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Silence Proverbs : World Proverbs
365 words, approx. 1 pages
Better eloquent silence than eloquent speech. (Yiddish) Even silence speaks. (Hausan) He who cannot keep silence cannot speak. (Swedish) I grew up among wise men and found that there is nothing better for man than silence. (West African) If a word be...
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Silent Proverbs : World Proverbs
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A silent man is seldom ridiculed for his thoughts. (German) A silent man’s words are not brought into court. (Danish) A silent mouth is sweet to hear. (Irish) A silent pig digs the deepest root. (Lithuanian) A silent woman is always more admired...
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Quiet, Quietness Proverbs : World Proverbs
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It is the quiet pig that eats the meal. (Irish) Quiet people are well able to look after themselves. (Irish) Quietness is worth the price....
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Silence Information
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Silence is a relative or total lack of sound. An environment with sound below 20 decibels is considered quiet or silent. Silence in Social Interaction: Functions, Meanings, and Interpretations. Silence is noticed through the basic human need of social...


Quotations
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Silence Quotes
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Quotes about Silence Be silent always when you doubt your sense. Alexander Pope Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received. Seneca the Elder But my words like silent raindrops fell, and echoed in the wells of...


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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Silence
11/19/2001: 501 words, approx. 2 pages
Silence, nuanced touch help music speak By TOM STRINI Journal Sentinel music critic Monday, November 19, 2001 The spectral mystery of Qu Xiaosong's "Ji No. 4 KOU" came into the world Sunday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Present Music's...
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Maharishi retreats into silence
1/29/2008: 677 words, approx. 2 pages
It was 1967 and the Indian meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, dressed in white with long flowing black hair and a gray beard, beamed as he stood surrounded by four smiling young Beatles at the peak of their popularity.George Harrison, clutching a sitar, John Lennon,...
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Investor's Business Daily
Iraq's Golden Silence
10/1/2007: 511 words, approx. 2 pages
Media And War: Ever since the Sept. 10 testimony of Gen. David Petraeus, we've heard less and less from the mainstream media about the war in Iraq. The old adage "no news is good news" has never been truer.That the media are no longer much...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Harvey Rovine
7,713 words, approx. 26 pages
In the following essay, Rovine contrasts the silence of women in Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies. In the comedies, he contends, it generally conveys acquiescence, while in the tragedies it may be construed as despair, resignation, or confusion. Rovine maintains that in both genres women's silence underscores their social, political, and familial obligations.
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Critical Essay by Gayle Greene
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In the following essay, Greene points out that although Prospero occasionally uses language to constrain or coerce, his special powers of healing are affected by silence, show, and music. Greene maintains that this accentuates Shakespeare's exploration of both the necessity and the limitations of speech.
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Critical Essay by Christina Luckyj
6,318 words, approx. 21 pages
In the following essay, Luckyj asserts that Volumnia's speechlessness in Act V, scene v of Coriolanus represents not triumph but despair, for she understands that her son will die because he yielded to her supplication. The critic emphasizes the Roman matron's vulnerability as well as her vitality, describing various ways she has been represented in performance.
 


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