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    Shakespeare and Women Shakespeare wrote over thirty plays‚ most‚ if not all‚ had at least one female character. The way they acted‚ felt‚ and thought varied from play to play; sometimes they were a Rosalind‚ but more often they were the meek‚ easily led‚ property that they were considered in Shakespeare’s world. This raises several questions‚ Was Shakespeare a feminist? How many of his female characters were really independent? Shakespeare’s female characters are very diverse; some conform to

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    A Discussion Guide for Educators A Publication of the Anti-Defamation League Anti- Semitism and The Merchant of Venice: A Discussion Guide for Educators Barbara Balser‚ National Chair Abraham H. Foxman‚ National Director Kenneth Jacobson‚ Deputy National Director Caryl M. Stern‚ Senior Associate National Director/ Chief Operating Officer Marshall S. Levin‚ Senior Associate National Director/ Director‚ National Development Michael Salberg‚ Associate National Director/ Director‚ International Affairs

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    Uranus

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    magnetosphere‚ and there is not much possibility for life. The surfaces of these moons indicate that the interiors of the moons may possibly been active in the past‚ however. The moons are‚ in order; Cordelia‚ Ophelia‚ Bianca‚ Cressida‚ Desdemona‚ Juliet‚ Portia‚ Rosalind‚ Belinda‚ and Puck. These moons are part of a class of moons called the "Small Moons". Icy moons of Uranus are; Miranda‚ Ariel‚ Umbriel‚ Titania‚ Oberon‚ Caliban‚ and Sycorax. In 1999‚ four more Uranian moons were found. They include Prospero

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    Julius Ceasar

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    loyatly to Caesar and his devotion to the roman republic‚ he ends up killing his friend anyway. An example of Brustus’s love for the republic‚ is when he left to go to the Senate. His wife didn’t want him to go‚ but he did anyway. And in his absence Portia‚ his wife‚ killed herself. In the end of the play‚ Brutus and Cassius go to war with Antony and Octavius‚ in a debate over Caesars death‚ and if it was right or wrong to kill him. Then‚ they notice that Titinius‚ one of Cassius’s best friends‚ was

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    What Is Brutus's Loyalty

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    Marcus Brutus a man of intelligence‚ loyalty‚ and integrity. Brutus was a man who would do anything for his country‚ and although‚ on this day he is dead‚ it is important we pay tribute to this honorable Roman of all time. Brutus was faced with the important decision not too long ago about a situation dealing with which is more important: His friend Caesar‚ or the fate and state of his country and its people? Brutus went along with the decision to assassinate the ambitious Caesar and stood by it

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    Outline On Julius Caesar

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    CHARACTERS: * Julius Caesar * Pompey * Julia * Cornelia * Marcus Brutus * Antony * Cassius * Octavius * Casca * Calpurnia * Portia * Flavius * Cicero * Lepidus * Murellus

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    Julius Caesar Study Guide Act 1 1. What is the official title of the job held by Flavius and Marullus? Describe the function of the job. (You may have to use an outside source to find the answer.) The official title of the job held by Flavius and Marullus is tribunes. Tribunes are officials appointed to administer the law. 2. Why are Flavius and Marullus upset at the common folk celebrating? Flavius and Marullus are upset because the common folk are waiting on Ceaser even though he killed

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    The Homosexual Relationship Between Antonio and Bassanio in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice Tsun-Hsien Tsai Sophomore Student‚ Department of English National Changhua University of Education There are many pairs of male adults with honorable masculine friendships appearing in William Shakespeare’s popular plays‚ such as Antonio and Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice‚ Antonio and Sebastian in Twelfth Night‚ the two kings Leonates and Polixenes in The Winter’s Tale‚ and so on. No matter

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    Jews and Christians in Renaissance Venice as Portrayed by Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice Benjamin Ravid‚ Robert Finlay‚ and Walter Cohen all have their own way of explaining the Jews in Venice in their articles. There is no argument that Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice contradicts and is over exaggerated when it is compared to each one of their articles‚ although there are many situations and events that occur in the play that relate to the historical reality of the relationship

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    Julius Caesar

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    One of the master pieces of Shakespeare why all this 57 plays are masterpieces. The assassination of the Roman Emperor Caesar by conspirators. The funeral oration of Antony is a classical one. It is often compared to the speech made by Portia in the play‚ “The Merchant of Venice”. Justification of Brutus:- Marcus Brutus was one of the conmen of Julius Caesar. He was Julius Caesar’s Angel. After assassinating Julius Caesar. Brutus spoke to the people. He tried to justify the

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