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    Starry Night Expressionism was considered a movement in fine art‚ which showed a persons inner experience and feelings‚ instead of a realistic portrayal of an object. Expressionists tried to depict their subjective emotions and their general responses to objects and events‚ instead of depicting an objective reality. The artist accomplished these themes in their paintings through distortion‚ overstatement‚ primitivism‚ and imagination. Their paintings often showed flamboyant‚ jarring‚ violent

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    misunderstanding’. To what extent are mistaken identities and misunderstanding central to the comedy of ‘Twelfth Night’? Much of the Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ focuses on misconceptions and the way disguises cause the root of misunderstandings in which mistaken identities arise‚ a fortuitous device for complicating action. Critic John Hollander described the play to be a ‘ritualized Twelfth Night festivity in itself’ . The comedic aspect is all due to the privileged position that the audience hold

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    The Factors of Mistaken Identities in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Mistaken identity‚ dramatic irony and disguise serve a large role in making this play‚ Twelfth Night comedic. Malvolio is convinced Olivia is in love with him because of Maria’s letter. Sir Andrew is completely oblivious to the fact that Sir Toby Belch is befriending him to use him for his wealth. As Viola decides to disguise herself as a young man to keep safe‚ the potential

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    In The Arabian Nights‚ a collection of Arabic folktales‚ Shahrazad uses the "˜Chinese box effect’ to connect her stories to one another in order to continue telling the story to King Shahrayar. The tale of the Husband and the parrot has number of tales that are related to each other tales and to the original story in many complex ways. The subtales of The Story of the Fisherman and the Demon focus on a particular theme‚ trust‚ with relations between the characters and the analogy of the situations

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    Starry Night Over the Rhone was painted along the banks of the Rhine River. What I first see when I look at this painting is the city lights reflecting off the water while a couple takes a walk on the nearby shore. The sky is filled with stars‚ including the Great Bear‚ commonly known as the Big Dipper. Van Gogh shifted the sky around in order to create an even more extraordinary display of stars. From his point of view the town of Arles lay to the south west; the Big Dipper he painted in the sky

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    and the artists who create their masterpieces‚ Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night is probably my favorite piece of artwork in the textbook. I love this painting and chose it because to me‚ this piece of work is so serene yet captivating and stimulating at the same time. I believe that if a piece of art can evoke that many emotions in a person‚ then it is truly a masterpiece. I actually have a replica of The Starry Night hanging in my house‚ which was another reason why I chose to discuss this particular

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    Scene 1.1 In the beginning of this scene it starts off with Orsino who is Duke of Illyria‚ and he listening to music‚ he then talks about how the music gets him in the mood for love. Right after he is saying how music gets him in the mood‚ he tells the musicians to stop playing and to get lost. Curio who is a gentleman attending to Orsino asks him if he wants to go hunting for deer‚ but Orsino explains to Curio that the thought of killing a deer reminds him of the time he first met Olivia. Valentine

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    Twelfth Night: Interpretations through the Directors Staging Antonio: I could not stay behind you: my desire‚ More sharp than filed steel‚ did spur me forth; And not all love to see you‚ though so much As might have drawn one to a longer voyage‚ But jealousy what might befall your travel‚ Being skilless in these parts; which to a stranger‚ Unguided and unfriended‚ often prove Rough and unhospitable: my willing love‚ The rather by these arguments of fear‚ Set forth in your pursuit. (Twelfth

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    "The Truth About Foolishness" in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. William Shakespeare used a unique device to explain how foolishness is an unavoidable part of everyday life. He employed many specific examples of foolishness in his comedy play titled Twelfth Night. Each of the characters he created were all foolish in one way or another. Not only do the characters entertain the audience‚ but also educate the audience as they portray mankind avoiding obvious truth. Shakespeare takes a

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    William Shakespeare’s Twelfth night and David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly are both plays that challenge heteronormative expectations and force the readers to abstain from believing that love is only correct amongst the male and female gender. In Fact‚ through the characters actions we witness that once someone is in love‚ it blinds them from their reality forcing them to neglect clear signs of “unusual/queer” behavior. Both plays share a homologous theme that: love makes people crazy and makes them

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