Essays Tagged: "Audience"

Oedipus Rex

h individual who hears it obtains a different meaning from what the author tries to throw outto the audience or reader. In Oedipus Rex, one part of The Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles,there is a lesson of ...

(5 pages) 139 0 3.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Contrasting the View upon Nayure between Two 20th Century Poets, D.H. Lawrence and Karl Shapiro

of the new century and in England, is set by the death of Queen Victoria. Reading attracted a large audience because of the tremendous growth in education opportunities (Granner, 616). One major downf ...

(5 pages) 76 0 3.9 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

The Tale of Two Cities

terconnected with each other. Theme plays a big part in the plot a book. The opinions formed by the audience, of the characters, are also affected by the themes in a book. Three themes in this book ar ... of the major themes in this book by Charles Dickens. The theme of sacrifice in this book shows the audience it is sometimes all right to give up something means something to them. The theme of love a ...

(3 pages) 101 1 4.1 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Supernatural forces in Macbeth

curs at the beginning of the play, withthree witches predicting the fate of Macbeth. This gives the audience aclue to what the future holds for Macbeth. 'When the battles lost and won'(Act I, Scene I, ...

(3 pages) 84 0 4.1 Sep/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

MLK

ext paragraph I shall examine King's delivery and why he is considered such a great speaker.If your audience cannot hear you, your speech servers very little purpose. King's most famous speech took pl ... the memorization method. During the speeches ofKing we viewed he never losses eye contact with the audience. This is one of the reasons why I choose the memorization method. I also feel King's speech ...

(2 pages) 57 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

The Role of the Supernatural in Shakespeare

insight into character, and augments the impact of many key scenes.The supernatural appears to the audience in many varied forms. In Hamlet there appears perhaps the most notable of the supernatural ... to the major players and it augments the impact of many key scenes. The supernatural appeals to the audience's curiosity of the mysterious and thus strengthens their interest.

(3 pages) 86 0 3.7 May/1992

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Shakespeare on the Scene

ion, while preserving Shakespearean language,the spirit of Shakespeare emerges to captivate a large audience. Shakespeare's plays were designed to adapt to any audience: with this in mind, BazL ... to adapt to any audience: with this in mind, BazLuhrmann created a film that applies to the modern audience through this updating.Luhrmann modernizes 'Romeo and Juliet,' through constant alterations ...

(4 pages) 59 0 3.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Hamlet's Treatment of Ophelia and Gertrude

y,11)." Hamlet appears to believe all women act in the same manner as his mother.The first time the audience meets Hamlet, he is angry and upset at QueenGertrude, his mother, for remarrying his uncle ... nius, he tests Queen Gertrude to see if she knows aboutthe murder of his father and both he and the audience seem satisfied she was not party tothat knowledge. Hamlet takes it upon himself to tell the ...

(6 pages) 293 1 3.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Hamlet. Inner Turmoil

.to give them more depth and substance. However, most importantly these phrases cause the reader or audience to think. They are able to show a double meaning that not all people would pick up on, whic ... ese double meanings to the lines of his characters with the intent that only a select amount of his audience were meant to hear it in either its double meaning, or its true meaning.However, even when ...

(6 pages) 118 0 4.8 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Tragedy in Hamlet

er died by murder, and because Hamley becomes mad as he learns that his uncle was the murderer. The audience fears him because he transforms a points into a monster, crazed and impassioned, waiting fo ...

(2 pages) 72 0 4.2 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Hamlet

oratio, Than are dreamt of inyour philosophy' (1.5.166-168). This reveals Horatio's attitude to the audience.It shows that Horatio only believes in what scholars say. Study is his only purposeI life. ... olars say. Study is his only purposeI life. He is admired and used by others for his knowledge, The audience becomesaware of this admiration when the soldiers use Horatio the speak with the ghost.Marc ...

(3 pages) 52 0 4.2 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Macbeth

ree dramatic purposes. Those three purposesare, to create atmosphere, to arouse the emotions of the audience and to contribute to themajor theme of the play.The darkness imagery in Macbeth contributes ... ominous atmosphere it would then lead to the second dramaticpurpose, to arouse the emotions of the audience. Darkness imagery is a very good tool forarousing the emotions of the audience. It enables ...

(3 pages) 58 0 3.9 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Hamlet. Critical analysis of shakespeare's hamlet

e in a perfectly sane state of mind throughout all five scenes. It is in the second scene where the audience begins to see a change in his character. Ophelia meets with Polonius and recalls the meetin ... nd complex situation is the struggle within Hamlet's mind. His personal struggle is revealed to the audience in scene one of the third act. In this scene Hamlet recites his famous "To be or not to be- ...

(4 pages) 812 7 4.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

'The Truth About Foolishness' in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

aracters he created were all foolish in one way or another. Notonly do the characters entertain the audience, but also educate the audience as they portraymankind avoiding obvious truth.Shakespeare ta ... l phrased jests. Violarealizes that his witty comments are not just random humor as she informs the audience:This fellow is wise enough to play the fool,And not do that well craves a kind of wit.He mu ...

(4 pages) 136 0 4.2 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Definition Of A Ghost

ward interpretation adequately characterizes the ghost and his purpose; however, to the Elizabethan audience the ghost's identity proved more complex. For the Elizabethans, four different types of gho ...

(5 pages) 95 0 4.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Hath Not a Jew Mercy?

ith most of these anti-Semitic arguments is that they lack the perspective of the sixteenth century audience. Throughout Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (M of V), the audience's perception of Shy ... erception of Shylock moves between utter hatred and varying amounts of pity. In contrast to today's audience, the original sixteenth century audience saw Shylock's religion as his biggest shortcoming. ...

(5 pages) 46 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Hamlet: A Man Of Many Qualities

of many different qualities and he revealsonly certain qualities to certain people. Hamlet draws hisaudience, the reader, into noticing the different qualities that hehas. His qualities are shown thro ...

(4 pages) 98 0 4.3 Jan/1994

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Though this be madness, yet there be mehod in't. An essay on Shakespeare's use of madness

madness is lovesickness over his own daughter Ophelia (665). From the privileged perspective of the audience, we know that Polonius is mistaken and that Hamlet is far from insane, but rather, 'playing ... hing, or, through their own actions, causes us to look inside ourselves for some insight. Victorian audiences expected as much, and the lessons and insights are, for the most part, as valid today as t ...

(7 pages) 154 0 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Marijuana

The article was about the resurfacing drug problem among the teenage age group. It was aimed at an audience of parents and others who could be affected by such an alarming rate.A number of thoughts c ... surveyed. Again, the way one would approach the problem would differ depending on who the intended audience is. If the survey focused on black youth, one would try to relate the drug education to the ...

(3 pages) 32 0 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Advertising, what is it ?

ing else, such as AA meetings, a garage sale, etc. Advertising is used mainly to influence specific audience or all audiences to buy the product. For example, my product is advertising Reebok and is c ... tise Reebok.The purpose for advertising is to commercialize a product or anything else to a certain audience or to any audiences. Another purpose for advertising is to persuade people to buy the produ ...

(1 pages) 173 1 2.8 Jan/1997

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing