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Tweflth Night: Annotated Biography
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Annotated bibliography and overview of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Bibliography lists 10 sources. JV12nites.rtf
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“Natural Slaves” in Shakespeare’s “Tempest” and Aristotle’s “Politics”
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A five page paper looking at these two works in terms of their treatment of the concept of the “natural slave.” The paper concludes that if by “natural slave,” Aristotle meant that one’s fitness to rule or serve is based on one’s aristocratic or menial birth, Shakespeare would have disagreed with that. But he would have agreed that certain people just don’t make good leaders and would be better off in a supporting role. No additional sources.
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King Arthur's Wife / The Legend Of Guinevere Through Time
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A 10 page paper tracing the development of the legend of King Arthur's wife Guinevere from her origins in Celtic tales, through Chretien de Troyes and Thomas Malory, to Alfred Lord Tennyson's treatment of her in 'Idylls of the King.' The paper shows how the perception of a free-thinking and independent woman changed over time, providing reasons why this may have occurred. Bibliography lists7 sources.
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Lancelot’s Character in Thomas Malory’s “Morte D’Arthur”
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A five page paper looking at whether this Arthurian character’s relationship with Elaine the Maid of Astolat was sinful. The paper concludes that although he did not sleep with her, he broke her heart and drove her to her death. Bibliography lists two 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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Sir Gawain And The Green Knight: The Use Of A Pagan Villain As A Test Of Christian Virtue
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This 10 page paper considers the issue of virtue as presented in the Old English version of the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and considers why the poet would have used a pagan symbol (the Green Knight) to show the nature of virtue from a Christian perspective. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Feudalism in Sir Gawain
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A 6 page paper on the fourteenth-century anonymous work Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. It points out that the social structures imposed by feudalism had a great deal to do with the development of all three branches of chivalry -- bravery, loyalty, and decorum. Examples are offered from the poem. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Honor & The Test in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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A 3 page paper on this famous medieval poem of anonymous authorship. The paper examines the question of whether Gawain passes the test set up for him by the Green Knight, and argues that he does; the point of the exercise was to test Gawain's honor and courage, and he exhibited both. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Magic In 'A Midsummer's Night Dream' And 'Sir Gawain And The Green Knight'
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A 5 page paper discussing how magic is employed in the two works. King Oberon uses the magical potions in order to effect his own short-term gain; Sir Gawain uses his as an aid in keeping himself pure as he desires to be. No additional sources cited.
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