In Venus and Adonis and Antony and Cleopatra‚ William Shakespeare tells the tale of frustrated lovers who long to be desired by the person they love. Although a common plot in many of Shakespeare’s works‚ these accounts instead forefront the reversal of gender identities. Masculinity is questioned through vulnerable male figures; alternatively‚ this masculine role is appropriated by the female counterparts‚ which results in the male figures’ uncertainty and loss of identity. Venus and Adonis comprises
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second trip were the “Cleopatra” sculpture‚ and the world renowned “Perseus with a Head of Medusa”. The “Cleopatra” sculpture was quite a sensational one. It was carved by William Wetmore Story out of marble; spanning eleven years ‚ it was completed in 1869. The Boston bred sculptor’s masterpiece is in Gallery of American painting and sculpture of the Met. This beautiful sculpture is of the Egyptian queen ‚ born in 69 BC. Alike many of William Wetmore Story’s sculptures‚ Cleopatra is sitting down in
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overcame countless obstacles to become successful. “Edmonia Lewis was the first African American woman in the United States to gain widespread recognition as an artist‚ and the first African American in the United States to gain an international reputation as a sculptor” (Mary 40). Edmonia Lewis spent her early childhood with her mother ’s family‚ the Chippewa Indians. She was known as Wildfire‚ and her brother was known as Sunrise. Edmonia and her brother were orphaned when Edmonia was about ten
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Mark Antony fell in love with Queen Cleopatra. She gave birth to twins‚ Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene. Antony had to go back to Rome and leave his new family. The Senate made Antony marry Octavian’s sister Octavia Minor. Cleopatra had a third child named Ptolemy Philadelphus. In 32 B.C. Antony divorced Octavia so Octavian declared war on Egypt. Cleopatra and Antony’s combined forces lost to Octavian. Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide together by getting bitten by a poisonous
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Essay Question: Critical response: 1000wds How successful have the texts you have studied been in presenting ideas about choice? In your response refer to Antony and Cleopatra and two related texts of your own choosing. You may use one related text that was studied in class if you wish. Choice is defined as an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities. Chance is defined as a possibility of something happening. To be able to choose something is a much broader
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The original 1677 production by the King’s Company starred Charles Hart as Marc Antony and Elizabeth Boutell as Cleopatra‚ with Michael Mohun as Ventidius and Katherine Corey as Octavia.[2] All for Love; also called‚ The World Well Lost is a tragedy by John Dryden‚ first acted and printed in 1677. Dryden deals in this play with the same subject as that of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Whilst‚ however‚ the elder poet "diffused the action of his play over Italy‚ Greece‚ and Egypt‚" Dryden laid
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Ancient Egypt Introduction Have you ever wondered about Ancient Egypt and its greatest mysteries? Have you ever wondered about the rulers or gods and goddesses? Have you wanted to know more about the wars and weapons that the ancient people used? Have you ever wanted to know why Hatshepsut was pharaoh even though she wasn’t a man? Do you want to know about how Ancient Egyptians worshipped their gods and goddesses? All of these topics are amazing and will interest you. There are different theories
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play Antony and Cleopatra’‚ the film Star Wars - A New Hope’ and the novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone". An aspect explored in the three texts is how power is gained‚ and one way of achieving that is through military power and in Antony and Cleopatra Octavius
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demise of many‚ as shown in Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. Romeo and Juliet additionally show through their suicidal impulses that adolescent love can often be hasty and careless. Shakespeare links a self-destructive tendency with love as shown by the suicidal impulses Romeo and Juliet exhibit‚ which reveals the instability that characterizes young love. First off‚ Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet to show how destructive
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through many struggles with him‚ causing war and hatred to spread throughout the empire. He later committed suicide because Octavian spread rumors about him and turned Rome against him. Following his defeat by Octavian at the Battle of Actium‚ he and Cleopatra‚ who Mark Antony loved‚ killed themselves‚ and Octavian took over. About Mark Antony Mark Antony’s name was Marcus Antonius‚ which is pronounced Mark Antony in the english language. Mark Antony was born around 83 B.E.C. Both
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