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    audience. Symbolizing Rome’s new politics, free of the hated Nero, the structure was a gift to the people. Theatres, until this point, were semi circles with a flat end serving as the stage, which serves as one example as to why The Colosseum was such a large turning point in architectural history. Originally referred to as the Flavian Theatre, when translated in Greek, renders “double theatre”. Deriving its name from the 120 foot statue of The Colossus of Nemo located next to one of the 76 entrances

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    Theatre Analysis

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    The learning experience that is theatre can be very similar to a rolling snowball. Each and every show gives me something new that I keep with me on the rest of my journey. Whether it be the mastering of a double pirouette or the acquiring of a new accent, I can remember shows based upon what I collected. This year is not an exception, but it is certainly a special case. Being a senior has been a rocky road, but in turbulence I have found wisdom. After playing Bert most recently in Mary Poppins,

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    her about having show business connections. The main theme of Chicago is that crime pays, which is not revealed to the audience until after the denouement of Chicago, when Roxie partners up with Velma Kelly, a performer is also imprisoned after a double homicide. Renee Zellweger (Roxie Hart) gave a truly believable performance. I really felt her drive to become a performer when watching the movie. Her dance numbers were incredible, and I really did enjoy watching her in the film. Catherine Zeta-Jones

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    reign. But in loving the theatre, she never allowed women to be on the stage; forcing men to play the role of men and women makes her ideals and society's hypocritical. William Shakespeare writes using strong women characters, such as Katherine Minola and Juliet Capulet, to

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    Ellison published a collection of many essays and interviews and he became a celebrated author and was awarded numerous grants and honor. He died of cancer in 1994 ("Https://ralph Ellison," n.d.). The plot King of Bingo Game with a man in a movie theatre watching a movie he has seen before. The man is hungry but he can smell peanuts being eaten by a woman sitting in front of him. He thinks of asking the woman for a peanut and she would give him one. He also thinks the same about men sitting on his

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    Ellison published a collection of many essays and interviews and he became a celebrated author and was awarded numerous grants and honor. He died of cancer in 1994("Https://ralph Ellison," n.d.). The plot King of Bingo Game with a man in a movie theatre watching a movie he has seen before. The man is hungry but he can smell peanuts being eaten by a woman sitting in front of him. He thinks of asking the woman for a peanut and she would give him one. He also thinks the same about men sitting on his

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    personality or doppleganger. In Society, individuals create double personality’s after sad events affected the individual. The Authors, Robert Stevenson and Perkin Gilman, both experienced significant incidents that changed their lives, describe dual personality in their novellas, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Through the lenses of Tone and Symbolism, the readers can contrast and compare the meaning of double personality between the two works, Strange

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    William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a celebrated revenge tragedy which challenges conventions of Renaissance Humanist era values and ideas. The unquenchable thirst of revenge is the underlining factor which coerces the play, exploring the undeniable fantasy of vengeance. However, this challenging convention cannot be redeemed by Hamlet due to strict Elizabethan religious beliefs. Additionally, the theme of verisimilitude dictates the difference between reality and appearance, showcasing the effortless

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    “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble” (Shakespeare 119). Fate has never been in the hands of Macbeth since the appearance of the Weird Sisters. Just as their chant goes, the Three Sisters symbolize fate mixed with mischief and witchcraft. Therefore, the witch’s actions would need to incorporate both the eccentric and divine personality from living through time, which can be conveyed with the distinct point of views, facial expressions, and the approach of the scene setting

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    Memento Film Noir

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    all happened as the movie retells the story, then at the end we return to the final scene, usually a death which in Memento is the death of Teddy /John G. this circular structure in film noir became very popular. In fact in the classic film noir Double Indemnity 1994 same elements can be viewed. The film has a complex plot which, starts with the ending of the film when Walter Neff, is shot in the chest and is explaining what had happened on the phone. The voice-over narration is used by the male

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