedy helps me to identify with stories since I like happy endings much better than tragic endings. After finishing a book, I like to have a feeling of closure and in these comedies my need is fulfilled.
- 2377: Romeo And Juliet
- ... Lawrence does not have very much time on stage but the time he does have is crucial to the plot line. Through his words Friar Lawrence demonstrates the he is a good intentioned, yet sometimes short-sighted, man who is not afraid to take risks to help others One of Friar Lawrences most favourable traits is how good intentioned he is. He may do something out of the ordinary if he ... an extremely risky thing to do because anything might happen to Juliet while she unconscious. Even after all Friar did to help Romeo and Juliet the play still ended in tragedy because of Friar Lawrences' short sightedness. When the Friar married Romeo Juliet in secrecy, he did not think of all the complications that would arise but instead went on with the marriage because at that time he thought it was ...
- 2378: Othello - The Greatest Tragedy
- ... his downfall and eventual death. These two elements are called hubris and hamartia. The unities of time, space, and action must also be followed. This means that the play must take place in a very short period of time, occur in one general area, and follow one main character throughout the play. Shakespeare orates for us a tragic occurrence in the life of a man who once had it all, throws ... be a tragedy because of its violation of the unities of time, space, and action. The unities of time, space, and action state that the story must take place in one city, occur in a short period of time more than 24 hours, and must follow one central character throughout the entire play. Othello does not occur in one city through the entire story. Othello went to war in Cyprus and ...
- 2379: Julius Caesar - Analyses Of Characters
- ... self and he is only mildly irritated at the people petitioning in the street. As the scene develops a bit of tension arises when Cassius starts to worry that they have been discovered. For a short time, Brutus seems to manage to squash these fears in Cassius. When Caesar starts talking he is very arrogant and uninterested. He does not look at the people he is talking to as he is ... towards the end of Caesar’s last speech as the conspirators start to surround him. When Cinna shouts out Caesar then starts to get worried and he is surprised. When he dies there is a short time of sadness as he falls to the floor with little surprise. Then the atmosphere lightens considerably when the conspirators address the crowd. The atmosphere darkens a bit then as Publius is told that he ...
- 2380: Julius Caesar
- ... facts of the assassination, while fictionary works focus more on the characters and the drama of the story. Because of the different purposes of the sources, there are many differences between the historical and fictional stories. William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar adds certain details and dramatic elements to make the story more interesting and to make the play more enjoyable. Historical sources such as Roger Bruns’s Caesar and Manuel Komroff ... of Komroff, The conspirators crowded around Caesar when he was seated at the head of the Senate. The conspirators engaged in conversation with Caesar, "They talked freely together. Some had favors to ask. Others had stories to tell" (Komroff 166). Then the conspirators began to carry out the fatal stage of their plan. A scroll was then placed in Caesar’s hand and as he unrolled it and began to read ...
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