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    kings to beggars is a major aspect of his achievements and so the audience can see parts of their own personalities represented on stage. As a result of Shakespeare’s authentic characters‚ the relationship between Katherina and Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew is utterly realistic. It shows every bit of the forever living concepts of sibling rivalry such as jealousy‚ envy and hate. One of the ways that the sisters’ rivalry is explained is the constant humiliation that Baptista‚ their father‚ causes

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    Lucentio­­Jason  ● Jerry:  ok‚  everybody  welcome  to  Jerry!  Jerry! Jerry! Today we will  show you the  argument  between  a  shrew  and  a  lady.  And  let  me  show  you  our  strong  and  handsome security.  ● Security:  welcome   everyone!  I  will  try  my  best  to  cut  off  the  shrew  and the lady  during  the  argument  between  them.  Everyone  knows  that  no  matter  the  shrew or  the lady‚ when they are angry‚ it is very dangerous.  ● Katherine:  today  I  will  tell  all  of  you  the  acridity 

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    Emma by Jane Austen Cultural context The novel I have studied is Emma by Jane Austen. The cultural context to which we are introduced in the novel ’Emma ’ by Jane Austen‚ is the world of the middle classes in the nineteenth century. In this essay I will look‚ firstly‚ at the role of women in this world. I will examine the very limited opportunities a woman had in terms of education and finding a career which would allow her to live an independent life in the world of the novel. Secondly‚ I will

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    The Taming of the Shrew Kate’s only suitor and future husband‚ Petruchio is an amazing character that on the surface appears to be rough‚ noisy‚ and insensitive - a person who cares nothing for Katherine’s feelings so long as she has money. Yet‚ in the inside Petruchio’s intention is not interested for her money but the challenge of capturing her because of the reputation that she has. He manages to "kill her in her own humor" (IV.ii. 180) by taking the same physical and methods in

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    How does Shakespeare present marriage in the Taming of the Shrew? In The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare is using Kate and Petruchio’s relationship to present marriage as something women should not aspire to‚ this is different to the conventions of other comedies‚ for example; in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing the two characters dislike each other but become better people through love and marriage. Apart from this ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ does seem to have many of the conventions that

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    the gate * Merchants shock ‘’ay sir so his mother says if I may believer her * Vincentio’s worry ‘’O he hath murdered his master * Tranio’s exaggeration ‘’sir‚ what are you that offer to beat MY servent’’ In act 5 Scene 1 of Taming of the shrew comedy is created in Shakespeare’s usual way; through confusion and deception. The characters creating the most comical responses for the audience are the merchant‚ Vincentio and Petruchio who I will direct to over exaggerate their body language

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    Cultural Context Essay “Young Goodman Brown” Thomas Lovins ENG310 Alexia Kosmider 16 February 2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne’s‚ “Young Goodman Brown” is a story of Puritanical fear and crisis of faith set in the colonial period right around the same time of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Brown is led through the woods by a mysterious man to complete a family tradition and face his destiny as a suspicious man‚ perhaps to head the trials of the witches himself. The story is culminated when Brown

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    The story of The Taming of the Shrew is one that raises important issues both in the Shakespearean text and in the modern appropriation 10 Things I Hate About You. How does each composer’s use of this story reflect the time in which each was composed" The Taming of the Shrew was written in the Elizabethan Era in England at a time when men were considered to be superior to women. The patriarchal society of this time is reflected to a large extent in the text and various implications of traditional

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    Week 2 Discussion Question Academic Integrity in a Cultural Context “Integrity is the essence of everything successful” (Buckminster Fuller 2014) Corruption can be considered a major threat to social development‚ as well as to sustainability. It can spread like an epidemic‚ and when it does‚ it can cause the destruction of society in all fields‚ leaving communities without moral principle‚ shriveling up wheels of development and making society suffer. To counter this‚ members of public and

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    10 things I hate about you and the Shakespeare play Taming of the Shrew have many differences and similarities and some elements that do and don’t translate well in today’s society. So let’s reflect on what happend in both play and movie. So in the The taming of the Shrew Patrick and Kat got together and that also happend in the play‚ but hey who didn’t see that coming right? In the play Petruchio chased after Katherine and he didn’t stop until that woman was his‚ he even acted like her to show

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