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- 18461: King Lear: Motifs
- ... plots contains characters who betray their fathers. Goneril and Regan flatter their father, King Lear, and then betray him. The drastic change that occurred in their attidtude towards their father is clearly evident through Goneril's speech before: "Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter; Dearer than eye-sight, space, and liberty; Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare; No less than life, with grace, health ... one half of the kingdom: "'Tis his own blame; hath put himself from rest, And must needs taste his folly." (Act II, Sc ii, Ln 289-290) They both were interested only in getting Lear's land, and used any means necessary to get it. Edmund, in the other plot of the play, deceives his father in order to gain his favor. Edmund, the Earl of Gloucester's bastard son, tells his father that Edgar, Gloucester's legitimate son, is plotting to ruin Gloucester. This causes the Earl to banish Edgar and give his title and land to Edmund. The ironic misuse ...
- 18462: Aaron Copland
- ... as a composer and conductor, he touched the lives and hearts of as many people as he could. Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1900 to fairly affluent parents. Because of his family's financial status, he started formally training as a teen, and moved to Paris where he became the first American student of Nadia Boulanger. It was here that Copland developed much of his neo-classical style. Although he enjoyed the precise structure that Boulanger had taught him, Copland's heart was truly in creating music that people other than musicians could appreciate. It was upon his return to America in 1924 that he decided that he would write ". . .truly American music." He traveled throughout ... his intentions in writing this piece: "Any composer who goes outside his native land wants to return bearing musical souvenirs." This is exactly what he did. The piece is a lively adaptation of Frances Toor's Cancionero Mexicano, with a very loose tempo, and heavy use of the horn section. It was after the success of El Salon Mexico that Copland proceeded to produce what is now considered the epitome ...
- 18463: Flowers For Algernon Essay
- ... his intellegence grew faster then his emotional intellegence. After his operation, he slowly started getting flashbacks from different parts of his childhood. In many of them his mother would go off and start saying, "...He's normal! He's normal! He'll grow up like other people. Better than others." Charlie had dreams of how his mother was ashamed of him. His mother always thought her son was normal and would grow up and be somebody. Charlie's sister also ignored him. To her, Charlie was dumb and could not do anything. Charlie had dreams of his sister yelling at him and making fun of him. He also had memories of the ...
- 18464: Dead Man Walking
- ... realize his worth as a human, and his worth in the eyes of God. Through this understanding, he was able to realize the value of all human life, including those who he murdered. Sister Helen's relationship with the families of Matthew and the victims was honest and up-front. She approached each with a hopeful attitude, trying to understand them while also trying to give them peace. In each instance ... was uncertain and apprehensive. This fact is not surprising, however, because Sister Helen is only human, and her religion is human as well. The only path to certainty is experience, and this was Sister Helen's first time as spiritual advisor to a death-row inmate. All in all, Sister Helen was a shining example of strength, courage, and love that all people could look up to. In the beginning of ... of the slaying. To make matters worse, the murder of his son caused a rift between Earl and his wife, eventually leading to the filing of divorce papers. In a way, Matthew Poncelet killed Earl's son, his marriage, and his heart. Anyone whose interpersonal relationships have been affected by outside influences could easily relate to Earl, an honest man with a good heart. Obviously, anyone who has lost a ...
- 18465: Leda And The Swan
- ... these startling contrasts of vocabulary and imagery, Yeats propels the power and intensity of the poem. Critical Survey of Poetry states that "Virtually all commentators dwell upon the power, economy, and impact of the poems language and imagery, especially in the opening sections, which seem to be concerned predominantly, if not exclusively, with mere description of the scene and events themselves" (3716). Yeats fuses the myth and the potent language ... gives us the nearly perfect example of the fusion of mythology and system and intuitive assertion so dramatized in crises as to provide an inexhaustible system in contemplation without loss of intensity" (397). The poems oppositions inherent in the swan and Leda divulge its significance. Yeats incorporates contradictions of beauty and malice to show that beauty can serve as a mask for evil. The swan, though glorious in its physical ... blow: the great wings beating still Above the staggering girl" (lines 1-2). Zeus uncompromising force easily entraps young Leda, pushing her into rape. The act is quick and bizarre yet intense and fierce. Ledas thighs are "caressed by the dark webs" (lines 2-3), a subtle yet disturbing image. This conflicting imagery is potent, and it shows how Zeus transforms himself into a wondrous and violent creature, a ...
- 18466: Odyessy - Circe And Calipso
- ODYSSEUS: A MERE MORTAL, BUT PURELY MORAL In Homer's Odyssey, he uses the stories of Calypso and Circe to give a reader a glimpse at Greek values. Odysseus is a perfectly moral man by Greek standards. In the Calypso episode, Odysseus demonstrates the value ... standards, but he chooses Penelope over the goddess. When Calypso questions Odysseus, he recognizes that fact that Calypso is more beautiful. Odysseus even mentions that Penelope falls far short (159) of Calypso, but yet, Odysseus s heart is with Penelope. Next, Odysseus must build a raft himself. Yet, he finds this labor minimal since he is given a chance to return home. He even realizes that he may become shipwrecked or ... and his troops, the relationship between host and guest, and burial rights. When the story begins with an analysis on how guests ought to be treated. Circe is an enchantress who welcomes some of Odysseus s troops into her home for food and drink. Then, she made a potion that would clear their memories so that when she struck them with her magic wand, they turned into pigs. Zeus or ...
- 18467: Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
- Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac "Physical Laws should have mathematical beauty." This statement was Dirac's response to the question of his philosophy of physics, posed to him in Moscow in 1955. He wrote it on a blackboard that is still preserved today.[1] Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (1902-1984), known ... of the twentieth century when Dirac arrived on the scene. Dirac came to Cambridge as a graduate student in 1923 after graduating from the University of Bristol. As a student in mathematics in St. John's College, he took his Ph.D. in 1926 and was elected in 1927 as a fellow. His appointment as university lecturer came in 1929.[7] He assumed the Lucasian professorship following Joseph Larmor in 1932 ... students. A student needed to be extremely independent to work under Dirac.[9] One such student was Dennis Sciama, who later became the supervisor of Stephen Hawking, the current holder of the Lucasian Chair. Dirac's lectures were attended by Sir M. J. Lighthill while he was a student at Cambridge and Lighthill was Dirac's successor to the Lucasian Chair. Dirac offered the first course in quantum mechanics in ...
- 18468: Macbeth
- ... is present in every tragedy, as a person tries to overcome their flaws and fit the mold of their ideal. William Shakespeare plainly defined a good man in the play "Macbeth". This goal by it's definition is a difficult one for any man to achieve. Prudence and logic, temperance and patients, as well as the vindication of honor are Shakespeare's defining characteristics of a good man. As with any well written tragedy, Macbeth's title character and hero had to fall from his place of greatness to see his faults and begin his agonizing climb back to his previous position. His position, that of a good man, was ...
- 18469: Romeo + Juliet: An E Ticket Ride
- Romeo + Juliet: An E Ticket Ride 11/21/96 The new release of Romeo and Juliet is fun, fast and exciting to watch. It is a slick cinematic rendition of Shakespeare's work brought to the screen for contemporary movie-goers. There is something for everyone in this movie. A timeless story, a dynamic cast, a hip soundtrack, great sets and costumes and plenty of action. From ... beginning the audience is told," buckle up, this Romeo and Juliet ride is going to be like no other Shakespeare you've ever ridden." This movie supports the notion that the stage is an actor's medium and the cinema is the director's. Romeo and Juliet is a feast for the eyes and does a great job of engaging the audience with the story at all times through various cinematic techniques and tricks which make understanding Shakespeare ...
- 18470: Macbeth: Independence And Fail
- ... Shakespeare. Using these two metaphors, the breakdown in the relationship between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth and between the king and the thanes and how they perfectly parallel each other because each is caused by Macbeth's will to be independent. According to Webster's dictionary, the archaic definition of independence is "competence" (1148). To be independent is not to be "subject to control by others" (Gove 1148). This means that independence is to be in control of ones decisions ... if the universe that strikes is more impressive than the man who is stricken, as great as his size and gaunt as his soul may be he will fall. (Van Doren 217) According to Macbeth's ideas of independence and of strength, he is neither independent nor strong. He feels the need for both and thus allows nothing, including murder, to get into his way. Shakespeare opens Macbeth with the ...
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