Zoe Altenau Ms. Herring AP English 5 November 2013 The Single Persona of Ophelia and Gertrude According to Shakespeare‚ Elsinore did not require more than two women‚ let alone two unique women. On a larger scale‚ the society in which Shakespeare wrote agreed that most women were indistinguishable: women in general did not hold positions of prominence and did not demand recognition. In all of Shakespeare’s plays‚ a meager 126 female characters develop; of these‚ Ophelia and Gertrude play minor
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constructed theories that can agree that liberal education is of a greater stature than conservatively educated. The essays are "The Theory of Multiple Intelligences‚" written by Howard Gardner‚ "The Personal and Collective Unconscious‚" written by Carl Jung‚ "The Allegory of the Cave‚" written by Plato‚ and "From the Interpretation of Dreams‚" written by Sigmund Freud. In Howard Gardner’s "Theory of Multiple Intelligences" he states that there are seven different kinds of intelligence. He alludes
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the Flies‚ in which symbolism is wildly used and attributes lots of symbolic meanings to the characters and events. The story thus becomes vivid and profound. This paper aims at using Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung’s collective unconscious and archetypal theories to interpret the archetypes of characters‚ natural scenes and themes. Key words: symbolism‚ Lord of the Flies‚ collective unconscious‚ archetypal theory 0. Introduction Lord of the Flies is the masterpiece of William Golding. With
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Archetypes are the threads‚ symbols and repeated concepts that are ubiquitous in literature as well as the human search for knowledge and value. Humanity has always been infatuated with the archetype of love itself. To fully comprehend what attraction is composed of and how it begins‚ one can consult science and psychology‚ but the only complete justification of love is the irrationality of human emotion and subconscious. The influence of biology and philosophy only extends so far before the nonsensical
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Jacqueline Smith Words 2554 Describe and evaluate Carl Jungs theory concerning personality types and show how they might usefully help a therapist to determine therapeutic goals. Introduction For this essay we were asked to describe and evaluate Carl Jungs theory concerning personality types and how these theories might help a therapist to determine therapeutic goals. I first want to try and understand a little about this man. He was born Carl Gustav Jung on 26th July 1875 in Switzerland. He was the
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According to Jung Typology Test’s result‚ ENTP is my personality type. The accuracy of personality tests are doubtful for me. They seem to me like the given descriptions by horoscopes‚ any one gets this result would probably think it was he or she‚ especially since it is mostly praising. So that‚ I looked at the weakness to figure out whether ENTP describes me exactly or not. First‚ the result described me as an argumentative person both for its own sake‚ and to show off my debating skills
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Cinderella‚ a well-known fairytale‚ has been passed down through generations. “One of the oldest known literary renderings of the theme is a Chinese version recorded in the 9th century AD.¨ (¨Cinderella.¨ Merriam webster´s encyclopedia of Literature.) The Cinderella fairytale‚ after being around for centuries‚ has made a colossal impact on each generation since it’s creation. This ancient Chinese fairytale‚ despite its multiple variations‚ follows the same vague plot. “The story of Cinderella follows
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Katelynn Richey Mr Ricketts AP English Literature and Composition 08 December 2011 Term Paper Carl Jung‚ an analytical psychologist‚ stated that “archetypes are a tendency or instinctive trend in the human unconscious to express certain motifs or themes” (“Dreams‚ Health‚ Yoga‚ Mind & Spirit”). In the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams‚ Williams uses many archetypal images and personas‚ such as the tragic hero or the stern father figure‚ to convey the overall complexity of the plays
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life. Kerouac’s novel follows the jazz and the energy of the time. The book tells the story of four cross-country journeys of two friends‚ Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty‚ the fictional alter-egos of Kerouac and iconic Beat writer Neil Cassady. Five archetypes that analyze Jack Kerouac’s On the Road are the
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The Oxford English Dictionary defined a rebel as “a person who resists authority‚ control‚ or convention” . These are the characteristics of James Dean’s screen personas in Nicholas Ray’s Rebel Without a Cause and Elia Kazan’s East of Eden. In a time where conformity was a dominant ideology in society‚ rebellion became a way to display your own individuality. Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden both respectively deal with the vexing problem of the asocial youth who remain stubbornly delinquent
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