Tennessee Williams' 'Streetcar Named Desire' / Hypocrisy
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An 8 page paper in which the writer discusses the presence of hypocrisy, particularly in the character of Blanche Dubois, in Tennessee Williams' 1947 play. The paper asks whether Blanche is consciously presenting a facade -- in short, whether she is deliberately lying -- as well as analyzing the effect Blanche's ambiguous nature has upon the other characters in the play. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Street.wps

Tennessee Williams' 'Suddenly Last Summer' / Cannibalism
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3 pages in length. The writer discusses how the representation of cannibalism in Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer is a compelling combination of metaphoric and fantastic implications. Suggested as a means of physical torture, Williams successfully illustrates the destruction that can occur when one denies the truth. As well, it demonstrates the very essence of life, which is cannibalistic. There is no question that mankind is an egocentric being with nothing more than his own best interests at heart. No additional sources cited.
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Tennessee Williams' Life in 'The Glass Menagerie'
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A 7 page paper looking at the relationship between the facts of Tennessee Williams' own life and its reflection in his classic play. The paper concludes that although we do not see the precise details of Tennessee Williams' early life replicated in The Glass Menagerie, we see enough to understand the playwright's deep sense of loss, regret, and pain over his schizophrenic sister, whom he was powerless to help. Bibliography lists nine sources.
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Shakespeare Put to Music
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A 5 page paper which examines the whether or not the musical works of Verdi's 'Macbeth' and 'Otello' ('Othello'), Mendelssohn's incidental music for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' Tchaikovsky's fantasy overture and incidental music for 'Hamlet,' and Cole Porter's 1948 musical, 'Kiss Me, Kate' (based on 'The Taming of the Shrew') capture the quality and mood of the Shakespeare plays which inspired them, or merely echo their plots. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGmusic.rtf

Castiglione's 'The Courtier' and Neoplatonic Beauty During the Renaissance
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A 6 page paper on this landmark work in Renaissance literature and the art that shared its aesthetic goals. The writer details Castiglione's view of Neoplatonic beauty, and then relates it specifically to the works of two Renaissance artists, Michelangelo and Leonardo da vinci. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Love in Renaissance Writings
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A 5 page paper which discusses 'The Courtier' by Baldissare Castiglione, translated by Sir Thomas Hoby, as it relates to neoplatonic love. The works of other renaissance writers are also presented in defining this common focus of the time period. Those works are 'Paradise Lost' by Milton, 'The Asolani' by Peter Bembo, and 'The First Day' by Boccaccio. No additional sources cited.
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Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' / On Emily & Simon...
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A 6 page paper in which the writer demonstrates how Wilder uses these two characters to illustrate the fact that people do not appreciate life as they're living it. Numerous examples are given to support this thesis. Bibliography lists 7 sources including the play itself.
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Wilder’s “Bridge of San Luis Rey”
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A five page paper looking at Thornton Wilder’s classic little novella in terms of its structure, setting, plot, characters, and theme. According to Wilder, the point of our lives is to love and be loved; there is no deeper meaning. No additional sources.
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Appearance Versus Reality In Thoreau, Coetzee, and Shakespeare
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A 5 page paper discussing the fact that it is the lens of society that distorts reality, thus making the perception of truth more difficult. The paper concludes that the individual is most himself when he is apart from the roles into which society has bound him. Bibliography lists three sources used to argue these points : Thoreau's Walden, Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians, and Shakespeare's Measure for Measure.
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Thoreau’s “Walking” and the Inner Self
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A 5 page paper looking at Henry David Thoreau’s essay “Walking,” plus three of his other works, in terms of the author’s ideas about independence, spiritual fulfillment, and their relationship to Nature. Works discussed are “Walking,” “Walden,” “On Civil Disobedience,” and the journal entry “Minott, the Poetical Farmer.” No additional sources.
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Terence
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The life and works of this important early Roman dramatist are discussed in a 7 page paper. Compared are the author's life challenges to those of the characters in his plays, citing examples from works such as The Girl From Andros, The Eunuch, and The Brothers. Historical facts about Ancient Rome are noted in relationship to the thesis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Terence.rtf

Anthony Burgess' 'A Clockwork Orange'
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A 5 page paper that addresses irony in Burgesses novella. This paper describes a number of the major ironic elements in the novel and considers their impact on the characters and story development in general. Considered are two different types of irony, situational and dramatic. No additional sources cited.
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