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    is an accurate and worthy representation of the genre and deserves to be on the list as it consistently portrays its use of the Mise-en-scene aspects and motifs of Neo-Noir. These main characteristics being its unique lighting‚ setting‚ character archetypes‚ costume‚ visual motifs and camera-techniques‚ all of which are true to the Neo-Noir style. One very important

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    Ophelia is introduced to the audience as naïve young girl hopelessly submerged in affection for her beloved Hamlet‚ the son of the former king. She is the daughter of the current king’s most trust advisor‚ Polonius. Ophelia’s first plank of madness is laid with the departure of her brother for France. This early “loss” of a loved one is similar in many ways that Hamlet’s father is also gone. However both Laertes and Hamlet Sr. inevitably return. Ophelia is a crutch to Hamlet‚ a living symbolic

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    Insanity of Hamlet and Ophelia Hamlet’s insanity comes from his passion to get revenge and grief over his fathers death‚ while Ophelia has true and justified insanity. Hamlet has reason behind his madness‚ he is saddened by his father’s death‚ planning on how to kill his uncle‚ and his mind is in a fragile place throughout the play. Ophelia is very naive‚ defenseless‚ and loyal to the men in her life. She cannot contend with difficulties that occur during the play such as‚ her father dying

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    Maria Ramos‚ Period 6 Character Atticus Finch Scout Jem “Boo” Radley Bob Ewell Dill Miss Maudie Tom Robinson Calpurnia Archetype Function He is the Mentor because he is an older wiser teacher‚ serving as a role model.  He is one of the few residents of Maycomb who is not racist and believes in equality‚ which serves as an example for his children. He teaches scout how to see in other people’s perspective instead

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    In Sam Raimi’s Spiderman 3‚ the hero archetype is demonstrated through the antagonist Peter Parker. The need of a hero shows that people in today’s society are in need of saving and are not capable of protecting themselves. This in itself is something that people should be considered about. It clearly reflects that people are becoming dependent on others to save them and are not able to be independent. Not only is it an extremely selfish act of the people‚ but all the responsibilities are then dropped

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    Archetypal Analysis of Myths Part One: The Gods‚ the Creation‚ and the Earliest Heroes Chosen Myth: Dionysus or Bacchus Situational Archetype: Battle between Good and Evil In the myth of Dionysus there isn’t exactly a conflict between two sides of people battling for good or evil‚ its more as a battle between the two sides of Dionysus’ inner self. Unlike most examples of good versus evil‚ there isn’t a triumphant side. Just the personality switches between Dionysus being the joy-god or the

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    Hamlet‚ and a woman named Ophelia. There relationship is not easy to understand because Hamlet does not fully express how he truly feels about Ophelia. There are moments when Hamlet seems in love with her‚ and there are also moments when he seems not so in love with her. However‚ there is more evidence to support the fact that Hamlet does love Ophelia‚ and will always. For Hamlet‚ there was many obstacles in his life that gave him no other decision but to ignore his love Ophelia. For example‚ Hamlet

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    are Ophelia from Hamlet and Cordelia from King Lear similar in their actions and the way they develop the story? Throughout both plays‚ the main characters (King Lear and Hamlet) progress because of the these women. Whether it is reference to the growth of Hamlet’s insanity or King Lear’s guilt and acceptance‚ these women pushed their respected plots to their climax. I have discussed Ophelia in a previous paper but I focused more on her weakness rather than her power over the plot. Ophelia is the

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    An archetype in literature is a repetitive narrative design of reoccurring character patterns of action or themes which are identifiable in a wide vary of works in literature. They often cause an emotional reaction with the audience making the main character seem more dynamic. Archetypes also help the reader recognize certain character types and better understand the characters rule in the story. In a sense an archetype can be considered the perfect image of something or what it is typically defined

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    society‚ and as an artist. The poem can be approached from the Carl’s Jung perspective‚ because of the archetypes that can be identified and analyzed‚ namely the Shadow‚ the Anima/Animus‚ and the Self. Of course this is not the only method in analysing the poem‚ but by using this I try to explain what is happening with The Lady from this point of view. Firstly‚ we should explain what archetypes are. They are inborn patterns‚ something given to us prior birth‚ but consciously we do not know we have

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