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his death will be followed by chaos to Rome. In the lines “Over thy wounds now do I prophesy Which, like dumb mouths, do ope their ruby lips” (lines 259-260), Antony is using the metaphor of comparing Caesar’s stab wounds to a Ruby. Ruby is a bloody red crystal, which is hard to find. It is a crystal of courage, strength, healing and wealth.This description adds to how much Antony values Caesar, his blood, and how much he was worth. This compression of metaphor also connects to where Antony…

has played an emblematic and meaningful role in the work of many authors. “Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak”-Allen Klein (Klein). From the green light on Daisy’s dock, to the dull Valley of Ashes, almost every color in this novel has a hidden message behind it. In the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, a man by the name of Jay Gatsby, who grew up on a poor farm in North Dakota,…

color red ,it is used often throughout the entire book and even connects to Doodle one of the characters in the book.For example ”Its a great big red bird” is a echo to Doodle as he was born being a very odd red.Another example of a connection is ”It tumbled down, bumping through the limbs of the bleeding tree and landing at our feet with a thud”.This echos Doodles death as it was very sudden and very subtle just like the Ibis’s, he also died underneath a red nightshade with a brilliant red…

They say a picture is worth a thousands words I agree with that a picture can say a lot to the viewer, same thing with a painting. The photograph and painting I chose to write about is about Queen Elizabeth. The photograph of Queen Elizabeth was taken in 1952 by Beatrice Johnson and it shows Queen Elizabeth wearing a beautiful crown,a yellow patterned dress, with a sash, and diamond jewelry. In the picture the queen has a slight smile not showing any teeth because, it’s a type of picture where…

Colors have a much deeper meaning that we tend to overlook. The use of colors in the novel The Great Gatsby is very congruous with the rest of the novel. All of the characters and their actions can be compared to a color. These colors include blue which symbolizes sadness, green for hope, gold or yellow for wealth, and gray for poverty or depression. The color blue in this story symbolizes sadness. It is mostly associated with Mr. Gatsby and is longing for his lost love, Daisy. “He had come a…

Art has been an evolving subject throughout history that has been influenced by religious customs and biblical texts around the world. Artists have depicted various religious practices and stories through their works in numerous ways which has allowed their culture and religious beliefs to expand across the globe where a biblical text may have not had the opportunity to influence. The biblical representations found in the Descent of Christ into Limbo, which was created in Peru in the mid-17th…

Description of Vincent van Gogh Pair of Shoes The painting presented is painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1886. The painting seems to be comprised of neutral colors like brown, black, beige. At the center of the painting is the pair of shoes, which has more fabric that will bend downward to the ankle. The shoe that is on the left, but could be a right shoe, has the part that should cover the ankle folded down. Also the shoe lace does not even go through each eyelet. The eyelet is a hole that is…

Chestnut is a stray or shall I say fluffy domestic female cat that likes to cuddle. Her breed is unknown but to classify what she is, scientifically she is a Felis Catus. The type of markings that her fur has, are tabby like ( blotchy, in a nice mixed kind of way). Cats naturally stay about the same size, and weigh around 8 pounds or so, but she weighs about 15 pounds because she likes to eat. All cats are local to land literally all over the world, apart from some particular places. Cats…

A Perfect Red discusses the search for the “elusive” red dye and the impacts of the color red with a Eurocentric perspective. The book begins by providing a historical overview of the color red. Several cultures have displayed strong religious, psychological and political affiliations with the color through out history. Red was considered sacred to many ancient cultures, and appeared in funerals and religious ceremonies. Some societies associated red with magical powers and its ability to cure…

Louise Erdrich's story “The Red Convertible” is fraught with symbolism; the water, the car, and the photo highlight the theme of the story. In the story Erdrich uses this Symbolism to show how Henry's participation in the Vietnam War tarnishes his and Lymans relationship in the same manner that Lyman harms the Convertible. Erdrich starts with an explanation of how Lyman and, his brother Henry earned enough money to buy a red convertible that they shared. How is the relationship between the…