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    Explore Carter’s use of metamorphosis in The Bloody Chamber and comment on how it contributes to the Gothic element of the tale In The Tiger’s Bride and The Courtship of Mr Lyon Carter uses transformation from human to animal and vice versa‚ exploring how two natures can exist in one person‚ and how transformation can reveal some idea of truth. Metamorphosis is essential in these tales and the idea of blurring reality and fantasy is traditional in the gothic genre. However‚ these stories can also

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    During the first course of the year in As Drama and Theatre Studies‚ we have been exploring Metamorphosis by Steven Berkoff‚ and My Mother Said I Never Should by Charlott Keatley. Both of these plays allowed us to explore critical factors which make up the course‚ these headings are: practitioner‚ vocal awareness‚ non-verbal communication‚ visual‚ aural and spatial dynamics‚ language‚ plus social‚ historical cultural and political contexts. Finally the plays uncover interpretation and characterisation

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    make the audience more aware of his reality. In both Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis this method is used in order to create an ironic world for their hero‚ where neither Oedipus nor Gregor are fully informed of their tragic standing in their world. The use of dramatic irony in both of these works of literature is what leads to the main character’s tragic end. In the Metamorphosis‚ Gregor never finds out the truth‚ arousing pity for the audience‚ while Oedipus does‚ which makes

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    Cora Wilke-Gray German 390 November 17‚ 2010 Kafka and Fantasy The Metamorphosis touches upon several of Freud’s dream theories. It presents the idea of dreams as a portrayal of wishes. Another one of Freud’s theories that is presented is the concept of condensation as the representation of an object or idea through an action or person in a dream or fantasy. In this story‚ the unconscious wishes of the characters are brought to light through Gregor Samsa’s transformation and visualized

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    Evil In Women and Its Effect on Macbeth "...My thought‚ whose murder yet is but fantastical‚ Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother’d in surmise‚ and nothing is But what is not." (1.3.140-143). Throughout Shakespeare’s play‚ we see that Macbeth is the victim of evil seduction by women. In the above quote the evil is perpetrated by the witches. Lady Macbeth also plays a strong role in his moral corruption. "... the influence of Lady Macbeth (though she too has an inarticulate

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    to suffer. Her right eye injury not only affected her vision‚ but her ability to see beauty and have confidence in herself. “I do not pray for sight. I pray for beauty.” She ranted in her essay. Alice walker failed to accept that her physical metamorphosis merely altered her outside appearance and did not change her from who she was before the accident. Inside of Walker was a battle attacking who she identified herself as. This misconception of her own identity and self-worth resulted in her diminishing

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    The work of Maurits Carnelis Escher (M.C. Escher) is widely considered the most popular example of the mathematical influence in art. Though never formally trained in math‚ Escher’s initial interest in decorative art sparked a curiosity in certain mathematical areas such as geometric shapes‚ tessellations and spatial planes/demensions. His interest in both aesthetic and logic resulted in provoking visual representations of multiple dimension. Escher’s understanding of mathematics in combination

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    ETHNOCENTRISM IN THE CHURCH TODAY Introduction  Ethnocentrism is the act of seeing one’s ethnic tribe better compared to those of the others. This stereotype has with time crept into the religious foundation irrepressibly. Currently‚ the church is experiencing a wave of ethnocentrism which if not curbed will see a religious waiver. Overall researches locally and internationally prove that ethnocentrism is an ant to the timber-pillar supporting the church; with time it will eat into it and cause

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    on woodcut printing. Escher made many woodcuts throughout his career but his pieces Metamorphosis l-lll and Day and Night both symbolize change and how society is made. Both of Escher’s pieces showed conformity and individuality in them. The art pieces Day and Night and Metamorphosis l-lll both are alike and different in many ways involving technique and the main concept of the pieces. Day and Night and Metamorphosis l-lll both show examples of conformity and individuality. Day and Night shows conformity

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    Realism “Artists deliberately set out to provoke audience reactions.” The purpose of this essay is to argue how “Artists deliberately set out to provoke audience reactions”. The essay will explain how artists have used abstraction‚ stylisation and distortion in artworks through the ages through the analysis of Robert Smithson’s “Spiral Jetty” and Colin Lanceley’s “Night Garden”. This essay will discuss‚ compare and analyse the development and evolution of abstract art. “Abstract art can be a painting

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