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Sensuality and Spirituality in "The Last Temptation of Christ"
Analytical Essay # 130913
Analyzing the dualistic roles of sensuality and spirituality for Mary Magdalene in "The Last Temptation of Christ" by Martin Scorcese.
1,750 words (approx. 7 pages) |
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MLA | 2006
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Published on: Jan 01, 2006
Paper Summary:
In this paper, the writer discusses that the character Mary Magdalene provides the key link to dualistic roles of sensuality and spirituality in Martin Scorcese's "The Last Temptation of Christ". The writer points out that throughout the film Scorcese constructs Mary's character as a symbol of earthly desire and the inner workings of spirituality that unite man with God. The writer discusses that by advocating the realities of Christ's desire for Mary, the film portrays her as a woman that has seen the horrors of sexual sublimation, but it is tempered through Christ's equally excessive spirituality.Visitors who viewed this Analytical Essay also liked these:
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Sensuality and Spirituality in "The Last Temptation of Christ" (2012, April 01). Retrieved May 22, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Sensuality-and-Spirituality-in-The-Last-Temptation-of-Christ/130913
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"Sensuality and Spirituality in "The Last Temptation of Christ"" 01 April 2012. Web. 22 May. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Sensuality-and-Spirituality-in-The-Last-Temptation-of-Christ/130913>
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