Top Girls by Carly Churchill Marlene: is known as many things throughout this play. She is independent and high in confidence. She is well regarded by her colleagues‚ has also tried to better herself both socially and as a woman. She is a woman‚ who wants everything to be about her‚ and want everyone around her to have the same outlook as her. Isabella: The daughter of a Church of England clergyman‚ she moved to live in Scotland. She tried to please her father by conforming the ‘role’ of clergyman’s
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The Renaissance man The Renaissance woman The Renaissance Revolutionizes art Realistic painting & sculpture Leonardo‚ Renaissance Man Raphael advances realism Anguissola & Gentileschi Renaissance writers change literature Petrarch & Boccaccio Machiavelli advises rulers Vittoria Colonna Unit 2 – The Northern Renaissance Cultural interaction – in the 1400s‚ the ideas of the Italian Renaissance began to spread to Northern Europe Renaissance ideas such as the importance of the
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The Great Depression and the Life of Italian-Immigrant Workers Commentary: In order to develop ideas for this paper‚ I first analyzed the time of the Depression and what Italian Immigrants lives were like typically living in America. Using this background knowledge‚ I was able to analyze the lifestyles of the working class in each of the stories. Even though the background story of each of the family’s lives differed‚ they all had a common basis in that they were Italian Immigrant families working
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resides west of the Florence Cathedral‚ which was modeled after the baptistery. The Cathedral began in 1296 by Arnolfo di Cambio. Although the two resemble each other‚ they are considered to be from two different styles. The Baptistery of S. Giovanni is categorized as Romanesque while the cathedral is considered Gothic. The exterior of the cathedral doesn’t appear to be Gothic‚ it’s the interior that is. The baptistery possesses an octagonal structure with an extension to the west
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Botticelli ’s Birth of Venus and Pallas and the Centaur‚ the Ledas of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo‚ and Raphael ’s Galatea.[2] Through the medium of Latin and the works of Ovid‚ Greek myth influenced medieval and Renaissance poets such as Petrarch‚ Boccaccio and Dante in Italy.[1] In northern Europe‚ Greek mythology never took the same hold of the visual arts‚ but its effect was very obvious on literature. Both Latin and Greek classical texts were translated‚ so that stories of mythology became available
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Master of Seasons Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born March 1st‚ 1678 in the city of Venice‚ Italy‚ to mother Camilla Callicchio‚ and father Giovanni Battista Vivaldi‚ a violinist in the employ of Saint Mark’s Church. In addition to musical training from the elder Vivaldi‚ it was also rumored (but not proven) that the young Vivaldi received instruction from Giovanni Legrenzi‚ a composer. Antonio was destined for the priesthood at an early age‚ after preparation he was ordained in March‚ 1703. (Antonio
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Borgia as an example of how dangerous jealousy is to human. As the oldest son of the powerful Pope Alexander VI of Vatican‚ Cesare is said to have everything‚ from wealth to land and power. Compared to his brother Giovanni‚ however‚ Cesare himself felt inferior. He was sick of seeing Giovanni taking away from him beautiful women and more affection from the Pope‚ as well as losing more important military duties and national honor in to his brother. In situations like this‚ it is human nature to feel jealous
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transparency are the hallmarks of his work‚ but simplistic notions of its delicacy mask the exceptional power of his finest masterpieces‚ such as the Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor‚ K. 491; the Symphony No. 40 in G minor‚ K. 550; and the opera Don Giovanni. Charles Rosen makes the point forcefully: It is only through recognizing the violence and sensuality at the center of Mozart’s work that we can make a start towards a comprehension of his structures and an insight into his magnificence. In a paradoxical
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1 - ’Language has the ability to make sin look attractive’ Tis Pity was published by John Ford in 1633 and is set in Italy‚ the heart of the Renassiance. John Milton published Paradise Lost in 1667‚ relatively soon after John Ford‚ and was the first epic poem to be written in blank verse. Both writers push the boundaries of literature by exploring untouched‚ taboo subjects: incest and The Fall of Man. During this period of time‚ soon after the Renassiance period‚ many artists and writers were
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Art has been part of human lives for thousands of years. From the cave paintings to metal framework‚ people have gazed at arts while comparing and criticizing it. It is said that an art is representation of an artist’s lifestyle and events. Basically Artists paint on the events based on their lives. Such as Cloude Monet and Vincent Van Gough‚ their artwork was based on movements of Impressionism and Post Impressionism. Their interest shows outdoor environment to show effect of natural sun light
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