TMA06 Option 2 The Burial at Thebes What is the main contribution made by the Chorus in The Burial at Thebes? Answer with specific references to the text of the play. In this assignment I aim to show the main contribution made by the Chorus in The Burial at Thebes and in doing so I shall answer with specific references to the text of the play. Whilst working through the play I shall consider and explore several contributions‚ this will include; how the Chorus is used to link the narrative
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prison warden constantly surveilling Antony (Plutarch‚ in AA100 Assignment Booklet‚ 2011‚ p.17). Antony is foolish and passive‚ whereas Cleopatra is composed and intelligent. He lacks astuteness as his illusional fishing trick is transparent to Cleopatra. In contrast‚ Cleopatra has great manipulative skills as shown when she cunningly turns the fishing trick around. This
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From Reading 1.1 and Looking Closely at Plate 3.1.9‚ what do these sources tell us about fifteenth – and sixteenth- century cross-cultural encounters? This assignment will discuss the nature of a cross-cultural encounter in the 15th and 16th centuries between the Portuguese traders and the people of Benin‚ leading to Portuguese figures depicted in Benin art and furthermore our understanding of cross-cultural encounters in general The plaque under consideration (plate 3.9.1) is of three forward facing
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Leigh Hamilton AA100 TMA 4 In what ways did Pugin’s revival of the Gothic use tradition as a form of dissent? Essay Plan Introduction – What is dissent? Introduce Pugin Paragraphs 1 & 2 – Pugin’s aims and inspiration Paragraph 3 – Attack on the era of Reformations and Protestantism. Plate 4.7 “decay of taste”. Difference in Church styles. Paragraph 4 – Treatment of the poor. Plate 2.4.11 Paragraph 5 – “Christian” architecture – pointing upwards. Paragraphs 6 & 7 – Emphasis on Britain’s’ greatness
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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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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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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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