A name was mentioned in Act II in parenthesis before Ruth’s line‚ which sparked an interest in me to research it. Where the playwright put her name‚ I could not just ignore it. She was a critically acclaimed actress and singer during a time where people of color were not widely accepted in the film industry. After further research‚ she was awarded a Tony the exact same year the civil rights movement‚ in 1968. Maybe Hansberry wanted this line said in the way Pearl Bailey would say it. “You remember
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Was Germany to Blame for World War One? One hundred years after the brutal bloodshed of World War One‚ the conflict which involved almost every country in the world‚ is still known as “The Great War". The number of casualties in World War I‚ both military and civilian‚ totals to around 37 million: 16 million deaths and 21 million wounded. Around 9.7 million military personnel and 6.8 million civilians were killed‚ not to mention those who went missing or were never found. A question that still lingers
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Germany was mainly to blame for the outbreak of World War 1. Although other countries were partially to blame for there actions‚ which lead to the outbreak of war; it is clear that they only played a minor role in the eruption of the Great War. In 1904 the rivalry between nations increased to a certain extent; causing countries to expand armies‚ certain nations to build up alliances and for some to try and increase their empires. Germany was an imperialistic country therefore had lusted after
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Who is to Blame for the Death of Eva Smith? Introduction This coursework focuses on how each character contributes to the suicide of a poor girl Eva Smith/Daisy Renton. Part 1 Gerald Croft is a young business man. He has a good steady job‚ a fiancée‚ a promising future and is financially stable. In ’An Inspector Calls’ Gerald is described as "an attractive chap‚ about thirty". His father owns a company called ’Crofts Limited’ who are friendly rivals of the Arthur Birling’s business
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long time. Even though she was a nice‚ quiet lady‚ she was quite ambitious. If she wanted something‚ she would get it. This is why I believe that she had a rolle in the killings‚ and I will also evaluate that role. Macbeth was always uncertain about killing King Duncan and Banquo until Lady Macbeth started talking to him about it. But it was not only her fault‚ for the witches who told Macbeth he would become King persuaded Lady Macbeth to persuade Macbeth to kill Duncan and Banquo‚with Lady Macbeth
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While there were many factors‚ which led to Neil’s death Keating played a major role. He was Neil’s inspiration and role model. It was predominantly Keating’s actions that led to Neil’s death. Keating held very Romantic ideals which clashed with the schools teachings and set the Dead Poet society members against the school and authority figures like Neil’s father. Keating led Neil to believe he could have the support of his parents and an acting career. Throughout the movie Keating encourages the
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“Macbeths murder of Duncan has horrible consequences for Macbeth himself and for Scotland “. After the killing of the king‚ which we do not see are horrible consequences for both Macbeth and Scotland. There are many consequences for Macbeth over the murder of the king one of which is the effect of this crime on his soul. At first before the killing of Duncan Macbeth was uncertain about the deed that was to be done he questioned himself and thought about the consequences of his actions which turn
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In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet love story is not perfect. Their love story takes a twisted turn. And in the real world‚ love stories don’t always have a happily ever after. And Shakespeare taught that by showing that Romeo and Juliet’s love life was complicated. And even worst‚ it had a tragic ending. Here in real life‚ thousands of people experience a love story like that of Romeo and Juliet’s. But you would never think that a young man in the real world would be responsible for so many
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flaws Creon exhibits is a paranoia that people around him are plotting against him. He even accuses the elders of being "’...these who have whispered together‚ stiff-necked anarchists...Scheming against me in alleys.’" (Scene 1 line 113-115) This paranoia leads him to make rash decisions. Such as when he threatens to take the Sentry’s life if he doesn’t find out who buried Polyneices. Creon is also very stubborn. This is shown when he will not change his mind about Antigone’s fate even after much
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woman who fulfills this description is Io. One day‚ Zeus falls in love with Io and as usual Zeus got his way and with some tender words he convinced Io of his love for her. With Hera’s jealousy on top of Zeus‚ Zeus turns Io into a cow in order to protect her from Hera. Io being a frenzied cow gets an unfortunate life doing nothing better than wandering around. Another woman who is unfortunate in Greek Mythology is Echo. Echo is a nymph that was punished by Hera because Hera thought that Echo was having
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