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    Love Suicides at Amijima and House of Trials use disguises and deceit in different ways. Love Suicides at Amijima uses disguises in a serious manner by focusing on social hierarchy. For instance‚ there is no cross dressing or outrageous disguise like there is in House of Trials. House of Trials uses a humorous approach to deceit and disguise by having stock characters and setting in one place makes it more clumpy and chaotic. In most cases‚ disguises and deceit are typically used to protect the person

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    Q. What does Rosalind’s disguise suggest about the fluidity or fixity of gender in the play? Ans. Rosalind’s disguise as Ganymede‚ a shepherd’s boy‚ is liberating; it allows her a special kind of freedom. Her disguise was required only so that she could reach the safety of the forest‚ however‚ she chose to keep the disguise and even befriends Orlando‚ who thinks “Ganymede”‚ is actually a teenage boy. Gender‚ in As You Like It‚ is culpable to change. Its fluidity is a result of the effect of one’s

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    Unlike A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ each of the cross-dressing characters does so as the result of conscious decision (as opposed to magical influence) and in order to attain a goal. While there are certainly a number of disguises in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” there are different motivations for characters wearing them. For Viola‚ her reasons for dressing as a young man are clear since she wants to be able to make a living in the new land she has found herself inhabiting. Although it may be a bit

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    Twelfth Night- Disguise VS Identity Disguise in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night has many purposes. Even though disguising one’s gender is a common theme in Shakespeare‚ some say it is instates bonding and allows a way for it to happen. It is known that it is used as a necessity for survival. In Twelfth Night‚ Disguise and Identity is shown in feelings‚ appearances and decisions. Disguise is an occasionally seen force which drives one’s mind into believing in something unrealistic. Disguise and Identity

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    Suffering: A True Blessing in Disguise Brothers have a tendency to grow apart‚ yet eventually find a way to fix their old and rusty relationship. Sonny and his brother are a great example of how suffering can ultimately unite people. Throughout “Sonny’s Blues”‚ there is a constant issue between the narrator and his brother because the narrator cannot accept his brother’s drug use habit. However‚ this changes when the narrator realizes that his brother is taking drugs in order to cope with his own

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    THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR - the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) was perhaps the first national war in Europe - after Norman conquest England was a rising power‚ strong monarchy‚ no involvement in conflicts‚ - English knights began rob their continental neighbours; simply because they were more powerful - the fact that Edward III and Henry V had genealogical claims to the French throne was but an explanation for robbing - the war was not a result of dynastic ambitions but a national matter‚

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    Public schools in America give students the day off for Columbus Day‚ but most people have no idea who it is they are celebrating. Historians have continuously portrayed Christopher Columbus as a great seafaring and heroic captain that discovered America‚ ignoring the genocide he started in the Americas. Believing they are doing good by the people‚ historians like Paul Johnson do not delve into the brutal ventures of famed figures in history when regarding America. Other historians‚ like Howard Zinn

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    Introduction to utilitarianism: In order for me to identify the option that is most likely considered to be utilitarianism‚ I had to first understand the term utility. My understanding is that the utilitarianism principle focuses on the happiness of the greatest number of people as a WHOLE. Happiness is a result that carries essential value and the absence of pain or the prevention thereof as a result is more desirable in the end according to John Stuart Mill. [1] Happiness‚ how is happiness defined

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    Write about the significance of disguise and mistaken identity in Twelfth Night Shakespeare’s use of disguise and mistaken identity is significant to the plot of Twelfth Night as it is the thread that runs through the entire fabric of the play; and is instrumental in providing confusion‚ misunderstanding‚ and ultimately – love. Almost all of the characters in this play either carry out some sort of identity deception‚ or are deceived by someone else doing much the same thing. Primarily we

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    tragedy‚ and the other as a comedy‚ many comparisons can be drawn between the two plays‚ on themes and motifs that develop throughout the plays. One of the themes that is easily recognisable in the early stages of both plays‚ is that of deceit and disguise. In “Hamlet”‚ we learn early on that Hamlet decides to act as a madman in order to try and weed out a confession from his uncle about the murder of his father. Although he does not actually reveal to any other characters his plan until Act 1 Scene

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