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- 13741: Beowulf: A Hero's Epic
- Beowulf: A Hero's Epic In the course of time, many heroes have made their name and many stories have been written to proclaim their greatness. However, none as captivating as Beowulf. This Anglo-Saxon epic demonstrates it's power with beautiful language, usage of kennings, metaphors, similes, and alliteration. Also, it gives wondrous supernatural beings as in God, and even of powerful creatures as Grendel. On the other hand, it has human struggles ... Although, having read only and excerpt, the writing is as glorious as the story itself. Alliteration usage and can easily recognized in line 33, "He found them sprawled in sleep, suspecting nothing…" which demonstrates the "s" sound. Another example of alliteration at work using the "p" sound is line 160, "From my prince, no permission from my people for your landing here." Metaphors provide a distinct characteristic as in line ...
- 13742: Hamlet: Characters and Plot
- Hamlet: Characters and Plot Laertes and Hamlet both display impulsive reactions when angered. Once Laertes discovers his father has been murdered Laertes immediately assumes the slayer is Claudius. As a result of Laertes’s speculation he instinctively moves to avenge Polonius’s death. "To hell, allegiance! vows, to the blackest devil! Conscience and grace, to the profoundest pit! I dare damnation: to this point I stand, that both worlds I give to negligence, let come what comes; only I’ll be revenged most thoroughly for my father." Act 4 Scene 5 lines 128-134 provide insight into Laertes’s mind displaying his desire for revenge at any cost. In contrast to Laertes speculation of his father’s killer, Hamlet presumes the individual spying on his conversation with Gertrude is Claudius("Nay, I know ...
- 13743: MacBeth - Tragic Hero
- ... Macbeth is a classic example of a Shakespearean tragic hero. There are many factors which contribute to the degeneration of Macbeth of which three will be discussed. The three points which contribute greatly to Macbeth's degeneration are the prophecy which was told to him by the witches, how Lady Macbeth influenced and manipulated Macbeth's judgment, and finally Macbeth's long time ambition which drove his desire to be king. Macbeth's growing character degenerates from a noble man to violent individual. The prophecies which were told by the witches were one of the ...
- 13744: The Merchant of Venice: Summary
- ... Judith. Hamnet did not survive. Shakespeare arrived in London about 1588 and by 1592 and had success as an actor and playwright. He secured the patronage of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. William Shakespeare’s professional life in London was marked by a number of financially advantageous arrangements that permitted him to share in the profits of his acting company. his plays were given special presentation at the courts of ... He risked losing royal favor only once, in 1599, when his company performed “the play of the deposing and killing of King Richard II” at the request of a group of conspirators against Elizabeth. Shakespeare’s dramatic production lessened after about 1608. He spent most of his time were he had established his family. William Shakespeare died in 1616, and was buried in the Stratford church. The Merchant of Venice took place in the sixteenth century. The main characters were Shylock a Jewish money-lender. Portia a wealthy young woman. Antonio an impoverished merchant, Shylock’s enemy, championed by Portia. Bassanio, Portia’s husband and Antonio’s friend. Nerissa, Portia’s waiting-woman. Gratiano, Nerissa’s husband and Bassanio’s friend. Jessica, Shylock’s daughter. Lorenzo, Jessica’s husband. Antonio, ...
- 13745: The Need For Horror and Thrill and the Movies
- ... these events and those individuals who are the cause. Take for example the long followed lives of Charles Manson or Jeffery Dalhmer, or the intense coverage of the unibomber and the mass suicides of Heaven’s Gate. Our culture also has a need to recreate the scenes of death and destruction. For example, in the late 1890’s, multi-murderer H.H. Holmes’ “castle” was opened as a tourist attraction. At approximately the same time mines and railroad tunnels were also opened for “accident thrills” for the public. Even our amusement park rides ... refer back to this scene, either working with or against the unseen cuts of the knife. An example of a film that works with the shower scene in Psycho is obviously displayed in de Palma’s Dressed to Kill. The scene that correlates is when Peter’s mother is killed the elevator by Liz. This scene is similar to Psycho because as in Psycho when Kate has her revelation and ...
- 13746: Gant, The Fashionable Alternative!
- Gant, The Fashionable Alternative! I. Objective Gant’s recent successes in the sportswear category warrant a new advertising plan for the 1977 selling year. Changes to lifestyle, standards for business attire and general fashion consciousness, have had a major impact on men’s wear in the last several years. The company can no longer afford to overlook these growing trends when designing a communications plan. Clearly, Gant’s target audience has transformed, and the company will need to direct its advertising to target an increasingly younger and more liberal male audience. II. Issue Identification The most important issue facing Gant in the ...
- 13747: The Crucible: Abigail’s Revenge
- The Crucible: Abigail’s Revenge In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, a group of girls are caught dancing in the woods, which is thought to be the devils last reserve, full of mystery, and those that went there were thought to not be paying homage to God. After this incdent the once quiet town of Salem was suspected of witchcraft. Abigail William’s contributes to the witchcraft hysteria because she was one of the girls dancing in the woods attempting to make a charm to kill someone, and throughout the course of the play she will do anything ... talking about witchcraft, and wants to confess what they have done. Abigail will have none of it. Betty wakes up and she says, “You did, you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!” Abigail: (smashes her across the face). “Shut it! Now shut it!” Betty: (collapsing on the bed). “Mama, Mama!” (she dissolves into sobs.) Abigail: “Now look ...
- 13748: Margaret Hilda Thatcher
- ... the party in 1974, and then led the Conservative party to victory in 1979. Thatcher is the only British prime minister in the twentieth century to serve three consecutive terms. In 1990, controversy over Thatcher's tax policy and her reluctance to commit Great Britain to full economic integration with Europe inspired a strong challenge to her leadership. Ms. Thatcher was ousted from leadership, and resigned in November 1990 and was ... by her protégée, John Major: who, consequently, only served one short term. Margaret Hilda Roberts was born October 13, 1925 to Beatrice and Alfred Roberts in the flat above her parents small grocery store. Margaret's father was the greatest influence in Margaret's life, politically as well as religiously and socially. Alfred Roberts came to Grantham during the First World War where he met and married Beatrice Stevenson. "The young couple worked hard and saved money with ...
- 13749: House Made Of Dawn:The Use Of Language
- ... Painting of Language Throughout House Made of Dawn Momaday forces the reader to see a clear distinction between how white people and Native Americans use language. Momaday calls it the written word, the white people’s word, and the spoken word, the Native American word. The white people’s spoken word is so rigidly focused on the fundamental meaning of each word that is lacks the imagery of the Native American word. It is like listening to a contact being read aloud. Momaday clearly ... how Native American tradition has lasted so long without words being written; that it is not the remembrance of words, but the remembrance of images. Momaday shows the reader twice how different the white men’s words are from the Native American’s word. The first is with Tosamah when he tells about the way John describes his insight. He says of John, "…old John was a white man, and ...
- 13750: A Comparison of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Anthem"
- A Comparison of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Anthem" The two novels, The Handmaid's Tale and Anthem, are both haunting, first person tales of personal hardship in a closed and controlled society. In this essay I will point out many important similarities and differences between the two books, mainly ... worked on his project alone. The society in this book is also strict and authoritarian to the point of dictating what your job will be, to whom you will have children with. In The Handmaid's Tale the story takes place sometime in the near future after some kind environmental catastrophe that makes it impossible for most women to have children. To solve this problem some radicals set off a ...
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