"The murder of King Duncan has unanticipated consequences for both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Discuss." ‘Macbeth’‚ a dramatic play written by William Shakespeare is a tale of a man – Macbeth – and his wife – Lady Macbeth – who both have an ambition for power. Influenced by his cold-hearted wife‚ Macbeth kills King Duncan in order to gain the throne. This deed has consequences for both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth which were in no way anticipated and eventually leads to their demise. The murder of
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Gattaca - Perfection “The Film Gattaca Presents a World Destroyed by the pursuit of our perfection. Discuss.” Andrew Niccol’s film Gattaca does present a world where the world has been destroyed by human’s pursuit of perfection. It is the characters in the movie which show this‚ Vincent‚ Jerome & Irene. These three characters illustrate a world to the viewer‚ a world were perfection means everything. It is this I intend to illustrate for you on how Andrew Niccol’s film shows us a world that has been
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GATTACA Director: Andrew Niccol Composer: Michael Nyman Actors: Ethan Hawke (Vincent/Jerome)‚ Jude Law (Eugene)‚ Uma Thurman (Irene) Genre: Science fiction Release date: 1997 The voice-over at the start of the film announces: “The most unremarkable of events. Jerome Morrow‚ navigator first class‚ is about to embark on a one-year manned-mission to Titan‚ the fourteenth moon of Saturn. A highly prestigious assignment. Although for Jerome‚ selection was virtually guaranteed at birth. He’s
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"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past" To what extent is this true in George Orwell’s novel 1984? In George Orwell’s novel 1984 it is seen through the constant destruction and falsification of records by the party‚ that the main character‚ Winston Smith and the people of Oceania are unable or struggle to form their own identity due to their own few fading memories of the past. Throughout Winston’s struggle to hold onto the past‚ the Party utilizes
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story of Vincent shows in Gattaca that there is possibility of beating the genetic engineering system. Vincent is one of the last naturally born babies born into a sterile‚ genetically enhanced world‚ where life expectancy and disease likelihood are ascertained at birth. Myopic and due to die at 30‚ he has no chance of a career in a society that now discriminates against your genes‚ instead of your gender‚ race or religion. Vincent an invalid‚ dreams of working within Gattaca and making it into space
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Gattaca is a story about the not-so-distant future‚ a time when genetic engineering is so common place that it is common practice. The world‚ of course‚ has the draw back that anyone who was not genetically engineered is part of new class of society‚ called an invalid. Vincent Freeman was born this way. He chooses‚ however‚ not to remain and invalid‚ but become what is known as a de-generate‚ someone who uses other people’s blood‚ urine‚ hair‚ etc. to fake a genetic code superior to their own. He
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and urine samples to pass screening. To keep his identity hidden‚ he must meticulously groom and scrub down daily to remove his own genetic material and then dust himself with Jerome’s. With Jerome’s genetic profile Vincent gets accepted into the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation‚ the most prestigious spaceflight conglomerate‚ with a DNA test being the entire interview process. He becomes Gattaca’s top celestial navigator and is
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Gattaca examines science‚ religion‚ genetic engineering and ethics. By opening the movie Gattaca with quotations from Willard Gaylin and Ecclesiastes‚ director Andrew Niccol invites us to ponder the tension between science and religion with regard to the ethics of genetic engineering. This tension is further sustained through the complex relationship of the main protagonists Vincent and Eugene‚ who must ultimately conquer their own physical limitations in order to find ``God’’. As the titles
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The ethical issues presented in Gattaca are ethical egoism‚ psychological egoism‚ sacrifice and the possibilities of radical perfection. It challenged the worthiness of the consequences of extreme self serving efforts; to take risks; to do the impossible despite public opinion. These ethical issues are based on the main character‚ Vincent. He uses these ideologies to achieve his goal of perfection‚ defying the constant disapproval of his parents which alienated him as a child. The ethical context
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How does Gattaca show that strength of character is more important for determining one’s destiny than biological makeup or genetic potential? Gattaca by Andrew Niccol explores creatively the possibility of a world dominated by genetic engineering. Gattaca is a world that wishes to eliminate genetic imperfections within its elite‚ upper class. Within this world‚ an invalid‚ Vincent Freeman challenges the assumptions of the society and through his actions and attributes‚ proves that you need
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