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Romeo And Juliet: Tybalt's Misinterpretation Of Romeo's Cowardice
870 Words - 4 Pages.... occurred due to Tybalt and Mercutio's misinterpretation
of Romeo's reluctance to fight. Tybalt came to pick a fight with Romeo and
instead of getting what he wanted, Romeo continued to hold back because of
his marriage to Juliet. Tybalt continued to push for conflict not
understanding Romeo's unwillingness. Mercutio also misunderstands Romeo's
reluctance to fight and decides to stand up for him by challenging Tybalt
to a dual. Tybalt and Mercutio end up fighting. When Romeo stepped in
between the fighting Mercutio believed that the dual had ended. And as
Mercutio was taken off guard Tybalt attacked and Mercutio was killed.
Romeo wanted to get Tybalt back for what h ....
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Massurrealism
1907 Words - 7 Pages.... arts into the main stream. In the case of surrealism,, it proved ahead of its time but too complex to survive the horror evolving from WWII. Pop art also spawned of its times caught the fancy of the main stream in a very commercial way, but because of its thin content could not flourish beyond the party of the sixties. In retrospect each could have used the other to create the staying power both lacked. (Carrillo, Massurealism: A Visual and Conceptual Hybrid)
takes the surrealism aspect of its dream like psychic imagery and interprets it into amore mass popular, usually appealing entity. Pop arts influence on is more form a creative standpoint, which is ext ....
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Fashion In The 1920s
743 Words - 3 Pages.... waists, which resulted in a long, slim line known as "garçonne," meaning 'boyish' in French. Dress waistlines gradually fell to around the hips, as hemlines steadily began to rise. In 1925, the hemlines rose to an unprecedented high -- the bottom of the knee. They stayed there until almost 1929 when they finally plummeted back down to the lower calf.
It may surprise you to learn that in the 1920's, a lot of clothing was still made at home or by tailors and dressmakers. The brand-name, ready-to-wear industry didn't really exist until the 1930's. Therefore, many women obtained patterns that would allow them to create their own clothing out of fabrics such as wool, silk, ....
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Aristotle’s Theory Of Tragedy As Seen In Euripides’ Electra
1310 Words - 5 Pages.... emotionally refreshed. In Electra, Euripides tells the story of two noble children who wish to avenge their murdered father and in doing so cause their own exile. Orestes and Electra’s hamartia of matricide lead them to discover their action was wrong and they come to regret what they have done. However, Electra lacks a true fall from happiness into misery for either children, a profound sense of tragic suffering, and a strong catharsis of pity and fear.
In Electra, both Orestes and Electra can be viewed as tragic figures, however Orestes is the better choice according to Aristotle. Orestes is the son of a king and is a prince, thus he is of a high birth. He has et ....
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Movie: What's Eating Gilbert Grape
477 Words - 2 Pages.... Gilbert has fallen in love with
the girl in the trailer, played by Juliette Lewis. Gilbert becomes very
irresponsible when it comes to his slow brother. He once left Arnie(Johnny Depp)
in the bath tub all night because he wanted to go visit the girl. Arnie was then
terrified of the water and refused to go back on ever again. Another time was
when Gilbert was in a deep conversation with the girl (Ellen), and did not
notice Arnie disappear. He ended -up climbing to the top of the water tower and
not coming down until the firefighters carried him down. Their mother was very
upset with Gilbert and asked, “Where has your head been?” Gilbert head has been
up in the clouds, wi ....
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Macbeth: A Tragic Hero
310 Words - 2 Pages.... was approaching that he wished he had not committed such unspeakable sins.
Macbeth was a man easily influenced by others. The witches’ predictions as well as Lady Macbeth’s diatribes in act one influenced Macbeth’s gentle soul to transform into an evil demon. Macbeth’s life was forever changed by the witches’ prophecies. Lady Macbeth and the witches exploited Macbeth’s flaw, his flaw of being easily influenced. A true villain does not let others bring out the evil in them. They bring it out themselves.
Macbeth was a man plagued by his own bad decisions. When Macbeth killed his king, he sealed his own fate. Macbeth knew that that would haunt him for the rest of ....
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The Misanthrope: Social Behavior
477 Words - 2 Pages.... more people were as honest and straight forward as Alceste, there would be less conflict. People would be more forthright and truthful resulting in better relationships.
Another reason you can relate to Alceste in today's society is his attitude toward the love of his life, Celimene. His devotion to her blinds all the mean and cruel things she does to him. She has other love interests, but Alceste still loves her. No matter what she does to him, Alceste always is at her disposal.
Celimene's flirtatious actions have all of the men bidding for her attention. When Alceste catches a letter Celimene has written to Oronte, Alceste confronts her angrily. Celimene implies that ....
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The Character Of Macbeth
2164 Words - 8 Pages.... in Macbeth's character.
Our first impression of Macbeth is of a heroic, famous, popular man who is well
liked by the king - Duncan refers to Macbeth as ‘noble Macbeth'.(Act 1 Scene 2
L67) Macbeth is tempted by two sources of external evil - the witches and his
wife, but he was already ambitious, and they only increased this by making his
ambitions seem like they could be reality. The war hero becomes a murderer and
then dies a shameful and violent death. Shakespeare creates an atmosphere of
evil and darkness mainly through his language, although scenes containing
violent actions or the witches are often played in darkness. Shakespeare uses
poetry (verse) as opposed to ....
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