THE LOVE SONG OF J.ALFRED PRUFROC Often called the first Modernist poem‚ “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” was published in the prestigious American journal Poetry in June 1915. About the Poem: The poem centers on the feelings and thoughts of the eponymous speaker (the somewhat neurotic Prufrock) as he walks through the streets of London route to meet a woman for tea. He is considering a question (perhaps‚ broadly‚ the meaning of life‚ or‚ more narrowly‚ a proposal of marriage). Far more than
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‘Ultimately‚ in this Shakespearian drama‚ it is the representation of intense human relationships that’s captivates audiences’ Shakespeare’s plays are famously renowned for their intimate connections between character and responder‚ creating significant relationships relevant to audiences today. Othello focuses on relationships between lovers‚ families‚ friends and foes‚ to captivate the responder and express concerns and ideas of human nature. The intense relationship between Othello and Iago plays
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Jordan Benson C3297422 Choose a case study of one example of a representation of the ’English North ’ in film or literary form. In this assignment‚ I will be looking at how the north is represented in film and literary. For my example‚ I have decided to choose the film ’Billy Elliot ’ to give a modern day representation of the north in the 1980 ’s. The film is based around the life of Billy Elliot‚ an 11 year old boy growing up with his father and brother in northern Britain. The film is bset
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Part 1 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 name Cleopatra invokes a striking image in your mind. The Egyptian queen who took on the might of Rome. The way we see Cleopatra’s character changes in the way she has been depicted in movies and television across the years. With each different portrayal she reflects
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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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How does desire disrupt the representation of unified identity in John Ford’s ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore? Representations of sexuality in Early Modern literature reveal a variety of attitudes‚ but they can be characterised by the ambivalence which they display towards the subject of desire and its consequences for the self. The destructive potential of desire is revealed in John Ford’s Tis Pity She’s A Whore‚ widely considered to be one of the most radical works of Jacobean theatre‚ not only for
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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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