understanding of context and values Examinations of Shakespeare’s play ’King Richard III’ and Pacino’s docu-drama ’Looking for Richard’ reveals relationships between the texts and their respective audience. The fifteenth century and twentieth century contexts demonstrates the values of each text and enables understanding of how the film enriches the ideas presented in the play. ’King Richard III’ portrays a hateful‚ corrupted Richard exploring divine justice and the notion of appearance versus reality in
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scenes of both. (50/50) Due: Thursday 16th Shakespeare’s play King Richard III and Al Pacino’s documentary Looking for Richard are two text composed more than 400 years apart that can be linked through their themes and techniques. The influence of these themes or values however‚ is subject to the context of the audience. Both texts explore the characterisation of the main character Richard and how he is presented. They explore the craft of performance‚ presenting two different
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is about a girl and a boy who live very different lives but eventually come together. The boy’s name is Day and the girl’s name is June. Day is a wanted criminal for the things he has done to the government and he also killed June’s brother. June joins the military and becomes highly ranked quickly soon after her brother’s death. Her job is to find Day and bring him in so he cannot cause any more damage to the government. When the two meet June does not realize that the boy is Day and slowly starts
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Apple Of My Eye: A Summary of Michael Pollan’s ’The Apple’ from The Botany of Desire Micheal Pollan begins his bestselling novel‚ “The Botany Of Desire”‚ with a question‚ what is the difference between humans‚ and the bumblebee? Pollan argues that humans do not have control over nature as we tend to believe‚ he believes that nature plays an equal or even more dominant role in our relationship. He states‚ “this book tells a different story of man and nature”(xxv) and he tells this story through the
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examine a play‚ they will find that the plot has linear unfolding from scene to scene. Also‚ there will be various types of characters with different types of personalities and behavior such as the protagonist and antagonist. The play‚ A StreetCar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams‚ shows characteristics of protagonist and antagonist. This play is about a woman named Blanche DuBois‚ who moves with her sister‚ Stella Kowalski‚ and her husband‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ in New Orleans. Blanche’s flirtatious behavior
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The Forty Thieves Retold by Andrew Lang In a town in Persia there dwelt two brothers‚ one named Cassim‚ the other Ali Baba. Cassim was married to a rich wife and lived in plenty‚ while Ali Baba had to maintain his wife and children by cutting wood in a neighboring forest and selling it in the town. One day‚ when Ali Baba was in the forest‚ he saw a troop of men on horseback‚ coming toward him in a cloud of dust. He was afraid they were robbers‚ and climbed into a tree for safety. When they
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OREGON INVESTMENT GROUP April 30‚ 2010 Consumer Goods La-Z-Boy Incorporated BUY Stock Data Price (52 weeks) Symbol (Exchange) Beta Standard Error of Beta Shares Outstanding Average daily volume (3 month average) Current market cap Valuation (per share) DCF Analysis Comparables Analysis Target Price Current Price (as of 4/29/10) Summary Financials Revenue Net Income Operating Cash Flow Earnings/Diluted Share BUSINESS OVERVIEW La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) is the most recognized name in the furniture
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The loss of identity is an oft-discussed subject in literature. A character’s tie or affiliation to a defined identity in a piece has the tendency to illustrate how the archetype of the character functions in society as a whole. In A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams‚ the symbolic death of the aristocratic Southern lifestyle of grandeur serves as a notion that illuminates on the meaning of the piece. Comparing and contrasting characters such as Blanche DuBois‚ a typical Southern belle who
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Which way will lead to a happier life? Tom Wingfield‚ the disillusioned narrator of Tennessee Williams’ Depression-era play‚ “The Glass Menagerie‚” must battle through this specific plight. He struggles to find the answer to the question of when desire overrides duty. All humans are blessed with a plethora of gifts‚ but all have one in common: life. This being said‚ there is one common humanistic duty: the obligation to live that life in the most satisfying manner in the hopes of reaching fulfillment
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Although these lords pledged fealty to their respective kings‚ many were so consumed by a desire for power that they conspired against their despots and plotted to take the throne for themselves. This hunger for power‚ often influenced by emotional as well as sensible motives‚ drove many of these such lords to a point of hysteria‚
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