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Year: 2023 (96th) Academy Awards. Category: Actor in a Supporting Role. Film Title: Oppenheimer. Winner: Robert Downey Jr. Presenter: Sam Rockwell, Tim Robbins, Ke Huy Quan, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali Date & Venue: March 10, 2024; Dolby Theatre
13 mar 2024 · Robert Downey Jr. won his first Oscar for best supporting actor in Oppenheimer and combined humor and humility as he delivered his speech. “I’d like to thank my terrible childhood, and the Academy, in that order.”
THE SPEECHES IN BEOWULF: A STRUCTURAL STUDY by Brian A Shaw In the course of Beowulf, the hero makes fifteen fully independent speeches, even though some of them are interrupted by interjections on the part of the author. The first seven of these occur either before the battle with Grendel or directly after it and as a result of it. The
Wiglaf, the youngest among Beowulf's men, reminds the more experienced warriors of their duty to defend Beowulf before joining the battle himself. The “tasting [of] the mead-cup” is a symbol of solidarity and an important oath of loyalty among the Geats.
The moral presented in the epic poem Beowulf is the recognition that human destiny is controlled by God. The protagonist’s actions highlight the human struggle between good and evil.
But as the story of Beowulf unfolds, it becomes clear that while good kings and warriors share some similar traits, such as courage, loyalty, selflessness, and might in battle, the values of a good warrior and a good king do not overlap in other fundamental ways.
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