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The Crucible: The Evilness And Selfishness Of Abigail Williams
... the deaths of many people in
the town. Abigail doesn't want anyone to find out that she was in the forest so
she harshly threatens Betty Paris and Mary Warren not to say anything. “Let
either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and
I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy
reckoning that will shudder you... And you know I can do it... I can make you
wish you had never seen the sun go down.”
She fell in love with John Proctor after their affair, her morals and
her whole life began to fall apart. She started to be overcome with her feelings
of love, and her passion for John was enormous. A ...
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Othello: Almost Perfect
... trusting nature and his everlasting jealousy.
One of Othello’s tragic flaws, which contribute to his downfall, is his open and trusting nature. For this play to be classified as a tragedy, the hero must face opposition from an outside force, in this case it is the evil antagonist Iago. Othello is a professional soldier and preaches by the rules and codes of honor thoroughly. He believes that people are honest and genuine until he has proof that they are not. The theory on judging whether or not they are your friend or foe makes Othello an attractive figure and a generous friend. However, it also leaves him vulnerable and useless to certain people who are ...
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Death Of A Salesman: Willy's Suicide Is His Downfall
... respect, affection, and authority come to those who are liked by everyone not the studious people who others disliked. Willy is also disillusional in his American dream. He asks Bernard in Act 2, “What-what’s the secret”(1391). Willy wants to know the “key” to being successful. He does not understand that the “key” is to work hard to get what you want in life. His false values showed again when Biff stole a football from school and a whole case of them at the sporting goods store were he worked. Willy’s motto was that biff didn’t mean any harm. Willy even laughed when the boys stole lumber from a construction sight nearby. This proves that Willy is passing hi ...
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Macbeth: Themes
... and Macbeth considered murder to overcome this obstacle that would
prevent him from becoming the King.
The prince of Cumberland! That is a step
On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap,
For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires!
Let not light see my black and deep desires.
The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be,
Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.
(Act 1:Scene 4:ln.55)
When Lady Macbeth heard of her husband's success and read the letter, we
almost immediately feel that a new source of power had appared in the drama.
Her words reflected a great knowledge of her husband and her ...
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Macbeth: Lady MacBeth
... live a coward in thine own esteem,"
She states that if she was MacBeth and did not jump at this perfect opportunity,
that if a child, being fed at her breast, where as Duncan is, king, she would
tear it from her and "dash'd the brains out" to have the opportunity MacBeth
does. This shows how mad and sadistic she was. She had absolutely no self-
conscience, and thought nothing about the wrong they were soon to commit.
Later on, after the murders, she, unlike MacBeth, still shows no signs
of a conscience. She is very cool and collected, while MacBeth hallucinates and
goes temporarily mad. Lady MacBeth on the other hand, takes everything calmly.
She takes the d ...
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Freud's Oz: Freudian Views In The Wizard Of Oz
... it seems a good way of evaluating The Wizard of Oz is by Dorothy's
process of growing up, her maturation. Also, since Dorothy's adventure to
Oz is clearly in the form of a dream, it seems a good way of analyzing
Dorothy's maturation is by looking at this dream compared with real ones,
and using modern dream analogy from the Freudian perspective.
The act that spurs the entire action of the movie, according to
Freudian Daniel Dervin ( Over The Rainbow 163 ), is Dorothy witnessing the
"primal scene". The "primal scene" refers to a child witnessing sexual
intercourse between mother and father; an moment that is both terrifying
and confusing to the child. According t ...
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Rogers And Hammerstein's South Pacific
... that is born in me.
She looks to Cable for help in describing what she feels, but he offers no help.
Emile tells her that it is not born in her, that it cannot be born in her.
Nellie, who is crying, runs off. Emile is left with Joe, who is thinking over
his own relationship with Liat. Emile asks him why he and Nellie think that
these prejudices are born in them. Joe, giving him the product of his thoughts,
tell him "It's not born in you."
It is at this point that Joe Cable begins singing "Carefully Taught," a
character song in which Joe is able to vent his frustrations and anger about his
own prejudices. The music is slightly upbeat, which helps to illustrate ...
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Heroism In The Perfect Storm
... and cost the life of one. These men risked their lives for the safety of others’; thus, they have earned the title of “hero.”
The pararescue jumpers and pilots, our heroes in The Perfect Storm, had a responsibility to the well being of everyone at sea. When a distress call was made, it was their duty to answer it to the best of their ability. It seemed “to the best of their ability” meant do the job until they died trying. These men had undergone extensive training in their fields to prepare for such situations as the perfect storm presented them. The PJ’s had undergone a highly selective process that many Navy SEALS could not complete. And the pilots o ...
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The Cinema Of Ernst Lubitsch
... would in time become known as ‘The Lubitsch Touch.’” (www.his.com/~scottb/lubitsch/biography.html). His style was characterized by a parsimonious compression of ideas and situations into single shots or brief scenes that provided an ironic key to the characters and the meaning of the entire film.
In his early films, The Marriage Circle (1924), One Hour With You (1932), and Trouble in Paradise (1932), elements of Lubitsch’s style, such as deception and corruption, role playing and performance, relationships, and the concept of desire as motivation for everything are common staples. To understand the thematic aspects of Lubitsch style, we must look at each of thes ...
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King Lear - Good Vs. Evil
... gave everything to evil Lear must believe that people are the cause of evil. It were Lear's daughters who decided to do wrong to Lear and it was Lear's fault in giving away all of his land. Si ughters are the humans in the play, it is the humans who caused the evil and Lear believes that humans were the ones who created evil. Edgar, is another character in the play who believes that evil is caused by humans and not the gods. Edgar said, "The gods are just, and of our peasant vices make instruments to plague us" (ACT V, iii, 169). Edgar clearly says that the gods are right and it is the people who are responsible for promoting evil in the world. It is us w ...
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