uses the last of his strength to attempt to destroy his sword‚ Durendal. He strikes ten blows with it on a stone‚ fearing that it will be taken for spoils and given to a less worthy man. However‚ the sword will neither notch nor break‚ and the knight ’s anxiety mounts. He appeals to Saint Mary‚ saying "May you never be owned by a man who flees in battle!" (Roland‚ line 2‚309) He is justified in his anxiety‚ as just two stanzas prior the sword was nearly looted from him while he was in a faint‚ presumed
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to catch the sword and become King. The Peasants believe in an Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune. Under the Peasants government‚ the executives take turns in office and the majority votes on all decisions. Premises Peasants’ argument to the appointment “Strange woman
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kill Hamlet in a duel with rapiers. Laertes rapier had poison on the tip of the sword. Hamlet killed Laertes in the duel. Laertes dropped his sword in a scuffle with Hamlet. Hamlet picked up the sword and stabbed Laertes with his own poisonous sword. Laertes told Hamlet that the sword was poisonous and that Claudius planned on killing him with poisonous wine. Laertes had already stabbed Hamlet with the sword giving Hamlet a short amount of time left to live. Gertrude got ahold of the poisonous
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life the shewolf’s magic sword. Lines 530-534 “Then he (Beowulf) saw‚ hanging on the wall‚ a heavy/Sword‚ hammered by giants‚ strong/And blessed with their magic‚ the best of all weapons/But so massive that no ordinary man could lift/Its carved and decorated length.” During this scene‚ the epic Beowulf holds the irony of the character Beowulf slaying the shewolf with her own sword. During the battle with Grendel’s mother‚ the shewolf was unable to harm Beowulf with her sword. Also during the battle
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Formal analysis on Farewell‚ My Concubine and Raise the Red Lantern. Among the Chinese films that were shown in class‚ Farewell‚ My Concubine and Raise the Red Lantern could be distinguished as more modern films compared to others. Being that they are fairly modern piece of work‚ the camera techniques‚ the color scheme‚ and different props used in the two films were quite alike. It was really interesting to analyze the mise-en-scene of both of the films‚ because these two films carry out completely
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Film synopsis: The Qin King was obsessed with conquering all of China and becoming the first Emperor. He had been the target of assassins throughout the other states. Among them none inspired as much fear as the three legendary assassins‚ Broken Sword‚ Flying Snow and Sky. To anyone who defeated the three assassins‚ the King of Qin promised great power‚ mountains of gold and a private audience with the King himself. Following this Nameless came to the palace bearing the legendary weapons of the
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them. Another thing that is similar is when they draw their swords in the Zeffirelli version. In the Luhrmann version‚ they have guns that are known as “swords” but which are drawn in both versions of Shakespeare’s play. In the Luhrmann version‚ the “swords” they use is a gun. On the clip of the gun‚ it says Montague or Capulet depending on who the servants belong to. In the Zeffirelli version of the play‚ the actors would use real swords in the fight scenes. To conclude‚ there are multiple similarities
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1. Unferth gave Beowulf his sword that is known as Hrunting and Beowulf left Unferth his own sword so that Unferth was not left sword less. This is significant in the manner of the era that they are in when giving your sword to others was considered a dangerous and bad thing to be doing. 2. The two severed heads are those of Grendel’s and Grendel’s dam. 3. Grendel’s mother ends up killing Aeschere. Aeschere was Hrothgar’s friend and most trust advisor. Journal Questions 1. The battle between Grendel
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Uther’s enemies. As feared‚ when King Uther died there was great conflict over who should be the next king. Merlin used his magic to set a sword in a stone. "Whoever pulls this sword out of this stone is the true born king of Logres." Many knights took their turn at trying to pull the sword‚ but no one succeeded. By chance‚ young Arthur withdrew the sword for his brother‚ Kay‚ to use in a tournament. Following this he became known as the true King. The newly crowned King Arthur promised
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Grendal‚ which forces Beowulf to fight him with his own hands. While fighting Grendal’s mother Beowulf attempts to use his sword‚ a mortal weapon‚ but it
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