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    Archetype Death of a Sales Man SITUATIONAL ARCHETYPES The Journey - Willy must go and discover job opportunities to restore fertility into his house hold‚ he also descends into a mental‚ the flashbacks‚ and real hell‚ being fired‚ in order to discover his faults. The Fall - Willy was once a very successful salesman‚ his children looked up to him and even had a woman on the side. Just like any hero‚ Willy is soon "expelled" from his paradise‚ such as being fired. Unhealable Wound - Willy’s ability

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    they have in life until they are left with nothing. In the play "King Lear" King Lear is a wealthy man that has everything anyone can desire: wealth‚ fame‚ luxuries‚ and a castle to live in. In this play‚ out of the kindness of his heart‚ King Lear decides to split his kingdom among two of his daughters in order to give the best future possible. King Lear made an immense sacrifice that impacted his life forever. The fact that King Lear was willing to loose everything in his possession in order to satisfy

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    Willy Death Of A Salesman

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    Throughout the years many have tried to analyze and interpret Arthur Miller’s character Willy in the novel Death of a salesman‚ attempting to establish his real influences and manipulation of the plot and fellow character’s outcome. After my studying of the novel I have come to the conclusion that Willy’s character is both a victimizer and a victim. Willy’s action influences his family’s lives in various ways such as brainwashing his son Happy into pursuing his competitive and destructive desire

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    A true tragedy has a very serious tone by which many sorrowful events lead to some kind of death. In literature‚ tragedy can often seem very dry due to the reader most likely knowing the ending. But often‚ the author uses different content and styles of writing to further develop the story beyond what is actually being read. Some examples of these methods are the use parallel plots‚ themes‚ and imagery. A parallel plot can be used to help support the main plot of the story‚ and themes or imagery

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    King Lear’ vs. ‘Ran’ Today I will speak about the transformation of King Lear‚ a Shakespearian play written in the Elizabethan era to the 1980’s version Ran. I will be using six items to represent the shift in context‚ values and techniques; this will demonstrate how the composers of both the original text‚ King Lear and the transformed text Ran are able to reflect the differing values and context within them. My first two items are a crown and a Bushido scroll. I have chosen these to represent

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    is your reaction to Fences? Did you like King Lear or Fences better? Why? I felt like August Wilson did a good job writing Fences. The relationship between Cory and Troy can be related to relationships I view today between my friends and their parents‚ so I was able to connect better with the piece of literature. I also enjoyed the character of Rose. Her patience and care for her family was very admirable. It was an interesting play‚ but I liked King Lear better. I felt like there was a lot more

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    King Lear and A thousand acres comparison The one social issue that hasn’t evolved since the 17th century is the ever present schisms between families. People have always cheated‚ parents have always chosen favorites‚ and the struggles for wealth and power have always torn families apart. Most notably‚ these conflicts have been portrayed in Shakespeare’s King Lear and Romeo and Juliet‚ but the theater of family argument has also shone through in modern works such as Jane Smiley’s A Thousand

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    King Lear Summary

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    English Review Rhetorical Devices Allegory- a narrative in which characters and setting represent general concepts and ideas (Ex the tortoise and the hare) Alliteration-draws attention to a string of word through repetition of their initial sounds (Ex As Frankenstein‚ Boris Karloff rambled‚ raged‚ and roared) Allusion- an indirect reference to a well-known event‚ person‚ thing‚ or quality. (Ex Hamlet’s alludes to the Garden of Eden) Analogy- helps the reader understand something unfamiliar by

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    Samantha Campbell ENG4U-B Lesson Nine Justice in King Lear Many themes appear in King Lear‚ but one of the most common relates to the theme of justice. William Shakespeare often makes references to the gods. They are seen as both just and unjust. Justice is an essential factor in the civilized human life. It is the quality of being just or fair‚ the rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments. In King Lear‚ many of the ‘good guys’ die as well as the ‘bad guys’. Is this justified? In

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    Good Morning Class. Today I will be talking about Shakespeare’s play “King Lear”‚ and how it successfully relates to the modern world‚ family relationships and the forcefulness of love‚ and most importantly the themes of madness and blindness to reinforce the concepts of appearance and reality. The play King Lear examines the concept of appearance and reality. The issues of madness and blindness become powerful symbols reinforcing this central concept. The two universal themes‚ madness and blindness

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