Cleopatra Essay What do the representations of Cleopatra in film and on television (as shown on the DVD Video ‘Cleopatra’) tell us about how her reputation changed over time? Discuss with reference to two or three representations. The first major Cleopatra Hollywood film was released in 1917. It starred Theda Bara as the title character‚ who portrayed Cleopatra “with a threatening and ominous air” (‘Cleopatra’‚ 2008; see transcript p.1) using her aggressive female sexuality to assert her
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feel no love in this. Dost thou not laugh?” Benvolio understands his pain and replies “No‚ coz‚ I rather weep” which clearly shows that if Romeo is in a state of distress‚ Benvolio similarly feels emotions of upset. I can compare this to the representation of love today. In our modern society‚ many things have changed since the era of Romeo and Juliet. The concept of marriage has been devalued which means that the driven desire to get married would not be there. There are so many more ways to communicate
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How has the representation of gender changed in Coca-Cola? Adverts from the 1940s to the present day? I believe that the representation of gender has changed in the brand Coca-Cola‚ since the 1940s to the present day‚ in this essay I will outline my opinion and compare 2 adverts‚ one of which is in the 1940s and the other is in the 1990s. I will outline how it has changed later in this essay. The first advert that I shall be analysing or looking at in this instance is ‘The Pause That Refreshes’
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“The differences in both dictatorships were visible in the forms of propaganda and public profile of the dictators. Compare and contrast the iconic forms of representation of Francisco Franco AND Antonio de Oliveira Salazar.” This essay considers the question above by addressing the notion of “dictatorship” and its representation through iconography. We look at the definitions of “propaganda” and “iconic” and the context of the two dictators themselves‚ and then compare the techniques and
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According to World English Dictionary‚ “symbol” is “an object” used in a text “to stand for or suggest something else with which it is associated either explicitly or in some more subtle way”. In Rebecca‚ Maurier uses symbols to implicitly show the representation of conflicts between the upper class and the lower-middle class. The narrator‚ X‚ is originally a paid companion to Mrs. Van Hopper‚ a wealthy yet gossipy‚ mean and vulgar American woman. She is still trapped in her low social status even after
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Representation of Partition of India in Sunlight on a Broken Column‚ Ice-Candy Man‚ and 1947 Earth. Partition of India‚ which is almost overlooked in traditional historiography with India’s Independence and Birth of Pakistan‚ led to one of the largest and bloodiest migrations in the history of the world. Sunlight on a Broken Column‚ Ice-Candy Man and 1947 Earth are all set in the same time span and portray Partition in quite different ways. Different as in not only different from each other
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The representation of the body and identities in The Handmaid’s Tale‚ the Miller’s Tale and with reference to Never Let Me Go. The Handmaid’s tale‚ The Miller’s Tale and Never Let Me Go all seem to hold the human form in substantial import‚ exploring physicality with great significance. The fictional novels all link together and the bodies and identities of the characters are used as political statements in society. Throughout history women have fought to gain the independence they deserve as
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The revelation and representation of disability in Two Mates and The Book of Colours enhances understanding of an individual’s differences and capacities. Children’s literature can be traced back to oral-stories and songs‚ way before printing and publication was even invented. It wasn’t until the 1940’s‚ however‚ that authors began writing literature for a youth’s perspective based on their wants and needs. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye‚ published in 1951‚ was a great push for this movement‚
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“Look at the Pretties!” A semiotic analysis investigating the representation of gender and power through visual codes in Firefly RACHEL CHOI (N753511) Queensland University of Technology A self-proclaimed feminist‚ Joss Whedon is renowned and admired for his positive representation of women throughout his oeuvre. His history of writing strong female characters appears to perpetuate his American space western series Firefly (2002-2003) with characters like Inara and Kaylee who‚ on the surface
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Discuss how film codes and conventions construct a representation of the monstrous in a film you have studied. Film code and conventions construct a representation of the monstrous in the movie In time‚ as we see not an archetypal monster‚ not ugly‚ nor gruesome‚ nor disgusting. We see how Andrew Niccol brings and portrays society as the monster. Produced in 2011 on October the 28th‚ In time is a 2011 dystopian science fiction action film which takes place in the year 2026‚ where humanity has
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