1. Odysseus‚ considered by the Greeks to be a hero‚ us described early on as ‘lion-hearted‚ valiant and resourceful.’ Contrast this image with the picture of Odysseus painted by Fagles on pages 157-159. Look in these pages‚ and elsewhere in the chapter‚ for words and actions that describe a very different kind of man‚ and record them. On pages 157-159‚ Fagles describes Odysseus to be a more cowardly‚ pathetic man‚ than what the Greeks considered him to be. Instead of accepting his fate‚ and being
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Scene 4: Good Cloak Scene 4 begins with light piano playing music in the background as a white van turns the corner of a seemingly quiet neighborhood. It turns out to be the van of the locksmith that has been working throughout the movie. He is seen returning a greeting wave from a woman who is walking alongside the side walk in a robe. The scene gives a sociological sense of a nice friendly and safe neighborhood and environment. Daniel‚ the locksmith‚ pulls up to his drive way while the Iranian
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Act 1‚ Scene 1 Roderigo‚ a wealthy Venetian‚ and Iago‚ a member of the Venetian military‚ argue. Roderigo complains that Iago is failing to help him in his courtship and is actually on the side of Othello‚ a man Roderigo despises. Iago frantically reassures him that he hates Othello and tells him that Othello failed to promote him. Instead‚ Othello promoted a man to lieutenant considered exceptionally unqualified for the position – Michael Cassio. Cassio was skilled in academics and strategy but
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Hamlet: Act 1 Assignment 1. In Hamlets speech on line 165 of Act 1‚ Scene 5‚ he makes his friends swear upon his sword that they will not reveal anything that they had seen or heard that night. In this scene the sword is a symbol much like the cross; if an individual was asked to swear upon a cross they are likely to keep that promise because they know that they are making a promise with God or with a greater power. He later goes on to make them insist that if they believe his actions are “strange
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Scene 7: A Short Story The lights in the Wingfield house flicker and then turn off altogether. Amanda nags Tom‚ for he foolishly forgot to pay the bill; however‚ what she does not know is that Tom did not pay it on purpose. As Amanda lights candles‚ she tells Tom that he will have to help her with the dishes as punishment and this gives Jim and Laura an opportunity to be alone. They retreat in her room and Laura’s heart begins beating faster and faster as she realizes that she will be alone
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Macduff (Macbeth) 1 Macduff (Macbeth) Macduff (Macbeth) Dan O ’Herlihy as Macduff in Orson Welles ’ controversial film adaptation Macbeth (1948) Creator William Shakespeare Play Date Source Family Macbeth c.1603-1607 Holinshed ’s Chronicles (1587) Lady Macduff‚ wife Son‚ (name unknown) Antagonist to Macbeth; kills him in the final act. Despair thy charm / And let the angel whom thou has served / Tell thee Macduff was from his mother’s womb / Untimely ripped (5.10.14-16) Role Quote Macduff
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Act Two‚ Scene 3: At this point in the play‚ Ruth and Bennie are packing up their belongings to get ready to move to their new home. Ruth tells Bennie about how things have gotten better between her and Walter as well as how they went out to the movies the previous night and held hands‚ which they haven’t done in a while. At that moment‚ Walter enters the room‚ turns a record on‚ grabs Ruth by the arm‚ and begins to joyfully dance with her. The two dance and have a wonderful with when the doorbell
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The Role of the Witches in Act 1 The play Macbeth starts with the meeting of the three witches in a "deserted heath". One reason why Shakespeare starts the play in this way is that in his time people believed in the existence of witches and blamed them for all unnatural events that happened. The people believed that witches had contact with the devil and animals‚ that they could fly on broomsticks‚ cast spells by chanting and making potions and that they had the ability to fortell the future.
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Literal: 1. Melinda describes her talk with Howard sinful. 2. Howard tells Melinda that she and her family were nothing but worms and blobs of jelly. 3. Cates response to Rachel was for Rachel to take her father’s side. 4. The Mayor uses words such as warrior who fought for ordinary people to describe Brady. 5. Rev. Brown was referring to Brady about the community. 6. Hornbeck was referring to Mrs. McClain about the 35 cent fan. 7. Hornbeck calls the monkey grandpa. 8. Hornbeck was referring
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In scene XVIII this complicate the meaning of what really is normal or mutation. Throughout this entire scene Merrick is conducting a lecture on Treves and how he appear to others. The scene jokingly makes fun of how Merrick was treated a subject by showcasing the similar event on Treves. This is shown right in the beginning of the scene: Merrick: The most striking feature about him‚note‚ is the terrifyingly normal head (64). It reflects how people with disorders see regular people just as the same
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