... scene by Athens, who had created an empire of luxury wares with Attic Black Figure pottery. Around 530 BC there was a birth of a new type of pottery called Attic Red Figure. Attic Black Figure was virtually replaced by the new comer around 480 BC. The key to Athens’s success was due in part to the variety of shapes and the countless range of pictorial and geometric designs on the exterior of the pieces. The ancient Greek pottery has even inspired poetry. An author named John Keats wrote a poem called Ode on a Grecian Earn. The poem speaks of the beauty of Greek pottery. “O Attic shape! Fair attitude! With brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, ...
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... Once the party is over, Romeo hears Juliet on her balcony talking of how she loves Romeo and together they speak of their impending marriage. What? It seems that they are obsessed, not in love. How could they love each other when in fact they have just met hours earlier? They are children who have crushes and plenty of melodrama to enhance it. Romeo demonstrates his immaturity again when he slays the Capulet, Tybalt. Being an idealist, he does not think about the consequences of his actions. He knows that Tybalt is Juliet's cousin, and that injuring him would wreck any chance of them getting together legitimately, yet he does it anyway. Instead of pausi ...
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... letting his toothpick hang just so from the side of his mouth. In God of Gamblers, Chow plays a gambler who gets a bump on his head that turns him into some quasi- autistic prodigy, like Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. Chow retains his intuitive skill at playing cards, but now he must be pacified by constant pieces of chocolate that he scarfs greedily, goofy smile on his face. Blowing smoke, dangling his toothpick, eating chocolate, or just smiling ... ultimately, when trying to explain why Chow Yun-Fat is cool, it comes down to his mouth. Everything I have said so far describes a subjective reaction to watching Chow Yun-Fat on the screen. Fill in the name of your ...
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... Hotspur reminds him of himself, when he challenged Richard for the throne. Hotspur is brave and valiant and has a good reputation with the people, whereas Hal compared with Richard does not care for the welfare of the country and spends his time entertaining himself with poor company. Hotspur has nothing but disrespect for Hal. During the play he calls him: 'the madcap Prince of Wales'. He thinks of Hal as an unworthy opponent. From Hotspur's point of view the only real opponent is King Henry, and yet it is Hal, 'the madcap of Wales', who vanquishes him in the end, much to his surprise and dismay. We are neither surprised nor dismayed by Hal's triumph be ...
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... attempt to hide. Othello refers to the devil as Desdemona, while Cassio sees the devil in drink. Othello enters into a realm in which he is unfamiliar with Desdemona. It is easy for him to trust his officers and military companions, however, he is not as competent in his relationship with Desdemona. Once the suspicions suggested by Iago are brought to his attention, it takes little convincing before he is willing to seek revenge against both Desdemona and Cassio. The contrast in his quickness to judge his own wife versus the trust he has in Iago reveals the lack of competence in romantic relationships that had not been clearly evidenced until this scene. The ...
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... His mother mentions that his grief seems common. Hamlet replies: “Seems, madam! nay it is; I know not 'seems.' 'Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother, Nor customary suits of solemn black, Nor windy suspiration of forced breath, No, nor the fruitful river in the eye, Nor the dejected 'havior of the visage, Together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, That can denote me truly: these indeed seem, For they are actions that a man might play: But I have that within which passeth show; These but the trappings and the suits of woe.”(1.2) Here Hamlet shows his unsta ...
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... interrogates the truth of nature and realities of language and demonstrates that much of what the audience regards as fact is fiction as he explores the uncertainty of human existence. When an audience of the 1960's went to the theatre, it can generally be assumed that they had preconceived ideas about what they expected and what they are going to gain from the theatrical experience. The traditional attitudes towards theatre and the conventions of realist drama are disrupted by Pinter. This confronts the assumptions and values of the audience, an experience which would be disconcerting and frightening to many. Pinter divorces and exposes society's codes, in ...
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... give me a headache. To me that's what rage is, that sensation in your mind that let's you know that you are frustrated. Beginning my search I looked up the definition in the dictionary my computer. When I looked up the meaning of the word rage in the dictionary it was exactly what I thought it would be. The real definition is violent explosive anger. Also to be furious intensity, as of a storm or disease. Brenda Gillespie (39) stated that rage to her meant to be upset, to die hard with a vengeance, or when you act stupid. Julie Manning (40) stated that her personal definitions for rage was to storm or to be angered. Michael Manning (41) stated his definitio ...
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... and the “boob” in boob tube, and can often be described as intellectually empty, especially while he is watching TV. The Addict lives hand to mouth from the potato chip bag. He is lazy and will often go for hours without moving from the television. If the Addict is not glued in front of the TV, he is most likely to be found paging through his latest issue of TV guide, carefully selecting the shows which he will watch that week and marking them off with a highlighter. On an average day the Addict will come home from work or school, put off all responsibilities, and escape into the world of TV. In this world, the Addict has no demands or responsibilities. The T ...
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... comprehends the words of wisdom which most people do not fully understand until their life has passed by. “Carpe Diem, Seize the Day like there will be no tomorrow, Seize the Day before it passes you by.” The Welton Academy rears young boys into strapping men under the laws of ethics and morality, standards created by the school, centered around discipline and conformity, opposed to creativity and initiative. Mr. Keeting, a new teacher from the Chester School in London, not only introduced his students to a European method of teaching, but cultured them with independent thought and originality. He lead his students into the battle field of life, upon the unbalan ...
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