exploration of William Shakespeare’s play ‘King Richard III’ and Al Pacino’s 1996 doco-drama film ‘Looking for Richard’ reveals the explicit relationships between each text and their respective audience. The Elizabethan and twentieth century contexts in each of these texts are important as it demonstrates the value of each text and enables the understanding of how the film enriches the ideas presented in the play. Shakespeare’s ‘King Richard III’ portrays a malicious and corrupted Richard to explore
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------------------------------------------------- What themes and techniques link the two texts? Refer to the opening scenes of both. (50/50) Due: Thursday 16th Shakespeare’s play King Richard III and Al Pacino’s documentary Looking for Richard are two text composed more than 400 years apart that can be linked through their themes and techniques. The influence of these themes or values however‚ is subject to the context of the audience. Both texts explore the characterisation
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shapes your understanding of context and values Examinations of Shakespeare’s play ’King Richard III’ and Pacino’s docu-drama ’Looking for Richard’ reveals relationships between the texts and their respective audience. The fifteenth century and twentieth century contexts demonstrates the values of each text and enables understanding of how the film enriches the ideas presented in the play. ’King Richard III’ portrays a hateful‚ corrupted Richard exploring divine justice and the notion of appearance versus
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government budgets disappear‚ MPs would often blame others. One would doubt that Rob Ford would still be in the Toronto mayoral race if he did not have strong language skills to get him out of his drug and assault accusations. In the setting of King Richard III‚ the power of political language is no different than today. Royals and nobles will do whatever they can with their tongue to get what they want‚ often with success. The language utilized in the play serves as a powerful political tool for Richard of
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9‚ were found murdered in the Tower of London. The mystery of who killed the boys is still a mystery to this day‚ however many suspect their uncle Richard III of York. Many historians who recorded the event explicitly express that they’re certain Richard III is responsible‚ and there’s many valid reasons to support their assumption. Richard III grew up with many siblings which included three older brothers. He was the runt of the family‚ so his chances of gaining power were very low. Into his adult
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Vladislav III‚ also known as Vlad the Impaler‚ was and still is one of the most savage‚ cruel people to date. He was the main inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Vlad used over forty-five methods of torture and invented fifteen. It has been estimated that he killed anywhere from 50‚000 to 500‚000 people. I chose Vlad because I wanted someone who was brutal‚ shocking‚ and had information that wasn’t hard to find. Vlad also has an interesting background in which he went from Turkish prison scum
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An Evaluation of Robert H. Davis’ Interpretation of Richard III By: Mr. Michael R. McCaffrey This past Sunday‚ on October 20th around three o’clock in the afternoon‚ I had the pleasure to watch a play that was scripted into history centuries ago. Shakespeare left the world astounded during his time; through witty word play and perfected analogies he was eligible to infatuate not only the people of his time‚ but captivate those of more modern times today. These reenactments
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began to be questioned. The film documents the struggles surrounding the politics and relationships within the Royal Family during King George III’s battle with mental illness. The movie ends only six months later in April of 1789 when King George III is found fit for duty and returns to his regular routine. Despite several historical inaccuracies‚ The Madness of King George accurately displays the hardships associated with King George III’s illness in conjunction with the responsibilities of his
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On the WISC-IV test‚ John scores was sufficient on his examination. John’s Verbal Comprehension (standard deviation of 81) was low average. He does have the ability to interpret and analyze written information‚ but just not as much as others can. On his perceptual reasoning (sd of 71) was classified as borderline. It’s possible that John may have a nonverbal learning disability. His working memory (sd of 68) and processing speed (sd of 62) was both scored extremely low. His low score on working
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The WISC-IV has many strengths as well as weaknesses. Nevertheless‚ it’s extensive use in the field and the research data supporting this instrument make it an invaluable test. Some of the strengths include: 1) Good psychometric properties. The four major indices had good reliability and the Full Scale IQ was found to have excellent validity. These conclusions were supported by extensive factor analytic studies discussed in the manual. 2) Administration materials are well designed for children
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