Themes in the Merchant of Venice Gender stereotypes are not a modern notion and as such expectations and limitations have always existed for both men and women. Fortunately women‚ who have formerly beared great burdens of discrimination‚ now have very liberated roles in society as a result of slowly shifting attitudes and values. Shakespeare was integral in challenging the subservient role expected of women in the 16th century. Throughout the play‚ ‘The Merchant of Venice’‚ women are expressed as
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give thee here no jot of blood; the words expressly are ‘a pound of flesh.’ Taken then thy bond‚ take thou thy pound of flesh; but in the cutting it‚ if thou dost shed one drop of Christian blood‚ thy lands and goods are by laws of Venice confiscate unto the state of Venice” Observant even though portia has no right to pick the husband‚ she wants to observe those who seek to marry her anyways "I pray thee‚ overname them‚ and as thou namest them I will describe them; and according to my description
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and the masklike faces derived from his study of African art. From 1909 to 1912 Picasso worked closely with Georges Braque—the only time Picasso ever worked with another painter in this way—and they developed what came to be known as Cubism. The artists presented a new kind of reality that broke away from Renaissance tradition‚ especially from the use of perspective and illusion. Neither Braque nor Picasso desired to move into the realm of total abstraction in their Cubist works‚ although they implicitly
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Othello: A Tragic Hero? Considered by some to be one of the finest tragedies ever written‚ Shakespeare’s Othello tells the story of one man’s fall from happiness to utter despair. This is achieved by Othello’s fatal flaws – his jealousy and pride. Othello’s own fatal flaws lead him to his demise not Iago’s manipulation. This view point is supported in Professor Crawford’s article “Othello as a Tragic Hero.” In his article‚ Crawford conveys the idea that the misfortunes that befall Othello are cause
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British Literature Theme paper for Merchant of Venice October 29‚ 2014 A theme is an underlying idea the author hopes to communicate in his/her story. Sometimes a theme is also another way an author can leave a message for his or her readers to think about. In the Merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare added themes of prejudice‚ love versus greed‚ and mercy versus revenge and justice. Prejudice was one of the key themes in this story. The Merchant of Venice shows the religious discrimination between Christians
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Characteristics of a Tragic Hero He must be; better than we are; a man who is superior to the average man in some way. In Oedipus case‚ he is superior not only because of social standing‚ but also because he is smart he is the only person who could solve the Sphinx riddle. At the same time‚ a tragic hero must evoke both pity and fear‚ and Aristotle claims that the best way to do this is if he is imperfect. A character with a mixture of good and evil is more compelling that a character who is merely
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English based graffiti artist‚ political activist‚ and film director whose identity is unknown. He is most known for is stencil graffiti which is when an artist uses an outline to produce an image that is easily reproduced. Most people would say that his style is similar to Blek le Rat aka the father of stencil graffiti. Banksy says he was inspired by an artist by the name of 3D. An artist who became one of the founding members of Massive Attack. He started as a freehand artist and said he change to
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Clarity of Vision In Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ King Lear‚ a prominent reoccuring theme is vision and it’s relovence. The characters‚ Lear and Gloucester are Shakespeare’s principal means of portraying this theme. Although Lear can physically see‚ he is blind in the sense that he lacks insight‚ understanding‚ and direction. In contrast‚ Gloucester becomes physically blind but gains the type of vision that Lear lacks. It is evident from these two characters that clear vision is not derived solely from
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Ashley Simpson English 5306 Dr. King 1 March 2012 A Game of Caskets‚ Morals‚ and Men Lessons Learned in The Merchant of Venice Although the play’s title leads readers to believe its contents to surround Antonio‚ rather the play surrounds a hated and despised Shylock the Jew. However‚ as Shakespeare so often does‚ several scenes are placed almost haphazardly within the conflict and turmoil building amongst the main characters. Often readers question the scenes appropriateness and necessity
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out from an inch-wide hole stamped out of a piece of unusually corrugated cardboard on the cover of a book. The book is the special issue of the journal Film Culture published in 1963. It is we are looking at‚ and is looking at us. In Metaphors on Vision‚ Brakhage (1963) claims that there is an original perspective of an eye. From Brakhage’s perspective‚ it is his eye that peers through the hole. It is his eye we are invited to see through. For many of his audiences in the years since the issue was
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