... the watchmen, Marcellus and Bernardo, along with Horatio near the guardsmen's' post. The ghost says nothing to them and is perceived with fear and apprehension. It is not until the appearance of Hamlet that the ghost speaks, and only then after Horatio has expressed his fears about Hamlet following it, "What if it tempt you toward the flood, my lord, or to the dreadful summit of the cliff."(1.4, 69-70) The conversation between the ghost and Hamlet serves as a catalyst for Hamlet's later actions and provides insight into Hamlet's character. The information the ghost reveals incites Hamlet into action against a situation he was already uncomfortable with, and now e ...
... problems that may come about. What she doesn't realize at this point is that Helmer does not truly care for her the way she has brought herself to believe throughout the years of their marriage. Nora tells Dr. Rank, a family friend: “...You know how deeply, how passionately Torvald is in love with me. He would never hesitate for a moment to sacrifice his life for my sake.” Later in the play Nora made the same mistake with Kristine Linde as she did with Dr. Rank. In the following line Nora expresses her belief of what Helmer may do: “Then you must testify... And I tell you this: nobody else knew anything, I alone was responsible for the whole thing ...
... must be wrong. So Mary Warren decides to speak out and tell the court that Abigail tried to kill her severel times so she would lie for them. John Proctor has an even bigger conflict, he has to maintain his good and honest image while keeping a deep secret inside of him. He seems like any other citizen in the community except he has had an affair with Abigail and he is afraid abigail is trying to kill his wife to get him. Proctor weighs all parts of this conflict and decides that he must not make another mistake, so he admits to witchcraft and goes to the death. Reverend Hale is the person who initiates the problems, at first he believes that there actuall ...
... that to him during the course of the movie. Although, the British were racist and practiced imperialism, they frowned on many of the Siamese practices. The king of the palace, King Mongkut was very controlling and was also a religious man who practiced Buddhism. Buddhism is a complex set of beliefs built around teaching of a single man. The king had told the Siamese people that he had a vision, and this vision was of a white elephant. Supposedly, Buddha showed this white elephant to him threw a vision to modernize Siam. Some of the people of Siam did not the idea of the king trying to of a modern Siam, which was influenced by the British. At that time, the Briti ...
... moment for the sculptor as he realizes that his creation has finally responded to his love. The telltale mallet that is lying in the foreground with bits of marble scattered close by indicates that the artist was working on his delicate sculpture when suddenly he felt her flesh tremble. Gérôme's illustration suggests that Pygmalion, after realizing Galatea was no longer a lifeless slab of stone, dropped the mallet and rushed to her side, instantaneously taking her into his arms. It is evident that Galatea's form is no longer that of a lifeless sculpture. Her plain, ivory skin and sinuous curves are seen from a backside view. Her lower body remains stone-like ...
... housework such as cooking and cleaning, and bear children. They could not vote, own property, or choose a husband, and had to be represented by men in all legal proceedings. In some ways, these Greek women were almost like slaves. There is a definite relationship between this subordination of women and what transpires in the play. Jason decides that he wants to divorce Medea and marry the princess of Corinth, casting Medea aside as if they had never been married. This sort of activity was acceptable by Greek standards, and shows the subordinate status of the woman, who had no say in any matter like this. Even though some of Medea's actions were not typ ...
... and popular culture, often in an ironic way to play off the social issues of popular culture. The art form developed rapidly once reaching the U.S. New York City, often viewed as the epicenter of American popular culture, fostered the growth of many of the most highly regarded pop artists, including Warhol, Rosenquist, Segal and Lichtenstein. California, namely San Fransisco was recognized as the Pop Art capital of the west coast (Bourdon, 1989, 12) Subject The subject of Warhol's work revolved around various American social issues of the mid-century. As America exited from World War II and entered the Baby Boom era, the culture had become dec ...
... be afforded, who is become with flirtation, and engages in childlike acts of disobedience (259). This inferior role from which Nora progressed is extremely important. Ibsen in his "A Doll's House" depicts the role of women as subordinate in order to emphasize the need to reform their role in society. Definite characteristics of the women's subordinate role in a relationship are emphasized through Nora's contradicting actions. Her infatuation with luxuries such as expensive Christmas gifts contradicts her resourcefulness in scrounging and buying cheap clothing; her defiance of Torvald by eating forbidden Macaroons contradicts the submission of her opinions, inc ...
... clearly in the form of a dream, it seems a good way of analyzing Dorothy's maturation is by looking at this dream compared with real ones, and using modern dream analogy from the Freudian perspective. The act that spurs the entire action of the movie, according to Freudian Daniel Dervin ( Over The Rainbow 163 ), is Dorothy witnessing the "primal scene". The "primal scene" refers to a child witnessing sexual intercourse between mother and father; an moment that is both terrifying and confusing to the child. According to Dervin, this event sends Dorothy towards her final stage of childhood development ( Freud believed in three stages of childhood development ) the p ...
... For this play to be classified as a tragedy, the hero must face opposition from an outside force, in this case it is the evil antagonist Iago. Othello is a professional soldier and preaches by the rules and codes of honor thoroughly. He believes that people are honest and genuine until he has proof that they are not. The theory on judging whether or not they are your friend or foe makes Othello an attractive figure and a generous friend. However, it also leaves him vulnerable and useless to certain people who are able to manipulate this flaw, like Iago. After witnessing Iago’s exploitation on Roderigo, we see that Iago is the evil villain; meanwhile, he is ...
