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    WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: An overview of his life and works Submitted to :- Ms. JYOTI HERMIT Submitted by:- TANISHA GUPTA Course :- BJMC (ASCO) WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE : AN OVERVIEW OF HIS LIFE AND WORKS CHILDHOOD William Shakespeare was born on April 26‚ 1564. William Shakespeare was the

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    Balny d’Avricourt‚ Adrien‚ L’enseigne Balny at la conquête du Tonkin: Indochine 1873. Paris: Éditions France-Empire‚ 1973. 324 pp. Armand di Biencourt‚ Au Tonkin‚ 1884-1885-1886. Paris: Imprimerie générale Lahure‚ 1898. 81 pp. Mark Philip Bradley‚ Imagining Vietnam and America: The Making of Postcolonial Vietnam‚ 1919–1950. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press‚ 2000. xiv‚ 304 pp. Pierre Brocheux‚ The Mekong Delta: Ecology‚ Economy‚ and Revolution‚ 1860–1960. Madison: Center for

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    Rhetorical Analysis Essay Have you ever read "Why read Shakespeare?" This persuasive argument‚ written by Michael Mack‚ will really change the way you thinks about Shakespeare; even if Shakespeare isn’t for you. Mack produced an effective argument proving that reading Shakespeare is not as complex as it seems and it teaches you lessons you will need throughout the rest of your life - which therefor is worth the effort - through his uses of rhetorical devices and his claim. The rhetorical device

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    his Christian dominated audience‚ all of Shakespeare’s plays contain important allusions to the bible. The Tempest is no exception. Throughout the play various allusions to the Genesis story of Adam & Eve are made. This serves to portray men in a state of nature which plants the question of whether men are intrinsically evil or good. In the play the island is described as a Utopia. This can be seen in Gonzalo’s speech in Act 2‚ Scene 1 “No kind of traffic would I admit; no name of magistrate; Letters

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    The Tempest Racism Essay

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    This is prevalent in The Tempest since Prospero feels as though he is superior than Caliban‚ and thus has the right to exploit Caliban as a means to an end. Prospero’s superiority is prevalent in how he treats and addresses Caliban. In the play‚ Prospero calls upon Caliban saying‚ “What‚ ho! Slave! Caliban!” (Shakespeare 1.2.375). Prospero refers to Caliban as someone who is less than equal‚ or a “slave”. Most European nations

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    The Tempest: Caliban

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    As an actor‚ select one character from ‘The Tempest’ and discuss how you would create the role‚ bearing in mind its function in the plot and its relationship to other characters. I have chosen Caliban to discuss‚ since‚ as an actor‚ I find him the most interesting character and thus the most enjoyable to discuss. Caliban’s function in the plot is one that is difficult to define. He is not the key protagonist‚ since this title belongs to the treacherous Alonso in his usurpation of Prosporo

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    How has Shakespeare captured the audiences attention in act one scene one of “the Tempest”? Throughout this essay‚ I will be explaining how Shakespeare captured the audience’s attention in “The Tempest” By pointing out key ideas and quoting them in “The Tempest” and developing the ideas. Shakespeare straight away plants the audience within the play‚ opening with the word of “Boatswain”. This word‚ straight away places the audience immediately upon a ship at sea. When the master speaks

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    Machiavelli The Tempest

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    Prospero in Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" fits the description of a Machiavellian Prince. He is cunning‚ conspires‚ and schemes‚ and has a tremendous amount of power throughout the whole work. Prospero’s Magical powers give a fairytale-like quality to the work‚ which he uses to his advantage to become the most powerful character in the work‚ controlling the destiny of all the characters in the play. He was unrightfully overthrown as the Duke of Milan by his also scheming Machiavellian

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    Shakespeare

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    William Shakespeare (April 23rd 1564 – April 23rd 1616) Little is known about ‘ the morning star’ of English literature . He was born on the 23rd of April 1564 in Stratfordupon-Avon as the son of a glove dealer. He studied for 5 years at Stratford grammar school ( as written in the village documents) . At the age of 18 he married Anne Hathaway and they had 3 children : a daughter ‚ Susanna ‚ and two twins (Hamnet and Judith). Hamnet died at the age of 11 .In 1585- at the age of 21- Shakespeare left

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    The Tempest Analysis

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    In Act V of The Tempest‚ Prospero begins to speak about giving up his beloved magic. He recounts the acts he was able to perform with magic fondly saying‚ “I have bedinn’d the noontide sun‚ call’d forth the mutinous winds‚ and ‘twixt the green sea and the azured vault.” (lines 10-11) Prospero refers to his magic gratefully calling it a “potent art” in line 18. Magic allowed Prospero to perform many great acts and allowed him to confront those who wronged him in years past. However‚ Prospero makes

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