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- 17051: Vincent Van Gogh
- ... Vincent. Once again, he was shut out and he felt he had nothing to offer. Because of this, Theo allowed Van Gogh to join him in Paris where he was living. There he discovered the world of art and a whole new type of art. He learned all about colors from the different painters, including Paul Gauguin, who became a close friend of Vincent s. After staying in Paris about a ...
- 17052: Vincent Van Gogh 2
- ... including Millet. Now influenced by the work of the impressionists and Japanese printmakers, van Gogh begam to experiment with current techniques and color. Paris opened his eyes to the senses and beauty of the visible world and taught him the pictorial language of the color patch. However, his painting continued to be under his personal emotion. In 1888 van Gogh left Paris for southern France, where he painted scenes of the ...
- 17053: Julius Caesar
- ... and eventually avenged. In the words of Caesar's devoted follower and companion Mark Antony, "His life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him that Nature might stand up and say to the world, 'This was a man!'"
- 17054: Julius Ceasar: Overview
- ... at his funeral, a request which he is granted. However, after the men leave, he begins a soliloquy in which he suggests that Caesar's spirit will take revenge upon his murderers and invoke a war involving the entire country. Antony begins the revenge of his death by speaking at the funeral about the wrong done to Caesar, the man's generosity to the people, and how Brutus tried to persuade ...
- 17055: Compare and Contrast the Language of Romeo and Juliet in the Balcony Scene
- ... them apart. Juliet's simplicity and sincerity can be seen when she says: "O gentle Romeo, If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully; Or if thou think'st I am too quickly won ... for the world." Juliet wants Romeo to speak honestly and truthfully of how he feels. Juliet is not fond of flowery talk because she believes that Gods laugh at lovers promise because they are often filled with deceit ...
- 17056: Macbeth: How Does The Play's Imagery Help Us To Understand Its Themes and Characters?
- ... him is. He says that judging by his wounded state he could tell them of the latest news of the battle. This opening sentence sets the scene for the whole of the play, a bloody war. There is more blood when MacBeth and his lady have killed Duncan, the blood symbolises guilt so Lady MacBeth smears blood onto the guards and then cleans herself of the blood on her. "A little ...
- 17057: Macbeth: Lying
- ... 3 he spoke of his fears, saying "unfix my hair, and make my seated heart knock at my ribs." In Elizabethan times, witches were known as creatures of the devils; satanic creatures who roam the world to cause destruction and chaos. But how can devils speak of great truths? Macbeth's new intelligence was then reported to his wife. He writes about how he will become king. But how was he ...
- 17058: Macbeth: A Tragic Hero
- ... is shown as a tragic hero. At the very beginning of the play, Macbeth and Banquo are returning to Scotland from a fierce battle between the Norwegians and the Scottish. They have just won the war for Duncan. This shows a noble virtue of Macbeth, a requirement of a tragic hero according to Aristotle. It shows that Macbeth is a loyal person to the King and that he is a great ...
- 17059: Macbeth: The Use of the Classical Tragic Mold in Character Development
- ... reader (or audience) reads (or sees) that Macbeth is straying from the righteous path, and descending into the abyss, even though he is keeping his feelings to himself. His decision to murder Duncan tarnishes his "war hero" image and casts it in an ominous shadow. The third step in the mold has two parts and is known as Transformation and Transcendence. The character of Macbeth goes into Transformation during his fourth ...
- 17060: Hamlet: Tragedy in Hamlet
- ... way, that makes Hamlet work as a one of the English language's most renown tragedies. By proper revenge we refer to the Elizabethan view that revenge must be sought in certain cases, for the world to continue properly. This is the main plot of Hamlet. In Poetics, Aristotle defines for us, the element of plot and shows us how he believes it must be put together. He also believes in ...
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