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" The School for Scandal" by Richard Sheridan, 1999.
Examines uses of disguise to develop characters & theme of evils of scandalmongering.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 47.95
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"The Use of Disguise in "The School for Scandal"
The School for Scandal is a play about the destructive nature of the desire to spread a scandal. Beyond that, however, it also addresses the willful desire to lie and deceive if such behavior will create a scandal. It concludes that good nature never seeks to be disguised but is always simple and apparent on the surface. Sheridan cleverly uses a series of disguises for his players to reveal that innate good nature can never be disguised. First, he disguises his characters by their names. Of course, in the case of many, such as Lady Sneerwell and Mr. Snake, their name in fact reveals their character. However, in the case of Joseph Surface, the name reveals not the true character but the character he chooses to portray. Second, Sheridan allows his characters to disguise themselves to discover the true.."
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"The School for Scandal" ( Richard Sheridan ), 1997.
Role & significance of symbolism in characterization & plot of comic play.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"This study will examine symbolism and its role and significance in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal. Symbolism in the play will be examined in terms of its relationship to the characters and the light it sheds on the characters. Sheridan's play is a comedy about the viciousness of the human inclination to gossip and spread malicious rumors about others. As might be expected, the symbolism in the play is used in the service of that comic view of human nature. At the same time, however, the play should not be dismissed as a completely cynical look at a humanity lost in malice and deceit, for Sheridan also makes it clear that there is goodness in humanity as well. Still, he is not an angry writer using symbols to express that rage at humanity's vices. To the contrary, he even gently mocks his own imagined goodness in the Prologue to the.."
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Plays of Richard Sheridan, 1999.
Examines "A School for Scandal" & "The Critic" in context of late 18th/early 19th Cent. British culture & Restoration comedy.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 4 sources, $ 95.95
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"Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) was a late eighteenth-century British playwright of some renown, noted for helping to revive the English comedy of manners during the Restoration. This type of play depicts the amorous intrigues of people in the wealthier segment of society, and the best-known of Sheridan's plays analyze this territory with sharp wit and complex plots. He followed in the footsteps of William Congreve and William Wycherley and satirized his society in highly-polished plays like School for Scandal and The Critic.
The eighteenth century began as a period of relative calm after the ferment and political turmoil of the previous century, and this was marked by the Restoration, the return to a previous order. The political order of the previous century was embodied in Thomas Hobbes' work Leviathan, which could be seen as a.."
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Marriage in Literature, 2008.
A comparison of the reflections on marriage as portrayed in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The School for Scandal" and Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchid."
1,334 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the way in which the institution of marriage is generally stereotyped in modern literature. It focuses on Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The School for Scandal" and Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchid" and looks at the way in which the plays portray marital relationships to great effect. The paper compares and contrasts their plots and their reflections on marriage.
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"Marriage is intricately woven into the fabric of The School for Scandal and The Cherry Orchid. It serves both plays by enhancing its immediate effect on the audience and its legacy. Marriage in The School for Scandal is recognizably typical of many experiences today, which makes the play's lingering qualities so vital. The Cherry Orchid leaves a lot unsaid and unresolved. Chekhov's disregard for the necessity to explain and complete everything also serves to make the play linger, in that there are unresolved questions playing in the mind of the viewer / reader. Perhaps the major comparison between the two plays is in their differences. The structured beginning, middle and end of The School for Scandal and the 'questions answered' serve the same purpose as those questions unanswered in the 'snapshot' of The Cherry Orchid. They both reflect marriage differently which has a different effect and meaning in the play."
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Comedy of Manners in Two English Plays.
This paper discusses comedy of manners in two English plays, Richard Sheridan's "A School for Scandal" and Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan".
2,815 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 83.95
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This paper explains that Richard Sheridan's "A School for Scandal" and Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan" are both comedies of wit and manners which provide audiences with an absurd look at London's so-called aristocratic society, by using such devices as gossip, collusion, hidden identities, reversal of attitudes, generational recurrence and the discovery of the unexpected lady. The author points out that central to both plays is the question of whether a disappointed wife might justifiably retaliate or console herself by having an affair; and, in both plays, it is the aspiring gallant or lover, who nearly succeeds in convincing the wife to compromise her marriage and her morals. The paper summarizes that, in Wilde's play, it is gossip, which first creates the disappointment and mistrust in Lady Windermere; while in Sheridan's play it is Lady Teazle's attempt to excel at gossip in order to gain a place in what she considers fashionable society as well as the malicious gossip generated by that very society, which threatens to destroy her marriage. Many quotes.
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"Most of the characters in Wilde's play are noble enough, though their actions are not always. Usually, they initially act out of love or concern, though as in the case of the Duchess of Berwick her concern for Lady Windermere is questionable but her conviction at least seems true. Darlington, too, believing Lord Windermere to be a lout, acts on his love for Lady Windermere not wanting her to endure a loveless life. Her mother, Mrs. Erlynn, though perhaps long ago selfish when she abandoned her family does in the end act in a selfless manner when she claims responsibility for the fan in Darlington's quarters. And of course Lord Windermere attempting to protect his wife from shame was acting out of love."
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Comedy, 2006.
An analysis of comedy as a form of entertainment, looking at two particular plays, "Candida" by George Bernard Shaw and "The School for Scandal" by Brinsley Sheridan.
1,898 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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The paper analyzes the use of comedy within the entertainment business. The paper specifically compares two plays - George Bernard Shaw's Victorian-era comedy "Candida" and Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The School for Scandal". The paper discusses each of these plays in detail and focuses on the use of comedy within them.
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"Shaw presents a play that is designed to teach as well, however, although Shaw holds up a far less socially acceptable model for his viewers to embrace. The characters are not immediately humorous in as broad a fashion as Sheridan's caricatures, even though the Shaw comedy does aspire to a didactic purpose. "Candida" tells the tale of the Reverend James Morell who is happy in his marriage to a woman named Candida. "Get a wife like my Candida; and you'll always be in arrear with your repayment." (Act I) Morell speaks some of the common, conventional notions about morality, marriage, and loving one's wife that would likely have been embraced by Shaw's Victorian audience. This creates a sense of connection between the audience and the conventional characters that Sheridan lectured his audience overtly to feel."
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The Iran Contra Scandal, 2006.
This paper discusses the Iran Contra scandal, one of the greatest scandals in recent US government history.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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The Iran Contra scandal is one of the greatest scandals in US government in recent memory. It was certainly the biggest foreign policy scandal during the 1980s. It involved at its heart two secret operations conducted by the executive branch of the United States government. The Reagan administration facilitated the sale of military equipment to Iran an enemy of the United States and considered a nation that sponsored terrorism. With the money from that sale a second operation was funded: Military aid was provided to the contra rebels in Nicaragua, aid that Congress had previously banned. This paper details the events surrounding the Iran-Contra scandal that took place during former President Reagan's term in office. The paper discusses why these actions were so scandalous and what it meant in terms of the US government's abuse of its power and its disregard for the Constitution. The paper contends that the scandal represents a major abuse of the constitutional authority afforded the executive branch of the US government, not to mention an affront to the checks and balances system that is supposed to keep each branch of government from amassing too much power.
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Religion, Sex Scandals and Corruption, 2002.
A look at the role of organized religion in the creation of sex scandals with a focus on the scandal surrounding Bill Clinton.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper investigates the impressions that politics are given by religious organizations in respect to sex scandals. This paper demonstrates that the sex scandal itself is actually perceived as a remarkably minor event in the political spectrum, but rather it is the influence of religious organizations that promotes the sex scandal to epic proportions. In order to better explore this topic, the example of former American President Bill Clinton is used. Clinton should be considered the ideal candidate for such an investigation, as his entire presidency was affected by sexual scandals and the outcome of such scandals.
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The Watergate Scandal, 2005.
This paper discusses the Watergate Scandal, which forecasted the possible impeachment of President Richard Nixon and led to his resignation on August 9, 1974.
1,825 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper explains that the Watergate Scandal refers to a series of events spread over several years surrounding President Richard Nixon's administration and his alleged abuse of power while in office which encompassed the political undermining of the anti-war movement (Vietnam), the Democratic political party, embarrassing and inculpatory behavior by the administration and subsequent reporting by the press. The author reviews the timeline, events and major players in this scandal including President Richard Nixon, Vice President Spiro Agnew, Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox, White House Counsel and possibly the original architect of the cover-up John Dean, Attorney General John Mitchell, Judge John Sirica and Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the "The Washington Post" reporters who uncovered the scandal. The paper concludes that the Watergate Scandal, which produced the first dual resignations of a president and vice president, indictments of forty prominent citizens and scarred the nation throughout the process, is the benchmark and term often applied to scandalous political behavior.
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"John Mitchell as the Attorney General was a loyal supporter of Nixon. In September 1972, stories published by "The Washington Post" linked Mitchell with a $250,000 slush fund that paid for the Watergate burglaries. He made a famously vulgar remark about the fact that if the stories were published, there would be political repercussions. He was right and later prosecuted for perjury, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy. Elliot Richardson, the Attorney General (after Richard Kleindienst), appointed Archibald Cox as special prosecutor and later refused to fire him. Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William D. Ruckelshaus both resigned during the "Saturday Night Massacre". John Sirica presided over the Watergate trials, while he was the Chief Judge of the US District Court for the District of Columbia. He was considered a maverick on the bench and actively questioned the witnesses and defendants during this trial. He surmised that the participants in the Watergate trial were not being truthful in their assertions. He ordered that the original audiotapes containing the recorded conversations be presented to the court, not the transcripts. The Supreme Court upheld this ruling in July, 1974, thus leading to the resignation of Nixon in August, 1974."
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The Watergate Scandal, 2006.
This paper argues that the Watergate scandal and other political scandals provided a means for reinforcing American moral values.
2,490 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper explains that the Watergate scandal represented a crisis situation in which the public, the elites and the media, driven by solidarity, collaborated to eliminate an evil so that the social body could continue its normal existence. The author points out that the Watergate scandal proves that society is a moral phenomenon organically driven by the desire to defend the principles of morality because of its awareness of the fundamental importance played by these principles. The paper suggests that political scandal serves as an interruption of the profane everyday living and inserts a sacred dimension. This dimension renews the forces of the society by identifying and eliminating an evil while simultaneously remembering and reinforcing society's basic principles.
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"The American society gives a lot of importance to the moral legitimating of the political regime. It is not only the Watergate scandal that proves it, but also other scandals involving presidents, such as the one involving Bill Clinton. In the case of President Clinton, the most serious mistake that he made was not that he had an affair (even if this too represents an action against the moral principles and reflects an unhealthy attitude towards family). The most serious mistake that both Nixon and Clinton did was to lie to the American people, denying their guilt."
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Richard M. Nixon, 2003.
An overview of the presidency of Richard M. Nixon, with reference to the Watergate Scandal.
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper provides a brief overview of President Richard M. Nixon's administration. It discusses the development of the suspicions about him and how the Watergate Scandal story finally broke. It looks at the ramifications for the President, the political parties, and the nation as a whole.
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"Richard Nixon began his Republican presidency on January 20, 1969 as the thirty-seventh president of the United States. Reconciliation of the nation was President Nixon?s first goal. The nation had been separated because of the Vietnam War overseas. He took thousands of troops out of the Vietnam War. Nixon believed in focusing on international affairs. He also focused on the military involvement in Cambodia."
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The Presidency of Richard Nixon, 2002.
Examines the period of U.S. History during the Presidency of Richard Nixon and the enduring consequences of his presidency, especially with regard to the Watergate Scandal.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 80.95
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Nixon resigned from his office nearly thirty years ago, and his legacy continues to be shrouded in controversy. He was a complex, inconsistent, and highly contradictory personality whose presidency was an extremely mixed bag of successes, failures, and confusion. Nixon once made the prediction that by the turn of the century, he would begin to be viewed in a more favorable light. Marked by solid achievements both at home and abroad, Nixon's work while in office ended the Imperial Presidency, reopened Western communication with China and Russia, helped see the country through its first round of serious welfare reform; in short, Nixon did have a significantly positive impact upon the nation. But, it was Watergate that opened the doors to the seedier and frightening side of the Nixon Presidency. Secret tapings, brutal escalations in Vietnam, conspiracies to harm other politicians, and his involvement in the thefts at Watergate all cast a deep shadow over what Nixon had been able to accomplish. The most egregious abuses of executive privilege occurred under President Nixon who invoked that doctrine to shield embarrassing and incriminating information (Rozell, 762). It is the purpose of this paper to examine the Presidency of Richard M. Nixon, and to pay special attention to the implications of Watergate both during and after his term.
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Richard the Lionheart, 2004.
An analysis of the life of King Richard the Lionheart.
2,739 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 24 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper explains that the figure Robin Hood is based on a real person, a king of England to be precise. The paper claims that an examination of the life of King Richard, better known as Richard the Lionheart,will reveal the real tale of Robin Hood. The paper presents a biographical tale of the life of King Richard. The paper contends that it is Richard's positive traits and goals that people remember about him; it is his virtue and heroism that lives in storybooks. Though the fairytale has changed and gained an element of fiction, the paper explains that the truth of Richard's conquest is evident.
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"Most people remember the character of Robin Hood from children's stories. When they think of him they recall a hero who "robbed from the rich and gave to the poor." What most people do not know is that the figure Robin Hood is based on a real person, a king of England to be precise. That character is King Richard I, better known as King Richard the Lionheart. Although Richard I did not, by the standards of the day, steal from "the Rich," historians have found a distinct connection between the lives of the two characters. Robin Hood lived during the 13th century, exactly one year after the time of King Richard's reign. Also, it is evident in the stories of Robin Hood that his main political goal is to "restore Richard to the throne after Prince John usurped it." Although most people are probably unaware of the connection between the two heroes, King Richard I had a very fascinating and interesting life. "
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"Richard III", 2005.
An analysis of Shakespeare's play, "Richard III", focusing on the relationship between the Duke of Buckingham and Richard.
2,143 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper concentrates on exploring why the Duke of Buckingham helped Richard III as extensively as he did to lie, cheat, steal, and murder his way to being king. It also explores why Buckingham left Richard III at a certain point after he was asked to arrange for the murder of Edward. The author argues that Buckingham left Richard not because of his conscience regarding the murder of the boy, but out of a fear that by helping the tyrant to gain his power, he would not get anything in return but his own death.
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"Shakespeare?s ?Richard III? was a play in the series of historical texts that also includes ?Henry IV.? With these texts, the author left the convention of setting his plays is exotic places like Athens and Italy, and concentrated on the theme of English history. Richard III was a monarch who is shown in Shakespeare?s ?Richard III? to have lost touch with reality more than a little bit in his quest for power, which has corrupted him deeply. At the end of the play there is little that can be done to redeem Richard III, such is his rejection of morality and his overriding ambition. These qualities caused Richard III to murder many of his own family members, and throughout the play he treats everyone as either someone to use or a potential threat. One of the people whom Richard III used was the Duke of Buckingham, who became his right-hand man during his quest for the throne."
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Richard Cory and Abraham Lincoln, 2007.
A review of the poem, "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson, drawing comparisons between Richard Cory and Abraham Lincoln.
997 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the poem "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson. Specifically, the paper compares and contrasts Abraham Lincoln with Richard Cory in the poem. According to the paper, these are two very different men, but they share some common elements.
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"Why did Richard Cory kill himself? The poem does not really answer this, but the poet insinuates that Cory seems to have everything, but it is not enough to make him happy. He is "rich as a king," but that is not the only thing that matters in life, as this poem shows. Happiness comes from contentment and satisfaction with your life and what you do. It seems that Lincoln was probably happy. He was doing an important job, and he had a family that loved him. He never had a lot of money, but he seems as if he was content with his life. In this, he was different than Cory. He would not have chosen to end his life the way Cory did, because he was content, and because he had important responsibilities. Maybe Cory was unhappy because his life was empty, and he did not have important responsibilities, and that would be a big difference between Cory and Lincoln. Lincoln was a success and he worked hard. Cory did not have to work, and he did not seem to have anything to motivate him or make him proud. Lincoln did, and so he had a reason for living, while Cory did not."
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