Essay 3 Toy guns: To Play or Not to Play Jennifer Thompson Baker College Online Division Children all over the world have been playing with toy guns for generations. There are some toy guns that shoot darts‚ some that shoot BB’s‚ and some that make a loud blast or noise. Some toy guns look very cartoonish and are bright colored‚ but some look very much like real guns‚ and are hard to tell that they are toys. Lately there has been so much gun violence affecting our world there has begun a heated
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Question Compare and contrast the representation of female sexuality in Cymbeline‚ the Sonnets‚ and one of the plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Richard II‚ Hamlet‚ Antony and Cleopatra‚ Measure for Measure or King Lear. Both Cymbeline and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (AMND) are both set in a patriarchal environment where both genders grapple for control. Valerie Traub defines the distinction between gender sex and gender behavior as “Sex refers to the . . . biological distinctions between
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Intro Shakespeare and Browning both present the theme of desire through their central characters. Lady Macbeth (and Macbeth) is motivated by the desire for ambition and authority in ‘Macbeth’ whilst in the Browning monologues; the monologists are driven by the desire of power and control in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ and revenge in ‘The laboratory’. All of which seem to have fatal conclusions as a result of each of their desires. As the texts were produced over 400years ago‚ audiences may have found the
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Man in the Iron Mask‚ by Alexandre Dumas‚ and Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ both follow similar plot lines and relate to each other through their themes. Shakespeare and Dumas both discuss themes of family‚ justice and judgement‚ lies and deceit‚ loyalty and the consequences of revenge. These major themes blend seamlessly in the stories of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and The Man in the Iron Mask. The themes are consistent throughout the play and the book‚ ultimately addressing the search for truth and justice
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11/14/13 Shakespeare’s otherness in Othello Shakespeare when writing Othello uses many different underlying themes for the reader to try and pick up on. One of the biggest is otherness. Otherness is defined as the quality or condition of being other or different‚ especially if exotic or strange. Shakespeare throws at the reader some interesting topics to think about race‚ a handkerchief‚ feminism‚ and many more. All these different topics Shakespeare wants the reader to pay attention to are all
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Macbeth By: William Shakespeare In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ ambition‚ strength‚ and insanity play major roles in how the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth behave and react. In this twisted story about man slaughter and the thirst for power both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth represent all 3 of these behaviors at some point. However‚ their behaviors progress in very different ways. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth gradually evolve into each other bringing out opposite
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Macbeth exhibits elements that reflect the greatest Christian tragedy of all: the Fall of Man. In the Genesis story‚ it is the weakness of Adam‚ persuaded by his wife (who has in turn been seduced by the devil) which leads him to the proud assumption that he can "play God." But both stories offer room for hope: Christ will come to save mankind precisely because mankind has made the wrong choice through his own free will. In Christian terms‚ although Macbeth has acted tyrannically‚ criminally‚ and sinfully‚ he is
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THE FOOD OF FOOLS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE FOOLS’ GUSTATORY IMAGERY IN KING LEAR by Sara Rafferty Sparer A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton‚ Florida August 2009 UMI Number: 1468486 INFORMATION TO USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print‚ colored
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Shakespeare presents Denmark as a corrupt society in a variety of ways in Act One of Hamlet. Claudius is the main example and source of corruption as he is the head of Denmark and the main role model for the country to look up to. This is a worrying factor as what we learn of Claudius actions does not reflect well for the overall ruling of the Country. In Act One scene two the audience is introduced to the new king Claudius and his queen Gertrude. During his speech we learn that he has married his
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conversation involving William Shakespeare arises‚ it is almost certain that one of his two‚ arguably‚ most famous lines are mentioned; “Romeo‚ Romeo‚ where for art tho Romeo? and “To be or not to be‚ that is the question” (CITATION). Over Shakespeare’s life‚ he wrote countless means of literature‚ some better known than others‚ but each using traditional forms of literary techniques to some degree. Within his 18th Sonnet‚ “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Shakespeare strategically uses countless
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