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- 13801: Krapp's Last Tape: Imagery in Color
- Krapp's Last Tape: Imagery in Color During the 20th century, there was an evident disillusion and disintegration in religious views and human nature due to the horrific and appalling events and improvements in technology of this ... sparse with little resolution. Yet despite this, these plays make very bold and philosophical statements about life in the 20th century. The playwrights indiscreetly utilize metaphoric and symbolic details to support their message. In "Krapp's Last Tape," Samuel Beckett exploits such techniques in expressing his own bleak and pessimistic view of the world. In his middle years of his life, Krapp retained this rigid and anal retentive nature. He kept ... is sitting holding unto "a small, old, black rubber ball" that he had been playing with a dog with (1630-1). For a moment, he considers keeping this as a cherishable memento of his mother's death which he would "feel until his dying day. But I gave it to the dog" (1631). He simply imparts these reminiscent and sentimental thoughts of his mother to a dog, reflective of the ...
- 13802: Hamlet Analyzed In Terms Of Ar
- Aristotle’s Poetics is considered the guide to a well written tragedy; his methods have been used for centuries. In Aristotle’s opinion, plot is the most important aspect of the tragedy, all other parts such as character, diction, and thought stem from the plot. Aristotle defines a tragedy as “…an imitation of an action that is ... artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation of these emotions”(p. 22). Shakespeare’s Hamlet follows this definition for the most part, and even though it is not always in agreement with Aristotle’s guidelines, it is still a great and effective tragedy. Aristotle states that tragedy is “ ...
- 13803: The Great Gatsby - Daisy's Role
- The Great Gatsby - Daisy's Role In one of the greatest works of the Twentieth Century, "The Great Gatsby" by F.Scott Fitzgerald, there are many dynamic and round characters which greatly add to the story's theme. One character, Daisy Fay Buchannon, is made essential by way of her relation to the theme. With her multi- dimensional personality and relation to the conflicts, she becomes needed in order to convey the ... show toy. Whenever company comes over, she beckons for the little girl to come and put on a little act for everyone. This is signifies her life. She is kept in the closet until it's time to show off for company. Daisy becomes radiant and personable. When everyone has gone, she is a bored housewife, of no importance to the world wondering aloud what she is going to do ...
- 13804: Analysis Of Platos Purgatorio
- ... that through divine grace, all Christians can acquire eternal happiness and immortal love from God regardless of how wicked they lived life, as long as they are repentant. Another aspect of Purgatorio exists in Dante's immersion in the ancient, heroic traditions: the entanglements of love, duty, and moral obligation. On the whole, Dante offers an excellent account of life in the Middle Ages, for Catholic dogma and the leadership of ... spirit of Casella conveys a feeling of human warmth and love. This is the first of a series of encounters in Purgatorio displaying the everlasting power of friendship and human compassion. Another example of Dante's expression of love manifests on the second terrace, the terrace of envy. He displays love in the goads of envy - caritas, or love of fellow men: And my good master said: "The sin of envy/ Is scourged within this circle; thus the cords/ That form the scourging lash are plied by love. (XIII 37-39) Another example of Dante's expression of love exists in Canto XXX and XXXI. It is the character of Beatrice that inspires Dante throughout his journey. When Dante finally meets the spirit of Beatrice, the beauty of Beatrice overwhelms ...
- 13805: Monteverdi’s Eighth Book of Madrigals
- Monteverdi’s Eighth Book of Madrigals “The madrigal had a special place in the career of Claudio Monteverdi”(Hanning 133). Monteverdi used this genre to make many stylistic changes from the late Renaissance to the early Baroque ... It was published when Monteverdi was seventy-one years old. The publishing of this book came almost twenty years after his seventh book of madrigals was published. The eighth book is the largest of Monteverdi’s secular works. The eighth book contains twenty-two seperate works. These works are divided into two sections. The first of these sections is called ‘Canti guerrieri,’ or ‘Songs of war.’ This section contains nine works ... number of different lengths of the madrigals was strange. The oddity of the eighth book could be in some way attributed to G.B. Doni. Monteverdi studied music theory with this man during the 1630’s. Both men had ideas about music that varried from the thoughts of most others. Doni wrote a book with these ideas, and sent a copy of it to Monteverdi. It is extremely possible that ...
- 13806: Greek Tragedies
- In consideration of the plays we discussed in class, the dramatic contents of each play reflect and develop a category of it's own. Some that deal with comedies, morality, and other's with, tragedies, whichever the case maybe each play has its unique style and theme. A Midsummer Night's Dream I believe is unusual among Shakespeare's plays, since it is lacking a written source for its plot. The wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta was described in Chaucer's "Knight's Tale" and ...
- 13807: Macbeth: A Shakespearean 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 ...
- 13808: Personal Reflection: John F. Kennedy's Assassination
- Personal Reflection: John F. Kennedy's Assassination The 13-year-old little girl sat by the old washing machine in her parents’ dark basement. She was hard at work globing red polish onto some worn-out black shoes that she wanted ... her name being called by her Dad “Billie, Billie, come here…. something bad has happened.” My mother hurried up the stairs to her father, terribly frightened by what could be wrong. She awaited her father’s words. “The President of the United States is dead.” The date was November 22, 1963. It was Thanksgiving break. Nothing would ever be the same. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States ... experienced anything this horrible. She sat, glued to her spot in front of the television, and cried. Over and over again, she watched the replay of the shooting and would cry some more. Walter Cronkite’s voice echoed throughout her modest home, repeatedly recounting the tragedy. Two days later, her entire family gathered at her grandmother’s home for dinner. My mother refused to join them. Instead, she sat fixated ...
- 13809: Should the U.S. Government be Scared of Cyber Terrorism?
- Should the U.S. Government be Scared of Cyber Terrorism? In today's society, people are always trying to improve technology, but in doing so, are they creating something that can be used to create mass destruction for the United States? Everyday computers get faster, new programs are ... evolution of the computer age, terrorism is taking on a whole new meaning. This new technology is being called Cyber Terrorism, and is used by a variety of people. Many people are hacking into U.S. government files and messing up the files, while the government is trying to prevent the hackers with computer simulations and computer programs. The Colombian Rebel Group ELN is one of the many terrorist groups ...
- 13810: Candide By Voltaire
- ... and Moliere. The use of the various styles and conventions shows that, despite the passage of centuries and the language differences, certain writing techniques will always be effective. One common literary technique is the author's use of one or more of his characters as his 'voice' to speak out the authors views on a certain subject. For instance, in Moliere's Tartuffe, the author uses the character of Cleante to speak out against religious hypocrites (page 1419, lines 99-102): Nothing that I more cherish and admire Than honest zeal and true religious fire. So there is nothing that I find more base Than specious piety's dishonest face. In Candide, Voltaire makes use of several characters to voice his opinion mocking philosophical optimism. On page 1594, Candide is asking a gentleman about whether everything is for the best in the ...
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