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    Trevor Nunn’s adaptation of "Twelfth Night" is a masterpiece of insight and nuance. Instead of simply playing this gender-bending comedy of mistaken identity‚ the director highlights the dark undertones of the plot which show surprising depth. There are some alterations from the original text‚ but those who are less familiar with Shakespeare among the audience can appreciate the story being more easy to follow. For example‚ when Duke Orsino utters the famous opening line of the play‚ "If music be

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    The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ written by William Shakespeare took place in Rome 44 B.C. Caesar is a military leader‚ and the most powerful man in Rome. Although he has flaws that do not make him fit to be the ruler of Rome. And for his flaws he has a group of conspirators who are against him. The conspirators including his best friend‚ plan to kill Caesar. Caesar was deaf in his left ear‚ arrogant‚ confident and had epilepsy. His wife’s name was Calpurnia and his best friend was Brutus. Caesar

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    According to a reenactment of this tragedy‚ “Savage Christmas” – The Valour and the Horror‚ the Canadians only arrived in Hong Kong a few weeks before the invasion. In such a short period of time‚ how are they supposed to get used to even the geography of Hong Kong‚ let alone not even knowing

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    Walkerton Water Tragedy

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    The Walkerton Water Crisis Crisis struck Walkerton in late spring of 2000 when the small town of 5000 was struck by an outbreak of E. coli. People of the town were being sickened from their own water source. As time carried on seven people died. The problem that was on hand was a matter of ethics rivaled with Ontario drinking water quality standards. In examination of the problem it can be determined that the undermining source of the outbreak was the budget cut in the

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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Lord Capulet is partially at fault because he told Juliet to take her time and find someone she loves to get married. As well as Friar Laurence because he made hasty decisions about marrying behind the backs of their parents. Romeo and Juliet because they went behind everyone’s back at such a young age to marry one another. In the tragic love story Romeo and Juliet‚ written by Shakespeare‚ Friar Laurence‚ Romeo‚ Juliet‚ and Lord Capulet are all at fault for Romeo

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    leading noblemen‚ old age pretending to be young‚ day overtaking night. The Nurse speaks of Juliet falling as a child when she relates a story to Lady Capulet. This story indirectly pertains to the rise and fall of the characters. Since this is a tragedy‚ the influence of wheel’s fortune cannot be overlooked. Indeed‚ Juliet’s role in the play does parallel the wheel of fortune‚ with her rise to the balcony and her fall to the vault. The Nurse also foreshadows‚ "An I might live to see thee married

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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet’s death were tragic‚ but in the end it was really their faults. They were much too young to be as “in love” as they were. Neither of them knew what they truly wanted yet. The events in the play all branched off of Romeo and Juliet rushing into things they weren’t ready for that their age. Later on‚ when they were older‚ they could have continued their relationship. It was all established much too quickly. For one‚ Romeo was in and out of love

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    ILASS II | | Greek Mythology Research paper | Greek Mythology Greek Mythology began in the fifth century B.C.‚ and mainly involved the people of ancient Greece‚ who believed in myths about Gods‚ Goddesses‚ and heroes. Stories were passed down through all forms of entertainment‚ theater‚ and drama. The people of Greece worshipped numerous Gods‚ including Apollo‚ God of the Sun‚ who had a bow‚ and chariot to drive across the sky daily (borrowed from an earlier pre-Greek Sun god‚ Helios). Theatre

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    BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY At 11.00 PM on December 2 1984‚ while most of the one million residents of Bhopal slept‚ an operator at the plant noticed a small leak of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and increasing pressure inside a storage tank. The vent-gas scrubber‚ a safety device designer to neutralize toxic discharge from the MIC system‚ had been turned off three weeks prior . Apparently a faulty valve had allowed one ton of water for cleaning internal pipes to mix with forty tons of MIC. A 30 ton refrigeration

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    Greek Theatre Research Paper

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    THEATRE HISTORY TIMELINE Dates / Period 600BC-600AD CLASSICAL Key Styles Greek Theatre Development of the classical genres of Comedy and Tragedy. The philosopher Aristotle established the classical rules of tragedy (unities of time‚ place and action). Aristotle identified the central purpose of theatre ± to arouse strong emotions in its audience (catharsis). Greek Tragedies were often based on explorations of conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist. Masks were used for characters. A

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