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To Kill A Mocking Bird
Words: 639 / Pages: 3 .... humans. At first glance many readers would wonder how the title evolved, but once you explore the text you begin to understand what the bases of Harper Lee’s message. Harper Lee has portrayed two characters as Mocking Birds. The first of these is Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is a Negro living in Maycomb who becomes notorious when he is wrongly accused of the rape of a white woman. Atticus knows that the battle will not be an easy case to win, but decides to represent Tom Robinson, as he says that he couldn’t hold his head up in town or tell the children what to do.
Tom Robinson was a harmless member of society who never hurt another human be .....
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Spenser's "The Faerie Queene"
Words: 2129 / Pages: 8 .... would represent a truly noble
person. However, only six of the twelve were completed. “Each book of The
Faerie Queene has as its centre a hero or heroine whose task is to learn a
particular virtue by facing, falling before but ultimately discovering how
to master, the specific vices which beset it” (Evans 143). The second book
portrays the virtue of Temperance through the knight Sir Guyon. The Fairy
Queen ordered him to locate and destroy Acrasia's seductive Bower of Bliss.
With his companion and guide, the Palmer, Sir Guyon completes his mission
successfully, and after his encounters along the way, he becomes the virtue
of Temperance.
II. Bo .....
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What Does Shakespeare Have To
Words: 2192 / Pages: 8 .... not trying to prejudice us to believe that love can only be one thing, he
is simply presenting to us many different versions so that the audience
can see love in it's many forms and levels of intensity. It is then up to
the audience to judge the different characters and their different
beliefs themselves.
However, Shakespeare does try to influence his audience to think
certain things about his characters through their use of language. We
see this happening in our first meeting with Romeo when his use of
oxymorons, 'feather of lead' and 'cold fire', whilst talking of Rosalind
and his love for her lead the audience to believe that Romeo is in .....
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Jane Eyre: Sexism
Words: 1844 / Pages: 7 .... As many discussions about this story have already said, this shows a sexist ideal of the time, that women are only good for wives. However, along the same standards we find a character such as Charles Bingley, who is thought to be the perfect gentlemen of the time. Bingley is remarkably handsome, affable, rich, and extraordinarily mannerly. All of these characteristics throw the Bennet house of women into a frenzy over who will be fortunate enough to marry Bingley. While this may show a certain dominance/subordinance relationship due to the women clamoring for the hand of a "good man", it also simplifies a man's place as to be rich, handsome, and .....
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The Danger Of Having Been Blac
Words: 1399 / Pages: 6 .... to myself that the history ofsegregation could not be
otherwise. It would have been difficult for the master to accept equality with the former
slave. However, the way that Maya has described the situation in the book
tells how horrible it was at that time. First of all, growing up black
and female as she said was very painful. At Stamps, where as a child she was raised, the
first act that made her burst in tears was when the three little powhitetrash girls were mocking
Momma her grandmother. They were calling her by the first name instead of the last name. " Bye, Annie."
Although, they were living on her own land, they did not hesita .....
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Revenge Vs Justice(macbath)
Words: 1905 / Pages: 7 .... was killed by King Hamlet; slain by sword during the duel. So Prince of Norway, son of King Fortinbras seeks for revenge on Denmark of his father’s death. Also revenge is improper and wrong way to punish someone for his fault. Their acts of emotion lead to the downfall of two, and the rise to power of one.
After the death of King Hamlet, King Claudius married late Hamlet’s wife, Queen Gertrude. Prince Hamlet, son of King Hamlet has a meeting with the ghost of his death father king Hamlet. Ghost conveys to his son that his own brother Claudius has murdered him. “The serpent that did sting thy father’s life / Now wears his crown .....
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Hamlet By Shakespeare
Words: 1410 / Pages: 6 .... and genuine, in reality they are steeped in lies and evil.
Polonius, friend and assistant to the king, is always concerned with his appearance. He always wants to keep up the appearance of a sweet, gentle person. Polonius appears to be a man who loves and cares about his son, Laertes. He speaks to his son with advice that sounds sincere but in reality it is rehearsed, hollow and without feeling. Polonius gives his advice only to appear to be a good father. The reality is he only speaks to appear sincere as a politician, to look good rather then actually be good. Polonius even ends his speech to his son by saying:
"And borrowing dulleth th' ed .....
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Truth Is It Good Or Evil
Words: 1107 / Pages: 5 .... not think she was a real “lady”. To most people the thought of pre- planning an outfit in fear of an accident sounds rather peculiar and silly but that was just a normal thought of grandmas. We do not meet the misfit until the end of the story, but it is he who hold the key to grandmothers utter emotions. I believe the Misfit was grandmother’s destiny. Flannery O’Conner creates a story that forces us to question, “What is truth?” Through the grandmother who lives a life of clichés – we are taken on a journey of discovery. By the end of the journey we discover to be “good” we must be able .....
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Hamlet - Madness
Words: 957 / Pages: 4 .... the right; And so, without more circumstance at all, I hold it fit that we shake hands and part... [Act I, scene V, lines 127-134]. It seems as if there are two Hamlets in the play, one that is sensitive and an ideal prince, and the insane barbaric Hamlet who from an outburst of passion and rage slays Polonius with no feeling of remorse, Thou wretched, rash, intruding fool, farewell! / I took thee for thy better. Take thy fortune;/ Thou find'st to be too busy is some danger.- [Act III. scene IV, lines 31-33] and then talks about lugging his guts into another room. After Hamlet kills Polonius he will not tell anyone where the body is. Instead he assum .....
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Penguins
Words: 1119 / Pages: 5 .... Theses birds keep warm from the harsh Antarctic conditions by thick layers of fat on their bodies. Their wings developed into flippers, which serve as paddles to help propel them in the water. They also have webbed feet which when combined with the flippers make them excellent swimmers and divers.
The species are divided into four groups for easy identification. The groups are as follows, I. “Large, with orange or yellow patches on the sides of the upper neck (Species 1-2). II. Medium-sized, crested with orange or yellow lines on each side of the crown above the eyes (Species 3-8). III. Medium-sized, with no crest or yellow colour on t .....
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