Explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth and Browning presents the speakers in Porphyria’s Lover‚ My Last Duchess and the Laboratory Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth in such a way that she is shown as a strong and powerful woman. Her ability to manipulate Macbeth to murder Duncan in order to get more power is a key example of this aspect of her character. Browning also presents his speakers in a similar way to Shakespeare through their need to control. The main way that both
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How would a group of puppeteers portray the emotions felt by Chubei in the final scene of act 1 in the Bunraku performed “The Lovers’ Exile” by Marty Gross? Contents Subject Essay …………………………………………………………………………p. 2-8 Bibliography…………………………………………………...……………………..p. 9 Critique of Sources…………………………………………………………….p. 10-12 “The Lovers’ Exile”‚ a Japanese movie directed by Marty Gross‚ based on the ancient bunraku play “The Courier from Hell” (Meido no kikyaku) a love-suicide play written by Chikamatsu
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How far was the use of terror the most important development in German History 1929-45? The use of terror during the period 1929-45 was an important development in German history due to the speed in which the level of terror escalated once Hitler came to power in 1933. However‚ Anti-Semitism‚ Nationalism and Hitler’s ideologies were also achieved through Propaganda. Resistance against this terror were significant developments during this time as well. It would be fair to argue that terror was a
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PORPHYRIA’S LOVER – ANALYSIS Porphyria’s Lover was first published in 1836 and is one of the earliest Browning’s dramatic monologue. The speaker voice lives in a cottage and he is waiting Porphyria‚ while the weather outside is bad. When Porphyria arrives‚ she is able to make the cottage glow. Then she takes off her outside clothes‚ sits beside her lover and speaks to him‚ without receiving an answer. Later she puts her arm around his waist‚ his head on her bare shoulder and speaks of her love
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Male/female relationships are portrayed differently in the poems ‘Porphyria’s Lover’‚ ‘Havisham’‚ ‘Cousin Kate’ and the play ‘Macbeth’. They all surround the themes of love‚ hate‚ jealousy‚ betrayal‚ guilt and obsession. However‚ the love versus hate theme is most dominant because all of the poems and the play have a melancholy mood‚ showing how the key characters have been hurt by love through their relationships and how afterwards‚ the way they feel has also been affected. Shakespeare’s characters
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Forbidden‚ Possessive‚ All consuming‚ Just a multitude of techniques Robert Browning and Shakespeare presents each of their characters relationships‚ during Porphyria’s lover and Romeo & Juliet; with one being a poet and the other a play writer‚ they both display two star crossed lovers who will each defy against everything they know to be with one another. One theme that went again everything they knew was Romeo &Juliet’s defying nature against their families and tradition. During Romeo
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"The Cask of Amontillado" and "Porphyria ’s Lover" are literary works with similar themes. Both main characters experience tension that causes them to stray from the actual realm of reality. Reality is ignored‚ leading to the theme of murder that the story-poem pair shares. The writing styles of Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Browning are enriched by their choice of character‚ points of view‚ symbols‚ and settings. The setting in "The Cask of Amontillado" takes place in the catacombs. Catacombs were
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Envy is known as one of the seven deadly sins for its ability to corrupt those who experience it. Similarly‚ jealousy can have a similar effect on people‚ especially when they decide to act on it. Although both envy and jealousy seem extremely similar‚ there is a fine line separating the two. Darlene Lancer mentions in her article‚ “How Insecurity Leads to Envy‚ Jealousy‚ and Shame‚” that envy is a “feeling of discontent… with regard to someone’s advantages‚ possessions‚ or traits such as beauty
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the Ancient Mariner” and “Christabel”. Browning who writes at a later Victorian period displays similar themes in poems such as “My Last Duchess” and “Porphyria’s Lover”. By exploring both poets work we may begin to have an understanding of the gothic tale in poetry‚ as well as the gothic figure. Both “Christabel” and “Porphyria’s Lover” have prominent female figures; these figures provide an interesting outlook on the relationship between the demonic figure and the innocent figure in gothic poetry
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questions in PEE paragraphs in your English books. Choose your best one to complete on a body outline. 1. How does the poet describe the setting of the poem? (the weather‚ atmosphere) 2. What effect does Porphyria have on the atmosphere in the cottage? 3. Why can’t Porphyria give herself to the narrator completely? 4. What does the narrator realise and how does this make him feel? 5. What does the narrator do and why? 6. What happens at the end of the poem? (Think about the
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