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    theoretically‚ "dilute" the pathos of Romeo & Juliet by using these comical elements? He could have simply went along with Aristotle and developed the tragedy even further‚ but instead‚ he chose to combine humor into his play as well. The daily hustle and bustle of the Montague and Capulet serving men are so strikingly ordinary in comparison to Romeo and Juliet’s romantic lives that it can easily be seen as comedic. The very first scene of the play opens with wit-play from the two Capulet servants‚

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    History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus (NAEL). Richard Burton directed a movie based on Marlowe’s play in 1967. Both artistic works reappeared important characters of history. Helen of Troy‚ one of the main causes that made Troy to be burned‚ and Jorg Faustus who seemed to have been more quack than satanist‚ was considered a sorceror by Luther (NAEL). One may say that those characters are part of The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus because of what their beliefs‚ wishes and actions

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    Justifications Based on the lesson plan above‚ there are some aspects that we have used to justify our lesson plan. The aspects include teaching writing skills approaches‚ teaching and learning strategies and teaching aids. The approaches of teaching include process approach‚ product approach and genre approach. Each approach has its own advantages. In this lesson plan‚ we also use a lot of teaching aids like manila card‚ power point presentation‚ jigsaw puzzle‚ video and others. Meanwhile teaching

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    Discuss Dr. Faustus as a tragedy Dr. Faustus is a tragedy because the main character falls as a victim of his own circumstances‚ and is a victim of himself. He is a man with all the potential and possibilities to be successful. He is a Renaissance man who is versed in every aspect of science‚ philosophy‚ the arts‚ education‚ and genius‚ yet‚ he utilizes his energy and wit into absolutely nonsense and unnecessary goals‚ such as his obsession to be a magician‚ and his ridiculous fixation for power:

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    Doctor Zhivago Doctor Zhivago is a film from 1965 based on the novel “Doctor Zhivago (1957) directed by David Lean. This scene is from Yuri‚ a little boy’s perspective of his mothers funeral. Many of the shots are from the same height as Yuri. The first scene is an extreme long shot and shows us an open landscape with huge mountains in the background. The mountains seems very powerful‚ and is the first thing you notice‚ but then your eyes are dragged down to a large group of people wandering

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    Summary of Dr. Faustus

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    History of Doctor Faustus" is his best known work. Christopher Marlowe based his play Doctor Faustus on stories about a scholar and magician‚ Johann Faust‚ who allegedly sold his soul to the devil to gain magical powers. Born in 1488‚ the original Faust wandered through his German homeland until his death in 1541. In 1587‚ the first story about his life appeared in Germany. What Marlowe creates out of the story is a Medieval morality- play with a late Renaissance temper. In Doctor Faustus‚ Marlowe

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    Justification – the heart of the Gospel This week’s verse: Galatians 2:11-21 This week we will continue our focus on Justification. This is the heart of the Gospel and the core of what Christianity is all about. Occasion of. The churches of Galatia were founded by Paul himself (Acts 16:6; Galatians 1:8; 4:13‚19). They seem to have been composed mainly of converts from heathenism (4:8)‚ but partly also of Jewish converts‚ who probably‚ under the influence of Judaizing teachers‚ sought

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    The theme on manipulation and deception is central to both the characters and plots of Shakespeare’s Othello and Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus. Though story line and context of the two plays is very different‚ similarities can be found through the theme of manipulation and deception. Both of these plays contain events of manipulation sometimes manipulating other people and themselves. Shakespeare’s Othello shows us that the character Iago is very manipulating and its no secret he shares his

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    April 9th 2013 Allegorical Findings in Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus‚ or in simpler terms Dr. Faustus‚ by Christopher Marlowe is said to be based on the German legend of Faust‚ in which a man sells his soul to the devil for hierarchy and knowledge. No Elizabethan play outside the Shakespeare canon has raised more controversy than Marlowe’s tale of Dr. Faustus. Although there is no agreement concerning the nature of the text and

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    Justification by faith or justification by works? “Justification is a term that describes the event whereby persons are set or declared to be in right relation to god.” Justification by god is presented by Paul to be done only when you have faith and not because of your good deeds/works. On the other hand‚ James states that justification by god is done threw good works. Paul’s letter to the Romans in chapter 4 begins by referring to the Old Testament. The Old Testament taught the same message

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