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… FILMS OF ANY DIRECTOR ON THIS COURSE IN RELATION TO HIS/HER NON-SHAKESPEAREAN WORK. WHAT PREOCCUPATIONS EMERGE? This study will look at Luhrmann's 'Red Curtain Trilogy' in order to answer this question. His trilogy is comprised of three films…

… His Own Narcissism As humans grow they pass through various stages of development, often some stages are never reached, when a new stage is successfully reached the person has under gone some sort of initiation. James Joyce's short story "Araby" is…

… William Shakespeare 'The course of true love never did run smooth...' Explain how Shakespeare demonstrates this in the play Romance is a very popular genre for plays, films, television shows and books as it appeals to everyone in one way or another…

… according to his acceptance of morals. Taking place in the 1800s, Herman Melville's classic novel, Moby Dick, introduced this contrast through the characters Ahab and Starbuck. Ahab was the whaling ship's captain who had no morals and let his obsession…

… William Shakespeare wrote a tragedy of a man's ambition. In the play, Macbeth is described as a man who has ambitions of becoming king. After the first part of the prophecy by the witches whom he has met returning from battle comes true, he…

… the species has been exploring its surroundings. It's a primitive urge that was born with the realization that horizons are not limits, not boundaries, but penetrable veils which need only to be approached to be forced to retreat and give up its…

… of events and the normal or expected result It is 101 BC, the Roman Empire is at its zenith, and a man named Julius Caesar has the power of it within his grasp. Unwanted till now, he soon realizes the influence he now holds over so many lives.…

… light-hearted comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. The famous play, relies heavily on contrast, which possibly is the most important literary device used within the play. Consequentially, contrasts are constantly being made, chiefly between…

… of friends and family in times of war. Throughout the book, Anne and those in the annex must depend on those around them for their emotional and physical survival. They must take their mind off the war by forcing themselves to think about non war-related…

… for children to read because it teaches them the importance of friendship, courage and wisdom. It also broadens their imaginations by giving them a new world to go to when their facing their own troubles. Friendship in the "The fellowship of the…