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... act that spurs the entire action of the movie, according to Freudian Daniel Dervin ( Over The Rainbow 163 ), is Dorothy witnessing the "primal scene". The "primal scene" refers to a child witnessing sexual intercourse between mother and father; an moment that is both terrifying and confusing to the child. According to Dervin, this event sends Dorothy towards her final stage of childhood development ( Freud believed in three stages of childhood development ) the phallic phase. Terrified of the idea of being destroyed by father's phallus, Dorothy projects ( another of Freud's ides was that of projection, turning a feeling into something other than itself ) her fear into the form of the ...

... father. Hilarity ensues. Ophelia, Hamlet's love interest, commits suicide/dies (that's up for debate elsewhere) after going slightly mad from the impact of her father's death, then Laertes, Polonius' son, arrives on the scene enraged and ready to kill Hamlet for what he's done, and just when you thought things couldn't get any worse, unbeknownst to Hamlet, Claudius has been plotting to kill him. Talk about your bad days. A duel takes place between Hamlet and Laertes where Laertes, using a poison-tipped sword, cuts Hamlet, thus giving way for his impending death. Hamlet eventually gets hold of the sword and kills Laertes, then kills King Claudius. Just as the play ends, Hamlet takes h ...

... of tragic suffering, and a strong catharsis of pity and fear. In Electra, both Orestes and Electra can be viewed as tragic figures, however Orestes is the better choice according to Aristotle. Orestes is the son of a king and is a prince, thus he is of a high birth. He has ethos, or a sense of right and wrong, in that he recognizes the injustices that have been done unto his father Agamemnon, his sister Electra, and himself by both Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. Orestes is basically a good person in that he is motivated by justice and love of his sister and murdered father. He wishes to restore his sister and himself to the noble life they were born into and to avenge his father. ...

... Banquo which they did successfully also at the same time the third assassin killed the other two assassin's. Macbeth's conscience then got the best of him because he saw the 'ghost' of Banquo. It wasn't really a ghost because everyone can see ghosts and Macbeth was the only one who really saw Banquo. This shows that his mind was playing tricks on him because he felt guilty. To me his feeling guilty showed that he still cared a little for those he loved but then again if he cared he would stop killing them. Macbeth went to the witches for a new divination. Back then the witches were classified as being evil. This shows that he no longer cared if he was being evil or not. All he really want ...

... host to some folks in the regular sectors of the world to display their talent, like sucking milk up their nose with a straw or the dog who can play basketball. The wide variety of guests and skits they use, try and hit their opponent with an “ I had them first uppercut”, still has no effect on the format of either show. Tonight’s guests include blah, blah, blah, and musical guest blah, blah, blah, along with blah, blah, blah,blah. I must make my decision. Who am I going to watch, Jay or Dave? Well Jay is having the beautiful Demi Moore, but I’d rather watch Pearl Jam tear up the stage on Dave. I guess it really does not matter which show I watch, because the same exact guest will ...

... well known Jewish objects. Some of these include Menorahs, Sadaka boxes, and Mezuzahs. These where very evident part of her slide show. All of them were very obscure and odd looking but each told a storyf which only she knew. At first glance they were not so great but after her explanation they became beautiful. Her idea of creating new rituals for our religion through art really striked me. I found her ideas to be very interesting because it was som I think that many times Judaism is expressed through art because there are so many beliefs on what it means to be a Jew. Many people cant explain how they fell in words so , in this case, a more fun and interesting way was used. Ev ...

... have lacked an audience aware of their existence or willing to consider their work". (page xxv) Although that statement is true, I don't think it ever occurred to the author that maybe Native Americans do not want nor do they feel the need an for audience in order for their art to be of value. To Native Americans their art is spiritual, meaningful and made as a part of life. Originally their art was not intended for sale nor for display in an impersonal museum. Each and every individual makes art for a different reason. The reasons for why European Americans and Native Americans make art are tremendous in difference. In the Native American cultures household basics tended to turn into ar ...

... among the general public of those days and remains this way today. Early was much different from what is seen today and was comprised mainly of large ensemble dances performed by women. Most of these women acted as prostitutes off stage and finally the government banned women from the stage in an effort to protect public morals, just one in a long history of government restrictions placed on the theater. The players of the drama in its primitive stage were principally women, and with the increasing popularity of , many of the actresses began to attract undue attention from male admirers. The authorities felt that this would lead to a serious demoralization of the public and in 1629 t ...

... go for hours without moving from the television. If the Addict is not glued in front of the TV, he is most likely to be found paging through his latest issue of TV guide, carefully selecting the shows which he will watch that week and marking them off with a highlighter. On an average day the Addict will come home from work or school, put off all responsibilities, and escape into the world of TV. In this world, the Addict has no demands or responsibilities. The TV becomes his only focus of attention, and all of his energy goes into staring at the TV. While watching one of his favorite shows, the Addict becomes totally oblivious to the world around him. He will not answer his phone, ...

... lightening of mood from listening to the gravediggers' conversation. Their carefree treatment of death singing while digging graves, not to mention tossing skulls in the air) is a parallel to Hamlet's newfound attitude. After having committed himself to his cause in Act IV, he is no longer bothered by the paradox of good and evil, and (seemingly) is untroubled by his previous misgivings. Hamlet's musings on the equality of all men in death serve as a transition into the darker second half of the scene. His contemplations on death reflect Act IV, Scene 3, when Hamlet gives voice to a humorous notion concerning " how a king may progress through the guts of a beggar " (IV,3,27-28). ...