...Sir Gawain and the Green Knight contains many themes. Some of these themes are more obvious than others. Love, lust, loyalty, deceit, trust, courage, virtue, and righteousness are most of the themes within the poem. There are some more that are hidden within the concepts of the ideas that the poem presents. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated by John Gardner, many different themes are addressed throughout the story. The translation by John Gardner portrays these themes by using specific characters, medieval symbolism, and various settings within the story. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a great work of medieval literature. The story is considered to be verse romance. There are not many solid facts on the story. The story was composed in the second half of the fourteenth century. It is likely that Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written around 1375. The author of the piece remains unknown, but we do know of the northwestern dialect of Middle English with which he wrote the poem. The unknown author also consciously wrote in an old-fashioned style. The author is usually referred to as the Gawain poet or the Pearl poet. Three poems were included with Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. "Pearl", "Patience", and "Purity" were all with Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in the same manuscript. This is the reason the author is named as the Pearl poet, in addition to the Gawain poet. All four poems were uniquely named Cotton Nero A.X. This is due to the manuscript's...
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...William Shakespeare employs this theme during his widely recognised play, Macbeth. Shakespeare marks the regressive journey of a bold and courageous soldier, Macbeth, as he deteriorates enormously in his murder-filled quest of becoming the King of Scotland. Although Macbeth accomplishes his ambition, fate soon catches up with him in his death. It is apparent that the theme of appearance versus reality is prominent in the play Macbeth by means of the three Witches, Lady Macbeth,...
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...The Glass Castle is a descriptive memoir written from the perspective of Jeannette Walls. As she eventually finds success as a writer, Jeanette recounts her dreadful childhood she faces raised by eccentric and egotistical parents. Rex and Mary, her parents, are very non-functional because of their drinking habits. Mom and Dad are very energetic people who push their kids, learing how to nurture themselves by feeding, clothing, and protecting one another. Jeannette Walls applies the lesson of self-discipline from her childhood in order to be self-sufficient in New York City. While not being the parent she wishes to have, Jeanette’s Dad teachers her to be self reliant when he tells her that she would be fine when learning how to swim. Jeanette...
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...opposites. After the quote is spoken, Ross reveals that the Thane of Cawdor has betrayed his country and Macbeth shall take his place. Macbeth becoming the Thane of Cawdor was an unusual event and not expected. When Macbeth finds the dagger in front of him, it alludes to this point even more. The foreshadowing of Macbeth's choice becomes evident when he says, "Nature seems dead" (II.i.50) For nature to seem dead would be the complete opposite of living because nature is thought to be continuously growing and changing, not dying. This is an unnatural event, that again foreshadows something bad, which is Duncan's death. Other unnatural occurrences happened prior to Duncan's death but were not explained until afterwards. When the old man says "'Tis unnatural / Even like the deed that's done. On Tuesday last A falcon tow'ring in her pride of place, was by a mousing hawk killed" (II.iv.10-13), it also proves the connection between unnatural events and humans. An owl tends to eat mice and hunt at night, a hawk is not it's usual meal. This strange event occurred prior to Duncan's death, which told of things to come. Another quote spoken by Ross, also foreshadows Duncan's death: "And Duncan's horses . Summary "The moon out in it's full glory./ The stars...
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...may be seen as a potent of coming events. Ex: “I used to rush into strange dreams at night: dreams many-coloured, agitated, full of the ideal, the stirring, the stormy – dreams where, amidst unusual scenes, charged with adventure, with agitating risk and romantic chance, I still again and again met Mr. Rochester,” (373) This dream happened when she was just beginning to teach the children in the village that Mr. Rivers employed her. She is dreaming of Mr. Rochester, which can only mean that she is having second thoughts on her decision to leave Thornfield hall. She must be missing him and the adventure and mystery of living there with him, the love of her life. Mr. Rochester has been unparalleled in her eye and mind. Mr. Rivers is the only man who has come close to capturing her heart the way Mr. Rochester did. By saying ‘full of the ideal’ I think she means that the love that he bestowed her was quintessential. 5. Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events. In some works, the events are ultimately given natural explanation, while others are truly supernatural. Ex: The whole red room incident with her gothic and macabre visions symbolize her tormented state of mind at that...
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...Macbeth is still set in Scotland, the setting is designed to harken back to Soviet Russia around the time of the Second Great War to preserve the dark mood of the original Macbeth. The wartime bunkers in the movie are quite reminiscent of the dank and dark castles of medieval Scotland. Likewise, they have the same effect for setting the mood. As characters roam their lengths reminiscent of mazes, the viewer cannot help but feel a sense of dark, ominous power preserved held tight in the walls. Surely, Shakespeare had this same intent with setting the original play primarily in castles; even during his time, a number of those now decadent monuments of fear and awe were aged at more than half of a century and are now razed; likewise, they had to possess a level of trepidation and power that is now undeniably present today. The bunkers, of course could belong to any wartime country, but, in the case of this film, one tends to feel that they are Soviet in nature, not only because of the Soviet’s large part in World War Two, but also due to props and costuming. The rifle carried by nearly all military personnel in the film is AK-47, a rifle of Soviet design and use shortly after the Second World War. Even though this rifle sees incredibly high use today, it was first utilized primarily by Soviet States, earning its association with the Russians in popular culture. Patrick Stewart’s Macbeth, as well as Kate Fleetwood’s Lady Macbeth, wore a Ushanka, a black fur hat of Russian design. Additionally...
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...There are a myriad of ways that the females of the play Macbeth cause various conflicts to occur throughout the plot. It is seen throughout the entire play the conflicts which tear apart friends and the country while the plot continues to develop and the theme of murder shrouds the play. The first conflict that takes place when the witches’ prophesize to Macbeth that he would be not only the Thane of Cowdor but king of Scotland. This triggers an inner conflict within Macbeth. He begins to wonder if he has to commit a heinous crime or if it the title will come with time. It becomes clear to Macbeth that he has to do something insidious when king Duncan announces the successor to the throne, Malcolm. Before hand Macbeth had written a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth, stating his new title and what the witches had prophesized. The Lady knew her husband well enough that although he knew what was to past he would never do the things that needed to be done to obtain the throne. She becomes the strength behind Macbeth. That night king Duncan is welcomed into Macbeth’s castle. The inner conflict continues as Macbeth begins to think of all the reasons not to murder the king who had awarded him for his bravery. Then walks in Lady Macbeth who mocks him and questions his manhood. From here on out it becomes character vs. character. Fueled by his wife’s mockery he eagerly accepts when Lady Macbeth proposes a plan to execute the king. Driven by his wife and the hallucinations plaguing him...
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...women being treated as property, especially after marriage. Diana’s difference drives Ukacierra to refer to her as “a witch. Beautiful as the fairies of the high mountains but evil.” (p.134) This shows a genuine dislike towards the Western guest and in fact shows how women are marginalized in the region normally. As mentioned in chapter two, the culture in the high plateau undermines the “normal” rights of women. This notion is extended here in chapter three where the “blessed cartridge” is brought up to discussion once again. Men are allowed to shoot their wives if she proved unfaithful. Women, on the other hand, are not allowed to shoot their husbands if their husbands proved unfaithful. The influence of tradition and culture are supported here because in today’s modernized world, especially in the western world, women generally have more rights than other women had centuries ago. In the bigger picture, even though a wife cheats on her husband, this does not give the husband the right to shoot his wife and vice versa. This is what is right in the “normal” world. However, up until chapter three, tradition and custom surpasses the questioning of its acceptance in the “normal” world. What happens when the husband is unfaithful? Can the bride shoot him? (Unlikely.) How do the feuds affect the women? If all the men in a family die as a result, can they survive? Are women allowed to have jobs or do they just get married? It was mentioned that in one feud, where two houses were in...
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...witness a woman’s journey from being an unwanted child left at an orphanage at an early age, into developing a far more interesting life than most would have expected. Jane Eyre never knew her parents. She spent her early years with her aunt and two cousins, all of whom despised and resented her. Little Jane is an intelligent child, but her stubbornness only adds to her aunts hatred of her. Her aunt is convinced that the child is “possessed by Satan”. Still a child, Jane is kicked out of her Aunts home and has to live in an orphanage for girls. The rule there is strict, and she is quite eager to get out, which she finally does eight years later when she is employed as a governess to the ward of a wealthy man named Edward Fairfax Rochester. It is here in Sir Rochester’s castle most of the plot plays out. For the first time in the orphans’ life, here she is treated with a decent amount of dignity and finally feels like she is of some worth. But she now finds herself regularly surrounded by people of the upper class, while she herself is still a mere governess. Despite this contrast, Jane and her employer develop a troubled romance. The events leading up to this point in the movie sets the stage for the conflicts and...
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...Courtly love is a philosophy based on pleasure between a knight and a married noblewoman. A courtly lover is devoted to pleasing his woman, through extraneous acts of courage and might, or more personal pleasures. While seeking out the Green Knight a year after their first meeting to fulfill the promise he made, Sir Gawain comes across a castle, with “towers trim between, crenellated full thick, / fair finials that fused, and fancifully long, / with carven copes, cunningly worked (34.11-13).” The structure is an illustration of wealth that serves as an indication for the luxury inside its walls. Inside the castle, he is welcomed by the lord and lady, who treat the weary knight with hospitality. During his stay at the castle, Sir Gawain is tempted by the lady with the...
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...What is the significance of the “Stained Glass dugout” in the novel? Discuss in relation to character(s) and theme. The stained glass dugout is a key feature in the novel, The Wars. This place was the setting for many chapters in part 2 of the novel. The dugout was named after the stained glass collection the Devlin had in the dugout, the most famous piece being the door to the dugout which couldn’t actually be closed so a canvas tarp was put over it as improvisation. This was where Robert met his wartime companions: Bonny-castle, Devlin, Rodwell who was a visitor. Along with Robert when he got to the dugout he had his junior officer Levitt and batman Poole. All these characters have important roles in relation to the story from the stained...
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...critical role in telling the main character, Macbeth, the prophecies and predictions. As a result, the Three Witches play a significant importance to the play Macbeth because they are the ones who instill negative thoughts and ideas into Macbeth’s head with their predictions and emphasize the main theme of evil and darkness. The evil witches are important to the play because they are the ones who instill negative thoughts and ideas into Macbeth’s head with their predictions. First of all, the witches’ predictions give him the idea of killing King Duncan. When the witches first encounter Macbeth, they say, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis!/ All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!/ All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter” (Shakespeare 1:3 50-53). Macbeth is confused when he hears about the prediction and he is astonished when the prediction regarding Cawdor becomes true. After that, he immediately begins to think about his last prediction and imagines about committing murder. He says, “Two truths are told,/ As happy prologues to the swelling act/ Of the imperial theme./[..] My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical,/ Shakes so my single state of man that function/ Is smothered in surmise, and nothing is/ But what is not” (Shakespeare 1:3 136-138, 148-151). Macbeth already has ambition towards becoming king. However, only after listening to the witches’ words he begins to have a wicked thought of acquiring kingship through murdering...
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...Manager) Contributor to the plan : Chanida Contact information : 6577 7309 (Park Ops Team Manager) Approved by : Joey Kuo (Park Ops Area Manager) Approval date : 15th January 2011 Offices & Other Information REGISTERED OFFICE IFG International Limited, International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 4RB, British Isles Tel : +441 624 630 600 Fax : +441 624 624 469 REGISTERED OFFICE International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 4RB, British Isles Tel : +441 624 630 600 Fax : +441 624 624 469 HEAD OFFICE AND SINGAPORE BRANCH 10 Sentosa Gateway, Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore 098270 Tel : +65 6577 8888 Fax : +65 6577 8890 REGISTRARS AND TRANSFER OFFICE IFG International (Registrars) Limited International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 4RB, British Isles Tel : +441 624 630 600 Fax : +441 624 624 469 SINGAPORE TRANSFER AGENT M & C Services Private Limited 138 Robinson Road, #17-00, The Coporate Office Singapore 068906 Tel : +65 6228 6660 Fax : +65 6225 1452 Company Summary Resort World Sentosa Private Limited is the leisure and gaming company that owns and operates Singapore’s biggest Integrated Resort, a 49-hectare development called Resorts World Sentosa. The mega...
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...1a: Disney Difference Disney difference, to sum up, is the “experience”. Disney tries to achieve this experience by bringing happiness to its consumers. Vice President & General Manager of Disney Institute, Jeff James (2012) stated, "We create happiness by providing the finest in entertainment for people of all ages, everywhere." Disney implementation of this happiness factor can be seen in many ways. For example, Cinderella Castle, in Disney Theme Park allows the visitors to dine with Disney Princesses, immersing a storybook setting for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Thus instead of just having to watch/read the cartoon/story book, which could only allow one to be only exposed visually to the character, Cinderella, the Disney fan is now able to dine with her as well. This “imagination-comes-to-life” offering of Disney translates into happiness for the customers, and as a result customers get an incomparable “experience”. This is what the Disney difference is. Another example can be seen in the case of Disney’s cartoon characters mascots in the themes parking, roaming around for a photo as well as playing with children. To children who have them as heroes in their world, it is a really a happy memory. 1b: Corporate competitive and functional...
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...novel The Castle of Otranto. The effect of Gothic fiction feeds on a pleasing sort of terror, an extension of Romantic literary pleasures that were relatively new at the time of Walpole's novel. Melodrama and parody (including self-parody) were other long-standing features of the Gothic initiated by Walpole. Gothic literature is intimately associated with the Gothic Revival architecture of the same era. In a way similar to the gothic revivalists' rejection of the clarity and rationalism of the neoclassical style of the Enlightened Establishment, the literary Gothic embodies an appreciation of the joys of extreme emotion, the thrills of fearfulness and awe inherent in the sublime, and a quest for atmosphere. The ruins of gothic buildings gave rise to multiple linked emotions by representing the inevitable decay and collapse of human creations—thus the urge to add fake ruins as eye catchers in English landscape parks. English Gothic writers often associated medieval buildings with what they saw as a dark and terrifying period, characterized by harsh laws enforced by torture, and with mysterious, fantastic, and superstitious rituals. In literature such Anti-Catholicism had a European dimension featuring Roman Catholic excesses such as the Inquisition (in southern European countries such as Italy and Spain). Prominent features of Gothic fiction include terror (both psychological and physical), mystery, the supernatural, ghosts, haunted houses and Gothic architecture, castles, darkness...
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