Ixcanul is a quietly painful movie on the love and betrayal‚ hope and disappointment‚ resistance and defeat‚ but most importantly it is a story Jayro Bustamante tells us about Kaqchikel culture. The movie pictures the life of the Kaqchikel‚ the indigenous Maya people living on the slopes of volcano in Guatemala as both brutal and sadly beautiful. The lack of embellishments‚ short yet insightful dialogues‚ slow pace and realistic‚ detailed account of surroundings and characters produced an extremely
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Others‚ however‚ believe that the sole purpose of life is to love and be loved‚ and to have someone for whom you would do anything. Though there is a certain beauty behind both ways of thinking‚ it was to his dismay that Roderigo‚ from Shakespeare’s Othello‚ had confidence in the latter of the two. In fact‚ his character shows that too much of a good thing‚ which‚ in his case‚ was love‚ can be disastrous. Whether it is intimate or not‚ love can generally be described as caring for someone so deeply that
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On Summer of Betrayal by Hong Ying I was first attracted by this book for its brief introduction----“A graphic‚ sensuous and surprising novel about the aftermath of Tiananmen Square----by a young woman who was there.” It is also said that this book was published in Taiwan in 1992; though banned in the inland of China‚ it circulated there. And what I am reading is the first publication in the West. Man‚ more often than not‚ is inclined to be drawn by an unknown and mysterious world‚ and
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for Shakespeare‚ especially in Othello‚ women are viewed as worthless‚ gullible sex symbols. Three authors in their article state Revisiting Shakespeare and Gender‚ “For Shakespeare‚ as well as for most of Renaissance society‚ women as the feminine represented the following virtues which‚ importantly‚ have their meaning in relationship to the male; obedience‚ silence‚ sexual chastity‚ piety‚ humility‚ constancy‚ and patience” (Gerlach‚ Almasy‚
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The tragedy Othello is filled with a complex web of separate conflicts that are connected with each other. The external conflicts are very obvious‚ such as Iago trying to replace Cassio as lieutenant and Othello’s belief in Desdemona’s affair. In addition to these conflicts‚ however‚ many characters in the play also face their own internal conflicts in which they have to make a choice between two opposing forces. An excellent example of this internal conflict can be found in analyzing Roderigo. Roderigo’s
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Revenge in Central to Shakespeare’s play Othello to a very large extent. The entire play is shaped around revenge. Iago‚ who is seen as Shakespeare’s greatest villain is fueled by revenge. Iago has jealousy over Cassio’s position and has suspicions towards both Cassio and Othello of adultery with his wife Emilia. Out of vengeance Iago uses his ability to manipulate Othello and build jealousy and suspicions within him about his wife Desdemona. This jealousy in Othello leads to his revenge towards Desdemona
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This essay will prove that the themes of betrayal and atonement exist within the novel Kite Runner. Two of the main characters‚ Rahim and Amir provide evidence towards these themes. Rahim showed betrayal towards the end of the story when he finally reveals that Amir and Hassan are actually brothers by not only love but by blood and that Baba was also Hassan’s father as well as Amir’s. Rahim had kept that secret from them their whole lives‚ thinking it was the best thing‚ only for Hassan to die in
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In the story of Othello by William Shakespeare it is easy to see that there is competition going on just as there is in his other plays. In this story the competition is light versus darkness or as some may see it good versus evil. The definition for lightness in this story is innocents‚ purity love and goodness. Also the definition for darkness would be malevolence‚ betrayal and hate. There are three main characters in this play including Iago‚ Desdemona and Othello. Then there are three side characters
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Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is a play about a multitude of topics. Stripped to the core it’s about subtle human prejudices and how we are motivated by them; how they turn the most superior war heroes to emotional wrecks that commit murder. In the play‚ relationships are one of the main factors and create a fuel for hatred. One of the first themes we come across is lying. At the beginning‚ we’re informed that Othello and Desdemona are wed. The protagonist‚ Iago and his companion Roderigo
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sayAhnna Jinhye Kim Ms. Lue ENG3U1-01 18 April 2013 Jealousy in Othello; the Cause of Chaos Jealousy can be found everywhere around us. Between the ones we love‚ or even between the ones we hate. Jealousy may also serve different purposes. It can be used as building blocks to build up the relationship‚ but it can act as a hurricane and blow everything down. In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the namesake protagonist’s tragic flaws are possessiveness‚ insecurity‚ and loyalty‚ which fail to serve
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