possession to call a wife. However‚ Brutus’s relationship with his wife‚ Portia‚ was not like this. Brutus truly loved his wife as an equal. The first example of this is that when Portia asks Brutus to tell her what is bothering him. In Act II‚ scene i‚ lines 313-318‚ Brutus tells Portia that after he sees who is at the door he’ll tell her all his secrets‚ everything that’s bothering him. Then‚ later in the text‚ in Act II‚ scene iv‚ lines 9 and 14‚ Portia speaks of how hard it is for women to keep
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DEATH IN VENICE Thomas Mann Context One of the most important figures of early 20th-century literature‚ Thomas Mann (1875-1955) is famous both for his fiction and for his critical essays. Mann was born in 1875 in Lubeck‚ Germany‚ to a distinguished merchant family that had a literary lineage‚ as well; Mann’s older brother‚ Heinrich‚ also became a famous novelist and playwright. Mann took a keen interest in the German philosophers Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche‚ and their theories
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The Culture of the Venice Carnival The Venice Carnival first started in the 14th century. The word carnival‚ in Italian carnevale‚ Latin meaning means to take away or remove meat. Carnival takes place just before Lent‚ the forty days that mark a season of sorrowful reflection‚ fasting and abstinence from fruit‚ eggs‚ meat‚ and dairy products. Carnival has so many different meaning for not only the Venetian people but to people all over the world. There are different variations of carnival all around
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The differnces can be seen in act ii‚ scene i ( brutus and portia) and act ii ‚ scene ii ( Caesar and Calpurnia ) Portia talks to brutus as though she were his equal‚ which was uncommon at the time. Wives were barley more than property and were to obey their husbands. However‚ Portia calls brutus on his behavior: hes been moody‚ unresponsive and is now unable to sleep and and walking amid the rain in their orchard in the middle of the night. When he orders her to go to bed‚ and tell her he is simply
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In Shakespeare’s famous play‚ Julius Caesar‚ he wrote about a woman named Portia. Anyone who has read or seen the play knows that she is Brutus’ wife. But who was she really? To see who she really was one must look at her lifestyle‚ characteristics‚ and her actions. First‚ Portia’s lifestyle began in a household of a reputable man named Cato. Portia was raised to be a woman of extreme beauty and elegance. She was brought up in a society that viewed women as ‘weak’‚ and did not value human emotions
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Chapter 3: The Achievements of Venice (written by BS) Venice had many achievements by the 15th Century‚ mainly‚ building a maritime empire‚ social transformation and also economic prosperity. The most significant achievement‚ would be building a maritime empire‚ followed by social transformation and economic prosperity. Firstly‚ the most significant achievement would be building a maritime empire. As a maritime empire‚ Venice possessed territories along important trade routes‚ especially around
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Alyssa Auch Professor Grover ENG 314 November 17‚ 2012 A Victimized Villain in Venice What makes a villain? When introduced in films‚ the antagonist is often given tell-tale‚ gloomy music and shadowed lighting. They scowl and sneer and laugh in derision‚ and we know they are the opposition. In William Shakespeare’s plays‚ the villains often introduce themselves as such‚ stating their macabre intentions or hateful jealousies. From a psychological point of view‚ their thoughts are simple enough
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Based on what you read in the poem‚ describe the relationship between the speaker and the “you” in the poem. How important was the relationship to the speaker? Support your response by referencing directly to the poem. In her poem “Since You” the poet Dionne Brand‚ has expressed a very profound romantic relationship between her speaker and the “you” in the poem. She has also revealed that the relationship was the most important thing in her speaker’s life. Dionne Brand makes these views to be
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drives humans to make themselves feel privileged. In the play‚ Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Portia is a character that seems to struggle to free herself from the power of her husband‚ Brutus. In addition‚ to being a woman‚ she is viewed at differently and treated differently than men. Women are the weak figures of the world and hold different responsibilities than of men. Portia‚ Brutus’s wife‚ is a great example of a character who merely struggles to free herself. She is literally
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painter‚ Kees van Dongen‚ in the early twentieth century‚ created fauvist portraits for the French upper class. In his painting The Quai‚ Venice‚ Kees depicts a simple abstract portrait of Marchesa Luisa Casati waiting along the Venice Grand Canal. Kees van Dongen takes advantage of elements of contrasting colors‚ rich color‚ and the style of Fauvism. The Quai‚ Venice elegantly portrays the Italian woman‚ Marchesa Luisa Casati‚ who is quite familiar to the art world. Marchesa Luisa Casati is said to
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