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The Measure of Manliness, 2006.
A study of the Shakespeare play "Julius Caesar", focusing on the characters of Brutus and Cassius.
2,500 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 52.95
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This paper analyzes the play "Julius Caesar" by Shakespeare, exploring two variant conceptions of manhood. The paper provides a textual analysis of Cassius, who exemplifies a manhood based in physical prowess and achievement, while Brutus exemplifies a manhood characterized by a deep stoicism. A contrast of these two types of manhood (and indeed, the two characters) is a theme that runs as the play's backbone. Their ideas on manhood direct their decisions; it causes Brutus to rush into the assassination without practical planning, thus manliness (and male conceptions of manhood) is the indirect source of much of the conflict in the play.
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"It would be an incomplete discussion to address the issue of manhood in the text, especially within the context of ancient Rome, if one does not look to the concepts of honor and virtue. The Oxford English Dictionary defines honor in the context of Elizabethan idiom in several ways, the most applicable to our exploration of Julius Caesar being "[g]lory, renown, fame; credit, reputation, good name," and "[e]xalted rank or position; dignity, distinction." Virtue means "[c]onformity of life and conduct with the principles of morality; voluntary observance of the recognized moral laws or standards of right conduct[..,]" or "the possession or display of manly qualities; manly excellence, manliness, courage, valour." In Julius Caesar, we see the working out of these concepts through the characters of Brutus and Cassius. Brutus, who longs to have the reputation of a man of morals and of internal dignity, tries to operate with a moral compass. He attends mostly to the principle behind an action and not its outward show. He believes this will be sufficient. His implicit trust in the Romans to recognize a worthy man doing a worthy action when they see it is not politically astute and naive. Because of his naivety in things political (and his belief that the people of Rome are a judicious body as opposed to a fickle mob), we see him making disastrous mistakes such as trying to reason with the crowd even as the body of Caesar lies warm and bloody on the ground."
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"Julius Caesar", 1993.
Feminist critique of the play; showing its destructive & wasteful displays of manliness, immorality & violence.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, £ 43.95
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T"he purpose of this research is to examine the feminist implications of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. The plan of the research will be to set forth the traditional judgment that this is usually seen as a man's play, and then to discuss how feminist implications nevertheless arise in a close examination of it.
To discuss Julius Caesar in any critical way is to be bound by the facts of history as reported by the historians writing roughly in the same period as the events that took place. Shakespeare's principal source was undoubtedly Plutarch, and the core of the story is undoubtedly the assassination conspiracy formed by political rivals of Julius Caesar who also engage Caesar's longtime friend Brutus in their plot. Later, there is a falling-out of the conspirators, notably between Brutus and the.."
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Anglo-Saxon Characteristics in "Beowulf", 2008.
This paper discusses the traditional and non-traditional Anglo-Saxon characteristics present in the epic "Beowulf".
1,434 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 32.95
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The paper compares and contrasts the various Anglo-Saxon characteristics in "Beowulf" and shows how they are critical to both the plot and the setting of Seamus Heaney's version of this epic. The paper reviews and analyzes traditional characteristics including the quest for fame, manliness and courage as well as the non-traditional characteristics of generosity and concern for others.
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"In Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf, many themes and motifs exist, including predominantly the values of the Anglo-Saxon culture. The theme of manliness and strength known to the Anglo-Saxon tradition and important to the development and characteristics of Beowulf can be identified in all three agons of the epic. However, Beowulf also presents non-traditional aspects opposite of the typical Anglo-Saxon warrior, weaving an intricate text to enliven the story. These two contrasting forces combine to create a poem that highlights the inextinguishable spirit of mankind as well as underlines the values of morality."
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?The Steadfast Tin Soldier?, 2003.
Analysis of the theme in Hans Christian Andersen's "The Steadfast Tin Soldier".
1,367 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 0 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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This paper discusses the theme in "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" through a character analysis of the tin soldier. The paper points out that, while the theme of the story seems to be about true love conquering all, the underlying theme is about manliness and the suggestion that love seems to feminize men while they are in pursuit of their beloved, transforming them into an acceptable love object. The paper also examines an additional theme that suggests that those who are too sensitive cannot live through the harshness of the world.
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"At the beginning of the story, the tin Soldier is ?different from all the others because he was missing one leg. He has been the last one to be cast and there had not been enough tin? (112). In this way, the Tin Soldier can either be viewed as disabled, having only one leg, or as symbolically emasculated. Soldiers, weapons and perpetrators of destruction, are often viewed as one of the highest forms of masculinity. Violent by nature and protective of their countries, the tin soldier symbolizes the opposite of love and romance, even if they are all ?handsome [in] red and blue uniforms? and stand ?with rifles sticking up over their shoulders? (112). Soldiers are deadly in their masculine beauty. However, the Tin Soldier in Andersen?s tale is far from perfect and is less than a warrior. Andersen reveals the tin soldier?s love constant love for the ballerina throughout the story. However, the tin soldier is unable to demonstrate through his bravery that he is worthy of this love. Moreover, the lacking leg may be equated with missing biological parts of masculinity. This Steadfast Soldier cannot procreate and therefore, must be less than a man. The reader might ask why Andersen would want to portray his protagonist as less than a hero. The response is that soldiers, in their courage and readiness to fight, are not true candidates for romantic love. The Tin Soldier, lacking a leg cannot approach his beloved ballerina to declare his love for her. He is afraid that the ballerina will not accept him because of his disability. Symbolically, he is distanced from the ballerina by their placement in the boy?s room. Additionally, the troll who possibly ?caused the window to open suddenly and the soldier to fall out of it? may represent nature?s cruelty to those who are different."
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