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Twilight's Last Gleaming & Wag The Dog: Politics In Films

... and probably addressed some open issues regarding Vietnam, Cold War for that time. Wag The Dog is comedy that also very close to some events that are happening at our times. It seems to be too sequential that lot of things are implying and suggested to be happening for real with Clinton administration. On the script the president has to be elected in less then two weeks when a survey shows he is behind. A sex scandal is going to be release to the public. The movie will show what’s the Presidential public relations personals will do to kee ...

Number of words: 2061 | Number of pages: 8

The Glass Menagerie: Symbols

... reality. For Laura, the fire escape is a way into her world. A way to escape from reality. Both examples can readily be seen: Tom will stand outside on the fire escape to smoke, showing that he does not like to be inside, to be a part of the illusionary world. Laura, on the other hand, thinks of the fire escape as a way in and not a way out. This can be seen when Amanda sends Laura to go to the store: Laura trips on the fire escape. This also shows that Laura's fears and emotions greatly affect her physical condition, more so than normal peo ...

Number of words: 722 | Number of pages: 3

The Chamber: A Look Into The Novel And Film

... you've done.' " The messages about the death penalty are brought about in different ways in the film and in the novel. Although the novel and film adaptation of The Chamber have some significant differences, the plot and character perspectives are used to convey a political message about the death penalty. (378) The various characters in The Chamber have different traits and backgrounds that affect their perspectives on certain issues. Sam Cayhall is one of the main characters in the story whose background is filled with hate because of hi ...

Number of words: 1574 | Number of pages: 6

Macbeth: Lady Macbeth Uses Others As A Shield For Guilt

... drunk Wherein you dressed yourself? Hath it slept since? And wakes it now, to look so green and pale At what it did so freely? From this time Such I account thy love. Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valor As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would,' Like the poor cat I' th' adage?" (I, vii, 39-49) By doing this, she manages to get Macbeth to kill King Duncan, however, in the end, sh ...

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Movie - Dead Man Walking: Capital Punishment

... parents of the victim have one specific view on the topic of capital punishment. They believe that since their daughter was raped and murdered, that the man convicted of the crime should be put to death. They feel no remorse for the killer, even when they are viewing him being strapped into his deathplace. They make no attempt to save his life, even though Sister Jean tries to talk the parents out of going through with the execution, they do not agree with the view that Sister Jean, and they go through with the execution. And since Sister st ...

Number of words: 872 | Number of pages: 4

Time And Fate In Romeo And Juliet

... assistance. Romeo notices that Rosaline, his lover, is among these names. Benvolio challenges Romeo to compare her with other "beauties." Benvolio predicts, "Compare her face with some that I shall show,/ And I will make thee think thy swan a crow." (I, ii, l 86-87) To show his appreciation, the servant asks for Romeo’s presence at the ball. Romeo should have considered the servant’s warning; if Romeo occupies the name of Montague, he shall not be permitted. Once at the ball, Romeo is searching for a maiden to substitute the unrequited l ...

Number of words: 913 | Number of pages: 4

Death Of A Salesman: Willy Lowman's Escape

... were a narcotic, and as the play progresses, the reader learns that it can be a dangerous drug, because of it's addictiveness and it's deadliness. The first time Willy is seen lapsing off into the past is when he encounters Biff after arriving home. The conversation between Willy and Linda reflects Willy's disappointment in Biff and what he has become, which is, for the most part, a bum. After failing to deal adequately with his feelings, he escapes into a time when things were better for his family. It is not uncommon for one to think of be ...

Number of words: 1028 | Number of pages: 4

The Mikado: Criticism The English Society And Beliefs

... in its mirror both English sentimentality and English acquiescence of brutality. One of the faulty logic of the false dilemmas that when the Mikado declared each judge must be his own executioner he meant the executioner had to cut his own head off. This declaration of execution represents English acquiescence of brutality and the unreasonable laws and culture. William Schwenck Gilbert plays wording nicely on making jokes to the Japanese, but indeed to the English people. In The Mikado, the sparking lyrics and the vagaries of love set in a ...

Number of words: 554 | Number of pages: 3

In The Movie "Tombstone", Friendship Comes In Different Forms

... on the people who did it. So, even though on his death bed, Doc Holiday, got up and went with Wyatt to help him slay them. This is one way that a friendship can form between two people. A further example of the friendship between Wyatt and Holiday was when the Dalton gang had come into town with their guns and went into the O.K. Corral. They were going to get Wyatt for killing one for their brothers. Doc knew that Wyatt might of been killed if he went there on his own. So again, even though not in the best of health, Doc went to help Wya ...

Number of words: 385 | Number of pages: 2

Black Ellk Spears

... the roles of Indians. The production is done mainly by college students, therefore I believe she had no other options. She had to cast the play to actors who could depict the characters, not simply to people who were Indians. It would not be a play without actors portraying other people. I do not believe that there was a positive or negative effect on the performance due to casting. The actors learned to look and to act like Indians which is what characterization is all about. Another reason to cast Eurocentric actors is there are ma ...

Number of words: 1485 | Number of pages: 6

Antigone: Afterlife

... in the open? Could Antigone act as if she did not care? Afterlife to the Greeks back then was far more important and sacred than living life itself. Everything they did while they were alive was to please the many gods they worshipped.They built temples for their Gods, made statues to symbolize their Gods, and had a different God to explain things that we now say are an act of mother nature. It may seem rather foolish to us when we study their beliefs and compare them to modern day beliefs.I am sure the Greeks would have considered us to be h ...

Number of words: 1329 | Number of pages: 5

Movie: Last Of The Mohicans

... elaborate on. As for the historical part of the movie, I think it is accurate in the sense of the fighting style of the English. The "proper" way of war might be fine in Europe, but against the Indians, standing in a line with bright red coats is not the way to win. "…the soldiers' uniforms splendid – though (and that's a historic fact) idiotically ornate and impractical for warfare. It wasn't until about 1916 that the British and the French saw the light and stopped wearing all that Day-Glo, easy target colors" (Prof. Jahiel). ...

Number of words: 1139 | Number of pages: 5

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