The Tempest by William Shakespeare and The Inferno by Dante Alighieri had two very strong male characters. The leading character in The Tempest was a man named Prospero. Prospero is a former duke who had been stripped of his dukedom due to treachery. He is a very powerful man who uses his magic to manipulate everyone and everything within his reach. One very strong character in The Inferno was a man named Virgil. Virgil was a soul who was sent to guide Dante through Hell. Virgil has power over the
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SYDNEY STUDIES The Tempest and the Discourse of Colonialism G. A. WILKES If the study of Shakespeare itself can be viewed as an act of cultural imperialism‚ a play like The Tempest can readily be seen as a text which is complicit with colonial power. Prospero is the usurping invader‚ nervous about the legitimacy of his rule‚ and Caliban is the representative of the subjugated race‚ his language lessons seen as an attempt to eradicate his own culture‚ or to bring it under imperialist
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Smith’s Hyper Hamlet Annotated Hamlet with Hypertext Links to Related Lines‚ Plot Summary‚ Themes‚ Motifs & Symbolism & Word-Play‚ Character Analysis‚ Historical Context‚ and Essays Complete Text of Hamlet Annotated with Hypertext Links (This is useful for searching within the play without bumping into my notes‚ which are discreetly linked via hypertext.) Complete Text of Hamlet Annotated with Interleaved Notes and Links Hamlet Plot Summary Hamlet Themes Hamlet Motifs & Symbolism
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Notes on the Renaissance (and useful hyperlinks) Vocabulary: A polymath (Greek polymathēs‚ "having learned much") is a person with encyclopedic‚ broad‚ or varied knowledge or learning….Renaissance Man and Homo Universalis are related terms to describe a person who is well educated‚ or who excels‚ in a wide variety of subjects or fields. (wikidepia) The Renaissance – An Overview (from http://www.pbs.org/empires/medici/renaissance/index.html) Between 1300 and 1600 the Western world was
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on the larger scale of the universe‚ or macrocosm. Thus‚ when Lennox and the Old Man talk of the terrifying alteration in the natural order of the universe — tempests‚ earthquakes‚ darkness at noon‚ and so on — these are all reflections of the breakage of the natural order that Macbeth has brought about in his own microcosmic world. Macbeth is set in a society in which the notion of honor to one’s word and loyalty to one’s superiors is absolute. At the top of this hierarchy is the king‚ God’s representative
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Three Threads and a Thesis Worksheet Magic for Beginners: Catskin 1. In this fable‚ cats seem to be the guardian of the Underworld‚ and together with the ants also appear to be guardians of the time. "The cats trotted and slunk and leapt and crouched. Their movements were catlike‚ or perhaps clockwork. Their tails twitched like hairy pendulums." The author makes clear that they are only moving catlike as if to hide their real nature. Also‚ the word clockwork introduces the concept of the passing
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teach i ng Tolerance middle & upper grades activity k 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 a project of the southern poverty law center www.tolerance.org Magic Carpet Was there ever a part of your identity you had to hide? by Mitali Perkins I had a magic carpet once. It used to soar to a world of monsoon storms‚ princesses with black braids‚ ferocious dragons‚ and talking birds. “Ek deen chilo akta choto rajkumar‚” my father would begin‚ and the rich‚ round sounds of the Bangla language took me from our
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the magic of the white snake China is a fabulous world of stories ‚myths ‚ad legends. Despite of the extensive destruction in its long history ‚the country retained an abundance of unique natural ‚cultural and intellectual treasures. Everything has it’s own significance ‚and each customs reveals a deeper meaning. In china ‚almost each place tells it’s own story. The white snake ‚one of the four great love dramas‚ the ever-lasting classic myths of passion and devotion regard and respect is a part
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Along with Hamlet‚ King Lear and Macbeth‚ Othello is one of the four greatest tragedies written during Shakespeare’s tragic period. But Othello is unique among the others. Unlike Hamlet‚ King Lear and Macbeth‚ which are set against a backdrop of affairs of the nation‚ Othello focuses on human nature. Love‚ jealousy‚ racism and deceit are universal themes not only evident in Shakespeare’s time‚ but also in our time and in the future. They are patterns of human nature which are continuous in the history
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In the stories of "Frankenstein" and "The Tempest" both passages depict a relationship between two characters; both relationships are rather spiteful. "Frankenstein" tells of the relationship made between Dr. Frankenstein and the man he creates; "The Tempest" tells of the hostile relationship between Prospero and the lowly Caliban. These relationships are quite similar to one another‚ as Dr. Frankenstein and Prospero are both oppressive and dismissive towards the created man and Caliban‚ who both
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