Berman v. Parker

review I read the book Shakespeare And The Problem Of Meaning written by Norman Rabkin. This book was published in 1981 by the University of Chicago Press. In this book Rabkin looks at several Shakespeare plays including The Merchant of Venice, Henry V, and The Tempest as well as many others. Rabkin uses these to support his argument that the plays do mean something more than can be conveyed by description alone. He shows that there are many complex paradoxical elements present in Shakespeare’s…

After reading the book, “1984” by George Orwell, and viewing the movie “V for Vendetta” there have been many connections made between the characters of these two pieces. Winston Smith from 1984 and Evey Hammond from V for Vendetta are two main characters that show many similarities and differences in these two literary pieces. Both characters don’t necessarily agree with the way that the society they live in is being run. Evey and Winston do not fancy the fact that society is being run by a…

Spain in 1485, Cortés was the son of Martín Cortés de Monroy and Doña Catalina Pizarro Altamirano. He studied at Salamanca which was located in west central Spain. Cortés was a hard worker, which later helped him on his voyages sponsored by Charles V, the Spanish king. In 1504, when Cortés was only 19, he set sail for the “New World,” or Americas, and landed in Mexico. Although he did have a reputation of greed, Cortés´s intelligence helped him to become one of the best Spanish explorers.…

The theme/text that I found enriching and challenging is Iconoclasm. Before this class, I had only heard a little-bit about icons, and I was ignorant and ambivalent about the controversy. I discovered through this class that icons are central to Eastern Christian theology and identity. For Eastern Christians, icons are used in religious contexts and also venerated by touching, kissing, bowing in front of them, and lighting candles—these Christians are iconophiles (icon lovers). Icons were…

The first step was to eliminate the so-called “cause” of the struggle. Hitler blamed the Jews for causing these issues. Throughout the movie in V for Vendetta there is similar events and images that remind the audience of Hitler and the Holocaust. Several scenes show the Chancellor Adam Sutler in front of a camera and a crowd expressing his view of the world with very elaborate detail and very…

even darkness, just nonexistence. And the reason why my biggest fear is death as whenever I think of death, pain is the first word that comes into my mind. Although in the movie V for Vendetta, V overcomes the fear of death. “I see you do not fear death”(V for Vendetta 2005).The word you in this dialogue is being referred to V, where he overcame the fear of death because of his fearless, determined revenge on the government on what they had done to him and the whole society in the…

V for Vendetta and 1984 speak of a society similar to our own needs such as leadership, stability, and freedom from an autocratic government. In 1984, Winston Smith struggles under a dystopian government where the Party has complete control over society, with Big Brother monitoring even their thoughts. In V for Vendetta, London is under fascist rule of a dictator named Sutler who demands control over society, to the extent of using humans as a scientific experiment even if it resulted in their…

Genre theory is the study of films so that they may be put into the correct categories or genres. This helps allow the audience understand the type of film they will be watching before they watch it. Any film made will fall under one or more genre with some being broken down into sub-genres. There are several major genres such as, romantic comedy, mysteries, documentaries, fantasy, musicals, gangster films, and my favorite horror. The horror genre can be broken into many subgenres which can…

It is popularly said that movies reflect life. Directors and writers of movie production usually aim to send some form of message to their audience that may be adhere to the political, social, economic, or moral aspects of modern life. Some of these movies directly refer to modern events and entangle them into the plot of the movie. This event or policy usually directly affects the main character. This is reflected in the movie Saw VI, directed by Kevin Greutert in 2009. Saw VI reflects a real…

under the skin of the system they do not find legitimate. Two protagonists, Christoper McCandless aka Alexander Supertamp from Into the Wild and V from V for Vendetta take both approaches respectfully,…