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Sex And Death In Literature

... rather fear, and our preoccupation with it tends to determine how we live our lives. We determine our worth by what we have accomplished before our deaths. We grieve when others die and are truly concerned for the dying. Why else would we try so vehemently to find cures for so many diseases? Therefore, most great literature is about sex and death, for it is those two things that are universally understood. Ibsen’s, A Doll’s House, Strindberg’s Miss Julie and Tennessee Williams Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, are three plays that illustrate t ...

Number of words: 1451 | Number of pages: 6

M*A*S*H

... Te film was directed by Robert Altman and starred Donald Suterland as awkeye Elliot Gould as Trapper Jon. Te film ad a number of storylines. One involved Trapper and awkeye traveling to Seoul to treat a Congressman's GI son and managing to get in a round of golf. Anoter storyline involved a football matc between te 4077t and te 325t evac in wic te doctors of te 4077 drafted in Dr Oliver arman "Spearcucker" Jones, a former pro football player as a ringer (Spearcucker appeared in te first few episodes of te series but was dropped wen te w ...

Number of words: 1265 | Number of pages: 5

Hamlet: An Review And Summary

... together with a major reversal of fortune from good to bad.” Hamlet fits these descriptions perfectly. The character of Hamlet is one just like ourselves, whom we can identify with. Even though he truly begins the play as a hero, and also ends as one, he and the people he comes into contact with during the entire play experience tragic losses and deaths. The play begins outside, on a very cold, foggy, dark night. The guards are watching the castle for fear that it may be attacked. This is to set the perfect mood for the tragedy ...

Number of words: 778 | Number of pages: 3

Twelfth Night: Two Faces, One Mind

... depends on Viola's disguise to keep things exciting. Viola's disguise becomes increasing more important as the events take place. The majority of the plot lines depend on the disguise. Without it, the main theme of the play would be the gulling of Malvolio. In a play where most of the characters fall in love with each other, blind to the gender and true identity of the objects of their desires, a disguise like Viola's becomes the center of the action, and causes almost all the of the important aspects of the play. The confusion that Se ...

Number of words: 499 | Number of pages: 2

Macbeth: Character Analysis Of Macbeth

... that name -- / Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel,/ Which smoked with bloody execution,/ Like valor's minion carved out his passage/ Till he faced the slave;"). Macbeth was even undiscouraged when he was attacked by the King of Norway, "assisted by that most disloyal traitor, the thane of Cawdor." Lady Macbeth convinced her husband to murder Duncan by putting his manhood and courage at stake (I,7, "When you durst do it, then you were a man;/ And to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man"). As Macbeth started ...

Number of words: 1061 | Number of pages: 4

Death Of A Salesman: Willy's Life Is An Illusion

... always have high hopes for their future. They all want to be astronauts or millionaires. Willy always believes he can achieve that kind of success. He never lets go of his wasted life. He dreams of being the man who does all of his business out of his house and dying a rich and successful man. Furthermore, Willy also dreams of moving to Alaska where he could work with his hands and be a real man. Biff and Happy follow in their father's footsteps in their lofty dreams and unrealistic goals. Biff wastes his life being a thief and a loner; ...

Number of words: 679 | Number of pages: 3

Hippolytus

... have many of the same characteristics as humans. One characteristic of the gods which is apparent is jealousy. Aphrodite seems to be jealous of Artemis because Hippolytus worships Artemis as the greatest of all gods, while he tends to shy away from worshipping Aphrodite. This is important because it sets in motion the actions of the play when Aphrodite decides to get revenge on Hippolytus. The divine relationship between the gods is a bit different, however. Over the course of the play, Artemis does not interfere in the actions ...

Number of words: 1755 | Number of pages: 7

Shaw's Saint Joan And Shakespeare's Henry IV: Honor And Valor

... end of Act V scene I Falstaff is describing his view of honor, “What is honour? a word…he that died o’Wendsday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no. ‘Tis insensible to the dead? yea. But will it not live with the living? no. Why? detraction will not suffer it.” With these lines Falstaff’s views on death with honor is clear. He feels the deceased once dead with there honor will not be able to feel the honor the died with nor will he be able to hear stories of his valiant efforts when they are told. When a deceased man ...

Number of words: 910 | Number of pages: 4

Cultural Write-Up On “Gone With The Wind”

... majestic letters going across the screen. I was surprised at such grandeur; the makers of this film must have great expectations with such pride in their work. The introductory forward, which states that this is a movie about a great culture that had disappeared, impressed me and made me curious to see what life during those times was like. One of the theme of the film was activated when Scarlett O’Hara, the young heroine, was disgusted with the boys talking about war all the time. Her innocence and carefree nature could be seen in t ...

Number of words: 784 | Number of pages: 3

Cole's View From Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts And Whitman's Leaves Of Grass: Ways The Artist Portrays Themselves To The Viewer

... to the reader. Cole is seen in a more distinct manner and Whitman is viewed more generally by each individual. Both artist also relate themselves to nature as well as pose questions to the audience in relation to nature. Although this is true, each artist has their own act of interrogation. Cole paints himself right into his painting. He wants to be seen by his observers but not at the first instance. He place himself in the woods in the darker half of the painting not on the brighter more open side. Cole is by the river which is painted ...

Number of words: 1167 | Number of pages: 5

The Downfall Of Macbeth

... to listen to his own conscience. These forces had no direct control over his actions but simply pointed out different paths for him to follow. Ultimately, Macbeth chose the path of darkness. Throughout the entire play Macbeth ignores the voice of his own conscience. He knows what he is doing is wrong even before he murders Duncan. His own conscience is nagging at him but he allows Lady Macbeth and greed to cloud his judgement. In referring to the idea of the murder of Duncan, Macbeth first states,"We will proceed no further in th ...

Number of words: 1006 | Number of pages: 4

Macbeth: Theme Of Night Vs Day And Evilness

... out of his way. He then starts something he is not mentally ready to start when he kills Duncan. The first glimpse of evil comes that night. After he has done his deed, the paranoia sets in. “But wherefore could not I pronounce ‘Amen'?” (II.ii.31). Macbeth realizes that the “goodness” is starting to drift away. He looks at his hands and sees his guilt, the blood. The next example of evil at night is when the sleeplessness sets in and Macbeth's guilt starts to get the best of him. He slowly starts going mad because of his guilt ...

Number of words: 647 | Number of pages: 3

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