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This paper looks the theme of duality that is present in most of Shakespeare's early plays. The paper explains how, whether the play is a comedy, a tragedy or even a history, the theme worms its way into the plot of the play either as a dramatic device or a source of comic relief. To help illustrate the duality theme, the paper looks at plays such as "As You Like It," "A Midsummer's Night Dream," "The Merchant of Venice," and "Romeo and Juliet."

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"There is a theme of duality that runs throughout Shakespeare's repertoire. From his comedies to his tragedies to the histories, Shakespeare exposes the dual nature of human beings at every available opportunity. Whether the character is an attention-starved daughter or a prospective king, having them pretend to be something that they are not is one of Shakespeare's most common plot devices. It is an easy way to manipulate other characters, create dramatic irony, or to set-up a comic situation. "

Tags:shakespeare, duality, dual, nature, play, comedy, tragedy

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In this article, the writer notes that duality in literature and drama is a common theme suggesting various relationships between people, attributes, character traits, and also suggesting the larger dictum that things are not always what they seem. The writer discusses that the 'Alchemist' is a comedy written in verse and that two of the central themes in this play are inherently shaped around ideas of duality. The first of these themes is that of illusion versus reality, again a common theme in drama and one that includes duality as how things appear is not how they truly are. This theme also shows the tendency people have to see what they want to see and to fail to perceive the true nature of people and things in this world. A second theme in this play is transformation, clearly a term related to the idea of an alchemist, who had as his primary goal changing base metals into gold, an idea that was an illusion in itself. The writer notes that in the 'Alchemist' this idea involved a deliberate duality as even the concept of alchemy itself becomes the subject of and means to a swindle, a deliberate illusion to mask the true intent of the perpetrator.

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"The names of the characters have a duality all their own as they tend to be fitting to the real character while the character him or herself seeks to hide that fact. The three conspirators are Subtle, Face, and Dol Common, and the use of the word "subtle" in particular suggests deception. Their primary target is Sir Epicure Mammon, a man whose name represents two of the seven deadly sins, gluttony and greed. The house where the conspirators create their illusion is owned by a man named Lovewit, also suggestive of one who knows a deception is taking place and who enjoys the game of it, though in fact he has left London to escape the plague. The conspirators want to be all things to all people, so long as this will give them an advantage and enable them to fleece those who visit them. Mammon is attracted by their promise of the Philosopher's stone, a legendary artifact that can turn base metals into gold and that is the object of all alchemical inquiry. Kastril is attracted by the promise of a charm so he can win at cards. Drugger the tobacconist wants his shop cleansed of impurities and supernatural threats. The duality of the three conspirators is matched by that of Pertinax Surly, the man who sees through their deceptions and who uses a disguise of his own to investigate."

Tags:characters, human, relations, illusion

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This paper discusses the origins of the Apollo-Dionysus duality and discusses its use by the philospher Nietzsche and the psyhologist Jung. The paper explains that the Apollo-Dionysus duality offers a way to gain insight into human nature.

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"This paper discusses the origins of the Apollo-Dionysus duality and its elaboration by thinkers throughout history. First this paper discusses the meanings bestowed upon Apollo and Dionysus by Greek history and culture. Then the paper discusses Nietzsche's discussion of this dualityand examples of poetry which demonstrate this opposition. Finally the paper discusses the analytic psychologist Carl Jung's theories of the conscious and unconscious which implicitly use this duality to understand the psyche."

Tags:Apollo, Dionysus, Nietzsche, Carl Jung, human nature

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"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is a perfect example of a story whose inspiration derives from experiences and emotions within its author's life. The paper shows how Robert Louis Stevenson, who published the now famous tale of duality in 1886, was, without a doubt, influenced by several factors that he had seen, felt and read throughout his life. The paper examines how the idea of duality, a major theme embodying the work, was witnessed and experienced by Stevenson throughout his entire existence. As a result, it is reflected in the pages of the author's chilling tale of split identity. The paper shows how these influences formed the basis for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde's storyline, characters and, most importantly, major theme.

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"Stevenson's years as a young man in Edinburgh are then directly laid out in Jekyll and Hyde. Remembering his own desires, which he then acted out, as a student, Stevenson created a doctor with similar desires, who takes his wants to extreme levels. Though he was able to balance a dual life, virtuous student by day and rabble-rouser by night, it is very likely that Stevenson at times flirted with disaster. Perhaps his less respectable actions, at some point in time, almost caught up with him and could have tarnished a bit of his name. With this scenario as a strong possibility, one can see where Stevenson's idea of one in a similar (though more elaborate and obviously fictional) scenario could end badly. Though the author never had his name hurt by insidious rumors or events, his main character is destroyed by them. Stevenson played the game, and won. However, disaster was always a possibility, and with this previous knowledge, Stevenson's Jekyll loses a parallel game."

Tags:inspiration, Edinburgh, Allison, Cunningham

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The paper points out several contrasts in the novel "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky between the physical nature of the crime and the psychological nature of the punishment, between action and thought, between religion and philosophy, between solitude and interpersonal connections and between knowledge and ignorance. The paper also highlights the duality in the novel concerning the concept of morality itself.

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"The relationship between thought and action also relates to the contrast between religion and philosophy. The first is built on faith, tradition, and community, whereas the latter is built on logic, doubt and questioning, and is highly individual. Raskolnikov embodies the philosophical mind, while Sonia embodies the more religious spirit. The contrast between philosophy and religion is key to the concepts of immorality and redemption in the novel; though Sonia is forced to prostitute herself, her religious convictions leave her appearing as a fully righteous character and promise eventual redemption. Raskolnikov attempts to subscribe to a philosophy that excuses and even exalts his crime, but is tormented by guilt and is convinced he deserves damnation. The epilogue even hints that Sonia is a direct cause of his worldly salvation, as her presence in the town leads to a lightened workload for the prisoner (Dostoevsky Epilogue I).
"There is a certain duality in the novel even concerning the concept of morality itself. It is somewhat ironic that, although Dostoevsky seems to suggest that a pure faith is more useful than a muddied philosophy, he uses Crime and Punishment to elucidate his own philosophy of morality through the various contrasting events in the novel that explore the topic. Morality seems to be determined by motive far more than action; even the original murder of Alyona Ivanovna is displayed as somewhat acceptable; it is motivated by productive intentions and carried out purposefully. But "fear gained more and more mastery" over Raskolnikov after the "second, quite unexpected murder" (Dostoevsky I.7). This murder is even more immoral because it has no purpose beyond simply concealing the first murder. It is unplanned and unreasoned, and that is one of the main reasons it is the more immoral of the murders."

Tags:action, thought, religion, philosophy, solitude, knowledge, ignorance

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This paper discusses how Jonathan Swift and Mary Wollstonecraft were both consummate social commentators on the duality of power and oppression. Through the analysis of two of their works, namely, Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Right of Women", the paper looks at how one can see an easy assimilation of the challenges that such minds made to the disproportionate balance between the powerful and the oppressed. It also examines how each offers a differing view of the powerful as the greatest evil in the world. Swift does so through the use of sarcasm, indicting the wealthy and powerful as heartless and capable of almost anything to retain control, and Wollstonecraft by directly annihilating the wealthy and powerful for openly subjugating fifty percent of the human population (women).

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"Swift's work has been analyzed from countless angles with some even assassinating him, in the assumption that he really meant for the rich to eat the poor's children, even though such a stand is completely divergent from all his other progress building proposals. (Swift 377) Swift really just meant to garner attention, for the social conditions that plagues Ireland at the time. He was also making fun of the fact that so many proposals that are secondary to the humanitarian are put forward by those in power and even implemented without thought of the consequences that they will have upon the people. The people in Ireland at the time of his writing were still very much subjects of English colonization, with little real power and even less freedom to change the situation they were in, even though those in power assumed that the famine and poverty was their own fault and needed to be dealt with by their own sacrifices. "

Tags:sarcasm, women

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In this paper, the duality of comfort and loss has been analyzed in this literary study of Wordsworth poem "Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey." Wordsworth's poem defines comfort through the memories of youth in the natural setting of Tintern Abbey. By realizing his past recollections of the Abbey as a youth he is able to understand how to deal with the loss of his sister's life, as well as to confront his own mortality as an older man.

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Tags:wordsworth, tintern, abbey

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This paper discusses two of Toni Morrison's novels--"Sula" and "Love"--examining how they both exhibit a duality between good and evil in the characters.

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"In her two novels "Sula" and "Love", Toni Morrison writes stories with different plots but with a common underlying theme, duality. Each novel has characters that are in some way opposites juxtaposed against one another. In "Sula', Sula's promiscuity is contrasted with Nel's propriety. In "Love", the triangle of Christine Heed and Junior is intertwined with righteous indignation at having been wronged and outright manipulation to wrong each other. As Morrison explores the differences and similarities between each set of..."

Tags:Toni Morrison, Sula, Love, duality

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This paper provides an analysis and discussion of Descartes' meditations on mind-body duality, also known as Cartesian duality. The analysis demonstrates that Descartes views the mind and body as essentially different and independent, but as sharing a process of interaction wherein the body provides data to the mind that it uses to facilitate thought.

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"One of the major concerns of Rene Descartes was his philosophical meditations over the relationship between the mind and body, known as mind-body duality. Descartes argues the purpose of his meditations is to distinguish the action of understanding from that of the imagination and to demonstrate that the mind of man is really distinct from the body and at the same time the two are so closely joined together that they form, so to speak, a single thing. This analysis will explore Descartes..."

Tags:God, perceptions, senses, sensations, existence, thinking, reason, philosophy

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This paper discusses the films, "Vertigo" and "Psycho" by Alfred Hitchcock portraying Hitchcock's penchant for duality. The writer explains how Hitchcock makes clear that the essence of suspense is the permanent struggle between the obvious and what could be. The paper illustrates the duality evident in "Vertigo" - the struggle between life and death; and that in "Psycho" - the evaluation of openness and mystery.

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"For many, the name Alfred Hitchcock conjures hazy and disconnected memories of Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in Rio, Tippi Hedren being chased by killer birds, or Jimmy Stewart in a wheelchair; but for others those that are somewhat more experienced with the work of Hitchcock the utterance of his moniker means much more. Indeed, many consider Hitchcock to be not only one of the most prolific and entertaining filmmakers, but also one of the most profound. A recurring and certainly intriguing motif that holds together his body of work is his incessant interest and portrayal of duality: the conflicting, yet in some ways similar, nature of life. That is to say, Hitchcock (and no other, on as prestigious a level) was able to brilliantly compare, reduce, and then reevaluate polar opposites that every human encounters. Love or hate, man or woman, privacy or voyeurism, and dishonesty or fidelity were just some of the many themes he unraveled in the stories and aesthetics of his films. Two such films with particular interest as each illustrates by movement, mise-en-scen, and narrative strategy, Hitchcock's penchant for duality are Vertigo, in which he juxtaposes the archetypal struggle between life and death, and Psycho, where he dabbles in the much more complex evaluation of openness and mystery."

Tags:cinema, movies, mystery, filmmaking, carlotta, madeleine, scottie, norman, marion