The comparative analysis of Shakespeare’s “Richard III” circa 1591 and Al Pacino’s 1996 docudrama “Looking for Richard” (LFR) reveals the capacity of these texts to transcend their timeframes due to their exploration of ideas perennially relevant to human nature. As humans‚ there is an innate desire of us to exert our ideals and beliefs on others as well as an underlying ambition for power‚ hence these texts explore the way in which art can be used to shape and reshape historical perceptions as well
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How does Shakespeare present the character of Richard in Act 1 of Richard III ? Richard III is a tale of the rise and fall of tyrannical power. Shakespeare uses many classical references and adopts the five act pattern from Roman comedy. What makes Richard a fascinating character is his skill as an actor. Like Falstaff and Hamlet‚ he is constantly playing a part and enjoying it. In Richard III‚ Richard’s soliloquies show his true vindictive nature-whereas when he is interacting with other characters
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point in one’s life that sense of independence takes over and one finds his or her will to learn more and in their own way. Frederick Douglass and Richard Rodriguez are two great examples of people whose process of learning impacted their lives from childhood to adulthood. Who dares to compare the two? Between these two great men are some similarities even though they grew up in different times and being minorities. From reading the two reading pieces one could focus on how Douglass and Rodriguez’s
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even the rich and famous. Just like Pi when he acted like a animal when he was at sea all alone with Richard Parker. But in the world that we live‚ we can definitely see the resemblance of how we could act like animals like Pi did. When Pi was stranded with Richard Parker at sea it was hard to keep calm because he had to make sure to distract Richard Parker from eating him. Richard Parker marked his territory by peeing around
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By a comparative study of texts parallels in context can be established and evaluated‚ with the alternate visual mediums key in enhancing the audience experience. Al Pacino’s “Looking for Richard‚” (1996) provides a more coherent view of William Shakespeare’s “Richard III‚” (1592)‚ using similarities between texts to accommodate a modern audience. Both texts represent common themes of war‚ demonstrating the inherent evil of mankind through characterisation‚ with respective societal influence affecting
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Charles Darwin is famous for his contributions to the evolution theory. Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist‚ English writer as well as being an evolutionary biologist. The common factor between these two people is that they are both known for their views on evolution. Darwin believes that natural selection explains life though it is not the full story of evolution. He has a belief that there is a missing link. Darwin knew that natural selection was systematic and for the creation of new
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Innocence is a state of being‚ so easily lost and impossible to obtain. Billy Collins and Richard Wilbur portray worlds of evil and darkness through creative metaphors and allusions‚ ironic statements‚ and pathetic fallacies. Both poets employ imagery through metaphors to display the settings of the poems‚ and work in allusions to describe the happenings throughout the stories told in these poems. The adults strive to protect the innocence of the children within these two poems‚ and they must
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throughout the play while Richard is a complex character with differing layers as he plays different roles in the play and change throughout the entire play. Lastly‚ parallels can be drawn between Richard and Richmond‚ from the similarity in name to their introduction and finally their speech to their armies before the battle. [so what is your stand? Understand that in this quote there are two big contentious points – Richmond ONLY to be a foil and Richmond AS much a hero AS Richard a villain.] Richmond
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"Richard III" is a historical play script written by a well known play writer/poet William Shakespeare and cover’s interlocking themes such as Power‚ Justice‚ Betrayal‚ Manipulation‚ Compassion and forgiveness. In this essay I will be focusing in detail on what language techniques Richard uses to get what he wants. The main and most effective technique that Richard uses to get what he wants is by manipulating his language to have different interpretations. Also I will compare the similarities and
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supposed to be a tragedy‚ and is not even supposed to really analyze evil at all. The more important take-home points of the play are about mirth and the folly of misunderstanding. In RIII‚ we find Richard; a conniving‚ evil‚ and manipulative trickster who causes all of the trouble in the play. In RIII‚ Richard is plotting against everyone in order to gain control of the thrown. The first glimpse of his conniving personality is from the very first scene in act one. “To set my brother Clarence and
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