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    Common Shrw Habits

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    Figure 1: An adult common shrew sitting atop a moss-covered piece of wood.1] The common shrew has a tricolored coat ranging from gray to black and reddish brown. It has tiny ears and eyes‚ as well as red-tipped teeth. [4] Figure 2: The common shrew is distributed abundantly amongst the Palaearctic and can be found as far east as Lake Baikal in Asia. [2] There are also some isolated populations in France and the Pyrenees. [3] Ecological traits: The common shrew lives in temperate habitats‚ and especially

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    Year 11 English Literature- Much Ado About Nothing Essay Question Much Ado About Nothing uses the stage to create a little world in order to examine the society at large. Discuss how the world created in the text allows the dominant ideologies of the time to be explored. - Examine and make notes on Much Ado About Nothing focusing on a selection of both male and female character. - Attention should be paid to the manner in which the language and actions of the characters reflect the dominant

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    Shakespeare Authorship

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    The large body of work attributed to William Shakespeare shows education‚ experience‚ creativity‚ and wisdom far beyond what many people are willing to accept came from a single author. This is due to the scarcity of facts concerning his life‚ speculation rose about whether or not Shakespeare became more common. In turn‚ some have chosen to put forth other candidates as to who authored the plays. However‚ these theories have little sustenance and it is likely that the entire body of work attributed

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    La Story and Shakespeare

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    In American comedian/actor/writer/director Steve Martin’s L.A. Story‚ there are many Shakespearean references. This is displayed on multiple levels. Sometimes it is subtle‚ like a borrowed plot device that bears a tiny resemblance to the play it was borrowed from. At other times‚ there will be a direct quote credited to Shakespeare himself. Or there will be a scene directly taken from a Shakespeare play‚ almost verbatim. The movie itself serves as a model of the influence that Shakespeare has

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    This phrase means pretty close to how it sounds‚ it means that if you are considered the laughing stock that you are what everyone is laughing at. The connotation of this phrase can be both bad or good depending on the context of how you use it. “Love is blind” you would think this phrase would come out of the famous romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet‚ but it is found in The Merchant of Venice (2.6). It means that when you love someone you refuse to see their flaws or the error of their ways. “Wear

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    Shakespeare's character

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    ENGLISH ELECTIVE ASSIGNMENT Preface… This assignment focuses on the Characters in Shakespeare’s play “Merchant of Venice”. It highlights the major characters in the play and their importance in the play. It describes in-depth features of the major characters. Hence there is a detail analysis on four major characters of the play: Shylock‚ Antonio‚ Portia and Bassanio. Also‚ there is information about the types of characters found in all Shakespeare’s play. The purpose of this

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    been great sibling rivalries. Sibling rivalry is a common theme in the works of Shakespeare. A number of Shakespeare’s plays display incidences of sibling rivalry including the way King Lear provokes rivalry among his three daughters. In The Taming of the Shrew‚ Sisters Kate and Bianca are shown fighting bitterly. In Richard III‚ the title character is at least partially motivated by rivalry with his brother‚ King Edward. In As You Like It‚ there is obvious sibling rivalry and antagonism between Orlando

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    Poe vs. Shakespeare

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    and prestigious authors. The types of writing that Poe and Shakespeare wrote can be compared and contrasted in two categories‚ genre and language. Both Poe and Shakespeare wrote tragedies‚ but Shakespeare was also fluent in comedies like “Taming of the Shrew” and romance‚ such as “The Tempest.” Poe was only familiar with tragedy in a dark and mysterious sense‚ such as‚ “The Raven.” In Poe’s day‚ there were essentially five genres of “popular” stories: Romances (Sentimental and Historical)‚ Morality

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    “He breathed upon dead bodies and brought them into life. Nor sequent centuries could hit Orbit and sum of Shakespeare’s wit” (“no sweat Shakespeare”). This quote above was said by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ a famous essayist inspired by Shakespeare’s works. William Shakespeare was a renowned author‚ poet‚ actor‚ and playwright. He has contributed to many components of life today such as; founding modern English language‚ contributing to literature‚ contributing to modern theater‚ and contributing many

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    O Play Vs Movie

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    like. In addition to her physically fitting the part‚ Julia Stiles has tackled other roles from movies based on Shakespeare’s plays. First‚ in 10 Things I Hate About You as Kat Stratford (who represents Bianca Stratford from Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew) and then in Hamlet (2000) as Ophelia. The only complaint that can be given as far as casting goes is the age of the actors. Mekhi Phifer (Odin)‚ Josh Hartnett (Hugo)‚ and Elden Henson (Roger) were 27‚ 23‚ and 24 respectively at the time of

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