Before Ryuji becomes the center of the Chief's power trip, he acts out in other disturbing ways. ... His inflated sense of power leads him to make extreme decisions. ... There is a lot of nautical imagery, as Ryuji seeks glory and self-assurance in the vast ocean waters. ... By setting the tone in the third person, we see the thoughts of everyone involved. ... Mishima creates a perfect setting and wisely chooses his characters to assemble an eloquently scripted story....

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Where as today anyone boasting that their "days of youth had been filled with glory" and that they could single-handedly do what armies of other men couldn't would have been thought arrogant Beowulf merely garnered respect. ... Beowulf refused to take any advantage in the fight versus Grendel not only for the honor involved, but because it would lessen his glory, which seems to be the main reason for his many battles. ... Perhaps in the minds of these early Englishmen his strength was a sign of his god-given power, but still he never would have been the hero he was with only his honor a...

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The movie opens with its title theme "Overture" chorus provides a rousing, dramatic opening to the movie an immense choral and orchestral power full of suspense, darkness, and kind of scary and intimidated at all at the same time. ... But while it contains all the necessary elements of a grand period score, it essentially lacks a genuine power and essence to convey the proper gravity of the throne. ... The dark timbre of the basset horns is used rather than setting the piece with brighter flutes and clarinets. This orchestration also uses the weightiness of the trombones to set te...

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He understands the beauty of nature and the power of the natural world. ... The setting of the Last of the Mohicans is in the American frontier. There are majestic cliffs and misty mountains in almost every scene that capture the glory of nature. ... Nathaniel understands the beauty of nature and the power of the natural world. ...

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The simple beauty of the mountainous landscape and the morning horizon ultimately supports the power and splendor of this period. ... Lost loved ones and diminishing glories are imminent in both Shelley's and Friedrich's work. ... The setting of the story itself is romantic as it takes place in the beautiful landscape of Switzerland and in a simple region of the Arctic. ... Here the setting is in a vast landscape of mountain ranges that emerge from an ocean like mist. ... This shows the power of Christianity as Friedrich presents it. ...

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Power shifted to revolve around the monarch who created palace life. ... When feudalism ended, so did the glory of battle. ... The bourgeoisie had grown and taken power away from the warrior class of nobility. ... The battlefield for power had changed from bloodshed to skill. ... "This is the situation, this the emotional setting of minnesang, in which henceforth down the centuries lovers recognize something of their own feelings." ...

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His physical power and strong-willed determination to succeed, to expiate his sin, and to do what he feels is best for Elizabeth-Jane are consistent with the usages of his society--as are his impulsiveness, quick temper, and manly pride. ... In Greek literature, a tragic hero is a well-known and respected individual whose tragedy usually involves some kind of fall from glory. ... The definition of a tragic hero includes his fall from glory, which in early 20th century literature would be social-class related. ... Thomas Hardy has been quoted as comparing the rural setting of this and other of ...

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.), Setting (based on a deserted island during the time of the war) and Characters (the teenage boys themselves). The setting of the book is on an island which is deserted as to allow the characters to play out their struggles against each other. ... While Jack, the antagonist (rival/enemy), stands for the craving for power, selfishness, immorality and savage behaviour. ... Jack loves the kill and can't think of anything else because all that comes to mind is the glory of the hunt and the memory of exhilaration of the kill. ...

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Setting time is Bronze Age (around the twelfth or thirteenth century B.C.); The Iliad begins nine years after the start of the Trojan War. Setting place of the poem is Troy (a city in what is now northwestern Turkey) and its immediate environs. ... Setting time is in the aftermath of the Trojan War; about 1000 B.C. Setting place is the Mediterranean, including the north coast of Asia Minor, Carthage, and Italy. ... Themes of the poem are the primacy of fate; the suffering of wanderers and the glory of Rome. ...

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Three core problems lie in doubts over whether (1) Hermia would get executed in nineteenth century Italy for disobeying her father, (2) Duke Theseus and Hippolyta's loss of power, and (3) the loss of Bottom's free-flowing exuberance. ... By setting the play in nineteenth-century Italy, Hoffman ignores the fundamental conflict in Shakespeare's play, which makes his film adaptation unrealistic. ... Duke Theseus is played by a fifty-year-old David Strathairn who lacks the glory and the command that Shakespeare develops so well. ... Setting the play in nineteenth-century Italy h...

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Hitler promised to raise Germany from the rubble and restore its glory. When the Second Great War broke out in 1939, Hitler had fulfilled many of his promises while setting the world on a course of death and destruction. ... In Russia, the Communist Party swept into power. ... When Hindenburg died the following year, Hitler consolidated his power and became both President and Chancellor of Germany. ... Any opponents to Nazi Power were arrested or killed. ...

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Heller manipulates various themes and a unique style and structure to satirize war and its values, as well as using the war setting to satirize society as a whole. ... By maneuvering the traditional war setting and language of the novel, Heller is able to depict society as sinister and warped. ... By making the soldiers ignorant, it allows more power to the officers. ... This just shows flat out stupidity, as well as a power trip. ... Unlike other war novels, which concentrate on the glory and defeat of war itself, Catch-22 shows the corruption of our society and Heller's idea of human...

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It is easy for the reader to visualize this scene and the dreadful conditions from the power of the speaker's description. ... A symbolic comparison to animals, being driven to death, is certainly in keeping with the author's attempts to remove the glory from their situation. ... Understanding that the intent of the author was to debunk the old Latin saying from whence the title is derived, the author (whom we now know is the speaker) has described the conditions of all the soldiers in a compelling manner; which leaves little room for interpretation, and now is setting up to deli...

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Writers attempt to reach out to their audiences by way of specific themes that reflect real-life situations in fantasy settings; as such, the message is put across in an entertaining and meaningful way. ... Macbeth, the courageous and respected Thane of Glamis meets the witches, who give him prophecies of glory. ... Macbeth begins the play showing signs of morality and sympathy, but when he is given a foresight of power and greatness, his mind begins to develop thoughts of evil. ... Throughout the play, Macbeth cheats, lies and even kills in his quest for power. ... The themes are used to depi...

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When they do not attain this "glory," they cause damage to those who give them disrespect, setting thereby an example to others as well... - In summary, human beings by nature have three sources of conflict, competition, diffidence, and glory. ... Right of nature: self-preservation ("seek peace and follow it") - Man is naturally in a state of war without a common power to keep everyone in check. ... ) - Everyone should be willing to give up the right of nature in favor of law, equalizing liberty - The only way to get the needed power is for everyone to confer all power t one person or...

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This problem doesn't bother Gilgamesh; he lives to display to others his royal power. ... Setting aside his great pride and power, Gilgamesh opens a place in his heart for his beloved brother, Enkidu. ... Despite his tremendous amount of power and leadership, something in his life is missing. ... After Gilgamesh realizes that he is not a god-man, Gilgamesh sees that the real glory is in the deeds a person does and the people he affects in good ways over his lifetime. ... They want more power, more value, more money, and the list goes on. ...

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This is evidenced when Darth Vader tells Luke, "You underestimate the power of the dark side. ... While his comrades are performing their own side quest, it is obvious that the hero is performing a quest of far greater psychological importance, and the setting is a huge influence to this. ... Stars have the power to maintain life, but they also have the power to take it. ... On the surface, it may appear as though Luke's reward is simply the glory of freeing his people, and his own pride in saving his father. ... Return of the Jedi is an exemplary product of the true power and meaning...

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This problem doesn't bother Gilgamesh; he lives to display to others his royal power. ... Setting aside his great pride and power, Gilgamesh opens a place in his heart for his beloved brother, Enkidu. ... Despite his tremendous amount of power and leadership, something in his life is missing. ... After Gilgamesh realizes that he is not a god-man, Gilgamesh sees that the real glory is in the deeds a person does and the people he affects in good ways over his lifetime. ... They want more power, more value, more money, and the list goes on. ...

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Gladiatorial battles reflected Rome's history, yet even more their awesome strength and power. ... Highly elaborate forest settings with real plants and trees amazed the viewers (Baker). "In the less sophisticated amphitheatres, the creation of those settings took considerable time and effort" (Baker 78). ... Besides the glory and adoration by women free men and citizens of Rome chose the life of a gladiator, because they felt it was their best option in life. ... On the other hand, the battles symbolized Rome's power to overcome death and their enemies. ...

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Although the play"'"s setting and theme come from the historical murder of Thomas Becket, it is '"'not about "'"murder in the cathedral"'" but about the spiritual state of a martyr facing death, the spiritual education of the poor women who are witnesses to his sacrifice, and the willful opposition of secular to eternal power'"' (Smith 206). ... He is first tempted to use his position for pleasure, power, and the good of the people. ... Becket is tempted by his pride to use his death as a means to further his own glory. ... In his sermon Becket says, '"&...

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In the painting it seems to me that the tug is carefully using the power of his small engine to carry the vast weight of the vessel safely up river and there is a lovely contrast in colour and size between the two. ... Also of great interest in the painting are the almost ghostly, mysterious ships receding far away into the background on both sides of the setting sun. ... A gorgeous horizon poetically intimates that the Sun of the Temeraire is setting in glory". ... But, herein lies the power of the great artist. ...

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Man has always been obsessed with power and the control of other humans, and Imperialism is the embodiment of this desire. ... Kurtz's madness seems to have manifested itself both from isolation and from power. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and no one had more power in that part of Africa than Kurtz. ... How are they any different for Kurtz in all his maddened glory? ... I believe that, by setting a picture of Kurtz as a great man throughout the book, Conrad is showing the reader how an outside observer, relying only on the rumors and hear-say of others, would see an imperialist...

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