The Dark is Rising series is my favorite book series. I consider it to be the archetype of which modern day writers refer to. When I found out they had made a movie out of the second book I was ecstatic. I thought‚ key word thought‚ it was going to be a great movie. I was very wrong. The second book is titled The Dark is Rising and it’s about a young boy named Will Stanton. Will is the seventh son of a seventh son and he has a prophecy written about him. On his 11th birthday he finds out the he
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How does Shakespeare use language to show the change in Macbeth and lady Macbeth’s characters over the course of the play? William Shakespeare was born on April 23‚ 1564 in Stratford‚ England. His father worked selling leather and grains‚ and was a town official. He was the third child out of eight children. His mother‚ Mary‚ came from a family of prosperous farmers and landowners. During Shakespeare’s time‚ most people were very superstitious believing in witches‚ ghosts‚ and other supernatural
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William Shakespeare studies throughout the years by students‚ writers‚ and readers. He was a famous literature writer who is known worldwide for his literature works‚ but being known doesn’t mean they know the real person. Which tends to bring doubts and theory’s about if Shakespeare is a real person or if he really wrote the literature masterpieces that people read today. Underneath the name‚ William Shakespeare is just one major secret kept that’s been kept hidden from the world. Everybody tends
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Shakespeare… Is he Still Really Relevant? Mackenzie Lighton William Shakespeare... Seriously! Why are we still learning about him? Is he still all that relevant? Everyone says that we should leave the past behind and look into the future‚ but don’t you think that’s a bit hard when you’re stuck in class‚ listening to facts about a dead guy and his life‚ who lived 400 years ago! Well‚ it’s my job to convince you otherwise. So why don’t you leave your attitude behind and open your mind to learn a few
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As Shakespeare once stated‚ “We know what we are‚ but not what we may be.” (Hamlet) And by this statement‚ the celebrated playwright opened up the concept that anything‚ or anyone‚ has the capacity to be anything they choose. However‚ it has been argued by Anti-Stratfordians for decades that‚ because of his deficiencies in certain aspects‚ such as proper education and means of attaining knowledge‚ Shakespeare could not have been the author of the works which have been heralded for centuries. But
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After reading Hamlet or watching the play‚ how old would you say that Prince Hamlet was at the time? Would you say he was around thirty? Or maybe you would say he was in adolescence‚ somewhere around the age of eighteen. Whatever age you would say‚ there would be someone who would argue that you are wrong. I recently attended the play Hamlet at Washington University‚ directed by William Schvey. Schvey viewed Hamlet as a young college-age student. I think that this type of view on Hamlet’s age
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The Woman in Black is a 1987 stage play‚ adapted by Stephen Mallatratt. The play is based on the book of the same name‚ which was written in 1983 by Susan Hill. The venue for the woman in black was the fortune theatre in London and we went there on the 1st of November 2011. The Theatre from outside appears small old and slightly neglected‚ inside there was no attempt to prepare one for or indeed set the atmosphere for the nature of the play. The Fortune is small and the intimacy between actor and
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One day paper info Allyson is the ultimate good girl‚ but toward the end of a surprisingly boring post-graduation tour of Europe‚ she makes an impulsive decision to skip the Royal Shakespeare Theatre’s Hamlet for a street production of Twelfth Night featuring a striking Dutch actor. The next day‚ Allyson bumps into the handsome Dutchman‚ Willem‚ on a train ride to London‚ and they strike up a flirtatious banter in which he dubs her Lulu. After their two-hour trip‚ Willem offers to show "Lulu" around
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EARLY LIFE Seven years later after their wedding‚ William Shakespeare was born in April 26‚ 1564 in Stratford (accepted birth and birth place) to Mr. and Mrs. John Shakespeare. William had eight siblings‚ and although he didn’t get a chance to meet all of them‚ they were still part of his family. Joan (Oldest Sister)‚ the first child brought a huge amount of joy to the young‚ and ambitious couple‚ only to be dealt a dreadful blow shortly after her birth; On September 15‚1558 Joan was baptized
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1) Fill in the blanks with either “a”‚ “an”‚ or “the”. Jim‚ 1)______ old friend of mine‚ used to work in downtown Los Angeles. He had 2)______ good job in one of 3)______ biggest law firms in 4)______ city. He was 5)______ honest‚ hard-working lawyer‚ but he hated his job. So he decided to quit‚ and to become 6)______ surfer instead. Now Jim spends his days surfing 7)______ waves of Malibu. It isn’t 8)______ easy life‚ but it makes him happy. Soon after he quit his job‚ Jim met 9)______ beautiful
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