Comparative Study Essay (Pretty Woman/Pygmalion) The comparative study of Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw and Pretty Woman by Gary Marshall has enhanced my perception of the shared concerns of the two texts. The representation however‚ is altered by the differing political‚ historical and social context of the time period of production. Both composers have illuminated the central concerns of the transformations of their female protagonists; Eliza and Vivian from rags to riches while also exploring and
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Pygmalion – Themes Appearances and Reality Pygmalion examines this theme primarily through the character of Liza‚ and the issue of personal identity (as perceived by oneself or by others). Social roles in the Victorian era were viewed as natural and largely fixed: there was perceived to be something inherently‚ fundamentally unique about a noble versus an unskilled laborer and vice versa. Liza’s ability to fool society about her “real” identity raises questions about appearances. The importance
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possibilities explains a great deal about Shaw’s characterization and why actors are challenged by it. Eliza’s transformation from flower girl to someone capable of moving in the highest social circles offers marvelous theatrical possibilities. Even Mr. Doolittle‚ Eliza’s father‚ with just two relatively short appearances on stage‚ often steals the show. He claims to be one of the ``undeserving poor‚’’ but his honesty and worldly common sense demand recognition. When he is finally ``rewarded’’ with money
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“W. S.”) The text under analysis is an extract from the story W. S. by the well-known English novelist Leslie Poles Hartley. He wrote a number of novels and made a weighty contribution to English fiction. His best-known novels are the Eustace and Hilda trilogy (1947) and The Go-Between (1953). In the very beginning of the given extract‚ Walter Streeter‚ the main character‚ gets the postcard from Forfar. The sender‚ W.S.‚ asks whether he really thinks that he is really gets to grips with people.
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Eliezer Wiesel grew up in Romania. His parents were Shlomo Wiesel and Sarah Feig. Elie had three sisters‚ Hilda‚ Tzipora‚ and Beatrice. He was born on September 30‚ 1928 and died on July 2‚ 2016. In 1944 Elie and his family were sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. Elie lost both his parents in the Holocaust‚ but he survived (“The Elie Wiesel Foundation”). He now writes about his experiences. After the Holocaust and many years of school‚ he was sent to Paris so he could study at the
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ENG 9 HONORS MINICOZZI ANTIGONE SEPT ANTIGONE ENRICHMENT HW QUESTIONS [pic] PROLOGUE AND PARADOS VOCAB: |Decree | |Gouge | |Defy
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Sophocles’‚ a playwright and Greek tragedian often wrote plays that displayed moral lessons and difficult situations that shift the entire atmosphere of the setting. In his play Antigone‚ written around 422 CE‚ it is the second of The Three Theban Plays. It follows Two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices warring for kingship‚ who eventually end up killing each other. And the new hereditary ruler becomes their uncle‚ Creon. He declares that Eteocles should be buried honorably‚ while Polynices’ body should
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“McGregor’s Journey” by Pauline Melville is a powerful examination of the influence of past (more specifically‚ racial and colonial) injustices on present-day relationships between different ethnic groups. Is McGregor a truly nonconformist character who transcends the racial divide? Myth is an important element again in "McGregor’sJourney." Givinguphisjob onabuildingsite‚McGregor goesonadrunken Odyssey. In their attachment to conventional propriety‚ people around him seem already to have died. His
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It seems natural to think about novels in terms of dreams. Like dreams‚ novels are fictions‚ inventions of the mind that‚ although based on reality‚ are by definition not literally true. Like a novel‚ a dream may have some truth to tell‚ but‚ like a novel‚ it may need to be interpreted before that truth can be grasped. There are other reasons why an analogy between dreams and novels seems natural. We can live vicariously through romantic fictions‚ much as we can through daydreams. Terrifying novels
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Chapter 8‚ page 58‚ (1827) http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/hogarth/hogarth-hogarths-modern-moral-series/hogarth-hogarths-2 last visited 20/03/2013 Mary Astell‚ Women ’s Political & Social Thought: An Anthology edited by Hilda L. Smith‚ Berenice A. Carroll‚ Indiana university Press (2000) Samuel Richardson‚ Pamela‚ or‚ Virtue Rewarded‚Penguin books‚ England‚ (1740) Wendy Moore‚ Love and Marriage in 18th Century Britain‚ Historically Speaking‚ Volume 10‚ Number 3‚ June 2009
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