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Fate In King Lear
Number of pages: 8 | Number of words: 2068.... for human action and misfortune. Just as the stars in their
courses are fixed in the skies, so do the characters view their lives as
caught in a pattern they have no power to change. Lear sets the play in
motion in banishing Cordelia when he swears "by all the operation of the
orbs from whom we exist and cease to be" that his decision "shall not be
revoked". How like the scene in Julius Caesar wherein Caesar says "For I
am constant as the Northern star" Lear vows to be resolute but dies
regretting his decision at the hands of his daughters who claim love him
"more .....
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Greek Architecture
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1024.... of a cella (back wall), a pronaos (columned porch),
an opisthodomus (enclosure), an antae (bronze grills securing the porches),
and a colonnade that provided shelter for visitors.
The earliest monumental buildings in Greek architecture were the
temples. Since these were solidly built and carefully maintained, they had
to be replaced only if destroyed. The architectural orders, Doric on the
mainland and Ionic in the eastern Aegean, were developed in the archaic
temples, and their lasting example tended to make Greek architecture
conservative toward changes in design .....
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A Doll House: Nora
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 712.... At the beginning of the scene she is eating some and hides the bag when Helmer enters the room. He later questions her as to whether or not she has been “breaking rules” by eating a macaroon or two, which she denies. This shows us that Helmer’s control over Nora goes so far as to include the forbidding of sweets. More importantly, it shows us that Nora willfully disobeys Helmer’s wishes. It is in this small exchange that we see a hint of Nora’s character and that perhaps she is more than she appears to be. Through Nora’s conversation with Mrs. Linde in Act 1 we fi .....
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The Tragic Fate Of Oedipus
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 950.... he
can. Creon leaves the city and then comes back with some information. He
tells Oedipus that the gods command them to expel from the land of Thebes
an old defilement that it seems they shelter. The gods tell them to take
revenge upon whoever killed there past king. Oedipus, now the mighty king,
is determined to find out what happened. He says, "Then once more I must
bring what is dark to light. You shall see how I stand by you, as I should,
to avenge the city and the city's god.” (804).
The first thing Oedipus does is to call on Teiresias who is the
holy prophet in .....
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Hamlet: To Kill Or Not To Kill
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 477.... it difficult to gather the strength to kill. He had the chance and passed it up. However, to him this seemed to be the moral thing to do. He would wait until Claudius had sins on his soul. Why put a killer in heaven. Claudius quickly learns that Hamlet wants to have a fencing match, so Claudius decides to place poison on end of Laertes sword. Nevertheless, this was not enough, they also poured a cup of poison that Hamlet would drink, to insure that he could not escape death.
Claudius felt no need to cause a scene and possibly ruin the whole plan, so he let his wife, Hamlets .....
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Beware Of Television
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 869.... not understand something, he may stop
and reread it, or go in search of elucidation before continuing. The reader can
accelerate his pace when the material is easy or less than interesting, and slow
down when it is difficult or enthralling. He can put down the book for a few
moments and cope with his emotions without fear of losing anything.
Unlike reading, the pace of the television experience cannot be
controlled by the viewer; he cannot slow down a delightful program or speed up a
dreary one. The images move too quickly. He cannot use his own imagination to
invest the p .....
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Romeo And Juliet Versus West Side Story
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 670.... is when, in Act II, Scene II, of
Romeo and Juliet, otherwise known as the balcony scene, Romeo expresses his
thoughts in a sililoquy until Juliet shows up. While in Romeo and Juliet all of
this is spoken, in West Side Story, this is written as music shared between
Maria and Tony.
Another major difference between these two stories is that in Romeo
and Juliet, Juliet sees Romeo dead and decides to kill herself. While, in West
Side Story, Tony (the Romeo of the play) does die - shot by Chino- Maria is not
so stricken and overshelmed that she decides to kill herself. .....
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Claude Monet And His Painting
Number of pages: 9 | Number of words: 2231.... and before long, the two had forged a relationship that was to last a lifetime. Although Monet soon left Le Havre to spend a large part of his life travelling throughout Europe, he returned frequently to visit his old friend. The interest that had been sparked some years earlier was refined and shaped and Monet was in no doubt as to the extent to which his outlook on life had been altered:
My eyes were finally opened and I understood nature; I learned at the same time to love it.
Boudin may have opened Monet's eyes, he may have even convinced the young painter to .....
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