of witnesses. In this case‚ the honor and life of a man was at stake. But‚ what if an individual’s identity could be confirmed without legal documentation? With the proper tests of the defendant’s memory‚ it would be possible to locate the true Martin Guerre. There was no fixed penalty for the crime‚ but when the king’s lawyer and Bertrande de Rols were called‚ the accused was threatened with more than fines. If convicted‚ he might be sentenced to physical punishment and even death. In this situation
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be unmistakably Martin Guerre‚ was sentenced to death. Perhaps in this day an age‚ a punishment such as this would be excessively severe‚ however in Arnaud’s time it was considered just. A question can be asked whether Martin Guerre deserves such a punishment as well‚ because of his actions. Martin Guerre never broke any laws like that of Arnaud du Tilh‚ however in a moral sense‚ Martin’s actions were down at Arnaud’s level‚ perhaps even lower. Martin Guerre was the spitting
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The wife of Martin Guerre Discuss the tensions between legal and moral justice in wife of Martin Guerre. The engrossing novella entitled The wife of Martin Guerre’ remarks on the inadequacies of Artigues’ justice system in dealing with moral dilemmas in the rural village. Lewis’ interpretation of a true historical incident that occurred in 1539‚ questions what human values and qualities their legal and social system suppresses when formulated on behalf of the community. Characters in The
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The film The Return of Martin Guerre is based on a true story about a young man‚ Martin Guerre‚ during the mid-16th century. It takes place in a small peasant town‚ Artigat‚ located in southwestern France. Martin is married off at a young age but is unhappy with his life. He decides to abandon his family and join the army. After several years gone‚ he finally returns to the village. The village is ecstatic of his return‚ especially his wife Bertrande. However after a disagreement with his uncle over
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" how can I deny the truth?" Although Bertrande is well-intentioned‚ her actions bring misery to everyone. Discuss. The notion of Bertrande de Rols in The Wife of Martin Guerre as having good intentions suggests not only that she was mindful of her own feelings in her pursuit of the truth‚ but also of the feelings of others. However‚ Bertrande’s intentions were to cleanse her soul and absolve herself from sin by indicting the impostor‚ Arnaud du Tilh. Yet‚ she undertakes this task considering
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Question: Rewrite your Martin Guerre essay with relevance to whether the ideologies of society if being reinforced or challenged; make sure to mention in respect to the book’s context‚ contemporary society and your own context. Literary writers incorporate narrative elements in order to convey the flaws of humanity in society‚ such as gender or class based issues. The Wife of Martin Guerre‚ by Janet Lewis‚ portrays the individual’s struggles in feudalist‚ sixteenth century France and delves into
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Le Retour de Martin Guerre narrates a suspenseful story about a man named Arnaud pretending to be the real Martin Guerre who left his own village years ago‚ then returns to Martin’s village. The use of mise-en-scene in this film is pretty interesting‚ this article will discuss the mies-en-scene of Le Retour de Martin Guerre specifically in terms of setting‚ costumes & makeup‚ lighting‚ and figure movement & behaviour & acting. Setting‚ simply refers to the location of the scene. As the essence and
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The Wife of Martin Guerre Short answer questions Rohan Liston CHAPTER ONE: Artigues 1) Much of the first page is taken up with descriptions of the country. What does it communicate? Descriptions of the land and country in which the characters live sets the scene and the time period of the story. On the first page‚ we are given images of isolation due to the heavy winter that "buried [the land] under whiteness". This gives us a view into the feudalist lifestyles of the peasants in the mountains
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The SAS System 21:44 Wednesday‚ November 26‚ 2014 Obs date refd_1st_lag refd_1st_diff refd_1st_diff_1st_lag refd_1st_diff_2nd_lag 1 30MAR1990 . . . . 2 29JUN1990 . . . . 3 28SEP1990 . . . . 4 31DEC1990 -0.19835 0.42248 . . 5 29MAR1991 0.22413 -0.16683 0.42248 . 6 28JUN1991 0.05730 -0.20439 -0.16683 0.42248 7 30SEP1991 -0.14709 0.20291 -0.20439 -0.16683 8 31DEC1991 0.05581 -0.02545 0.20291 -0.20439 9 31MAR1992 0.03037 -0.13786 -0.02545 0
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an investor. b. the expected return on a risky asset. c. the expected return on a collection of risky assets. d. the variance of returns for a risky asset. e. the standard deviation of returns for a collection of risky assets. PORTFOLIO WEIGHTS 2. The percentage of a portfolio’s total value invested in a particular asset is called that asset’s: a. portfolio return. b. portfolio weight. c. portfolio risk. d. rate of return. e. investment value.
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