ENG 100 07/12/09 Movie: Doubt Sister James and Sister Aloysius play a very important role in John Patrick Shanley’s movie Doubt‚ which is about the mistrust that takes place in a school directed by the church on priest Flynn command. There‚ sister Aloysius is the principal‚ so she is in charge of the student’s rights and responsibilities. On the other hand Sister James is a history teacher. Both characters are important for their way of handling the doubt. First of all‚ Sister Aloysius is a very
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In the film “Doubt”‚ a Parish was led by the pastor‚ Father Flynn‚ and the principal‚ Sister Aloysius. Both leaders wanted to bring the Parish together and build Kingdom‚ but they each had their own flaws and ways of tearing Kingdom down as well. Sister Aloysius applied the rules at all times‚ but used fear as her way to control the Parish and keep it intact. Father Flynn opposed this and confronted her many times about it. Father Flynn also wanted to uphold the rules‚ but also make the school
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Certainty will lead to Doubt by Dylan Dubson In an immoral place such as that presented in John Patrick Shanleys’ award-winning playwright Doubt‚ it would be unwise to assume the architect of the play would honor and comfort us with a greater and certain ending of the masterpiece. This brings us to the obvious question of what is certainty and how we can be certain of anything. According to Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy‚ “There are various kinds of certainty. A belief is psychologically
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Wyatt Fairchild English 12 Hamlet Paper 2-27-12 Hamlet Movie Compared to the Play Many movies that are played to this day that are about books or plays show extreme differences from each other. The movie Hamlet and the play The Tragedy Hamlet Prince of Denmark is one example of a movie following a play/book very closely. By following the play so closely‚ the movie helps show people Shakespeare’s work of art. In the movie about Hamlet‚ the director did a great job on interpreting it so
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If anyone is ever looking for a movie based on a Shakespeare play‚ poorly adapted into a modern story about high school basketball players‚ and complete with uninspired acting‚ then the movie O‚ directed by Tim Blake Nelson‚ is the perfect choice. The movie‚ which stars Mekhi Phifer‚ Julia Stiles‚ and Martin Sheen‚ takes place in modern America and centers around private school basketball players. The star of the team‚ Odin‚ is favored by Coach Duke which rubs many players‚ especially the Coach’s
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film ‘O’ directed by Tim Blake Nelson is an adaptation of the well crafted play Othello by William Shakespeare. The film has many similarities to the play‚ and the storyline of the movie mirrors the main events that take place in the play as well as highlighting important symbols that are present in the play. Although there are many similarities‚ the play also differs from the movie in many ways. The original title of the play was ‘The Tragedy of Othello‚ The Moor of Venice’‚ which brings attention
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differences between the way the play The Crucible was written and the way it was presented in the film adaptation we watched in class. One major difference was that in the movie‚ the girls were shown dancing in the forest at the beginning. In the play it is only a flashback. The scene was added in the movie to make it more dramatic and foreshadowing. I think it helps to understand the movie better and it sets the mood of the story from the very beginning. In the movie‚ when the girls visit Betty
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When you watch the movie The Makeover‚ featuring famous actress Julia Stiles‚ you may notice that it resembles something that you might have read in your English 1104 class. The movie might remind you of the play‚ Pygmalion‚ written by George Bernard Shaw. It is the story of a phonetics professor who trains an ordinary flower girl to act like a sophisticated young lady. It is based off a Greek legend where a man named Pygmalion wanted to create the perfect statue. He made her so perfect that he fell
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Comparison Contrast between “Oedipus the King” and “Doubt: A parable” “Oedipus the King” and “Doubt a Parable” are two very well-known plays that have made themselves very popular throughout the world. These plays have touched the hearts of many and have brought out the inner most opinions and discussions of thousands of individuals. These two plays have been acted out many times since the time they were first released. Although these plays are both very popular and loved by many‚ they both have
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Certainty vs. Doubt Though doubt and certainty are opposite‚ they both have pros and cons to them. When you look at the pros and cons of each of them they fall equally important in a person’s life. This‚ because with certainty‚ according to Phelps ‚ is a way to accomplish anything that life will throw at you which will allow for success‚ but as Russell says you must still doubt in order to move more forward in your thoughts and opinions to get to success. With both certainty and doubt success is
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