Practice Essay Question Due: Monday the 5th of November What are the most important themes in Romeo and Juliet? Compare and contrast how these themes are represented in Shakespeare’s play and Lurhrman’s film adaptation. In your answer: * Discuss 2 key themes * Consider which key characters embody these themes * Make detailed reference to at least 2 key scenes per theme * Highlight similarities AND differences between the film and the play * Discuss language‚ film and dramatic
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doctor when he comes. Don’t let him‚ sister!’ So. But the hand was gone already.” Here just as in “The Last Night”‚ the reader is shown the brevity of life and its frailty. The use of “So.” in my opinion is quite effective as it is a solemn reminder of the briefness of life and how it slips away in a short time. In my opinion the sentence “But the hand was gone already.” has two meanings: “already” emphasises that life slips away in the blink of an eye before we realise but mostly the sentence emphasises
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Analysis And Comparison Of Two Sonnets How Soon Hath Time‚ by John Milton‚ and Mutability‚ by William Wordsworth are two excellent examples of a well-written sonnet. They have their similarities between one another‚ and also their differences. In the end‚ however‚ each is a quality piece of literature. How Soon Hath Time has a rhyme scheme of "a‚ b‚ b‚ a‚ a‚ b‚ b‚ a‚ c‚ d‚ e‚ d‚ c‚ e’. Therefore‚ this is a Petrarchan sonnet. The syntax of this sonnet is very regular. There are major punctuation
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Comparative Essay Between Two Ballads Ballad is a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship‚ having been passed orally from one generation to the next. Ballads are written for entertainment and meanwhile there is a moral theme. Each ballad has its own characters‚ settings‚ events‚ and theme. Here are two examples of ballads: "Robin Hood and the Three Squires" and "Get up and Bar the Door." Both have similarities and differences. There
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In this essay I will analyze and compare and contrast three art facts composed during the Baroque Era. The Baroque Era is defined as a characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century‚ emphasizing dramatic‚ often strained effect and typified by bold‚ curving forms‚ elaborate ornamentation‚ and overall balance of disparate parts. The exuberant trend of Italian art was best represented by Borromini in architecture‚ by Bernini in sculpture
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Some of my earliest memories of living on a farm involve me riding in a tractor with my dad. The days were always hot‚ dusty‚ and seemingly endless. We would ride in that tractor for hours while my dad cut‚ raked‚ and baled hay. It was a bad day when the equipment broke down. My dad would climb out of the tractor‚ and try to fix whatever was going wrong. It was on those days that my dad probably wished for newer‚ better equipment. This was the same problem that John Deere addressed when he
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John Dowland: One of the Most Famous Composers of the Renaissance When people think of the music from the Renaissance they will most likely think of pieces written in Italy. While many pieces were created there‚ there were several pieces written in England as well. The most notable composer from England was John Dowland. Dowland had an interesting musical background and composed numerous pieces that still resonate with people today. Much of John Dowland’s life is lost to us today but what we do
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There exists a popular phrase‚ “dog is mans best friend‚” and indeed my dog‚ Maxwell‚ is my best friend. Maxwell is a cuddly‚ 5 year-old cocker spaniel and poodle mixture‚ weighing in at roughly 20 pounds. In addition‚ a lovely lady by the name of Jenna Michelle also earns the “best friend” title in my life. Jenna is a 27 year-old goofy lady who has shown me solid friendship for the past three years. I spend a majority of my time with both of these delightful personalities‚ and they both provide
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legend of John Henry. The legend of John Henry is about an African American male who manually works on a railroad with a hammer and was proud of his work. Others working on the railroad could not match or exceed John Henrys capabilities as it pertained to hammering railroad spikes. It usually took three workers to do the same job that he could do all by himself‚ just that alone caused a lot of jealousy and animosity for some people. This topic is important to me because it shows that John Henry was
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John Donne is widely known to incorporate or allude to various religious symbols and concepts throughout his poems. His poem “Holy Sonnet XII: Why Are We” questions the concept of creation‚ humankind and all elements‚ exploring the ideas of the original sin and God’s relationship with man and nature. The poem also explored the concepts of human supremacy over nature. Through several language devices such as metaphors‚ rhyme and rhythm‚ repetition and tone‚ Donne attempts to understand the Creator’s
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