“Shakespeare in Love” Director: John Madden Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow as Viola De Lesseps Joseph Fiennes as William Shakespeare Judy Dench as Queen Elizabeth I Geoffrey Rush as Philip Henslowe Ben Affleck as Ned Alleyn Tom Wilkinson as Hugh Fennyman Colin Firth as Lord Wessex Year: 1998 Summary: Will Shakespeare is a known but struggling poet‚ playwright and actor who not only has sold his next play to both Philip Henslow and Richard
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In writing his history plays‚ Shakespeare was actually commenting on what he thought about the notion of kingship. Through his plays‚ he questions the divine right of kings‚ which the kings and the aristocracy used heavily in their favour to win the people’s love. In Macbeth‚ King Richard II and King Henry IV part 1‚ Shakespeare shows us his opinion of kingship in general. Although the plays are written about individual kings‚ I think that Shakespeare used the plays as an opportunity to voice his
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The moon in Shakespeare’s play symbolizes Diana‚ the Roman personification of the moon‚ and the Wheel of Fortune. What does the Wheel of Fortune have to do with Diana? Shakespeare considered both of them to be much the same. Both have a cyclical nature: the moon waxes and wanes just like Fortune waxes and wanes. The motif of both figures in Shakespeare’s plays reveals his belief that the moon is a symbol of the fickleness and changeability of fortune and luck‚ at once an omen and a blessing‚ and
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can be seen as universal [15 marks] It is suggested that the Nuclear family is universal as it is promoted as the ‘right’ family type through mass media programmes such as the simpsons‚ the flintstones and so on. Sociologists study the family because it is the main agent of primary socialisation and it forms one of the central experiences of an individual’s life. Functionalist sociologist George Murdock expresses that he feels strongly that the nuclear family is certainly universal as neither the
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Assignment 3. An Inconvenient Truth. NOTE: This assignment requires viewing a DVD - "An Inconvenient Truth." You have four options. 1. Go to the CSUDH Library Instructional Media Center (LIB C121) and ask to view “An Inconvenient Truth”‚ which is posted on their web server. Note that the IMC is closed on weekends and certain Fridays. 2. Most public libraries will have the video for checkout. 3. You can also rent the DVD (check Wherehouse‚ Blockbuster‚ etc.). 4. Go the following website (foreign
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creating variances in language‚ or barriers among separate communities.There are around 300 different types of sign language when really there should only be one‚ just like how it started in the beginning. We should see sign language as being a universal language based off of
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John Madden’s multi-award winning film Shakespeare in Love (1998) examines the perennial theme of forbidden love within the historical context of the Elizabethan Era but also from a more contemporary prism since the film emanates ideas‚ values and attitudes that resonate with modern audiences. The film‚ a romantic comedy‚ concerns the great writer‚ William Shakespeare and how he overcomes his writer’s block through his love affair with the wealthy and radiant Viola de Lesseps. However‚ due to differences
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Comparing Universal Themes ‘’Catch the Moon’’ and ‘’The Bass‚ the River‚ and Shelia Mant’’ These two stories are both very similar in a few ways. In both stories the main characters changes in their personalities. Luis and the boy in “The bass‚ the River‚ and Sheila Mant”‚ get changes by a girl‚ and they start to realize things at the end weren’t how they were supposed to be‚ and things didn’t fall in place. They are short stories with similar ideas and themes. Although the characters and plots
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Truth in Media-Pornography Krystal Knafel-Heister Liberty University Truth in Media-Pornography Since the days of ancient people many preserved rock paintings and elements of art‚ which depicts a sexual act between a man and a woman‚ are not uncommon images and homosexual‚ as well as group acts. The well-known ancient Kama Sutra book is filled with all too far from chaste designs. Examples abound. You say‚ but it’s not pornography‚ it’s just drawings of‚ and we are stuffed with the most detailed
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Truth or Lie? Admit it: You’ve lied. You told your boss you were at home with the flu when really you are spending the day going shopping at the mall. You told your friend that she looked fabulous in that new polka dot dress she just bought. According to the free online dictionary‚ a lie is defined as a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. There are several different reasons that a person might lie. For example‚ you might lie to keep yourself
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