was coined[1][2][3] by the English Victorian polymath Francis Galton in discussion of the influence of heredity and environment on social advancement‚ although the terms had been contrasted previously‚ for example by Shakespeare (in his play‚ The Tempest: 4.1). Galton was influenced[4] by the book On the Origin of Species written by his cousin‚ Charles Darwin. The concept embodied in the phrase has been criticized[3][4] for its binary simplification of two tightly interwoven parameters‚ as for example
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SECTION A: DRAMA William Shakespeare : The Tempest Either: Re-READ Act 1 Sc. 1‚ from “Good boatswain‚ have care” to “and gape at wid’st to glut him” How does Shakespeare make this episode so funny? Support your ideas with details from the extact. OR: 2. What does Caliban contribute to your enjoyment of the play? Support your ideas with details from the text. OR 3. You are Alonso and you realize that all of you on board the ship except your son‚ have survived the shipwreck. Write your
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and the underlying plot are all extremely similar. There is a never ending list of creations that were adapted from Shakespeare’s plays. 10 Things I Hate About You is based on The Taming of the Shrew. The Lion King on Hamlet. And Pocahontas on The Tempest. If Shakespeare is that unbearable and that old‚ why are so many directors and novelists twisting his work to shape their own? Shakespeare’s work is definitely not outdated and irrelevant. Love. Hate. Jealousy. All common emotions in Shakespeare’s
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freedom‚ The Playboy may have died an ignoble death. As it happens‚ though‚ the play has by later critics been called "the most rich and copious store of character since Shakespeare’’ (P.P. Howe) and a play "riotous with the quick rush of life‚ a tempest of the passions" (Charles A. Bennett). These seem to be the reasons that The Playboy of the Western World has current appeal. Whereas original audiences cared about morality and decorous representations of peoples and countries‚ the increasing
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don’t let the obstacles ruin the relationship. In the second quatrain‚ Shakespeare uses a metaphor to tell what love is “it is the star to every wand’ring bark.” It is a guiding star to lost ships that is not susceptible to storms “that looks on tempest and is never shaken.” Shakespeare then goes back to what love is not and that is susceptible to time “love’s not times fool” also using personification to emphasis his point. Although the beauty of it fades‚ love is endless and doesn’t change. I
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Essay: How does Shakespeare present the character of Caliban in the play and what ideas is Caliban used to explore? Calliban’s character in ‘The Tempest’ is portrayed as a violent and rebellious beast. The name ‘Caliban’ is an evident anagram of cannibal as Shakespeare tries to make out that he is no normal human but more animal like. He is half witch and half devil making him a particularly bold and rough character partly because he doesn’t understand the rules of civilisation. As well as being
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Neptune. Neptune was the god of the sea in Roman mythology. He was also worshipped as the god of horses with the name of Neptunus Equester. The Roman people may have looked up to Neptune‚ but he was known to have a violent temper. Because of his rage‚ tempests and earthquakes were caused. Neptune had a wife named Amphitrite‚ the water nymph. He first saw her dancing in the Naxos and that’s when he asked her to marry him‚ so said no. He was in love with her‚ so after she turned down his proposal he sent
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What the cousin desired was the thorough separation from the mainstream society‚ which is different from Liangshan rebels and characters in The Tempest. Similarly‚ in the second dervish tales‚ the demon also created a beautiful subterranean palace. The demon built this palace for a girl and kept her in there for twenty-five years. Likewise‚ the demon built the palace in a remote place‚ wishing no
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‘Discuss the relationship between Cordelia and Lear and compare it to the relationship between Edgar and Gloucester’. Written in 1605 but first performed in 1606 on Boxing Day in front of King James‚ ‘King Lear’ is a typical Shakespearean tragedy which focuses around the themes of family and the disruption of natural order. The play has strong Aristotelian influences as the protagonist‚ King Lear‚ enters the play in a position of great importance through external forces which are out of his control
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