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    The Supernatural Do you believe in the supernatural? The things we cannot perceive‚ we tend to ponder on whether or not it is plausible. It is obvious that the supernatural influenced Shakespeare immensely in his play‚ Macbeth. Macbeth is a series of unfortunate events brought upon by the supernatural resulting in death‚ greediness‚ and undesired motivation. The supernatural element of prediction is what pertains the reader’s interest and contributes to the depth of the play itself. Prediction in

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    Shakespeare’s Use of The Supernatural The supernatural are manifestations or events attributed to some force beyond the laws of nature. Many people do not believe in the supernatural. For the ones who do have belief‚ the subject of the supernatural causes great fear. The supernatural is associated with paranormal occurrences‚ while in religious opinions the supernatural is a miracle. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ supernatural events take place which are believed by all the characters. While

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    The Comparison of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Taming of the Shrew‚ and the Work of William Shakespeare Between the years of 1588 and 1613‚ Shakespeare wrote 38 plays. His dramatic work is commonly studied in four categories: comedies‚ histories‚ tragedies‚ and romances. Although we commonly single out William Shakespeare’s work as extraordinary and deserving of special attention‚ at the time of the plays performances‚ they were typically released as popular entertainment. Where as Shakespeare’s

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    Dramatic Irony 1- (Act III‚ scene I On line 3) “Pat‚ pat; and here’s a marvellous convenient place for our rehearsal” “Pat‚ pat; and here’s a marvellous convenient place for our rehearsal” Quince says Quince finds this place convenient for rehearsal‚ but the Audience/Reader knows that it truly isn’t. It would be better if they would practice in a theatre or somewhat similar. On top of that there are major problems between Lysander and Demetrius who want to show their love for Helena

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    Fools in April (Scene opens: Everyone is laying on the ground‚ as though they are dead‚ focus on Hypnos.) Hypnos (Narrating): “Wait! It’s not what it looks like! Let me show you what really happened.” (The entire play rewinds.) (Artemis and Poseidon are seated at a table in a restaurant. Hermes is disguised and lingering in the background.) Hypnos (Narrating): “It all began on the morning of the first day of April‚ when Artemis and Poseidon decided to go on a brunch date to celebrate spring.” Artemis:

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    depiction of supernatural contributes to the drama of the play; the supernatural elements in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar are very significant because they impress upon the Elizabethan‚ who believed in witchcraft and supernatural events. Similarly most Romans also believed in the reality of such supernatural events. The Romans were portrayed as they truly believed in the Roman gods‚ and any supernatural events were implied as god talking to them‚ or warning them. Shakespeare uses supernatural to impact

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    Beloved Essay: Supernatural A major part of the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison is the case of someone being haunted. The supernatural element pervades the novel. The characters are haunted by the past‚ because of the choices they’ve made and the things they’ve done. All of the characters were affected by slavery‚ but Sethe‚ Denver‚ and Paul D are haunted by the past that stretches and grasps them in 124. Beloved’s character is an obvious use of the supernatural. She’s like a vampire that sucks

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    We all know for a fact that Shakespeare is surely one romanticized writer. After all‚ most of his successful playwrights revolved around the theme of love (Romeo and Juliet and Midsummer’s Night Dream). I would not be surprised myself if he had more than one wife during his lifetime. In “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”‚ there are many romantic and loving couples (or perhaps just an infatuated couple through the work of hormones) mentioned in the play. These couples consists of: Theseus and Hippolyta‚ Helena

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    (guys playing girls‚ fake voice or funny make up)‚ this play called bad theatre. In generally‚ we also have good theatre (Acting‚ make audience believing)‚ the metadrama is the method to connect with bad theatre to good theatre. Focusing on A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ the Shakespeare suggests that play mirrors the process of theatrical production‚ it means the audience in the under imagination‚ we can create what we see. For example‚ the play of Pyramus and Thisbe is the

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    FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION ON THE EXISTENCE OF SUPERNATURAL BEINGS Submitted in Partial Fulfilment Of Requirements in FIELD METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY to Prof. Marshaley Baquiano Ph.D. Submitted by: Romero‚ Rama Lo Tabanar‚ Bea Sharmaine Caigoy‚ Denise Baello‚ Mary Antonette Placer‚ Elecca Introduction There is a tough discussion on whether supernatural beings exist or not. Furthermore‚ it is difficult to consider the truth about these beings without solid evidences so we the researchers

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