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Jaques's Perspective in As You Like It       A cynic's cynic might declare Jaques no better than the guy who lurks in corners at a cocktail party, lobbing witty barbs at anyone unlucky enough to catch his eye. But this assessment robs Shakespeare's comedy of its sociological depth; what might be pleasant fluff about young people in love is enhanced by Jaques's ability to make stern judgments about the world, yet still respect the people who comprise it.   Indeed, Jaques observes

In William Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy, “As You Like It,” readers learn the corruption of the kingdom’s court, all while being entertained by one of the most ongoing and prominent themes of the story: that of romantic love. Rosalind, Duke Senior’s beloved daughter, exemplifies some of the greatest virtues to ever be found in a woman at that time. Through her humble spirit, endless humor, thoughtful wisdom, and sense of integrity, Rosalind is able to undermine the set of limitations that her society

Element of Freedom”, on this album her son “Like the Sea” compares being in love to the sea. This album released a year before she got married so she was speaking from her experiences. “Like the Sea” by Alicia Keys use similes and repetition to demonstrate the ups and downs that come with love and make love complex. Alicia Keys talks about love in the majority of her songs. In her music listeners can hear the change from looking for love to being in love. In “Like the Sea” she addresses the conflict of

Like Water For Chocolate Like Water For Chocolate is one of the Laura Esquivel’s books. The uniqueness of this book is that it uses the cooking, or recipe, to tell a story. In the story, she uses the magic realism, which expresses a primarily realistic view of the real world while encompassing a range of subtly different concepts, to reveal her familiar theme ‘love.’ To summarize the book, there is the family tradition that the last daughter needs to take care her mother until mother’s death without

In the film, Bend It Like Beckham, the main character, Jess Bhamra, breaks racial and gender stereotypes. She is passionate about football, much to her traditional Sikh family’s dismay. She feels trapped between her parents’ more traditional beliefs and her modern values. Throughout the film, we see Jess challenge expectations and find a balance between her two worlds. Both Jules’ and Jess’ families did not initially approve of their daughters playing football. They considered it a “man’s sport.”

“Bend It Like Beckham”, directed by Gurinder Chadha is a 2002 comedic sports film, based in London, England. The plot follows an athletic 18-year-old girl; Jesminder Bhamra and her strict parents who detest Jess’ passion and love for playing soccer as it refutes their family’s Indian Sikh religious morals. Jess feels a lot of pressure and guilt throughout the film as she is ultimately betraying her family, yet everyone in her team supports her, including the coach, Joe who tries to convince Jess

Like Water for Chocolate is Laura Esquivel’s original romantic love story and is often dubs as the Mexican Romeo and Juliet. In just 246 pages, Esquivel creates a breathtaking work of art, strategically incorporating love, desire, nurture, and feminism. This novel is famously known for its magical realism, a device Esquivel uses in order to justify the perception of the novel and to make extraordinary concepts seem normal. In other words, it is the glue that holds the book together. The novel’s magical

In “Bend it like Beckham” the film, directed by Gurinder Chadha, it is clear to see that film is essentially about a clash of cultures. In the film the main character Jess is torn between her football family and her Indian family which results in many cultural clashes. The football family represents the Western culture and their views and expectations clashing against Jess’ Indian family. Jess is torn between her football family and Indian family, struggling to fulfil their drastically different

The Effects of Cultural Influences in "Bend It Like Beckham". "Bend It Like Beckham." Have you watched this movie before? The film, "Bend It Like Beckham by Gurinder Chadha is the most ever inter-cultural conflict movie ever produced. Even though the film is basically about soccer, the cultural and co-cultural interference overshadow the soccer aspect of the movie. The Characters ambitious desires were affected by cultural differences because of gender and nationality being an issue in society when

In Class Essay Revisions Power is something that everyone wants. In Like Water for Chocolate Tita is an important character. She has lots of problems that that she has to deal with. Tita is at the bottom when it comes to power. She wants to gain power to help solve her problems and make herself happier. Tita struggles the entire novel to free herself from other people's control. Throughout the the novel lots of people have control over Tita but the main three are Mama Elena, Pedro, and Rosaura