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The famous Shakespearean tragedy King Lear depicts King Lear of Britain’s rollercoaster path from foolishness to wisdom and his eventual tragic downfall. Lear divides his kingdom amongst his three daughters: Cordelia who is banished for not correctly expressing her love for the King, and Goneril and Regan who turn against him in order to gain more power. Likewise, Jane Smiley’s A Thousand Acres tells a tale molded around King Lear where the owner of a 1000-acre farm named Larry agrees to hand it…

Dark Beauty in Shakespeare’s Sonnets Sonnet is a poetry form that has lived its golden years in England during the Elizabethan times. Among them, Shakespeare’s 154 have been poetry lovers’ favourite for centuries. What is essentially done in those sonnets is, of course nothing other than praising love, particular lovers to be exact, and their beauty. However, in some particular sonnets, Shakespeare challenges the conventional beauty standards of his time, which was “fair (white) skin, rosy…

As a young child, my mother would always encourage me to do my best in school and go beyond what was expected of me. I was not allowed to go outside and play with my friends unless I had finished all of my homework. I could not understand why my mother pushed me so hard, given the fact that she did not complete college. This is not to say that I thought less of my mother, but as her daughter, I wanted to be just like her. Being able to obtain a Bachelor’s degree was the best decision I could…

In the play “Twelve Angry Men”, a group of twelve jurors is deciding the fate of a young boy accused of murdering his father. As a play portraying the debate of a jury in a murder trial the entire play structured around the theme of stubbornness and taking a stand. In the beginning of the act the conflict is set in motion by, Juror No. Eights “not guilty” vote. Juror No. Eight is stubborn in refusing to give in to the other mans “guilty” vote, because of his strong view on the situation. By the…

I watched the 1957 version of Twelve Angry Men. 12 Angry Men is a movie that involves a murder case. A young male is on trial for the murder of his father. The young male life is confirmed by twelve jurors. The jurors joined the court room and listened to both sides of the case. They were then locked in a jury room to decide if he was guilty or not. The film highlights a host of social psychological processes. I will focus on three of them: social influence, stereotype and aggression. The first…

Sidney Poitier is a famous African American actor and director who has earned many awards for his love of acting. Sidney had a hard childhood and did not have very good behavior in his early life. He saw plenty of racism and prejudice in his childhood and helped put a stop to it in his adult life. He never had a great education but he still had many significant accomplishments! Sidney was born prematurely on February 20, 1927 to a poor family in Miami, Florida while the Bahamian…

Movie Summary: The movie 12 Angry Men is a 1957 American courtroom drama; the synopsis of the film surrounds 12 jury men that must reach a verdict in a murder case. The 12 men presented in the movie play the crucial roles of the jury, as they are sent to begin deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of an inner city 18-year-old Latino teen accused of stabbing his father to death. The premises of the movie takes place in the jury chambers where the 12 all-white jury men must decide…

King Lear is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare sometime in the early 1600s. The play was first performed in front of an audience on December 26, 1606 at Whitehall Palace as part of his company’s Christmas celebrations. According to the introduction of the book “King Lear is Shakespeare’s most perfect embodiment both of his own artistic vision as a “poet” and of the tragic genre he and other early modern dramatists inherited from classical authors” (Ioppolo viii). The story is about a…

The Three Villains and Their Character in King Lear King Lear is a play written by William Shakespeare in the Renaissance era. Set in ancient Britain, King Lear is about King Lear retiring from his post, and deciding to separate his kingdom into three parts, one for each daughter. In order to swell his ego, Lear puts his daughters through a test of telling him how much they love him. Lear’s youngest daughter, Cordelia, does not go through the scheme and is disowned. Cordelia leaves to France,…

memento of sorts from lover to lover, and friend to friend. I do believe in this respect, not only virtue, but also secular components take on a new hue. Private words aren’t sinful, but in fact they embody a beautiful work of art, exactly the way Sidney says it should be. The poem teaches of unrequited love, beauty in unsuspecting places, and impossible self-restraint in the face of desire. Sitting idly watching your love be loved by another is a better test of virtue than any mortal thoughts…