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    Macbeth and Gothic Dimensions; Scene 1 Shakespeare immediately and emphatically introduces the Gothic theme in the first scene within the first Act. This is demonstrated with him setting the scene using the stage direction “Thunder and lightning”. Such weather is a typical gothic dimension exploited by several authors‚ thus aiding the construction of a gothic play‚ and arguably is prophesising the future turmoil and disintegration of order. The ‘thunder and lightning’ displays the reckless elements

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    Question: Explain how the elements of dance are used in Alvin Ailey’s Cry to engage the audience. For example space/time/dynamics‚ relationship In 1971‚ Alvin Ailey created one of his best-known ballets ‘Cry’ as a birthday present for his mother Lula Ailey. Ailey dedicated it to ‘all black women everywhere‚ especially our mothers.’ The three-part ballet was to popular and gospel music by Alice Coltrane‚ Laura Nyro and Chuck Griffin. The Ballet is interpreted to display the hardship and servitude

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    SUMMER SOLSTICE Setting: The main events in the story happened in the Moretas residence and at their townsmini plaza and those happened during the night. Characterization: Donya Lupeng Moreta- long-married woman with three children Don Paeng Moreta- the highly moral husband of Donya Lupeng Guido- young cousin to the Moretas who studied in Spain Amada- the family cook and Entoy’s wife Entoy- the family driver Plot: The story happened during the St. John’s Day‚ Doña Lupeng finds Amada in a

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    Superstitious Beliefs How Do They Affect a Believer’s Faith? Some particular adherents of various religious faiths will often argue that superstitious belief and religion are fundamentally different types of beliefs. But how do these two differ and how does one affect the other? The Roman Catholic Church has been considered the largest Christian church in the world‚ having more than a billion members. The church is usually what associates with the word "faith" and so the believers range from the

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    Why The Crucible is A Tragic Comedy Have you ever been dancing in the woods… naked‚ while a colored foreign lady sings songs with only made up words that start and end with the letter B? If so‚ you are to be hanged for witch craft with no question. They were so clueless about having a problem in their town that it went way too far and they didn’t really think things through all the way. People would just run around telling the authorities that so and so is a witch. They would be taken away and

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    What does superstition mean? As per the conventional definition‚ it’s a belief which says that events are influenced by our behavior in some ’magical’ way. In simple words we can say it’s “An extension of our blind beliefs”. Do you know why auspicious days are chosen by the leaders for their oath taking ceremony‚as they assume office? Why that cricketer kisses his locket on scoring a perfect 100? Why he keeps a special colored handkerchief? A simple reason answers all these questions; it’s the

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    From about 1480-1700‚ many individuals in Europe were accused of being witches‚ put on trial‚ prosecuted and later executed for witchcraft. This witch craze was concentrated in southwestern Germany‚ Switzerland‚ England‚ Scotland‚ Poland‚ and parts of France‚ and resulted in 100‚000 witches put on trial. The three main reasons for the persecution of these “witches” were economic greed‚ religious beliefs and social prejudices. Most of those who accused the witches as being so ultimately sought profit

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    Year of Wonders: Practice essay This text demonstrates the difficulties of holding on to faith in times of adversity. Discuss. Geraldine Brook’s novel ‘Year of Wonders’ is a true story of Eyam‚ a small village in the north of England‚ which made the remarkable decision to voluntarily quarantine itself when struck by the plague in 1665. Set during the restoration England where Puritan Christians were losing their battle against the Church of England to simplify practices‚ Brook’s explores how

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    What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692? All starting in June‚ 1692‚ the Salem Witch Trial hysteria was a period when people were constantly being accused of witchcraft. A witch is someone who is taken over by the devil and portrays the actions of the creature. This mainly happened to women. Historians are still trying to figure out why people would accuse others of witchcraft. Some think it was because of the paranoia from the Native American raids. Hallucinogens were also another suggestion

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    The interrogator would also ask the tortured witch to declare other people witches‚ often reading a list of names and possibly forcing them to say that suspected people were witches (Gibbons‚ Stage #7). After the confession the court would sentence the witch. The witches were not always executed; sometimes the inquisition’s courts would only punish a witch with banishment or imprisonment. However‚ the secular courts were much more likely to execute witches that they found guilty. The level of punishment

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