this time period. Albumen silver prints were made from wet collodion glass plate negatives‚ which had to be coated‚ exposed‚ and processed. Cameron also did volumes of photographic illustrations‚ which remarkably resembled oil paintings. Alfred Tennyson‚ one of her portrait subjects‚ requested she take these photographic illustrations for his book‚ Idyll’s of the King. “Vivien and Merlin”‚ done in 1874‚ used Cameron’s husband‚ Henry Hay Cameron‚ as Merlin. Julia Margaret Cameron often had friends
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The poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" uses imagery and figurative language to create the tone of exhilaration and the theme of honouring the qualities of the Light Brigade. The poem is an allusion to an actual light cavalry brigade who fought against the Russian army in the Crimean War. Throughout the poem‚ the poet uses strong imagery and metaphors to help describe the dangers that the Brigade faced‚ which in turn explained the reason to honour the Brigade for their victory. Furthermore‚ the
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The poems “In Memoriam‚” by Alfred Lord Tennyson and “The Unknown Citizen‚” by W.H. Auden are opposite in their general approach and poetic structure and effectively leave different impressions on the reader. Through Tennyson’s lyrical and expressive approach‚ “In Memoriam” draws our attention to the pain and acceptance of human loss. However‚ “The Unknown Citizen‚” with its non-traditional poetic form and unusual perspective‚ makes us think about the ways in which we define human importance in modern
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And while ye may‚ go marry; For having lost but once your prime‚ You may for ever tarry” (lines 13-16). The poem conveys a valid argument with some very strong points and gives the reader something to think about. The second poem is “Ulysses” by Tennyson and also conveys an argument
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To what extent do you consider Measure for Measure to be a problem play? Measure for Measure has been deemed as a ‘problem play’ due to ‘lacking humanity’ and the drastic and uneven ‘emotion and language’ throughout the play. Because of this‚ the play is constantly being addressed as ‘problematic’ by critics like Swinburne who describes the play as being ‘indefinable’ and ‘unclassifiable’. The term problem play was first made current by F.S. Boas who was the critique of Shakespeare and his Predecessors
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When we hear the word downtown we think about the skyscrapers‚ the economic activies ‚ the big shops‚ in fact we imagine a place full of life.The central business district or ‘’downtown’’ as we call it is the heart of the city and reflect the city’s history. Based on an American model ‚it was reproduced all over the world. In term of beauty we can’t reproach anything to the new DT .Walking in Zeytouna Bay at night watching all the high and beautiful building will give you the impression of being
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Were the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki necessary to save allied lives and to end Japan’s threat to world peace? Did the resulting loss of life cost more than a deadly invasion of the Japanese mainland? In August 1945‚ the first dropping of atomic bombs in civilian areas of Japan killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people. Immediately following those bombings‚ Japan surrendered to the United States. The following essay summarizes the defense of the atomic bomb and its use‚ the arguments
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Rhythm is a fundamental element of poetry created by meter. The patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables gives poems a musical quality that generally increases the pleasure of reading them. We as humans naturally find rhythms in life‚ and some poets appeals to this by creating an easy rhythm to follow. However‚ meter is also a powerful tool that poets have to help them better convey their intentions. Poems can have a consistent meter to help set the pace‚ but they can also metrical variations
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Alfred Lord Tennyson‚ a famous writer‚ once argued that “Man for the field‚ woman for the hearth‚ man for the sword and for the needle she; man with the head and woman with the heart‚ man to command and woman to obey; all else confusion” (Tennyson 427-431). Yet the subjugation of women and their need “to obey” evolved dramatically in the coming decades. A new idea for women emerged;
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Female Sexuality & Gender Roles in Patriarchal‚ Shakespearean Society In The Winter’s Tale and Measure for Measure‚ female characters play many roles and hold many positions in society. These two plays illustrate that while women still hold varying degrees of power and influence in a patriarchal‚ male dominated society‚ it becomes apparent that each woman’s struggle for equality and power is consistently stifled by male authority regardless of their position or class in relation to men. The dominance
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