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    being besotted with Cleopatra even after she had betrayed him. The extract also indicates Antony cannot live without Cleopatra ‘Why delay any longer‚ Antony? Fate has taken away the one excuse which could still make you desire to live’ (Plutarch‚ in AA100 Assignment Booklet‚ 2012‚ p. 20). Cleopatra also seems to have more power over their relationship and has captivated Antony that much he too feels he should take his own life after being told of her death ‘O‚Cleopatra‚

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    The ongoing dispute about the ownership and location of Benin art remains a controversy over whether it should be returned to its place of origin. It is vital to observe the “encounter” between (Woods‚ 2008‚ ‘THE ART OF BENIN’‚ p.7) Europe and the kingdom of Benin‚ when the Benin artefacts were initially plundered and confiscated in the “‘punitive expedition’” (Mackie‚ 2008‚ ‘1897: the ‘punitive expedition’‚ p.23). The British opinion of the Benin people as a “savage and brutal” (Loftus‚ 2008‚ The

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    Fear‚ T. (2008) ‘Cleopatra’ in Moohan‚ E. (ed.) Reputations (AA100 Book 1)‚ Milton Keynes‚ the Open University‚ pp. 1-28. ‘Cleopatra’ - ‘narrated by Trevor Fear‘ (2008) (AA100 DVD video)‚ Milton Keynes‚ The Open University. Part 2 Pacheco‚ A. (2008) ‘Christopher Marlowe‚ Doctor Faustus’ in Moohan‚ E. (ed.) Reputations (AA100 Book 1)‚ Milton Keynes‚ the Open University‚ pp. 29-54. ‘Faustus’ - ‘an audio performance of Faustus’(2008) (AA100 Audio CD discs 1 and 2)‚ Milton Keynes‚ The Open University

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    Doctor Faustus

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    Original answer with comments. Read the following passage from Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus. What does this scene tell us about Faustus’s state of mind? Pay particular attention to Marlowe’s use of language. The passage is written in blank verse throughout using iambic pentameter.– The most typical form of writing from the 16th Century poets. In the passage Act 2 Scene 1‚ Marlowe gives the impression of Faustus feeling isolated and trapped almost between the good and evil angels. His lack of self-confidence

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    The Burial at Thebes

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    Brown‚ R.D. (ed.) Cultural Encounters (AA100 Book 3)‚ Milton Keynes‚ The Open University‚ pg. 192-235. Heaney‚ S. (2004) The Burial at Thebes‚ faber and faber. The Burial at Thebes‚ Part 1 (2008) (AA100 DVD Rom)‚ Milton Keynes‚ The Open University. The Burial at Thebes‚ Part 2 (2008) (AA100 DVD Rom)‚ Milton Keynes‚ The Open University. The Burial at Thebes‚ Interviews (2008) (AA100 DVD Rom)‚ Milton Keynes‚ The Open University. The Open University (2008)‚ AA100 Illustration Book (Plates for Books 3

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    Bibliography: Brunton‚ Deborah (2014) “The Healthy Seaside” AA100 Book 4 Place and Leisure‚ Milton Keynes‚ The Open University‚ p.170-171-173-174-179 Cross‚ G. (2014) “Worktowners at Blackpool” AA100 Book 4 Place and Leisure‚ Milton Keynes‚ The Open University‚ p.180 Pike‚ Jon (2014) “Leisure‚ laziness and feeling good” AA100 Book 4 Place and Leisure‚ Milton Keynes‚ The Open University‚ p.3 Aristotele (2014) “Work‚ leisure and play” AA100 Book 4 Place and Leisure‚ Milton Keynes‚ The Open University

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    as Venus (AA100 Book 1 Reputations‚ P. 9-10); he suggests she does this to draw the attention to her through a display of power and wealth. In the same scene a roman also says “in obtaining her objectives she employs torture‚ poison and even her own sexual talents” the second roman statement resembles Plutarch’s view of Cleopatra heavily. Plutarch indicates that Cleopatra is cleaver and has an aptitude for manipulation and cunning; he says “she was a master of a thousand flatteries “(AA100 Book 1 Reputations

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    Compare and contrast Cézanne’s Bathers (Plate 1.3.4) with Correggio’s Leda with the Swan (plate 1.3.8). This essay will compare and contrast Cézanne’s Bathers (Plate 1.3.4) with Correggio’s Leda with the Swan (plate 1.3.8). It will discuss the art techniques used and how they distinguish the differences between traditional and modern work. The subject matter between both of the paintings is very similar- both depict nude human bodies (mostly female) within nature environment. The scene in Correggio’s

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    AA100 The Arts Past and Present Assignment 3 Part 1 – The Dalai Lama. Which aspects of the Dalai Lama’s reputation are assumed in this exchange between the Dalai Lama and a Tibetan questioner? In this short exchange‚ various elements of the Dalai Lama’s reputation are being assumed‚ though perhaps the Lama’s response may be more surprising than the question to those unfamiliar with Buddhism. For instance‚ I would suggest that in Western culture‚ it is an infrequent occurrence for a political leader

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    Look carefully at Plate 1.3.32‚ Paul Cezanne’s painting Still Life with Plaster Cast‚ c. 1894. How do the form and content of this painting contribute to our understanding of it as a modern work? According to art critic Clive Wilson‚ writing in 1914‚ Cézanne was ‘the Christopher Columbus of a new continent of form (Harrison‚ C‚ 2008‚ p.63). Considered a revolutionist‚ Cézanne helped pave the way for other modern artists and his abstract tendencies contributed to the Cubist Movement. Robert Cumming

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