William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was easily one of the greatest playwrights of all time. He has written many plays including Romeo and Juliet‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ Macbeth‚ and Hamlet. Shakespeare was also one of the proprietors to the Globe theater in 1589. Much of his work is still performed today. Shakespeare was born on April 23rd 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. John was an alderman of Scotland who had served as mayor in 1569. Neither of his parents could
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Einstein and Sigmund Freud‚ whose contributions to mankind are historical. The American poet‚ Ezra Pound‚ championed Joyce and aided him financially through his many periods of poverty. The Dubliners‚ first published in 1914‚ was followed in 1916 by A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Though the latter gained Joyce notice in literary circles‚ it didn’t do well commercially. His only play‚ Exiles‚ was published in 1918. Ulysses‚ completed in 1922‚ was first published in France and is considered his
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John Singer Sargent’s portrait‚ Madame X‚ is described by Mahon and Centeno (2005) as one of the most discussed and notorious paintings housed at the 1884 Paris Salon. The piece defied every rule of Victorian fashion and etiquette‚ eliciting intense criticism. Diliberto (2003) states Sargent believed the beautiful and infamous Madame Gautreau would be the key to his success as a renowned Parisian portrait painter. Both Gautreau and Sargent were expatriates to their beloved Paris‚ sharing a great
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developed important new techniques in the areas of theater‚ sculpture‚ poetry‚ painting and architecture‚ among others. ROMAN PORTRAIT SCULPTURE Roman Sculpture mainly includes portraiture‚ historical relief‚ funerary reliefs‚ sarcophagi‚ and copies of ancient Greek works. The Romans gave a lot of importance and value to the family lineage and ancestry and therefore‚ made portrait sculptures for their ancestors to keep their lineage alive and to show case
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Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper – Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell tells the story of Jack the Ripper and the story of who she thinks committed the crimes. Jack the Ripper was the self-given name of a serial killer during the late 1800s. Jack brutally slayed five known suspects‚ but many more deaths may have been because of him. Walter Sickert‚ an English artist‚ is Jack the Ripper according to Cornwell. In Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper – Case Closed the story is told from the author;
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In 1434‚ Flemish artist Jan van Eyck painted‚ signed‚ and dated his piece‚ the “Arnolfini Wedding Portrait.” This painting is believed to be of Giovanni di Arrigo Arnolfini‚ an Italian merchant‚ and his wife Giovanna Cenami and is thought to stand as documentation of their marriage. While it may seem like a simple dual-portrait‚ there are many subtle symbols incorporated in the scene that enhance the portrayal of this couple. Use of symbolism within the painting explains its purpose‚ shows what
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Isabelle d’Este by the artist Titian and Adele Bloch-Bauer by Klimt are two well known portraits that depict women of considerable wealth and beauty in our society. The artists who created these portraits each took special care‚ time‚ and use of technique to illustrate the beauty‚ wealth‚ and power these women held during their time. Portraits can not only contain the artist’s own visions and interpretations‚ but may also display the perceptions of how the commissioners’s see themselves or wish to
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The trials brought Arthur Miller to write The Crucible‚ depicting the unfortunate events. Throughout The Crucible‚ a young girl named Abigail Williams uses her cunningness and deceitfulness to get what she wants. Her jealousness and lack of moral and ethics gives her the ability to condemn innocent beings to death‚ without any questions. Abigail Williams is seen as “seventeen and strikingly beautiful” (138). However‚ she is selfish‚ and an excellent liar. When questioned about what had happened
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John Chabala‚ Period 5‚ La 11H 12-19-14 Abigail Williams Author Millers play The Crucible. A small town in Massachusetts (in 1692) had a horrific event over a huge witch trial where over 24 people were killed; this eventually became known as the famous “Salem Witch Trials‚” the person who started the horrifying event was named Abigail Williams. As one of the main characters in the play‚ she is a very attractive young lady. However‚ her outwards personality seems to be bitter‚ spiteful and vengeful
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Machiavelli/Macbeth Essay In The Prince by Machiavelli he describes three different ways that a Prince can acquire the throne; these include good fortune‚ merit‚ and crime. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare the reader can conclude that Macbeth obtained the throne through crime only. He does this by influence from the three evil witches‚ betraying his loyal king‚ and setting up the guards. To begin with‚ in Macbeth three witches come to visit Macbeth and Banquo. Well they are there they inform
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