Murtaza‚ Page #1 Faiza Murtaza Cosmin Decuseara ENG3U Thursday December 19th‚ 2013 1984 Book vs. Movie History is being lost‚ Free will is being abolished by the falsification of history records‚ love is being outlawed and the invasion of their privacy‚ Telescreens‚ Big Brother‚ a world watched over and perfected. George Orwell created this world‚ quite hard to portray visually‚ setting a very dark and unwanted setting in which the dystopia of totalitarian surveillance and prevention
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A man vs. Telescreeen This conflict is portrayed with the presence of the telescreen scrutinizing and listening to every single thing Winston does. Winston often tries to avoid it as much as possible. “Are we living in “Nineteen Eighty-Four”? The technological possibilities of surveillance and data collection and storage surely surpass what Orwell imagined. Oceania’s surveillance state operates out in the open‚ since total power has removed any need for subterfuge’’ (Crouch‚2013). 7. THEMES 7.1.Totalitaranism
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Technology Today vs Technology in George Orwell’s 1984 Technology in today’s world updated and well put together. In today’s world‚ there are technology for things that no one even knew technology could be used on such as‚ smart fridges‚ TVs‚ electronic based cars‚ and watches where you can now text on them. The list goes on and on for inventions made during today’s generation where technology is being used in things that it was never meant to be used for. Technology today is getting closer to Orwell’s
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Characters: Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark who has come home from Germany only to find his father dead and his mother married to his father’s brother‚ Claudius. Claudius‚ King of Denmark who has usurped the throne and taken his brother’s wife by killing the former king. Gertrude‚ Queen of Denmark‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ King Hamlet’s widow‚ and Claudius’s new wife. The Ghost‚ Spirit of King Hamlet‚ roaming the earth every night until his soul is avenged. Polonius‚ the Lord Chamberlain and chief councilor to
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Analysis of 1984 In 1949‚ an Englishman named Eric Blair published the novel 1984. Under the pseudonym‚ George Orwell‚ this author became one of the most respected and notable political writers for his time. 1984 was Orwell’s prophetic vision of the world to come. This creation of "Negative Utopia" was thoroughly convincing through Orwell’s use of setting and characterization. The theme conveyed by Orwell is that no matter how strong an individual a communist society would destroy any hope
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play‚ Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ is said to be one of the most important bodies of work in the modern world. Hamlet is a riveting play that kept my intrigue with every turn. One specific piece of the play spoke volumes to me and has remained relevant in my mind to this day. It is the soliloquy spoken by Hamlet in Act 3‚ scene i lines 57-90. In this part of the play Hamlet is contemplating suicide. “To be‚ or not to be” is the question he asked himself. After all that has gone on between Hamlet and
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Hamlet‚ a play written by William Shakespeare has not only affected literature but also directors in the film industry. Directors‚ Kenneth Branagh and Gregory Doran have both made different versions of a film based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Branagh directed a 1996 version of Hamlet while Doran directed a 2009 version of Hamlet. In the exchange of dialogue between Hamlet and the ghost in Act I Scene V‚ Branagh and Doran interpret this key moment differently based on the era of the time. These films
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Hamlet is without any reservations‚ one of Shakespeare’s most mystifying plays. Although the play has a concise story‚ it is filled with many uncertainties relating to different issues behind the plot. The reader is left with many uncertainties about the true feelings of prince Hamlet. One question in particular is‚ did Hamlet really love Ophelia? This dispute can be reinforced either way‚ however I believe Hamlet was truly in love with Ophelia. Support for my decision comes from Hamlet’s treatment
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In the totalitarian future of 1984 by Orwell the ruling party controls it’s people by means of repression‚ inclusive management over language and history‚ and utter manipulation of individual ideas and thoughts. The party’s strength is received by it’s power over the people and as a result the people believing in the party. With the depiction of extreme methods of control the story highlights what future control could become if left to flourish as well as suggesting how these forms of power tend
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Along with Hamlet‚ King Lear and Macbeth‚ Othello is one of the four greatest tragedies written during Shakespeare’s tragic period. But Othello is unique among the others. Unlike Hamlet‚ King Lear and Macbeth‚ which are set against a backdrop of affairs of the nation‚ Othello focuses on human nature. Love‚ jealousy‚ racism and deceit are universal themes not only evident in Shakespeare’s time‚ but also in our time and in the future. They are patterns of human nature which are continuous in the history
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