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    Intention: Human nature seeks ways in which to resolve any conflict that’s we are confronted with. The use of violence seems to be an attractive method to put an end to conflict. History has shown that violence has been an effective tool to resolve conflict‚ and there is no doubt that violence can resolve violence in given situations. However we need to ask ourselves‚ is violence the only way to resolve conflict? And does it always resolve the conflict? Due to the recent increase in violent behavior amongst

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    In Act 1Scene 5‚ Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth‚ telling her of the witches’ prediction that he will be king. Lady Macbeth’s first reaction is to say "shalt be what thou art promis’d". She then says "yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o’ the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way". By this she means that she fears that he is too kind to do what he needs to do to become king‚ by killing Duncan. Her use of the word milk is interesting as it is a very feminine word‚

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    am going to write about the many diverse ways in which conflict is presented in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Wilfred Owen’s Poetry of World War 1. I will be comparing the ways in which Macbeth and 3 poems written by Owen; Mental Cases‚ The Next War and Dulce Et Decorum Est‚ link with each other. Macbeth is a play written in 1606 by Shakespeare who wrote plays to entertain his audience. On the other hand‚ Owen was a soldier in World War 1 when he wrote famous poems; he wrote them to tell us about

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    DANCING AT LUGHNASA - ACT ONE STAGING P1 – chiaroscuro lighting state establishes atmosphere and non-realism from the start. A stylised tableau allows the audience to see the cast in its entirety. Michael‚ as an adult narrator‚ is a Brechtian device P2 – lighting is used for mood – probably straw and pink state to connote Summer. Props and set is organised to allow for cast to break from tableau into small-scale action representational of character eg ‘AGNES knits gloves’. P7 – the

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    of creating tension for the audience like in Act 1 of ’Romeo and Juliet’ it introduces the theme of love and hate between the two families Montague and Capulet. There is also a fight between the two family’s servants because they hate each other but Tybalt (Capulet) turns up and the fight becomes even bigger than before. The reason Shakespeare kills off Mercutio and Tybalt in Act 3 is that now all the action can focus on Romeo and Juliet. In the scene were Mercutio is slain‚ this point is often looked

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    Act 1 Summary The play opens in the "morning-room" of the Windermere house‚ where Lady Margaret Windermere is arranging roses in preparation for a "small but select" ball she and her husband are hosting that evening in honor of her birthday. Parker‚ the butler‚ announces that Lord Darlington has come to call‚ and shows him in. Darlington begins to flirt with Lady Windermere‚ who very kindly but firmly tries to discourage his attentions. She says she does not like compliments but tells him she

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    The first scene opens when LEXA DUPONT‚ an intelligent‚ rebellious a biracial‚ 17 years old in Two Ocean Pass‚ is being picked up from Deaton Academy and being embarrassed by her father‚ LIAM DUPONT‚ a middle-age Politician. Liam calls Lexa "Doodlebug" and she is then teased by her PEERS. Later that day SOPHIA DUPONT‚ her mother‚ who is a tall hot-shot District Attorney and her father‚ Liam gives Lexa the bad news that she won’t be attending the homecoming dance this year because they can’t chaperone

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    portraying her in Scene Three. Sandra: Of course. I can spare some time right now. What’s the issue? Mikaela: I have read the character list‚ and it describes Anna as a solemn and knowledgeable character. More specifically it states that Anna is “quiet‚ serious‚ highly intelligent and thoughtful. Compelled to tell her story.” I am just a bit worried that I am not capturing her as you intended when you composed her character. Sandra: Okay I think I can help you. In this scene‚ Anna is still developing

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    Ikra Gunay 03/13/2013 Mrs. Parsons Act I Essay Death of a Salesman In “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller‚ in the Act I‚ the author emphasizes the relationship between Willy and Linda in different ways by showing the love of Linda towards Willy and how she admires him. And also‚ she always shows her patient when Willy gets angry easily. The relationship between Willy and Biff is different from the past. Willy’s relationship with Biff is complicated. Biff is everything

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    A Raisin in the Sun: Act One Journal Aaron Garfinkle 12 August 2014 English 9 In act one of Raisin in the Sun‚ we learn many of the dreams that the characters in the play have‚ that all have one thing in common‚ the need of money. These dreams combined with the fact that the family has recently come into possession of ten-thousand dollars provides a fantastic opportunity for author Lorraine Hansberry to foreshadow that greed will tear this family apart. Each character is vastly different from

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