Gospel: Matthew 3: 13-17 Homily: The gospel today was just like the gospel last Sunday. But today we celebrate the baptism of Jesus Christ. We celebrate Happy Three Kings‚ but now we celebrate it as epiphany meaning knowing Jesus. In the gospel today John doesn’t want to baptize Jesus. But why? Our priest told us that John doesn’t want to baptize Jesus because Jesus doesn’t have sins‚ and he told us also Jesus wants to be baptized because he took our sins. Jesus wants us to be saved from our sins
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Act one begins at sea with the storm‚ which gives the play its title. The King of Naples Alonso‚ his brother Sebastian‚ the Duke of Milan Antonio and the other mariners begin to fear for their lives. On the island Prospero and Miranda are introduced. Miranda pleads with her father to use his magic powers to calm the storm. He explains to her that he has orchestrated the entire event and assures her that no one will be harmed in the storm. He recounts the story of how they came to live on this
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Cited: Shakespeare‚ William. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The Norton Shakespeare. 2nd ed. Eds. Stephen Greenblatt et al. New York. W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2008. 849-895. Print. Shakespeare‚ William. “I Henry IV” The Norton Shakespeare. 2nd ed. Eds. Stephen Greenblatt et al. New York. W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2008. 1188-1253. Print. Shakespeare‚ William. “Romeo & Juliet.” The Norton Shakespeare. 2nd ed. Eds. Stephen Greenblatt et al. New York. W
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Hussein‚ Muammar al-Gaddafi or Osama Bin Laden? These men used their authority who exercised power oppressively or despotically. They are defined as tyrants. But even during William Shakespeare’s time there were similar men who terrorised countries. Shakespeare portrays tyrants so that they will always suffer the consequences for their terrible deeds. The most famous of his tyrants are Richard III and Macbeth. In his tragedy Macbeth the main character Macbeth was once a thane (a low-ranking nobleman)
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love and amorous affection‚ revolts against anything that has to do with humor. The student commented‚ “Like typical men these boneheads boast about their sexual prowess and turn everything into a sex joke” and on a further note‚ questions why Shakespeare put such crude characters in a play famous for its representation of love. Although I can agree in some circumstances‚ it’s easy to assume that this female student judges men’s view on love in a negative manner‚ assuming that all men are only interested
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is its true meaning behind the obvious? What is he saying exactly? For me this is almost hieroglyphics seeing as it is in old English text but I will attempt to extract some of the true meaning and thoughts of this poem. Who speaks in this poem? Shakespeare was obviously quite fond of this person. I will attempt to explicate this poem. The writer writes about the conflict of comparing his beloved whom ever this may be with a summer’s day in the first line this is obvious. He also tells us pretty
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“Soaring‚ flying‚ there’s not a star in heaven that we can’t reach.” Disney’s High School Musical is one of the most popular plays for children. Most kids know the show and the characters‚ but would it be the same without Shakespeare’s influence? Shakespeare’s theatre changed the costumes‚ set‚ and makeup of theatre into what is recognized today. During the Renaissance‚ acting was a career for men only. Men played all acting roles. . . including the female ones. Women were not allowed to act. It
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SHAKESPEARE AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Multiliteracies‚ Technologies and the Bard 1 My experience as a drama teacher in public schools and my observations on prac is that high school students in English or Drama classes find Shakespeare frustrating and alienating. And for many non-English speaking and Indigenous students‚ Shakespeare requires a cognitive leap made doubly problematic by cultural distance. In many ways‚ it’s like learning another language‚ hence the title of my investigation. I intend
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In his play‚ The Tempest‚ Shakespeare conveys themes through different character pairs. Each pairing is a guise for a different theme in the play’s plot. For instance‚ Ariel and Caliban are thought to be grouped together because they show two contrasting sides of servitude. Other examples lie behind Miranda and Ferdinand’s "love at first sight"‚ as well as the forgiveness that Alonso‚ Antonio‚ and Prospero receive. In his play‚ The Tempest‚ Shakespeare conveys themes through different character
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“What are the major themes in Macbeth” By Connor Maguire William Shakespeare’s Macbeth a play complete with many themes and viewpoints. The themes are exhibited by the main characters of the play‚ notably antagonist Macbeth. Themes seen in the play include ambition‚ where is is portrayed as both dangerous and unnatural. However‚ it does exist in both good and evil forms in the play. Another theme seen is whether Macbeths actions in the play are a result of fate‚ or free will. Although outside sources
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