Name ENG-4U Teacher Comparison: Hamlet vs. Gladiator Hamlet is a tragic play that was written by William Shakespeare. In this play‚ it focuses on Hamlet in which he wants to seek revenge as his father murdered by his uncle and now his stepfather‚ as the murderer married his mother and King Hamlets’ wife named Claudius. Gladiator is a 2000 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott where a loyal Roman general named Maximus Decimus Meridius betrayed when the Emperor Marcus Aurellus’s ambitious
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can be compared due to vast amounts of similarities between theme and characters; Hamlet and the Lion King are two literary works in which character and theme are surprisingly similar throughout each work. The Lion King is thought to be just an animated children’s film‚ however‚ it is in fact a modern translation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The main characters in the Lion King are definite parallels to those in Hamlet. Along with the main characters and plot details‚ the stories were similar in the
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Comparisons: Novel to Movie After reading A Walk to Remember and then watching the movie you realize how completely different they are. Some of the times that I teared up or cried in the book are different that the movie. I think that after you watch the movie it gives you a better appreciation of the book because it is more touching than the movie. The main point where I felt that the book was more touching was when Jamie gives Landon her mother’s bible. She carried it where ever she went
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leave feeling this relief from tension and anxiety after having viewed a tragic action in a play. The catharsis that Aristotle writes of occurs at the end of the play when the audience can finally breathe a sigh of relief. This catharsis in Hamlet is brought about by the swordfight. Hamlet must fight with Laertes‚ and in the process‚ Gertrude is killed‚ Claudius is killed‚ Laertes is killed‚ and Hamlet himself is killed. But the catharsis is achieved when a warring prince from Norway comes upon
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Characters are one of the most important pieces of a movie. They create the mood and tone of how the movie is going to play out. Through gestures‚ mannerisms‚ body language and delivery‚ characters set the tone of the movie. Directors play a significant role by how they may perceive the same character. The directors (Almereyda and Zeffirelli) establish two different tones by altering Hamlet and Ophelia’s personalities as they interact and speak to each other‚ creating a significant difference in
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In the movie The Lion King‚ there are major differences that occur also in between with Hamlet. The Lion King is one of Disney’s most well-known movie and also a favorite to not only adult audiences but to children. It is one of Disney’s most loved films also because it showed animals‚ love‚ and how to sing Hakuna Matata. But did you know that The Lion King and Shakespeare’s play Hamlet have the same characteristics and qualities between each other? There are many differences with these two‚
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Hamlet written by William Shakespeare tells the story about a Prince named Hamlet who has turned mad after his father’s death‚ Hamlet looks at his father as a hero to him cause he was a great king‚Hamlet’s father was killed by Hamlet’s uncle claudius Hamlet knows this. Hamlet acting mad does not only affect his life hamlet makes it affect others life to for example Hamlet’s relationship with his mother Gertrude was a very good while his father was alive was amazing but after his father died there
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The Crucible‚ a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953 is a political allegory‚ based on the Salem witch trials. During its time‚ it was used to inform people about the horrid nature of the accusations which took place during the Red Scare. In 1996‚ director Nicholas Hynter released a film adaptation of Miller’s play. Despite popular belief‚ movie adaptations hold just as much significance as the original written text. Both the text and its visual counterpart are created to convey a message‚ just
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If anyone is ever looking for a movie based on a Shakespeare play‚ poorly adapted into a modern story about high school basketball players‚ and complete with uninspired acting‚ then the movie O‚ directed by Tim Blake Nelson‚ is the perfect choice. The movie‚ which stars Mekhi Phifer‚ Julia Stiles‚ and Martin Sheen‚ takes place in modern America and centers around private school basketball players. The star of the team‚ Odin‚ is favored by Coach Duke which rubs many players‚ especially the Coach’s
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“Looking at films differently” I. Introduction a. Comparing and contrasting Robocop(1987) and Robocop(2014) b. Thesis statement: These movies were filmed at two very distanced times in our society yet they still are an accurate reflection of our geopolitical atmosphere II. These films are very much the same a. Both films interpret on how law enforcement are perceived 1. Cities and countries around the world in turmoil 2. Politicians and criminals control both the crime and politics in both
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