Ribner continually refers to both Antony and Cleopatra's actions throughout the play as both sinful and evil for they were not acting, as he terms it: Morally. "The destructive power of evil and the magnificence of evil are simultaneously displayed." ... "Antony and Cleopatra uses as a moral exemplum to teach the evils of lust, with Cleopatra as the embodiment of animal lechery and Antony the drunken, prodigal fool ensnared by her duplicity, discarding an empire and damning his soul." ... Would it be better suggested that perhaps his theme was that with great power comes a need for an eve...

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Macbeth, although he is a great warrior, is irrevocably evil and ill equipped for the psychic consequences of his crime. ... Often, water is a symbol of cleanliness and purity of the soul, this symbol is ironically used when Lady Macbeth makes an attempt to console Macbeth, she says with unintended irony, "consider it not so deeplya little water clears us of this deed," as though water is all it takes to wash guilt away and cleanse them of murder. ... Lady Macbeth's initial influence on Macbeth exposes his true side of evil, and as the plot develops he no longer relies on his &q...

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Thus, Shakespeare portrays Richard as an ambitious and evil character. ... Due to the significance of religion in the Elizabethan era, and Richard's subversion of religious conventions, Shakespearean audience were positioned to perceive Richard as an immoral and evil character. ... Consequently, Shakespeare represents Richard as an evil character with the ability to manipulate people by his fine oratory skills. ... Shakespeare's production was written in an era of harsh religious confines, thus he represents Richard as evil. ... However, the absence of these confines in modern contex...

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Adaptations are a mere visual interpretation of a text or play. When plays or books are transitioned into a film, it involves losing material so the film can evoke a sense of uniqueness. When books become adaptations the mission becomes less about the art of storytelling, but recreating a story that...

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Another religious symbol in the adaptation is the Virgin Mary; she is used to represent Juliet's purity. ... By exhibiting religion in the film, Luhrmann is able differentiate the evil within the film from the good. Water is another symbol used in the adaptation. ...

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Lear has given away his position of power, but still hangs onto the symbols of power, such as the company of knights. ... Often the surfeits of our own behaviour, we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon and the stars - Edmond's eventual demise at the close of the play symbolises the triumph of good over evil. ... They are conveyed as being instinctively drawn to the pure evil that emulates from Edmond's being through costuming. ...

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