Hamlet is arguably Shakespeare’s most philosophical and renowned play. Its exploration of the intricacies of the human condition has confirmed its position amongst the highest calibre of script writings. Although values and ideals fluctuate with time‚ the basic human need to answer the abstruse questions of life‚ death and morality has not. Audiences are able to respond to the messages within Hamlet and its diverse array of interpretations through its universal characters and themes situated beyond
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Julie Taymor’s film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ contains many alterations from the play. These differences include how Taymor’s decision to change Prospero’s gender affects the actions and reactions of other characters. Filmic advantages are used successfully to enhance how the audience perceives the gender change of the protagonist‚ as well as how the behaviour of the minor characters are altered because if it. The relationship between the characters is heightened by makeup
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years after the play “Hamlet” was written by Shakespeare‚ people have directed the play in many different ways depending on the time period and directors. After reading “Hamlet‚” I watched two movies of the same script but are directed by different people. At first I thought the older the movie‚ the more the movie would fit the play‚ as in being more traditional into following everything in the book compared to how movies today are altered in a more modern sense. I watched Hamlet 1990‚ directed by Kevin
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ a play adapted extensively into films‚ musicals‚ and operas‚ itself borrowed from an Italian tale; The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke‚ 1562 and Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1582. Romeo and Juliet became one of Shakespeare’s most well-known tragedies. Baz Luhrman’s 1996 feature film Romeo + Juliet took on the challenge of adapting Shakespeare’s play into film. While retaining the original script‚ Luhrman changed almost everything
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Over the course of my college career I feel that I’ve grown into a fairly culturally competent person. I have played basketball and gone to school with many people from different cultures. These experiences have helped me gain knowledge and come to appreciate the different backgrounds and customs of people from other cultures. After reviewing the continuum‚ I would say that I land at the “cultural precompetence” level. I have a desire but no clear plan to achieve cultural competence. I always
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As she closed the large and heavy wooden door behind her‚ it was as if the sun had been blotted out‚ with only a single beam of light escaping its engulfing grasps. A door opened in the distance letting out a blinding light‚ and as she shielded her eyes‚ she could once again feel the soft‚ woolen rug beneath her feet and the warmth and welcoming of a house. Her bright shorts and t-shirt was the only barrier between her skin and the surrounding‚ chilling air. But as her thongs squeaked and the loose
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Although many differing theories or reasons for how the Carolingians gained legitimacy in the deposition of the Merovingians‚ Moore offers an intriguing opinion. “The usurpation was conceived as a reform of kingship based on theocratic concepts of royal power that have been traced to episcopal social thought. These assertions of royal power came to be suffused with a “rhetoric of reform.” This reforming rhetoric‚ became the guiding principle for the Carolingians‚ but sadly had repercussions for
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Having watched two different film adaptations of ’Romeo and Juliet’‚ it is clear to see that the two directors have used a number of different techniques‚ quite differently at times‚ to put across their particular interpretations of the play. These methods and different interpretations are very obvious if one studies the same scene as portrayed in each film. We looked at Franco Zeffirelli’s 1970’s version of the play and Baz Luhrmann’s recent adaptation produced in 1996 and focused on their interpretation
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In Act III scene I of ‘Hamlet’ there are numerous yet different types of conflict‚ within characters and the scene itself. These can be viewed via two different sources: external and internal conflict. Examples of conflict can also be shown through other mediums in the language that Shakespeare uses. For example there is imagery relating to the themes of war‚ life versus death and relationships. The idea of external and internal conflict is also dominant‚ Shakespeare using techniques of soliloquys;
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6. "Film versions of Shakespeare comedies can lie anywhere on a spectrum between an exploration of serious issues and simple comedy of a farcical or uncomplicated nature." Discuss with reference to two films. Shakespearean plays are complex‚ intricate pieces of work in which a diverse range of interpretations and readings can be made. This is particularly true of his comedies‚ where the light-hearted humour is often offset by darker‚ more serious undertones. In adapting these comedies it is for
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