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    Shakespeare ’s Hamlet Jr. Not only that‚ each of them shares similar actions in the play. Interpretations of Simba ’s actions are as profound as Hamlet ’s. The

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    Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby... perfect foils? By: Daniela Calderon In “The Great Gatsby‚” written by Scott Fitzgerald‚ Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby are two characters that struggle with the idea of losing their shared love interest‚ Daisy. Tom and Gatsby’s attachment to Daisy is differently justified due to their contrasting views‚ personalities‚ attitudes‚ actions‚ backgrounds‚ and other factors‚ some of which they do share and concur in. Fitzgerald did a great thing here. He created two purposefully

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    Melody Akinduro ENG4U Ms.Jackson 8th of January 2012. The Journal Of The Great Gatsby JOURNAL ONE The great Gatsby book started with a man telling us his father advised him never to criticize anyone ‚ he said his father told him he should remember that all this people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had and his father thought him how to be reserved. He also have good manners and a well honourable character. Nick just graduated from yale university and he

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    Almereyda’s film of Hamlet in comparison to William Shakespeare’s play. The source of the differences are mainly tied to the adaptions to modernization of the film that were not possible in the production of the play. Hamlets role as a director in Almereyda’s film is slightly different than the one William Shakespeare portrays in his play. The adaption to modern times allows for Hamlet to present his production in a film rather than a play. Presentation in this manor puts Hamlet in more control as

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    half hour long film adaptation of The Great Gatsby‚ one shall await a bombardment of drama and romance from the disillusioned era of the 1920’s. The cinema was published in May of 2013 and is understood as becoming drawn into the captivating world of the wealthy and all that would encompass such a life. Taking place in 1920’s New York City‚ narrator Nick Carraway tells the tale of Jay Gatsby’s life‚ as Nick had witnessed it first hand. Millionaire Jay Gatsby lived in a Gothic mansion in West Egg (the

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    Hamlet and Macbeth‚ two dying heroes In all the plays of Williams Shakespeare there is a hero‚ a main character who changes major things in the country‚ because they are close related to the royal house‚ which makes them noble. But did you recognize that these well meant deeds‚ almost always leads to the death. In this essay I will compare this strange characteristic of the Shakespeare plays Hamlet and Macbeth. First Hamlet. The father of King Hamlet (which is the main character)‚ Old King

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    Comparison of Meyer Wolfstein to Jay Gatsby So far in the novel you see Gatsby as this mysterious fellow‚ but in Chapter 6 it seems like he spills his life story to Nick‚ anyway Gatsby still doesn’t reveal whether if he’s part of a mob of some sort. His character always seems to take turns‚ first it with all of the medals‚ and pictures‚ and Christmas letters from the commissioner‚ along with oxford. Then in Chapter 6 comes the “real truth” of Gatsby so…which one is the real truth. As for Meyer

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    crime and punishment in Hamlet with comparative refrence to ‘ The Revenger’s Tragedy’. William Shakespeare wrote the play ‘Hamlet’ in 1602 and presented crime and punishment through the corrupted society in which they lived. This is highlighted through the character of Claudius‚ Hamlet and Gertrude. ‘The Revenger’s Tragedy’ written by Thomas Middleton similarly presents crime and punishment through characters of The Duke‚ Vindice‚ The duchess and Spurio. Crime in ‘Hamlet’ is presented and it highlights

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    The Great Gatsby: Film and Novel Comparison The Great Gatsby is a novel which critically discusses the ideals of the American Dream and recapturing the past. In the film adaptation‚ producer Jack Clayton stays very closely to the plot and even quotes the novel verbatim but fails to capture the essence of the themes portrayed in the novel. The text did not translate well into film; some facts are distorted‚ the depiction of the characters are different‚ the general ambience of certain settings

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    Hamlet on the other has cunning‚ unstable‚ selfish‚ loyal‚ manipulative and scornful character. The experience transience is the main theme in Margo Veil and the author carries it throughout the play. In trifles and Hamlet however the authors have several themes trough the plays‚ riffles for example has two main themes which are male oppression and how to cast

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