The Scream and Starry Night: Differences and Similarities FAS/202 The Scream by Edvard Munch was painted in Norway in 1893 and is a product of the Expressionism period. This piece measures 3’x 2’5” and was created using oil paint on canvas. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh measures 2’5” x 3’ and was painted in France in 1889 using oil paint on canvas. This work is from the Post-Impressionism period. Both of these paintings have techniques that are individual to
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The film Friday Night Lights (2004) is based on the real-life story of the 1988 Permian Panthers football team in Odessa‚ Texas. The film is a more fictionalized account of the book it’s based on‚ written by author H.G. Bissinger and downplays the more intense issues that plagued Odessa when Bissinger followed the team during the 1988 season. (Briley 1) The film follows Coach Gary Gaines (portrayed by Billy Bob Thornton) as he coaches the Panthers in the football obsessed town. The film portrays
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“Hamlet” and “Twelfth Night” are two Shakespeare plays of complete opposites. Due to one being written as a tragedy‚ and the other as a comedy‚ many comparisons can be drawn between the two plays‚ on themes and motifs that develop throughout the plays. One of the themes that is easily recognisable in the early stages of both plays‚ is that of deceit and disguise. In “Hamlet”‚ we learn early on that Hamlet decides to act as a madman in order to try and weed out a confession from his uncle about the
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Marriage in the Role Reversal of Twelfth Night Wouldn’t it be great to somehow wake up one morning in a beautiful house? How about owning an expensive new car? It is safe to say that practically everyone in the world is hoping that someday somehow they will become very successful and rise into a status of power and respect. This concept can be applied to the characters in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Just as Jesse Goldberg stated‚ Twelfth Night focuses on the desires of characters and “certain
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“Confusion and deception are key elements of comedy.” How does Shakespeare present these ideas in Twelfth Night? Confusion and deception are two key elements that occur often in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and they seem to go hand in hand with one another- where one occurs the other is slowly behind. As in most comedies‚ Twelfth Night celebrates different forms of confusion and deception in order to make the play more entertaining and comical Shakespeare incorporates the confusion and deception throughout
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carnival spirit prevalent in Act One of Twelfth Night? Para 1 Viola becoming a man servant- trying to advance her rank ‘he was a bachelor then’ trying to save status and wealth through marriage to earn privileges ‘I have heard my father name him’ – shows approval‚ foreshadowing relationship ‘conceal me what I am’ different identity is hidden ‘thou shalt present me as an eunuch to him’ – castrated man Link to title as the feast twelfth night was only forthose of upper class Para 2
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The Dark Pleasures of Trevor Nunn’s Twelfth Night by PETER HOLLAND‚ Director-Designate of the Shakespeare Institute‚ Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England Why don’t filmmakers like Shakespeare’s comedies? Look for an interesting version of any of the best-known tragedies‚ and you are spoiled for choice. Try doing the same for any of the best-known comedies‚ and you will still be searching weeks later. The astonishing 1935 Warner Brothers A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ with James Cagney as Bottom and Mickey
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚ by Mark Haddon‚ relies on the narration of a fifteen year old autistic boy to tell a simple yet convoluted story of murder‚ betrayal and triumph. At first thought‚ Christopher Boone‚ would not seem to be a reliable narrator yet Haddon asks the reader to take a leap of faith by believing in Christopher’s abilities despite the limitations of autism. Using Christopher’s point of view‚ straightforward and honest narrative diction‚ imagery as well as
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Influence of Cultures on "The Thousand and One Nights" Stories like Sindbad‚ Aladdin and the Magic Lamp and other popular stories are very common today in the western culture. Animated movies were also made for the entertainment of kids on these popular stories. One might wonder that where these stories originated and how it came down and made place in the western culture. Although these stories are very popular in both the western culture and the eastern culture but the original literary work
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Twelfth Night – Exploring the names of the Characters I am going to explore the two names of: * Olivia * Feste Olivia When I first saw the name ‘Olivia’‚ I automatically thought of anagrams. Olivia is almost a perfect anagram of ‘Viola’! Although Olivia and Viola possess a number of qualities which are not just different‚ but in complete opposition with one another other‚ they do in fact have a great deal in common. The names Shakespeare has given the two characters is perhaps a reflection
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