Women Prevail in Shakespeare's Comedies William Shakespeare's writings feature many complex and timeless characters. ... A common theme in the two plays is a contrast of characters. ... Katharina in The Taming of the Shrew is undoubtedly the central character in this play. ... This back and forth battle of wits informs the reader early on that Kate is, indeed, a strong character, unlike most women of this era. ... Many argue that she has given up her will and her strong character. ...

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Since the male protagonist in the story presents a male, mainstream viewpoint, a feminist point of view may lead readers to a more balanced understanding of the character. Apart from this, it is apparent that Hornby has developed a complex character through integrating gender stereotypes into one realistic personality, a technique also seen in his other novels. ... These stereotypes will be analyzed independently and then juxtaposed with corresponding sterotypical female characters in the novel. ... Statement of the Problem Rob, being the unique and well-developed character that he is, al...

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Stream of Consciousness Technique in To the Lighthouse and Its Function as Psychoanalysis of the Characters Everybody in the world has a story to tell and everyone has their own way to tell. ... This essay examines one of the pioneer's work, To the Lighthouse and the significance of stream of consciousness technique throughout the novel in order to understand the psychological analysis of the characters in To the Lighthouse. ... Writers seek to record portrays of the inner chaotic workings of a character's mind, in other words, in order to describe and often to evaluate, the motives...

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In fact, examining the similarities of the characters of the play and the real characters in Williams life gives a deeper insight into their personality. ... (529) The setting of the play has great influence on the characters. ... One is the character who recollects the play and the other one is the character who acts within those recollections. Even taken as a single character, Tom is full of contradiction. ... The relationship between Tom and Laura is actually a complex one. ...

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Character Analysis John Proctor A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth Proctor's husband. ... Of the major characters, Abigail is the least complex. ... Throughout the hysteria, Abigail's motivations never seem more complex than simple jealousy and a desire to have revenge on Elizabeth Proctor. The language of the play is almost biblical, and Abigail seems like a biblical character "a Jezebel figure, driven only by sexual desire and a lust for power. ... Over the course of the play, however, he experiences a transformation, one more remarkable than that of any ot...

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The technique allowed for characters to seamlessly change from one image to another. ... James Cameron6, who directed and produced "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" used CG graphics to create"T-1000", an evil metallic robot which chased after the characters, changing from one form to another seamlessly. ... The ball room scene used conventional cell animation by "inserting" dancing characters into the 3-D ball room. ... Images created by computers can be very simple, such as lines and circles, or extremely complex such as fractals and complicated rendered animations. If you want to crea...

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Through Lawrence's description of the Morel family, the reader is given a tour through the psychological evolution of the main character, Paul. ... The Oedipus complex is a complex when a man loves his mother, and hates his father because of his strong love of his mother. ... The Oedipus complex of mother towards son To be further, the Oedipus complex can be divided into two aspects on Sons and Lovers. One is concerned about the Oedipus complex of mother towards son; the other refers to the Oedipus complex of mother towards son. ... So, towards his wife, Morel is absence of softness and...

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They viewed the world as a complex causal chain where everything that happens must have a cause. ... And this would be the same for the birth of a child, which Chrysippus's complex event. ... There is still no clear distinction between what Chrysippus calls a simple event and a complex event. ... Chrysippus's own example of a complex event is Milo being fated to wrestle at the Olympic Games. ... And since they say that these characters are in our power, and virtue is rewarded an...

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Summary of Rebecca Rebecca's narrative takes the form of a flashback. The heroine who remains nameless, lives in Europe with her husband, Maxim de Winter traveling from hotel to hotel, harboring memories of a beautiful home called Manderley, which, we learn, has been destroyed by fire. The story be...

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"In his plays Ibsen focused his attention on character rather than situations and created realistic dramas on psychological conflict." ... Whether consciously or unconsciously, however, Ibsen has managed to create extremely well developed characters. ... George Bernard Shaw points out how Ibsen's characters are people from our own society and his themes are universal. ... Psychologists discovered a depth of meaning and human understanding in his delineation of characters. ... The distance between what his characters can achieve and what they want to achieve is th...

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Unlike Lucentio though, Hortensio grows in his character throughout the play. ... She is a very complex character and it is definite that Shakespeare intended her to be this way. ... The complexity of her character is demonstrated in many ways throughout the play. ... Katherine was indeed a great source of energy in the play and she was also the play's most complex character. ... Petruchio, Katherine's tamer, is also a very complicated character. ...

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Perhaps the best way to define the diverse forms of this social institution is to draw attention to its character. ... Family drama, or "domestic" drama, is centered on characters‟ intimate relationships, their actions towards each other and their responses to the surrounding circumstances and events. ... The characters are ordinary people like us, taken from the lower and middle classes of society, who struggle with everyday problem, such as poverty, sickness, crime, family strife and other problems within marital and paternal relationships. ... In a society where the conception of social l...

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In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. Macbeth is very ambitious, courageous, and a moral coward: all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play. At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. Fr...

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According to Freud, Oedipus complex is known to be a theory where males unconsciously hold negative feelings towards their fathers. ... Bret Easton Ellis's novel, Lunar Park, is a work of art that reveals the author's Oedipus complex. ... Eventually, Bret's father influences Bret's character. ... Freud stated that in self-defense of their Oedipus complex, children develop an influential conscience called the superego (Berger 272). ... Without control, Bret slowly adapts to his father's character. ...

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This allowed for Tolkien to develop his unique story and to form complex characters the world had never seen before. ... In turn he was able to create a world filled with imagination and mythology which his individual characters and languages were used to make more realistic. ... This novel became popular because of its rich magical adventure and the unique characters such as the wizard Gandalf, the dragon Smaug, and one cannot forget about Bilbo. ... The trilogy has multiple things going on at once, allowing for interesting themes and a complex plot to form. ... For Frodo, his life flipped up...

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In most sitcoms the settings and characters will remain the same throughout the entire time it is on air. Sitcoms are popular because viewers can relate to one or more characters in the show. ... Aliens seem to symbolise our fear of what our complex technological world might become if not carefully controlled. In the seventies special effects were becoming more and more complex and the need for realism in the audiences was at last satisfied. ... The themes of survival, the use of the force' to guide the good characters and the defeat of evil all captivated audiences. ...

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The character of Harrison Ford (Indy) in this movie wasn't as great as other movies such as The Fugitive because he didn't get to do a lot of action scenes. ... "Indiana Jones movies were always journey movies, but even that is lost as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull focuses primarily on two sprawling complexes, the Area 51 complex and the lost city and the area around it. ... You can say that everything you saw except the characters and buildings are made by CGI. ... "The downside is that great character actors such as Ray Winstone and John Hurt don'...

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Victor Frankenstein was not the only character to have had inherited Rotwang's god complex. ... So, as mentioned above, we again see this god complex come into play. ... One example are the characters. Many characters in Star Wars are inspired by ones from Metropolis. ... Director George Lucas also pays homage to the character Rotwang. ...

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At the other end of the spectrum are character's who respect Othello. ... The next most important character who helps round out Othello's character as a respected man is Cassio. ... It also complements his character in dealing with the play's antagonists. ... Othello's righteous character also had a sinister side. ... This romantic interest is now yet another opportunity to build up Othello's character. ...

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Catherine, Isabella and the contradiction between the two characters C. ... On the whole, Dicken's women are not well portrayed; but from Trollope to Thomas Hardy and Henry James, a desire to present fully rounded and complex female characters can be traced. ... In addition, Haworth affected Emily's character. ... Emily was a motherless child, so it enabled her to create motherless characters in her work Wuthering Heights. ... Short summary and more information about Wuthering Heights Giving a short summary is important to explain well enough because of the complex characters and no...

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The first character, also the main character, is Sir Gawain. The unknown author proposes many themes through this one character alone. ... The theme of Sir Gawain's character proves to be righteousness. ... The Green Knight's character is the perfect mentor. ... Lady Bercilak becomes a very important character as the story evolves. ...

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However, while Desdemona is strong and bold, Hero can be seen, at least from a modern perspective, as pathetic, while from an Elizabethan audience's point of view she can be seen as an honourable character. ... The subject of chastity and female honour can be further examined by exploring Desdemona's character. ... Her sacrifice at the beginning of the play foreshadows her sacrifice at the end, both in the name of love and honour, thus is a female character who acts honourably. ... Although both strong characters, Emilia differs from Desdemona as she doesn't have the love and d...

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She presents her readers with the character, Phoenix Jackson, and through this character, she displays the example of what that passion and perseverance looks like walked out in life. These works mirror each other in that Frost's writing "is simple enough for a child to read, but the meaning is complex enough to foster scholarly debates and long essays" (Cummings, n.d.). ... Due to the brevity of Frost's poem there is not extensive character development. ... The attention is not on character development, it is on the choice the character has to make and how that choice wi...

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Morel, pitifully living with an Oedipus complex, which enables her to be a powerful hermaphrodite, gaining access to power. Another character, Miriam, is imprisoned by Victorian morality, but her world is not purely spiritual and she desires much more from her life. ... The picture he finished on the day of his mother's death, one that he felt the most satisfied with, was the last thing he did. " Secondly, in this "Oedipus Complex ", Paul abnormally loved his mother. ... Miriam was also a complex character, an overpowering one like Paul's mother which is a plausible reason why Paul i...

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"Pulp Fiction" has three main characters Jules, Vincent, and Butch, but there is other secondary character. Each of these characters brings something to the movie they are not just cookie cutter characters. ... Another thing that makes it complex is that they do not just kill without hesitation, they must get in character as is they are playing a part in the part. ... Jules and Vincent both get into character and bust into the place. ... They then deliver the case and you see the other character, Butch. ...

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