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Kevin Bassett 1/19/15 Mrs. Draheim Grade 9 Romeo and Juliet: Act 3 Scene 1 in Modern English Benvolio:I ask you, fine Mercutio, let’s stop this. It’s hot outside, and the Capulet family are walking around. If we see them, we’re going to get into a fight. People are going to get mad a lot easier due to the heat. Mercutio: You’re like one of those dudes who when he enters a bar, Slams his sword on the table and says “I hope I never have to Kill you with this!” And by the time…

The great Shakespeare once wrote."It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves." He shows that people have the power to choose the direction in which their own fate takes. This perspective of fate can be shown as a personal choice made by a character, and is seen in various forms and beliefs such as television, modern films, sometimes even in social media. While others believe that fate guides the character to the actions they make. In M.R. Carey's dystopian thriller The Girl with…

A song that accurately describes Act I is “End Game” by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran. The main part of the song goes, “I got some big enemies/Big Reputation, big reputation/Ooh, you and me would be a big conversation”. This connects to Act 1 considering this is the act where we are introduced to Desdemona and Othello as a couple. They both have big reputations as Desdemona is the daughter of a senator and Othello is an important general and war hero to the town. When he simply enters a room, he…

schoolmates must learn to survive. Sustain himself, withstand each other, and survive the obstacles provided by the island that he encounters. Survival of the fittest, the smartest and the bravest. In the book, Lord of the Flies. this is what the author, William Golding, was trying to portray. A case of survival in what seems like a helpless situation. There are many different tactics used for survival, how the characters interact with each other in order to survive, the book setting, placing…

The play Macbeth was written by William Shakespeare between the time of 1599 and 1606. The play is one of his shortest, yet darkest plays. At this time superstition and witchcraft was very much believed in, hence inspired by the Holinshed’s chronicles Shakespeare wrote the play. The story revolves around the character of Macbeth, a kinsman of the king of Scotland who at the end of a great battle is greeted by three weird sisters who prophesize him being the thane of Cawdor and the future king,…

There’s nothing sacred about a marriage that abuses the woman”. In Athol Fugard’s play, “The Road to Mecca”, he makes different depictions of characters in his play with reference to real life relationships. In his play he identifies three females, each in a lifelike scenario with difficulties in relationships. The three females are: Katrina(17), a part-time domestic helper who is in an abusive relationship, Elsa Barlow(28), a school-teacher who is strong and confident and Helen Martins, “a…

In Platos allegory he discussed the concept of the soul being dual natured with his example of the chariot, charioteer and the two horses. In his example, one of the horses represents the bad side of the soul that desires earthly desires, in this case sexual activity. The other horse represents the good side of the soul that stays on the path towards the plain of the truth. The plain of truth according to Plato is where you can find real beauty, knowledge, truth, and justice. At the end of the…

Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that developed in the late 1820s and 1830s in the eastern United States. Individualism. A core belief of transcendentalism is in the inherent goodness of people and nature, which is what Walt Whitman gives the reader through his writing.Walt Whitman was one of the most influential poets in American history who was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views into his works, including in his poem, “O Me! O…

Mak Yong is an ancient Malay traditional dance theatre including singing, dancing, acting, vocal and instrumental music, gestures, elaborate costumes, comedy as well as improvised spoken text in a single performance. Mak Yong is believed to be appeared well before the Islamization of the country. It is extending from the Patani region of southern Thailand through Kelantan, a north eastern state of West Malaysia. The majority of Mak Yong performances involved acting therefore no script were ever…

artists. Poets would come to her and read their work at her court. Playwrights would perform their plays in front of her. Elizabeth herself was also very musical. She used to sing, dance, and play. Elizabeth's favorite playwright of her time was William Shakespeare. Most of his plays were performed at the Globe Theater in London, where he performed for the great Queen Elizabeth I. Shakespeare's group was called the Queen's Men because Elizabeth was their…