Is it true love or simply rebellion? Explore the way Orwell & Shakespeare present forbidden relationships in 1984 and Romeo & Juliet. Both Orwell and Shakespeare base their respective works in dystopian societies‚ where the countries inhabited by the protagonists’ aid the destruction of their love. However‚ it should be noted that the ethics of these two societies differ grandly due to the periods the pieces were produced. 1984 was set in a totalitarian state‚ Oceania‚ where the government‚ Big
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my boy‚ between a bitter fool and a sweet one?” This can be interpreted as Cordelia‚ in the guise of the Fool‚ telling her father she is bitter about being banished‚ but also asking her father if he knows the difference between love and refusal to flatter. The quote also retains Cordelia’s sharp wit and rebellion against her position as a woman and an inferior to her father. On the heath in Act 3 Scene 4‚ Edgar is disguised as Tom ‘O’ Bedlam and Kent as Caius in front of Lear. Cordelia dressed as the
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Introduction As Canada’s oldest bank that officially opened for business on November 3‚ 1817‚ BMO has been helping its customers and communities for over 190 years‚ offering them a broad range of personal‚ commercial‚ corporate and institutional financial services across Canada and in the United States. It has approximately 16‚200 employees and over 960 branches across Canada. As one of the Big Five banks in Canada‚ it has been passionate to build team strategies and to try new challenges. In this
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When your secretary invited me to come here‚ she told me that your Society is concerned with the employment of women and she suggested that I might tell you something about my own professional experiences. It is true I am a woman; it is true I am employed; but what professional experiences have I had? It is difficult to say. My profession is literature; and in that profession there are fewer experiences for women than in any other‚ with the exception of the stage--fewer‚ I mean‚ that are peculiar
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TEAM BUILDING by M. D. Shadduck There certainly is no shortage of consultants that provide team-building services but the Pros and Cons tend to vary among managers. Some managers have found these services helpful while others have found them to be a waste of time and money - just another consulting fad that provides no real performance benefits. We will look at the kinds of problems and issues that can be resolved through team-building exercises. Also‚ some advantages and disadvantages
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Although Cordelia appears in Act I‚ Scene I and disappears until Act IV‚ she has an enormous impact on the play as a whole. It is generally acknowledged that the role played by Cordelia in King Lear is a symbolic one. She is a symbol of good amidst the evil characters within the play. Since the play is about values which have been corrupted and must be restored‚ it is not surprising that the figure who directs the action must be embodiment of those values which are in jeopardy – love‚ truth‚ pity
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In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ he highlights the fact that unfortunate events happen‚ not because of destiny‚ but because of the faults in character that are in man. He suggests that depending on how a person acts and the results of their actions are the catalysts for the events that cause their downfall. Each of his main characters in the play holds a fault that would ultimately lead to their deaths. Ambition is explored as a fault‚ as too much of it can drive people to perform
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The people of the Elizabethan times believed in witchcraft. Infact‚ King James 1 was the author of many books on the topic witchcraft. In this period of time‚ they saw people who fell under the spell of witches with an evil persona. Macbeth is considered evil‚ as he was allowed to be taken control by the witches. Some might remark that witches deceptive and vague prophecies made it good reasons to easily brainwash Macbeth. They might even say these prophecies would intrigue and eventually command
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Marlow‚ at the beginning of his narrative‚ states‚ “The conquest of the earth‚ which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion . . . is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much. What redeems it is the idea only. An idea at the back of it; not a sentimental pretence but an idea‚ . . .—something you can set up‚ and bow down before‚ and offer a sacrifice to . . . ( 39)” [italics added] What is the “sentimental pretence” that Marlow alludes to dismissively
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As stated in the blue paper‚ after graduation‚ I want to get involved in the international sale career. Nowadays‚ as the world is becoming flatter and smaller thanks to the development of information technology‚ the people’s expectation for ethics will also become higher and higher. Thus‚ the roles that ethics plays in one’s career should relatively become more and more important. Nowadays‚ in the field of international sale‚ one of the hottest issues is probably the difference in quality standard
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