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    employed multiple themes throughout his writing career. One of his more popular plays, Macbeth, has a very clear and defined theme. The story of Macbeth focuses not on crime but sin. During his lifetime and even now, Shakespeare’s personal life has been shrouded in mystery. While his religious affiliation and beliefs are not fully known, it is clearly evident through his work that he knew a great deal about religion. Macbeth is a great example of Shakespeare’s knowledge of religious themes. At first

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    The Religious Theme in Beowulf The religious theme in Beowulf offers many insights of the time it was written. This poem was written at a time of great turmoil in the English and Scandinavian world. These tumultuous times invited the influx of the “new” Christian religious ideals. Although these people would eventually become Christians, many held tightly to their pagan traditions and ideals. Beowulf would breach this gap and usher in a new era of beliefs, ideals and, most importantly, a literary

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    the box office. This may be attributed to the “universal” themes found in its narrative, which creator George Lucas had in mind during inception. In this sense, the “universal” themes can be attributed from religious motifs found in many belief systems. The 1st film in the original trilogy, A New Hope, follows the hero Luke Skywalker and his friends as they help the Rebel Alliance defeat the Galactic Empire. Embedded in the film are religious concepts such as the battle between good and evil, heroic

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    often identified before we have even read the play. The title “Macbeth” alone suggests the genre of the play is a tragedy as it is the name of a character. Life in Shakespeare’s time was very religious and the play was written in order to please King James I who was on the throne at this point. The idea of the theme of religion and witchcraft fitting into the play was also to please King James I as he was interested in witchcraft. The majority of people living in Shakespeare’s time were Christians and

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    Hawthorne’s works have very religious themes and overtones. His short story “The Birthmark” is no different. In this short story, many religious analogies are present. Hawthorne uses characterization, symbolism, and theme to make various statements about Christianity and sin. His characters can be seen as the two main figures in Christianity, God and Jesus. There are also many symbols in the story that have religious ties and connections. There are several themes present in the story that may

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    Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights. Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, is a memoir about her actual life during the Islamic Revolution. Throughout the book, Satrapi conveys the themes of deprivation of religious freedom and captivity. Satrapi reveals that Ayatollah Khomeini, the supreme religious leader of Islam in Iran, wants to unite Iran under one religion. She demonstrates how she is objected to the presence of Ayatollah moreover practicing Sharia Law as her guidance in life. She

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    portrayed in this Epic Poem. It is theorized that a monk was the one that added the Christian themes to the work as he was recording it. Monks were famous for being scribes and recording different works in their solemn monasteries. These are only theories, and this paper will discuss both of the religious themes and the impacts they both contribute to this amazing piece of literature. Beowulf has its religious roots in paganism and that is quite evident being that the tale is revolved around the Geats

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    True Grit Analysis

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    Chelsee Graham Professor Ray English 1510 28 November 2017 True Grit Themes The interesting, engaging novel, True Grit, is a story told from a first-person point of view of Mattie Ross. She is faced with many challenges on her journey to receive justice and seek retribution on her father’s death. She uses her unique characteristics to make others follow along with her plan, as she trusts no one. She is described as having true grit, because she is someone who has one goal and will stick to it no

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    Midterm Study Sheet The midterm will draw on the following major themes we have discussed so far during the course. As you study, please consider not only each individual theme, but also the ways in which these themes may be related to one another. Essay questions will be drawn from these themes, but may ask you to relate two or more of them within the same question. The best answers will synthesize thematic material we have discussed in lecture with specific details from both lecture and

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    Irony in “Good Country People” Flannery O’Connor uses characterization, and the themes of good versus evil and the psychological and physical problems of the characters, to create irony in the story. The characterization of both Mrs. Hopewell and Joy/Hulga creates irony, which begins with their names. Then the theme of good versus evil, demonstrated by the belief that country people are “good”, also creates irony. The story is about a farm owner, Mrs. Hopewell, her only

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