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    (Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet both experience obstacles due to who they truly are. Each of their individual identities play a crucial part in the play as well as in their actions and motives, undeniably affecting themselves and those around them.) Romeo and Juliet come from wealthy families that are respected and admired in Verona. Unfortunately, the Montagues’ and the Capulets’ intense hatred for one another pose as a challenge for Romeo and Juliet’s love. The current feud between the…

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    Nora Scene 12 Analysis Paper In Nora there is a handful of characters who share the stage in Ingmar Bergman’s adapted version of A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen. In this small ensemble of characters, two seemed to speak to me the most. Those characters were Nils Krogstad, the antagonist, and Christine Linde, the supporting female. While reading the script none of the characters felt real, I felt disconnected to the other lot of them, but, I could understand the struggles of Mrs. Linde and…

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    Feminism Topic #1: Feminism: Women in the time of Romeo and Juliet are expected to follow orders. Men control society. Juliet, however, defies this role. She is flirtatious with Romeo, and the two even kiss. Juliet proposes marriage to Romeo and defies her parents’ wishes to marry another. Explain Juliet’s role as a feminist. Compare and contrast feminism in Elizabethan times and feminism today. How are men and women treated differently?In Romeo and juliet written by William Shakespeare…

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    In a play, there are actors, and there are characters. The actors are only their characters, only have the “power” of their characters, when other characters in a play or an audience acknowledge them as such. An actor is only Prince Charming when they are in a Cinderella affiliated performance, and once they leave the stage, they are themselves again and retain no benefits from their fake prince role. But, some actors can get caught up in a role when they implement methods such as method acting…

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    Among those quotes, there are messages that teach us about the importance of character, how stupidity can last forever, and how a teacher has a job to teach children many lessons including lessons about life and academics. I can relate to this movie because I had a teacher in eighth grade, who had the same qualities as Mr. Hundert. For example, regarding character, my teacher taught me about the importance of self -advocacy and how to reach out to help high school and college. These…

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    Throughout the play, A Midsummer Night’s dream, by the well-known playwriter, William Shakespeare, provided that the antagonist, Oberon is the root of all the problems. Despite this, we can look at the novel in a different way. To give an illustration, take the case when Oberon orders Puck to get the enchanted flower and pours its juice on Titania’s eyes, or when after overhearing on Helena and Demetrius’s argument, he orders Puck to pour the rest of its juice on Demetrius so he can fall in love…

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    Emily Dickinson, enigmatic as always, is in fine form in this poem as she floats through beautifully veiled metaphors and tantalizing descriptions to depict her fascination and enthusiasm with the natural world. She uses the metaphor of insobriety to paint a vivid picture of the sometimes overwhelming aspects of nature. "I taste a liquor never brewed- From Tankards scooped in Pearl- Not all the vats upon the Rhine Yield such an Alcohol!" These are four interconnected and…

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    The Hobbit: Song Analysis

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    In the Hobbit the elves, dwarfs, and the goblins all sing a song in the story. In the book they all sing in different tone, content, and structure it will also describe the characters that sing them. With this I can determine how each song is different. This is how I will determine the differences in the songs in this book. The first song is the one the dwarfs sung at at Bilbo's house at the beginning of the book. In the book the dwarfs sung the song in a playful tone, this tells you the dwarfs…

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    trust, respect or look up to. The play A Midsummer Night 's Dream by William Shakespeare demonstrates how external perspectives influence the actions, beliefs and relationships of an individual. A Midsummer Night 's Dream is a play about betrayal, trust and friendship between the characters. The four main protagonists of the story are caught up in a love knot, where Hermia who is in love with Lysander is being forced to wed Demetrius the man her best friend Helena is in love with. In my personal…

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    bad experiences in one’s life? Most of humanity would probably say that the less bad, the better, but tragedies and obstacles are necessary in order for one to appreciate the good moments in life. In William Shakespeare’s comedic play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare utilizes the different settings to demonstrate the many aspects of emotions that are needed in order for love to thrive. In this play, the city of Athens represents structure and realism whereas the fairy forest embodies the…

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