I believe the examples of this can be seen in these three portrayals; the ancient Roman fresco portrait of Terentius Neo and his wife, marble portrait bust of Livia-wife of Augustus, and the portrait bust of the young Flavian woman. ... She is depicted lady like, with her hair properly styled and her garments clean and orderly, showing that she had a certain class and demeanor about her. ... The portrait bust of Livia shows her facial features from her neck up. Livia, as was usual in official portraits, is shown in her youth. ... It would seem to me that her position as first lady of the impe...

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Similarly, "Portrait of a Lady" is a poem of a lady who ineffectively attempts to be accepted in a society in which women are marginalised. ... Alfred Prufrock" and "Portrait of a Lady" through a wide collection of symbols. ... In relation to the perception of self, the lady in "Portrait" and Prufrock are very similar. ... Alfred Prufrock" and "Portrait of a Lady". ... Alfred Prufrock" and "Portrait of a Lady". ...

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Idealism and romanticism in "The Portrait of a Lady". ... The presentation of the Americans and the Europeans in the novel seems to be James" view on Isabel's choice, between individual liberty, and social convention, as is supposedly so highly regarded by the English in "The Portrait of a Lady". ...

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But how does this portrait stand against his other female portraits? ... The Lady portrait has the subject looking off to the right, her left, of the painting, making us wonder what she is looking at. ... The Lady has been identified as Cecilia Gallerani. ... The Lady also has a more known symbolic meaning of purity. ... But why is it his most famous female portrait? ...

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Here we will look at a few different novel to screen adaptations like Henry James and Jane Campions Portrait of a Lady, Hammett and Huston's The Maltese Falcon and even George Orwell's literary masterpiece and Michael Radford's adaptation of 1984, and somehow try and discover what it is that makes this most modern aesthetic medium, the most offensive of all adaptive techniques. The Jane Campion film Portrait of a Lady is the perfect example of an enormously diverse response to a cinematic adaptation of a very popular, classic novel. ... Portrait of a Lady is a perfect example...

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For example at the Phoenix Art Museum there is an oil on canvas painting called Portrait of a lady, by an unknown artist that is just a painting at first glance, but as one examines the painting closer, the story of a wealthy woman in New Spain becomes evident. This oil on canvas composition illustrates a young lady of the 18th century. ... In the painting the lady had a crown on her head and lots of jewels on her body. The lady in the portrait is meant to be wealthy, one can tell this by the ladies attire, a very nice lace dress with lots of jewels and a crown on her head. ... This pi...

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""When you've lived as long as I you"ll see that every human being has his shell and that you must take the shell into account"" (ln.1-2). This first line of this excerpt, from Henry James's novel The Portrait of a Lady, accurately depicts the most valid point in the essay. Madame Merle believes ...

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In contrast with this peculiar Asian lady, Mrs. ... Such regularity, acting like a wave eddying from her head, entangles us into the depth of the portrait. ... The young lady is turning her back to us, but only for one moment. ... The yellow over-sized bonnet, which is the same size as the young lady's head, draws our attention. ... The Painters explicitly display two different styles -stillness versus liveliness- for these two portraits. ...

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In both versions, the Lady of Shalott is a body of creativity. ... The Lady of Shalott is an artist of both the loom and of images. ... In addition, in this earlier version, the portrait of the Lady of Shalott is not the only concept described with more detail and adornment. ... In this version, the Lady of Shalott is awarded the last word. ... In the first version, the Lady is adorned with pearls and velvet; therefore, this decorated version of the Lady leaves the readers with a very specific and more concrete image of what the Lady of Shalott looks like. ...

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The Squire's portrait contains thematic meaning along with satire and irony. ... "Of time, in hope to win his lady's grace", (Line 90) shows that he was concerned with his appearance to try and win a lady's liking. ... Chaucer also used irony in each of his portraits. ... The portrait of the Squire shows how much different he is in comparison to his father the Knight. The Squire's portrait also shows the thematic messages of irony and satire that Chaucer puts in. ...

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Romeo and Juliet contains portraits of serveral young people. ... He uses Romeo,son on Lord and Lady Montague,Juliet,daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet,Tybalt,nephew of Lady Capulet,Benvolio,nephew of Lady Montague,Mercutio,a friend of Romeo and also the punster,and also Count Paris,a young nobleman and the man who also wishes Juliet's hand in marriage. In Romeo and Juliet,William Shakespeare creates convincing portraits of young people by emphazising their rashness and impulsiveness,their love of merriment, and their strong bonds of loyalty. ... William Shakes...

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She likes to leave the possibilities for her portraits open. ... This is especially obvious as she leaves her portraits untitled. ... In Sherman's second self-portrait she is lying on the floor with a cutout of the newspaper in her hand. This portrait also has many different ways it can be interpreted. ... The lady just moved in to her new home and has no furniture and that is why she is lying on the floor. ...

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Abstract This article applies some concepts of Freudian psychoanalysis to Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Oval Portrait". It also in a specific manner tries to make parallels between Poe's own character and his projections onto his tales and poems, in here "The Oval Portrait". ... He published "The Oval Portrait" in 1842 which is also considered one of his shortest stories. ... The main concern of this paper is to explore the reasons behind all these dark, coarse and dreadful imagery appeared in Poe's stories, in here "The Oval Portrait"...

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The speaker in the poem is an Italian duke who ordered the murder of his wife and is at the offset of the poem showing off the portrait to his future son-in-law. Browning lets the reader know in a roundabout way that the duke only shows the portrait of his late wife to select strangers. ... The speaker tries to convey to the people that he shows the portrait to that he is in control of everything that takes place in his household. ... He did not like it when Fra Pandolf, the artist who painted the portrait said: "Fra Pandolf chanced to say Her mantle laps Over my lady's wrist too m...

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Andrea Marcial Professor Gina Rho English 111 18 Feb. 2015 Aung San Suu Kyi In the film, The Lady, is based on true historical events that happen in Burma. ... The Lady is an excellent movie to watch for many reasons. ... According to the "Lady review: Beeson biopic of Aung San Suu Kyi ," Mick LaSalle argues that "The Lady is a portrait in moral and physical courage, a sort of analysis of what constitutes greatness.... Work Cited The Lady. ... "Lady Review: Beeson Biopic of Aung San Suu Kyi." ...

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This obvious encounter is especially true when discussing a self-portrait. ... In Peale's self-portrait, he portrays himself and his works through emblematic portraiture. ... These are symbols that all have a relationship with the portrait. ... Included in these portraits, through Peale's strategic placement of these portraits, is a pattern that when unfolded, adds even more meaning to the painting. ... You can sense this vision through the expression of the Quaker lady who is staring at the huge bones in Peale's work. ...

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For example, John Smith created several plates of Kneller's works, among which there is Lord Buckhurst and Lady Sackville (Fig. 1.1). ... The portrait was created in 1685. ... During the time, Grande Manner prevailed most of the portraits. ... His portrait of George Washington (fig 1.5) is a perfect example of his style. ... The face is again lacking details like Reynolds' portraits. ...

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He portraits the mankind through the various characters presented, bridging the moral and the historic man in his fascinating dramas. ... Lady Macbeth is an extremely determined woman, who appears to be even more ambitious than Macbeth. ... (Lady Macbeth) Go get some water, And wash this filthy witness from your hand. ... (Lady Macbeth) Infirm of purpose! ... Lady Macbeth death in the end of the story is related to her incapability of dealing with guilt. ...

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One of the major individuals who hold such an influence on the presidency is his wife, or the First Lady. ... Both played an extensive role as a First Lady to the United States and to their husband and children. ... She hung portraits of all her predecessors creating an impressive picture gallery of First Ladies. ... Roosevelt became president in 1933, Eleanor quickly fulfilled even more duties as a First Lady. ... Edith and Eleanor Roosevelt were two substantial figures of a First Lady to the United States. ...

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I am actually glad that I was given this assignment because I read a short story of his called " The Oval Portrait," and come to think about it, it was about a man looking at a portrait of a beautiful woman, and he got so into it that he almost thought that she was real. ... So, now that I read that I know that the lady in the portrait was probably his wife, or his cousin, Virginia. And the man looking at the portrait and remembering it was probably actually him. ...

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Lady Macbeth, the wife of the title character in Shakespeare's Macbeth, also uses seduction to get her husband to kill his king. ... It is the seduction by Lady Macbeth that pushes Macbeth over the edge and makes him decide to go forth with the killing. This excerpt shows some of Lady Macbeth's tactics. ... The Virgin Mary is a portrait of good. ... Back then, they held positions such as Lady of the House, and Queen. ...

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[S] Both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth experience sleeplessness. ... Lady Macbeth, though, begins with an unrecognizable conscience. ... Macbeth, on the other hand, seems to do the exact reverse of Lady Macbeth. ... On the other hand, Lady Macbeth's new-found conscience becomes unbearable. ... While sleepwalking, Lady Macbeth is aggravated with her own hands. ...

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"Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts", if you believe this, then you will agree with Madame Merle's standpoint in Portrait of a Lady written by Henry James. ...

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Powerful Female Icon The subject of my paper is a painting called "Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe" by Yolanda Lopez. ... The running woman on Lopez's drawing, in my opinion, is to be an artist herself, not only because of the title "Our Lady of Guadalupe: Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe", but also of imagination and characteristic attributes. ... To explore further, "Our Lady" is holding a snake which usually symbolizes fear. ... That made her want to create more female images and she has done so by painting many expressive Guadalupe images, as...

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