Movie Selected: The King of Masks (1996) by Tian-Ming Wu Topic: The portrayal of gender inequality in the movie “The King of Masks” By Henry Surya Jaya (永龙) #57424103 “Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality‚” proclaimed former president Thomas Jefferson. Many revolutionists around the world have battled against gender inequality for a long time‚ yet it remains an unresolved global issue. The movie “The King of Masks”‚ directed by Wu Tianming beautifully portrays some aspects
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order for society to advance we need to treat other equally and give everyone fair opportunities. Mercy rather than Justice allows for that. In King Lear Cordelia said‚ “How does my royal lord? How fares your Majesty?” (IV vii 44) Cordelia’s opening line shows that she is trying to re-establish her bond with her father by being a loving daughter. She treats King Lear with respect‚ concern‚ and love. Instead of seeking revenge for the terrible wrong she offers mercy and hope. Mercy gives a person a second
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A racy young knight into King Arthur’s court rapes a lovely young maiden. The humans are repulsed via the knight’s conduct and demand justice. Although the regulation demands up to expectation the knight be beheaded‚ the queen yet ladies concerning the courtroom petition after stay allowed in imitation of determine the knight’s fate. The queen then offers the knight a 12 months in accordance with find out where ladies almost desire. The yr passes quickly. As the knight rides dejectedly returned in
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OEDIPUS THE KING An Abridged and Adapted Version of Sophocles’ Play* by Nick Bartel‚ 1999 (Intended for use as Readers’ Theater in the Junior - Senior High School Classroom) Characters: Oedipus‚ King of Thebes Jocasta‚ His Wife Creon‚ His Brother-in-Law Teiresias‚ an Old Blind Prophet A Priest First Messenger Second Messenger A Herdsman A Chorus of Old Men of Thebes (three or more chorus members)[Non-Speaking Parts] Servants of Oedipus (2) Children and young priests who pray;
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because of his actions. Most people say it’s because of his actions. For starters‚ Oedipus’s problems are because of his actions. For example Oedipus thinks too highly of himself as a king‚ he believes everyone should listen to what he says at all times. In the story on page 61‚ it states “come speak plainly or it will go hard with you.” Oedipus says this to the shepherd so he could make him talk about what happened to him as child when
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In creating King Lear‚ William Shakespeare set the stage for one of the bleakest portrayals of our world ever to be written. Although this play was written in the early 1600s‚ its dark implications resonate all too easily in our modern world. In King Lear‚ Shakespeare explores many themes about the coldness of the world. But is the natural world unjustified in its cruelty to humankind? Or does humankind invite this torment upon itself with its selfish and unnatural behaviors? This question lies at
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Human frailty is often a centre or the focus of Shakespearean dramas. King Lear by William Shakespeare is a dramatic tragedy encompassing characters who are good-natured‚ evil and mad. It highlights the nature of human beings in regard to what makes them who they are and within this‚ we see in each character a human frailty. However‚ the play gives us hope in its display of the propensity of humans to change as is seen in Lear himself and Gloucester. The play presents to us several variations of
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Study Guide Pgs. 1-28 Oedipus the King by Sophocles Translated by Bernard Knox Characters: * Oedipus- King of Thebes; saved the Thebans from the sphinx by solving the riddle. Son of Lauis and Jocasta‚ his name means “swollen footed”. * Priest of Zeus- asks for Oedipus’s help on this plague in Thebes. * Creon- brother of Jocasta and he was sent by Oedipus to the oracle of Apollo to figure out a way to stop this plague. * Chorus- the citizens of Thebes * Tiresias- blind prophet
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List types of roles: In this performance‚ Madison Jackson plays the role of Goneril‚ King Lear’s eldest daughter. What was the theme explored? The scene ‘Goneril’ demonstrated a range of social themes such as power‚ greed and loyalty. Thirst for power‚ caused by the loss of a fathers love‚ push Goneril to evil acts‚ presenting her as a callous‚ unremorseful women. In a dramatic speech‚ Goneril expresses her unwavering love toward Lear all so she may greedily acquire his riches and fortune. However
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