People suffering, screaming and dying from the plague is the subject of his painting and when Squire Jons sees it he tries to repress his fear. ... For they believe that the plague that has befallen them is a punishment for their sins. ... The plagued men and woman are crying and punishing one another, the head priest stands up and shouts at the crowd, forewarning them of the unholy death that is looming over their heads. ... The humorous end with Mary joking about Joseph's visions is a very light note to end such a hard-to-swallow film on. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

A pair of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. From the opening scenes of the play Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, two children of feuding families, were destined to fall in love together and eventually die together. How does the reader see this? How do we know it was fate, their destiny that ...

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Becket's inability to reveal his true character not only plagues his own worries, but also is realized by others. ... It is interesting to note that perhaps Becket speaks in the third person, as opposed to the assured "I- because he lacks self-realization and any meaningful substance in his life. ...

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The MAFIA and organized crime have had a persistent corrupting influence on postwar Italian society, and in the late 1970s leftist guerrilla terrorism plagued the country, most notably in the kidnapping and murder (1978) of former premier Aldo Moro. ... He does leave us with a note of hope. ...

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Despite Marlow's determination to boast of his experiences, it is perhaps most imperative to note that he honestly earned for himself a kind of "dark wisdom" in the Congo that was absent before his employment there (Graver 88), which is vital in giving full credit to the events that took place on that winding jungle river as life-changing forces in Marlow's life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School