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    1.The last major character that was added to the movie was Grendel’s father. 2. In the movie‚ Selma was casted out of the village because she was convicted of murder‚ even though she wasn’t the person to commit the crime. 3.The witch was casted from her village because of false accusation with the villagers that were afraid of her. 4.A major addition to the main character’s roster was Grendel’s son. 5.Some could argue that it’s an attempt to portray Grendel as a fatherly figure. 6.There

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    How is Stanley portrayed as a villain ? Streetcar named desire was a play set in the 20th century‚ 1951 written by Teneesse Williams. This extrct from scene 10 is significant section of the play as it depicts the most important part of the play with the implied rape on Blanche by Stanley. Williams uses dramatic techniques and symbols which illustrate Stanley’s violent and aggressive behavoiurs‚ displaying him in negative light and as a villian and through the use of violence and animal imagery

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    The Stage and Film Portrayal of Othello As Thomas Macaulay once said‚ “Othello is‚ perhaps‚ the greatest work in the world”‚ and that statement may be true. Othello‚ a tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ follows the military and romantic life of Othello and those he comes into contact with throughout the play. During the course of history‚ this famous play has been performed on both the stage and on film hundreds of times. The stage and film portrayals equate and differentiate from Othello in Shakespeare’s

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    Women of Troy Essay

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    ancient Greeks the Siege of Troy was the greatest and most important event in the Age of Heroes; that age of wonder when the Immortals who dwelt on Olympus and whom they worshipped as gods‚ mingled with mankind and took a visible part in their affairs. The end of Troy marks the place where legend ends and history begins (Green‚ 11). The line between fantasy and reality is sometimes difficult to grasp‚ leaving historians questionable of the actualities of the battle of Troy‚ better yet the women. This

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    Q1. How are women portrayed in the New Zealand media? -Consider Bonds advert -Jane Jetson info‚ Source 19 -NZ Stats/ examples ”What is generic is replaceable. With youth and beauty‚ then the working woman is visible‚ but insecure‚ made to feel her qualities are not unique. But‚ without them‚ she is invisible-she falls literally ‘out of the picture’”-Beauty Myth Not only women but all people are constantly pigeonholed into categories within the media‚ people are categorized and prejudiced

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    Rage In The Iliad

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    big role in the Iliad and we see it throughout the majority of the book. Achilles is the most rage-filled character in the entire book and because of his rage‚ he acts childish and does not fight in the war. Achilles also shows a vengeance-filled rage on the battlefield when the enemy kills his best-friend Patroclus and rage is what starts this war against Troy. The characters in the Iliad exhibit an unbridled rage‚ which affects the event occurring throughout the war against Troy. Rage is what

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    Fate In The Iliad

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    December 2015 The Gods Against Man Fate is The development of events beyond a person’s control‚ regarded as determined by a supernatural power. Fate is a common theme found in almost all Greek myths and is the action in which drives the story and is created by the mythical figures called the Fates. In The Iliad fate is a prevalent subject throughout the poem. There is a constant clash between gods and man in the Trojan war. They are always at strife with one another with the god fighting in the background

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    The Hero of Troy

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    that distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility strength ‚ a person that would put his self in danger to serve his god and country ‚a person may even be a hero if he helped people by just giving them strength to go in through life difficulties ‚ someone who would give up his life so another would have a peaceful life ‚ that is what I call a hero ‚ and through the movie we saw allot of courageous powerful warriors that were dying in the sake of their country like ; Paris ‚ Patroclus. Achilles

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    How is evil Portrayed in Macbeth? In this essay I shall be looking at the way evil is portrayed in Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth. I will be concentrating on the characters in the play that contribute to the evil themes of the play. It is clear from the start of the play that the witches are the main source of evil. The witches have an enormous effect on the play‚ not only are they evil‚ but this is emphasised by the strong feelings against witches and witchcraft in Elizabethan times. Convicted

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    Common female stereotypes found in the media have a powerful influence over how society views women and how women view themselves. What is the media portrayal of women today and how does this impact how young girls perceive themselves? With programs such as The Bachelor and Flavor of Love showing a dozen women competing for the attention of one man‚ often using their sexuality‚ magazine ads displaying a half-naked female body to sell a fragrance or cosmetic product‚ and television commercials highlighting

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