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The Boys From Brazil: Evil Will Never Die
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 832.... could endure and what would improve the human race.
Hitler believed that a perfect human race consisted of humans with blonde
hair and blue eyes. Since the doctor believed in the ideas of Hitler, he
genetically engineered prisoners to have these qualities, along with the
people that worked at the doctor's home. In order for the children to grow
up looking, thinking, and acting like Hitler, the doctor's planning
necessitated precise planning. Along with the help of a nurse, he reviewed
the charts of thousands of parents wishing to adopt a child in order to
find family condit .....
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The Merchant Of Venice: Summary
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 971.... was 18 and Anne was 26. Their first child, Susanna, was baptized on May 26, 1583. In 1585 Anne Shakespeare gave birth to twins. A boy named Hamnet and a girl named 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 .....
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Macbeth: Occurrences That Led To Macbeth's Downfall
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 821.... you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex
me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe, top-full
of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood, stop up the
access and passage to remorse… Come to my woman's breasts,
and take my milk for gall…"
(Act I, Scene V, ll 46-54, pp 35)
Is possibly the most important passage that leads to Lady Macbeth's death.
She calls on the evil spirits to "unsex" her, and to replace her "milk"
with "gall." It seems that she wants to be the most cruelest being in the
world. The theme of the life cycle is amplified in this situation bec .....
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King Lear: A Shakespearean Tragedy
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1189.... must be of a high status on the chain and the hero also
possesses a tragic flaw that initiates the tragedy. The fall of the hero
is not felt by him alone but creates a chain reaction which affects
everything below him. There must also be the element of chance or accident
that influences some point in the play.
King Lear meets all of these requirements that has been laid out by
Bradley which is the most logical for a definition of a tragedy as compared
to the definition of a comedy by G. Wilson Knight.
The main character of the play would be King Lear who in te .....
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King Creon And King Oedipus
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 612.... the truth about his birth even though everyone around him advised him not to continue. Because he thought he was justified in his search, he continued and found nothing but disaster. Both the plays Oedipus and Oedipus at Colonus describe what happens to us individuals when we let our human nature take over and blind us.
In the final play "Antigone", the tragic hero is King Creon. In the previous plays, King Creon seemed like a reasonable man who would listen to other people's advice (unlike Oedipus). However, when he becomes king, he begins to neglect this reasonable sid .....
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A Clockwork Orange: Review Of Book And Film Version
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1121.... last name is not mentioned in the book, is a violent,
aggressive teenager of fifteen, who is the leader of a four-person gang.
He truly enjoys violence, reveling in the sight of blood or weapons.
Alex's love of hate is not simply a rebellious emotion, but as he explains,
it is his very nature, and he could not change it if he wanted to. Despite
his passion for what most see as ugly and disgusting, Alex does have a
great appreciation for classical music, especially Beethoven.
Alex's main conflicts are both external and internal. His external
conflicts are between him and .....
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Macbeth: Symbolism Of Blood
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1065.... to guilt. First he is a brave honored soldier who saves his country by killing the enemy who committed treason (how ironic). But as the play progresses, he matures into a treacherous person who soon becomes identified with death and bloodshed even his own pity and guilt for himself . The first reference of blood is one of honor, and occurs when Duncan sees the injured sergeant in Act 1 scene 2, and says, "What bloody man is that?". This is symbolic of the brave fighter who been injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage, the sergeant says, "Which smok .....
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The Apostle
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 801.... self proclaimed "Apostle". In the beginning, this man is the picture of a stereotypical "Bible-belt" minister. He is loud, flamboyant, hypocritical, and uses his influence to become a pillar of the community. However, slowly loses everything he holds dear. He loses his wife to another man and loses his job at "his church". He then commits a heinous act which puts his wife's lover in the hospital and eventually kills him. Then he chooses the least honorable reaction as he skips town and telling only his closest friend of his whereabouts. 's conversion begins as soon as he be .....
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