Q: DISCUSS “OEDIPUS REX” AS A TRAGEDY. Ans: Aristotle’s views regarding tragedy are mainly based upon the excellencies which “Oedipus Rex” possesses as a tragedy. The play presents an imitation of an action or piece of life‚ which is serious‚ complete in itself and also having a certain magnitude. The means employed by Sophocles is language beautified by all available devices. The story is told in a dramatic form with incidents arousing pity and whereby to accomplish the catharsis of such emotions
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believed that he could beat all the criminals and alter the world by donning a mask and a cape to become Batman. However‚ it is impossible to do this with only personal power and is unreasonable to achieve such goal as world must consists of bad and good guys. 2) Batman wanted to combat crime while keeping a moral attitude and action (which deeply affect his conflict perception). It is impossible to stop people committing crimes through violence but without hurting or killing the criminals once they
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The “Final Girl”: The Exploration of Gender in Slasher/Horror Movies Much is made of the anti-female sentiments expressed in slasher/horror films. The classic scenario or formula used in most slasher movies includes the psycho-killer who slashes to death a string of mostly female victims‚ one-by one‚ until he himself is killed or subdued by the final survivor‚ usually the female lead character. The slasher film is rife with forbidden sexual overtones and graphic bloody violence‚ making
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11/25/2012 | | Ever since the invention of the silver screen‚ people have projected society’s views into movies. Every year‚ millions of people sit in at theaters‚ and are subject to the themes and messages put in front of them. From the submissive Dorothy from Wizard of Oz to the ever-present white protagonist‚ fiction and reality have always mirrored each other‚ and movies have either served as a progressive power or an echo of that culture’s beliefs (Anderson 2010). Race and gender differences
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Whether it’s being out there amongst the vast emptiness of space or delving deeper into our subconcious mind‚ two vastly different concepts yet they may be more similar than you could imagine and Christopher Nolan has a great depiction of both in the movies Inception and Interstellar two sci-fi cinematic siblings that may seem worlds apart but might be more similar than you suspect. In inception‚ Cobb explains how our brains are most utilized when we are asleep. In this newly discovered dream realm
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is a scene that commemorates Rapunzel’s birthday and shows the King and Queen‚ whom are Rapunzel’s real parents‚ preparing to celebrate her birthday. Rapunzel’s father is seen crying as they celebrate their daughter’s birthday. In previous Disney movies‚ the mothers are usually the ones shedding tears and being consoled by their husbands‚ or by a male. Tangled uses an influential character as the King‚ to show children that men can have emotions and they are not any less of a man if they do. Another
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Introduction Imagery‚ sounds‚ storytelling ability‚ excellent editing‚ serious acting and creative imaginations are all technically combined to make a good movie. Movies represent storytelling at its best. The writer gives a script to the director who interprets it and creates a core team of professionals that includes the cinematographer‚ the designer (and his team)‚ the sound engineer‚ the actors‚ and the editor. They make films to entertain‚ to express emotion‚ tell stories‚ deliver
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Colles March 11‚ 2013 Sci-Fi Movies Are the Best Millions of people today spend thousands of dollars every year going out to the movie cinema‚ renting movies or purchasing them at the store. There are several movie genres available today to choose from. Action‚ romance‚ horror‚ comedy‚ family and science-fiction or sometimes called sci-fi movies are just a few of the most popular movie genres today. My personal favorite of all these would have to be the sci-fi movies. A sci-fi movie grabs the
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understanding of teen movies‚ what seems to influence their creation as well as actual responses from the audience. From the introduction‚ one would tell that the author understands character development in teen movies to great extents. High-school movies are dominated by themes of heroism‚ hatred‚ social misfits and a considerable combination of emotional conflicts. To maintain the relevance of his perspectives‚ he introduces a comparative analysis of old and contemporary teen movies. There is indeed
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Donqua Williams Effects of Horror movies in the society If you were to take a survey of how many people like to watch horror movies‚ I’m pretty sure most people wouldn’t choose horror films. According to Sparks‚ watching horrifying films will cause physical reactions such as sweaty pants‚ tense muscles‚ a spike in blood pressure and/or an increase in heart rate. Some people don’t like to watch horror movies because they have bad dreams or don’t like sleeping in the dark alone. Parents
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