‘Ce que le théâtre peut montrer de plus émouvant est un caractère en train de se faire‚ le moment du choix‚ de la libre décision qui engage une morale et toute une vie’ (Sartre). Discuss Sartre’s presentation of Hugo in the light of this statement. The play Les Mains sales (1948)‚ by Jean-Paul Sartre‚ explores the implication of the author’s existential philosophies on both the individual and society through the protagonist‚ Hugo‚ and the moments of choice that he faces. In the course of the
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Antoinette. Les Misérables is a Broadway musical and movie based on the book of the same name by Victor Hugo that was historically popular because it was supposed to be based on the French Revolution. The French Revolution and Les Misérables both showed an extravagant amount of poverty but Les Misérables did not show much about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette even though the French Revolution revolved around them. One of the very significant similarities between the French Revolution and Les Misérables
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Reading Notes Themes: Searching for Redemption Amir feels responsible for the death of his mother‚ who died during child birth‚ at the beginning of the novel we see Amir desperately trying to redeem himself to Baba by trying to win the kite tournament. Amir’s guilt from the incident regarding Hassan retrieving the losing kite is what causes Amir’s search for redemption. Closer to the end of the novel Amir travels to Kabul to retrieve Sohrab from Assef’s custody this is what redeems him. Earlier
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Gentri W. & Kimberly P. A4 October 23‚ 2012 Les Miserables Transmediation Final Project: Eponine We chose to do Eponine for our final project. She was the Thenarider’s oldest daughter. She is hopelessly in love with Marius and he doesn’t take any notice of her. While posing as the Jondrette family‚ she is the one to go and ask Marius for some money. Later in the book‚ she shows Marius where Cosette lives and then leads him into the barricades for war‚ with the thought that if she couldn’t
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EthiWhen it comes to choosing between two options which are paradoxical‚ it’s always convoluted and ambivalent. In Les Miserables‚ Jean Valjean was once in two minds whether to hide his true identity or to save the guiltless prisoner who was mistaken for him. If he spoke the truth‚ he would be condemned‚ which meant an end to his freedom. I have been in this situation before‚ on the horns of a dilemma‚ not knowing to do what was good for me or to help a friend. It happened in a one-period test
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Throughout the novel Les Miserables‚ the character development of Javert and Jean Valjean has differed completely. Javert is an optimal example of law and order‚ as he dedicates his life to enforcing the law‚ creating the mutual relationship between a law-breaker and law-enforcer. Jean Valjean has a sense of confusion pondering over the question‚ “Am I a sinner or a saint?” The development of Javert has remained relatively stagnant as Jean Valjean is dynamic. Javert is a relatively flat character
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Which factors were totally eliminated by Le Cirque and what are the operational and financial implications? One of the factor that differentiates Le Cirque from the traditional circus is the complete absence of performing animals: this is a strong change‚ especially if we think that the idea of circus takes its origin in a horse ring and has always been connected with elephants’ and other wild animals’ show. Also big name acts have no place in Cirque du Soleil: it doesn’t try to attract viewers
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rapidly and carries sediment‚ it will return to clear when it finally stops. The highest good can be like water. Good and evil manifests before it. And it always keeps the original good intention‚ in spite of the changeable surroundings. In Hugo’s Les Miserables‚ the priest not only took Jean Valjean in after he knew that he was a criminal‚ but also forgave him for stealing his silverware by saying to the police that it was given to him as a gift. The priest showed the highest good and purified the
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MILLENA‚ GERALDINE‚ T. 11258314 / DGEI / MONOLOGUE: MIDTERM/ ORALCOM Les Miserables: ACT 36 “Cosette’s Appearance” The village street is bright with booths set up for a Frost Fair. Families and visitors are out buying baubles‚ or laughing at the antics of travelling players. Small girls cluster round a stall that displays prettily-dressed dolls. Amongst them is a prettily-dressed girl of 8 or 9 years: EPONINE. Across the road from this stall stands a shabby inn. A sign lashed to an
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to be free. France is also represented in this painting through the woman holding up the French flag and the tricolor making up the sky above Notre Dame. Known as a country that has revolted‚ known mainly to a younger audience due to the musical Les Miserables‚ France is a particularly powerful representation of Liberty and Freedom. Colour and Salience have been used by the artist to first draw our eye to the woman‚ dressed in yellow a colour that symbolizes anger‚ happiness and illness; these
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