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    On Saturday the 16th of March I saw Tasmania Performs production of As We Forgive: Three Morality Plays For An Amoral Age. Performed in the Theatre Royal Backspace‚ Hobart‚ As We Forgive is a one-act‚ one-man show‚ featuring Robert Jarman. Written by Tom Holloway and directed by Julian Meyrick‚ the production was presented by Tasmania Performs as part of Ten Days on the Island and Tasmania’s International Arts Festival. “The evidence of our violence is everywhere we turn... murder‚ suspicion‚

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    The Masquerade Symbolism

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    Poe makes the party a masquerade‚ to symbolize that the Prince and his guests are hiding things‚ more specifically from themselves. The symbolism of the masquerade also serves as an important setting as it is where the conflict with the red death figure happened. The red death’s appearance justifies itself in showing up at the party as “the mask which concealed the visage was made so nearly to resembles the countenance of a stiffened corpse that the closest scrutiny must have had difficulty in detecting

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    at the same time the sailing boat of Ramsay family reaches the lighthouse) and seeing that it satisfies her‚ she realizes that the execution of her vision is more important to her than the idea of leaving some sort of legacy in her work. Symbolism of the Lighthouse. Before launching into what Virginia Woolf might be talking about Lighthouse I’m going to take a few seconds to explain you what it is. The meaning of Lighthouse it refers to beacon it ’s something people who are lost can look

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    Symbolism In Macbeth

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    Symbolism in Hamlet A symbol in a literary work expresses an idea‚ clarifies a meaning or enlarges literal meaning. “Hamlet‚” the tragic play by Elizabethan author‚ William Shakespeare‚ has many symbols that enhance the theme in Denmark; one of which are Ophelia’s songs. Madness and insanity takes effect on multiple characters throughout the play‚ serving as the central theme. Although a plethora of symbols exist within the characters actions illustrated by Shakespeare‚ the songs of Ophelia serve

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    symbolism of the Odyssey

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    Food Symbol in The Odyssey The use of a symbol has the potential message to send a potent message. Symbols take the form of words‚ sounds‚ gestures‚ or visual images and are used to convey ideas and beliefs. Food is a big part and symbol in The Odyssey. Whatever it may be‚ either poisoned witch-food‚ Helios’s cattle‚ or lotus fruit‚ Everyone is constantly eating. Although throwing a feast for a guest is a common part of hospitality‚ hunger and the consumption of food often have negative associations

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    The Swimmer Symbolism

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    “The Swimmer” is a story written by the American author John Cheever‚ a story about a man who decides to get home by swimming across all the pools in his country. In the story‚ the author widely uses symbolism through which he shows how Neddy spends his live striving for material success and how he ends up losing more important values as his family and friends. Neddy’s journey through the pools on his way home represent the phrases of time that one has to pass through his life‚ showing that the

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    The Lottery: Symbolism

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    In "The Lottery‚" Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to make us aware of the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. The story starts off on a beautiful summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very euphoric but strikes a contrast between the atmosphere of the town and the atmosphere of the people gathered in the square. The atmosphere is subdued‚ where the children are "gathered around quietly."<br>The black box is the central theme or idea in the story. It

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    Symbolism in "The Pearl"

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    hopes‚ prayers‚ worries‚ and fate. The scorpion symbolizes an arbitrary evil which would plunder the hopes of Kino’s family. Biblically‚ the scorpion represents the destruction of innocence‚ so Coyotito being a baby also adds onto the destructive symbolism. As the story winds on‚ Kino finds a great pearl the size of a seagull’s egg. The discovery seems to fulfill the ancient prophecy of “The Pearl that Might Be”‚ and so fills Kino and the townspeople with a sense of greed‚ hidden behind a facade

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    Introduction Vinegar Tom was written by Caryl Churchill‚ a feminist‚ in 1976 but set in the 17th Century. The play was inspired by the women’s rights act of 1970‚ and the discrimination of women. The title comes from the name of a horrible creature which is supposed to be a witch’s familiar. It is about how four naïve and innocent women’s lives are affected throughout the Salem witch-hunts. Modernised song‚ dance and rhythm are used to combine the horror of the past and attitudes which have carried

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    The Shawl Symbolism

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    Symbolism in the Shawl In the short story "The Shawl‚" the author Cynthia Ozick uses many symbols and imagery to illustrate the brutality of concentration camps during World War II. What makes the shawl unique from other stories that have chronicled the horrors of Nazism‚ is the way Cynthia Ozick bring the characters to life. She never directly says the characters are in a concentration camp. Instead‚ she describes the color of the character’s hair as being "nearly as yellow as the star sewn in

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