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    After watching the movie‚ viewing the play and reading the text it can be concluded that the play best portrayed the experience Shakespeare had intended for his audience. The play was incomparable to the other mediums of A Midsummer Night’s Dream because of its authenticity. Although the movie had a various number of negatives‚ it was a commendable representation of the story because of its style. Out of all the portrayals of the story‚ the text was the least pleasurable because its content did

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    A Streetcar Named Desire‚ written by Tennessee Williams‚ debuted in New York as a Broadway play on December 3‚ 1947. The success of this play established Williams among the most respected and influencing playwrights in modern theater. Only four years after its Broadway debut‚ Williams’ play was adapted into a film; Williams worked hands on with director Elia Kazan to create the 1951 film adaptation A Streetcar Named Desire. Though the two adaptations have similar literary elements‚ and Kazan worked

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    Oscar Wilde wrote a play called “The Importance of Being Earnest” and it was first performed in 1895. The play is about the characters that have different identities and do not always tell the truth. Since‚ the play has been released there have been many film remakes of Oscar Wilde’s play. The one that I decided to compare it to was the 2002 version that was directed by Oliver Parker. Parker keeps the meaning‚ tone‚ structure‚ text‚ and theme the same compared to the play. Parker expands‚ energizes

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    tales that have enjoyed and endured countless remakes and redos of the original. Many of Shakespeare’s plays are better and different now than they were in 1597. The poetry‚ exchanges between couples and the idea that love is a foolish thing are often not understood by the modern audience. The ideas of the play are not always portrayed correctly into the film. People have different standards for a play than a film. Since‚ the audience doesn’t always have the patience for the way that it was originally

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    character in Macbeth is Macbeth himself.” Do you agree? Why? Macbeth is a complex and well developed character‚ while there are several interesting characters in the playMacbeth is by far the most interesting. He is a tragic hero who experiences a slow and painful mental decline which is expressed in such a way that the audience is mesmerised. The most interesting aspect of Macbeth’s character is that it is flawed. The audience can identify with his human frailties. Despite the fact that Macbeth commits

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    Fablehaven Chapter 15 Act 2 Scene 2 Written by: Elijah Gerard Characters In Scene (In Order of Appearance) Kendra Sorenson (Chloe Grace Moretz) : Granddaughter of Stan and Ruth Sorenson the “yang” to her an Seth’s balance. She is 13; cautious‚ quiet‚ and careful to a fault. However‚ it is Kendra’s careful mind that reveals the trouble at Fablehaven. And her way of sticking to the rules makes her the only one that Mariel cannot harm. In the end though‚ she must make a brash decision and

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    Research Paper Topic: Macbeth is Critical Shakespearean play Course title: Research Methodology Course code: ENM 218 Submitted to: Farzana Zaman Senior Lecturer Department of English Manarat International University‚ Dhaka Bangladesh. Submitted by: Muhammad Abdullah Saadat ID No. 1226ENM00127 Department of English Manarat International University‚ Dhaka‚ Bangladesh. Content: Page Abstract………………………………………………………………………. 1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………

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    Macbeth is a play full of darkness‚ evil‚ and tragedy. It is the story of a man who goes against his conscience and commits a horrible deed which leads to his destruction and loss of everything he has around him. This includes the relationship he has with his wife‚ Lady Macbeth. In the beginning we see Lady Macbeth playing the more superior‚ more dominating role of the two. She comes across as a woman‚ who is persuasive and manipulative. She seems willing to trample anyone in order to get what she

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    Hidden consequences Page 1 In the play Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth’s decisions are heavily influenced by Lady Macbeth and the witches. Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to kill Duncan‚ and the witches predict Macbeth’s future life by showing him. Therefore the decisions that the other characters make are crucial because they really shape out the life of Macbeth during and after he obtains the throne. The advice he takes will eventually

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    In the play Macbeth‚ the audience gains an understanding of the characters in the play and follow them as the tragedy occurs. As the story develops so do the characters. One of the biggest changes in a character is seen through Lady Macbeth’s. Lady Macbeth begins to fall apart throughout the course of the play starting some time after her first crime. Lady Macbeth begins as a character who is fearless‚ to one that is somewhat fearful‚ and finally to one that is mentally distraught and cannot control

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