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…is traditionally held; Luhrmann sets the tale in a violent and sexy other world called Verona Beach. Leonardo Dicaprio (Basketball Diaries, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Titanic) and Claire Danes (My So Called Life, To Gillian on her 37th Birthday, The Mod Squad) portray…

…Dionysus was the god of the vine. He invented wine and spread the art of tending grapes. He had a dual nature. On one hand, he brought joy and divine ecstasy. On the other hand, he brought brutality, thoughtlessness and rage. This reflected both…

…, stole it from government warehouses, or made their own, making it readily available to customers (Bowen 170). Many home products were sold to those customers who wanted small quantities of alcohol. Vine-Glo, a type of grape juice, turned into wine (15…

…form it is a clear substance with little odor. People drink alcohol in three main kinds of beverages: beers, which are made from grain through brewing and fermentation and contain from 3% to 8% alcohol; wines, which are fermented from fruits such as grapes…

…, creeping up and down. I see her in those dark grape arbors, creeping all round the garden." However, Jane 2 can 'creep', but her freedom is still oppressed. The garden is restrictive, it denotes boundaries. The house itself and its environs are like…

…, the two women seem to blur, becoming one. Only upon close reading do you notice the different tenses taken so that you understand which person is being spoken about. I see her on that long shaded lane, creeping up and down. I see her in those dark grape…

…a high affection for lilacs, the flowers which grew at the Shipley place. These flowers were not taken care of and they "hung like bunches of mild mauve grapes". (pg.25). Similarly, Hagar did not care about living a normal, natural life, which caused her…

…an old sideboard, a barrel, and some glasses. The total investment cost only $2.50. Three young men established this business and christened it Schock, Bigford & Co. The business sold tobacco, cigars, grapes, apples, and cider. Moreover, two weeks after…

…with toothpicks in their mouths and wearing their shades morning, noon and night. They have the attitude, they drive their parents cars fast, and burn rubber as the pull out of the driveway. They have the bad habits. They drink “gin and grape juice, Tango, Thunderbird…

…tree and the wharf in Florida, when I was four, the grape vine across the street in South Carolina when I was five, or the streets in Arizona when I was six. I don’t know why these visual memories have stayed with me so long, nor do I know…