Laurence Olivier stars and directs this performance-driven 1955 medieval version of the most ruthless monarch written by Shakespeare, Richard III. Full of intrigue and deceits, Olivier pulls the audience right into the story by making us confidants to his Richard’s secrets. The audience closely follows the action by Richard’s side and we get to see the reasoning behind every single one of his moves. Framed by a simplistic set and costumes, the attention centers primarily in the acting and the hidden
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Though Iago may come off as a straightforward and bland villian who seems to only be hellbent on revenge; however, there is more to Iago than just the surface. Iago as a person seems to have some form of mental instability which allows him to commit such heinous acts throughout the story without relent or remorse. This complete lack of feeling towards
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In Henry David Thoreau’s book, Walden, he states that “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation” and that is true in many different ways. This quote is saying that when you are in a large group for a prolonged amount of time you may get tired of them and become desperate for alone time. I agree with this and it is displayed in the play, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, and in some people's everyday lives. In the play, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, it is very clear that Henry wants to
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The author creates the effect of surprise by making the reader believe that Ulrich and Georg Znaeym were going to kill each other, like if Ulrich knew he was going to kill Georg. The effect of surprise comes in when Ulrich and Georg come face-to-face and a splitting crash happens over their heads and a mass of falling beech tree thundered down on them, the author manipulates the pacing by letting the reader think that one character will get shot first and it all just ends there but what really happens
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Themes Different, Yet Similar We all have relationships. What if you couldn’t choose who you got to marry when you grow up? Well in the Elizabethan Era, most people’s parents choose who they were going to marry when they grew up. That’s how it was during A Midsummer Night’s Dream as well, but in today’s society, most people get to choose who they marry. In “Bringing Home the Wrong Race”, the parents tell their child what race they can and can’t marry. That’s how today’s society is. There are many
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The story told in “Young Goodman Brown” reveals, in a very interesting way, what can happen to men when you take what they value most away. With the help of the devil, Goodman Brown changes from a hopeful young lad to a gloomy man who has lost almost everything that livens his life. It’s hard to believe that a simple interaction with someone or something that one does not trust could leave such a lasting impact upon the participant. Yet it appears that the devil, whether the real thing or a simple
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789 A.D. - The Vikings raided England to steal their Valuables and while stealing the loot they killed the monks. 800 A.D. - the Osber’s Vikings was unburied and was discovered in 1880. In the boat there were two skeletons of two girls. One was in her 80’s Before she died and the other woman was in her 50’s. 840 A.D. – when the Vikings discovered Dublin, Ireland they started to take Advantage of the wood, the fishing and the good land there 844 A.D. - The Vikings attacked Seville, Spain so that
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12 Angry Men, written by Reginald Rose, is a play that has the basic plot line of jurors deciding the fate of a defendant. But, simple as it may sound, the book actually highlights many issues within our society. One of the underlying motifs of 12 Angry Men is prejudice obscuring the truth. Each of the jurors has a distinct personality and unique traits that they bring to the jury room. Rose uses each of the jurors individual personalities and backstories to illustrate that prejudice obscures
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In Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, the characterization of Macbeth is developed in his soliloquy through the use of diction, metaphors, and the motif of vaulting ambition. In the scene, Macbeth’s soliloquy takes the reader through his internal conflict and he weighs his options, reflecting on the choice he has to make. Shakespeare uses diction in Macbeth’s soliloquy to show the reader his indecisiveness. Macbeth has contradictory feelings on whether or not he should follow through with the
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Imagine one day your friend gets into some trouble; they have killed someone. You have three choices: watch someone else kill them, let them die a slow painful death, or have them sent to an insane asylum in the 1920’s. What would you do? George, a character from the book Of Mice and Men, chose to kill his best friend Lennie in order to protect him from a terrible fate. In this scenario, George had the right to kill Lennie because there was not a better option for this situation. Some people would
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