HUMANITIES MEDIEVAL JAPAN FILM ANALYSIS Q1 - What are the aspects of Japanese life being represented in these 3 scenes? Scene 1: Seeing Seppuku The aspect of Japanese life depicted in this scene is the Bushido code‚ and in this scene depicted is the punishments for disobeying the code‚ which is Seppuku. Seppuku is a form of ritual suicide that was practised by samurai. A person who had lost his honour had to show that his and his family’s or clan’s honour was more important to him than his own
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In these particular lines of act 3 scene 5 from Richard III by William Shakespeare‚ Richard orders Buckingham to spread rumours around Guildhall about the deceased King Edward. His intention is to convince the public that he is the rightful heir to the throne of England. There are four rumours that Richard tries to spread‚ including the illegitimacy of the princes‚ Edward’s wrongful murder of an innocent man‚ the unfaithfulness of the late king‚ and the incident that Edward himself is not of royal
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Shakespeare does this by using an antithesis to discuss the value of life and mystery of death. An example is in Act 3‚ Scene 1 when Hamlet is questioning whether to live or die. He states “To be or not to be‚ whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer ... (3.1.56-90). This quote demonstrates with the use of antithesis
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Examine the way Shakespeare presents the theme of loss in Act 3‚ Scene 5 of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and how this is developed in the rest of the play. Juliet -Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day. Romeo - Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. I must be gone and live‚ or stay and die. Juliet - Therefore stay yet. Thou need’st not to be gone. Romeo - Let me be ta’en. Let me be put to death. Juliet - It is‚ it is. Hie hence! Be gone‚ away! Nurse -Be wary‚ look about. Juliet - Then‚ window‚ let
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directions. Walter is a thirty-five year old man and is Mama’s son. In the play Walter depicts the antagonism and despondency of the African Americans during the 1940s. Walter is best characterized as depressed and opinionated. Walter in the play creates tension in the family because he wants the insurance money to invest in a liquor store. “A Raisin
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How does viola engage the audience’s interest in Acts 1-3 in twelfth night? Viola is the leading character in Shakespeare’s dramatic comedy‚ Twelfth Night‚ which centres on mistaken identity. Viola is shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria during the opening scenes. She loses contact with her twin brother‚ Sebastian‚ whom she believes dead. Masquerading as a young page under the name Cesario‚ she enters the service of Duke Orsino. Orsino is in love with the bereaved Lady Olivia‚ whose father and
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Remind yourself of Act 1 scene 5 and its significance in the play. Starting with this scene‚ explore the ways in which the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is presented in Shakespeare’ play‚ and in one or more performed versions of the play. In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ he explores the relationship of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and how it changes. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are of complex personalities‚ that share the same ambition and desire which leads the couple into a course of deplorable
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Hamlet’s Act of Revenge The act of revenge is often regarded as a deed of positive justice that serves to restore balance in the respectable order of nature‚ and is therefore not portrayed as an act of evil‚ but rather as that of a brilliant return. Likewise‚ a general reading of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ is understood to be about a young prince’s attempt to restore balance in nature by avenging his father’s murder at the hands of his uncle. When one gets into the textual context of Hamlet’s
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Different Interpretations of Taming of the Shrew - Act 2‚ Scene 1 (The wooing Scene) Since there are so many different adaptations of Taming of the Shrew‚ there are quite a lot of differences when you see it‚ then when you read it. Especially when you try to imagine the Wooing Scene‚ in Act 2 Scene 1. Here are a few main differences I noticed in two of the different adaptations I watched: * Gaudete Academy 2010 Production (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaebQOnnHMU) * Petruchio
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In Act 2 scene 1 Macbeth is presented as a man who is certain about his evil actions. He has no hesitation‚ and will not stop in his efforts to commit regicide. This is evident in the command ‘come‚ let me clutch thee’ as he speaks to the knife. The knife represents his evil desires and ambition‚ it also acts as a reminder for the deed he must commit. It tells us he is embracing his corrupt and malicious thoughts and the verb ‘clutch’ enforces this‚ highlighting his certainty about his actions. This
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