In the play “Twelfth night” it is set when Christianity dominated England and when we had divine order. Casablanca on the other hand was set during World War 2 when the world was in a state of uncertainty over who was in control. Love as a cause of suffering is a huge concept in “Twelfth Night”. Shakespeare writes to show love can cause pain and many of the characters seem to view love as a curse and suffer painfully from it. Orsino depicts love as an “appetite” that he cannot feed.
Ludendorff’s ‘Black Day’ speech and the army’s refusal to sign the Armistice influenced the failure of the Weimar Republic as they wiped their hands clean of the defeat of war. During these events, the army dubbed the socialist government, among others, as the ‘November criminals’ and began the idea of the stab-in-the-back. Placing the blame of losing the war on the Republic caused the government to be formed on an already tainted image. Hence, the army tore away the foundations of government by blaming them for the loss of WWI. This left the Republic unable to form a stable government capable of reforming an incredibly fragile Germany.
Q. An examination of the methods Shaffer uses to portray Pizarro, with particular emphasis on act 1 scene 10, act 2 scenes 7 & act 2 scenes 12 and their relationship to the play as a whole. The Royal hunt of the Sun is an atheist play which was first performed in the early 60s; the play very much reflects the spirit of the age. At this time there was a lot of protest against American Intervention in far away countries. In this play we are angry with the Spaniards though feel pity and sympathy for the Incas.
Vengeance does not Provide Everlasting Satisfaction William Shakespeare’s literature has history of staged and film reproductions. Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare’s famous revenge tragedy play, stands as no exception to the previous statement. David Foley McCandless uses Julie Taymor’s play and film versions of Titus Andronicus to show the opposing impacts of violence each has on the audience (489). Taymor’s visions correlate to modern society’s tendencies of vengeance, and how the characters in the play were shaped by revengeful occurrences over the course of the play. McCandless signifies the chaos and vengeance displayed by Titus throughout the play result from the failure of traditional power in Rome (490).
Sidney continues the cynical thought by quoting, “band of all evils”. This continues to establish his despise towards desire itself by calling it the devils trail. The speaker wanted people to recognize that its not the fulfilling feeling someone retracts from desire but more of the glimmering repeal. It is conveyed through poetic devices that indicate a sour approach regarding “desire” by Sidney. Therefore, when alliteration
In William Shakespeare’s play, Henry VIII, a bitter tone, structured figurative language, and biblical allusions are employed by the author in the process of conveying Cardinal Wolsey’s complex response to his dismissal from court. Shakespeare’s use of biblical allusions brings emphasis to the extent of Cardinal Wolsey’s downfall to that of Lucifer’s, the author reflects Wolsey’s lack of hope. This allusion serves as a tool to help establish the idea that Cardinal Wolsey has fallen from a grace he shall never return from. He expects himself to live in a life full of shame and misery after his dismissal. Through the use of figurative language a powerful understanding of Wolsey’s despair is established.
is laid upon your hate That heaven finds means to kills yours joys with love” (V, iii, 291-293) “For there never was a story of more woe, then this of Juliet and her Romeo” (V, iii, 309-310) Tragedy- Reinforced by the death of Mercutio as it is seen by Levin as quite an ironic end, as he has been the satirist- “represents the play moving from Romantic comedy to Romantic tragedy.” Comparing Comedy & Tragedy- Tragedy tends to isolate where comedy bring together, to reveal the uniqueness of individuals rather than what they have in common with others. Examples have been shown with the progression of Juliet whom begun in tragic settings as an only child mother “But one, poor one, one poor, and loving child” (IV, v. 46) whilst Romeo friar reflects on then as “two in one” (II.iv.37) yet again when taking the potion “my dismal scene I needs must act alone.” (IV.iii. 19) reflected in the setting of each of them dying
For centuries, historians have described the French Revolution, filled with aggression, terror and human injustice, as a radical revolution. The oppression and disparity of France’s social classes caused the French Revolution to turn violent and remain mired in a monarchy ruled by despots. In contrast, the American Revolution fostered the transformation of thirteen independent colonies and their different socio-economic classes into a single unified nation. As the different people of the thirteen colonies rallied around a common goal of liberty and freedom from tyranny, the American Revolution became more and more radical. The American Revolution was more radical and had much more significance than the French Revolution because the American Revolution was a catalyst for real, historic and permanent change.
Marcel Duchamp was associated with the Dada surrealism movement due to his “anti-art” approach. He sought to fight against art and its meaning which created new roles for people within the artistic world. He did not
(19) “Degenerate” art was defined as artwork that confused the human senses of natural form and or had no artistic skill. Hitler also felt that this artwork offended German feelings. There are two paintings by unknown artists that would be referred to as artworks A & B, these works will exemplify what classified as degenerate and what was acceptable. Artwork A is a perfect example of cubism, in which the “recognizable world of senses” (6) (Modern Art Movements by Gloria K. Fiero), was disassembled then reassembled in an abstracted form. Instead of showing objects from one viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject matter in multiple viewpoints to give the subject greater context.