kinds of text both centered on the same topic; King George VI’s first official speech on the 3rd of September 1939. They are also both centered on King George’s famous speech defect and how it affected and caused him a lot of trouble both in being the king and in his personal life. As text 1 are posters printed to promote the movie‚ The King’s Speech‚ a drama film about King George‚ which is actually based on text 2‚ the original speech given by the king in 1939. Although the two texts are more
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A King at War With Parliament The English Civil War began in 1642 between King Charles I and Parliament. Wealthy nobles‚ known as Royalists‚ supported the king. Supporters of Parliament included Puritans‚ who were led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell eventually became commander-in-chief of Parliament’s army. A number of battles took place between the king’s troops and Cromwell’s army‚ some of which are shown on the map below. The first battle‚ which took place at Edgehill‚ did not gain ground for either
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my duck Critical Analysis of Scorsese’s "The King of Comedy" To be king for a day is the central theme in "The King of Comedy" by Martin Scorsese‚ a black comedy that features Robert De Niro as Rupert Pupkin‚ an eccentric wannabe stand-up comic hell bent on achieving stardom. Pupkin idolizes talk show host Jerry Langford (played by Jerry Lewis) the proclaimed "King of Late Night." Pupkin’s goal in life is to replace Langford becoming "The King of Comedy" hence the title. He believes himself
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King Lear is a story of tragedy written by the play guru‚ William Shakespeare. The play revolves around the gradual entry into madness of the lead character after he gives off his territory to two of his three daughters bringing misfortune to them all. The play is a derivation of the legendary Lear of Britain‚ a mythological pre-Roman leader‚ and has been widely used both on stage and motion pictures with the title role being acted by most of the world’s renowned actors. First performed a St. Stephen
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King Lear Questions Read each question carefully to decipher exactly what is being asked. Answer each question fully and completely. Be sure to restate the question and provide evidence (not necessarily a quote) to answer each question. This activity is to help you improve your reading comprehension and writing skills. Please put effort into each and every response. It is also helpful if you write neatly. Points will be deducted for grammatical errors‚ spelling errors and incomplete responses
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Shakespeare plays. However the play which comes to mind first when any reader of Shakespeare hears the word suffering is surely King Lear‚ which arguably contains the most amount of pain and personal torment of all of Shakespeare’s work. Although appearing in the Quarto edition as The History of King Lear‚ the indescribably tragic plot led the Folio edition to be named The Tragedy of King Lear. Many adaptations and rewrites chose to drastically change the whole idea of the play by omitting perhaps the most
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Sophocles wrote Oedipus the King in the 5th century BCE‚ in contrast with the work of the Roman Ovid. The character of King Oedipus demonstrates his attitude of overconfidence from the beginning‚ as he speaks to the children outside his palace and introduces himself as‚ “I‚ Oedipus whom all men call the Great” (Oedipus the King 73). As a result of this hubris‚ he tries to defy the prophecies given by the gods‚ but he goes on to
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300 Cast • King Leonidas‚ King of Sparta. • Queen Gorgo‚ Queen of Sparta • Pleistarchus‚ son of Leonidas and Gorgo • Theron‚ a fictional corrupt Spartan politician • Dilios‚ narrator and Spartan soldier. • Captain Artemis‚ Leonidas’ loyal captain and friend. • Astinos‚ Captain Artemis’ eldest son. • Daxos‚ an Arcadian leader who joins forces with Leonidas. • Ephialtes‚ a deformed Spartan outcast and traitor. • King Xerxes‚ God-King of Persia • The Loyalist‚ a loyal Spartan politician
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is there no positive evidence to suggest how he died. However‚ there are several theories and many of which have changed over the years. One theory suggests that King Tut was murdered. During an xray of the mummy in 1968‚ scientists found “bone fragments in King Tut’s skull prompting this theory”. Another theory as to what caused King Tut’s death was a genetic disorder known as gynecomastia‚ a hormone imbalance which gives males a female appearance. The final theory was that he died from a “break
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Sophocles’ Oedipus the King. How could one not blame them‚ for they placed a prophecy on the king‚ his wife and their son‚ sending them to their dreadful doom. Perhaps there is more to be seen in this famous Greek tragedy. Perhaps the blame does not belong completely to the gods‚ but to the victims of the prophecy. Sophocles exemplifies this throughout the play using methods of symbolism‚ actions and words. From the get go of the prophecy‚ things weren’t well. Once king Laius and his wife Jocasta
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