market. Since foreign language films based on Shakespeare are out of the theoretic radar of Shakespeare adaptation‚ fidelity seems beyond concern‚1 and in spite of their relations with the play‚ it is not my position to do justice to the ways in which the two filmic spinoffs handle the English Bard’s authority. Rather‚ I would focus on how the two movies as independent art works make use of his cultural capital to present their hermeneutics of both Shakespeare and local cultures through the popular media
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Topic 1: “The characters of Buckingham Palace; District 6 are not admirable‚ they are thieves‚ liars and prostitutes.” Keeping in mind the term relative morality‚ discuss how we can conclude‚ that after reading this novel‚ that people cannot be viewed so superficially. When the characters of District 6 are analysed superficially they are not admirable. Mary is a prostitute; Zoot has a criminal record and beats people up. And Mrs Knight goes to church every Sunday and is happily married with 3
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English sonnet was standardized by William Shakespeare in which the format consists of three quatrains‚ an ending couplet‚ and iambic pentameter. This standardization also occurs in his reoccurring attempt at the opposition of the conventional theme of chivalrous love in poetry. Though one sonnet in particular defies this ideal: Sonnet 18. Sonnet 18 was one of Shakespeare’s most renowned sonnets in which he compares his love to an “eternal summer”. Shakespeare not only speaks highly of love but also
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In the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare‚ the character hamlet is such a complete and unusual character. You would be hard-pressed finding a better-developed dramatic personality. Hamlet’s seems to be a paradox. Whenever I try to understand him‚ he changes. This is what I think has attracted audiences to the play for ages and what I found most compelling. The moment we see Hamlet we are captivated by his contradictions. He is irresponsible and responsible‚ uncontrolled and controlled‚ friendly
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The five relationships of Confucianism are father and son‚ elder brother and younger brother‚ husband and wife‚ older friend and younger friend‚ and ruler and subject. Confucius believed in these relationships as the building blocks of a civilized society. He also believed that a particular set of behaviors must be maintained in each relationship‚ which usually comes from the development of deliberate traditions. Without them‚ he believed humans would return to anarchy. Being morally upright means
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Richard Nixon Richard Nixon‚ the 37th President‚ came onto office and inherited many challenges including a war and an unstable economy to fix. Nixon’s presidency was characterized by a number of beneficial domestic policies involving environmental and civil rights legislations and an attempt to heal the relationships with foreign nations. Despite his involvement in a scandal‚ Nixon’s presidency provided beneficial and impactful actions. Nixon’s first goal as President was to secure control over
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This story is about the relationship between a father and a son. It is clear that the father and son are no longer close‚ but they both still try to please each other. For instance‚ the boy really doesn’t want to go hunting for moose‚ but he lets his father take him anyway. The scenes flow over the duration of the pair’s hunting trip. It starts off with the father picking his son up from the train station. The pair move into the hunting zone and eventually have dinner. The boy is pleased with his
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Literary devices employed by Shakespeare in Macbeth’s words in Act 4 Scene 1 of the play Macbeth Symbolism: the apparitions’ appearances each symbolise something‚ the first‚ a bloody head in a helmet‚ symbolises Macbeth and his inevitable death. The second‚ a bloody child‚ symbolises Macduff‚ who had been “untimely ripp’d” (born of a C-section)‚ and the third‚ a child with a crown and a tree. The crowned child symbolises Banquo’s progeny that will come to rule after Banquo. Metaphor: metaphors
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William Shakespeare (April 23rd 1564 – April 23rd 1616) Little is known about ‘ the morning star’ of English literature . He was born on the 23rd of April 1564 in Stratfordupon-Avon as the son of a glove dealer. He studied for 5 years at Stratford grammar school ( as written in the village documents) . At the age of 18 he married Anne Hathaway and they had 3 children : a daughter ‚ Susanna ‚ and two twins (Hamnet and Judith). Hamnet died at the age of 11 .In 1585- at the age of 21- Shakespeare left
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‘King Richard III’‚ human condition is shown throughout the play through the words of the characters‚ but most noticeable is through antagonist Richard and how he is power-hungry‚ also Shakespeare’s need to perpetuate the Tudor Myth. While in ‘Looking for Richard’ Al Pacino’s 1996 docu-drama human condition is shown through Al Pacino and the reasons as to why he wanted to create Looking For Richard‚ these reasons include wanting to revive Shakespeare and also to bring Shakespeare and Richard the Third
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