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    Play Folio On the 22nd and 23rd of October 2012‚ our Theatre Performance will be performing our end of year showcase‚ Brontë: The life and the literature. The plays performed within the showcase will be Brontë and Jane Eyre. The two plays were chosen because Brontë explores the lives of the Brontë sisters and mentions their literally achievements and Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Brontë (adapted by Polly Teale)‚ explores the struggle of a woman choosing between her head and heart‚ a pressure

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    By the end of act 2 Romeo and Juliet have changed considerably from how they were first presented to us. By the end of Act 2‚ Romeo and Juliet have changed in different ways. It is not evident that the changes they have made are that considerable. Juliet becomes much more mature and less like a young girl. Romeo on the hand‚ doesn’t seem to have changed as much as Juliet. He does become more responsible and seemingly more mature‚ but his impulsive behaviour leads to his death. Romeo changes

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    she impact our American society‚ but she changed the way gender equality is seen. Ruth Bader Ginsburg impacted gender equality in a positive way by utilizing her education‚ connecting to her audience by personal life experiences and having a strong willed personality. By doing these things‚ she became an advocate for women and altered views on these rights. Ruth Bader Ginsburg applied her education into her fights for what she believed in. Growing up‚ her mother "taught her the value of independence

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    Imagine you are a African American in the 1950s‚ you have been released from the shackles of slavery but‚ it did not get better as it was abolished almost 100 years; slavery merely had evolved into a new form. The Younger family works tirelessly in a country where no matter what they do they will always be lower class‚ simply due to their complexion. The entire Younger family is striving to reach the American Dream by using Big Walter’s insurance money‚ the family denys the offer by Linder to buy

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    Tangere‚ El Filibusterismo is the novel that calls for the Filipinos for a change and for a reform in the Government. - Crisostomo Ibarra in Noli Me Tangere is already a strong-willed character but he was more logical in ways of his thinking and actions. - Simoun which is also Crisostomo Ibarra in disguise also has a strong-willed character‚ but because of the things that happened to him in Noli Me Tangere‚ his mind started to think radically and now he wanted revenge. - Basilio used to be a sweet and

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    John Proctor is internally conflicted throughout the entire play‚ The Crucible. His struggles evolve in each act. But‚ he is not a character deserving of pity because all of his struggles are self-inflicted. His affair with Abigail is at the root of most of them‚ the others are a result of stubborn pride. <br> <br>In Act 1‚ John’s main conflict is dealing with his lust for Abigail. He does still lust for her even though they ended the affair‚ but though she persists‚ he does not submit. She catches

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    In the memoir Year of Impossible Goodbyes by Sook Nyul Choi‚ Sookan changes from someone who is scared and oppressed‚ and becomes someone who is strong-willed and determined. As the story plays out‚ this change is shown in many moments‚ but three are when grandfather dies‚ when the Japanese leave Korea and the war ends‚ and when their mother is separated from them. When Sookan’s grandfather dies at the beginning of the book‚ it shows how dependent she is on her grandfather. She is extremely devastated

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    Major Works Data Sheet Oedipus the King Title: ________________________________ Sophicles Author: ______________________________ Date of Publication: ____________________ Around 450 BC Tragic Drama/Theater Genre: _______________________________ Historical information about the setting The work was written around 450 BC‚ a time of high Greek culture where literature and drama were placed at the forefront of society. Sophocles was a key player in this movement‚ and his plays were performed

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    period would have involved them being emotionless and entirely dependent on their master’s‚ either being their father or husband. Charlotte Bronte goes against traditional Victorian values and communicates women as being as independent‚ strong-willed and knowledgeable as the men of society. “…That then I longed for a power of vision which might overpass that limit”. Referring to women‚ Jane makes a point that “it is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have

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    one may view men as controllers of women. These disagreements are one of the introductions to Charlotte Bronte’s novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ in that Jane Eyre strives to fight the gender gap of the early 18th century society by overcoming it with her strong willed independence. Repression‚ or control in Jane Eyre’s life starts at a young age at Gateshead. There she is treated horribly by her own flesh and blood and is exposed to the constant social class segregation from everyone. From the start her sense

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