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The Pardoners Tale Deception And Foolishness
1,295 wordsThe Pardoner's Tale: Deception and Foolishness There are several types of foolishness being described in the Pardoner's Tale itself. He describes gluttony in general, then specifically wine. He talks of gambling, taking bets and the like, and of swearing. The beginning of his tale describes three fools who go foolishly seeking death, then find it in a large amount of gold. Deception is another topic addressed by the Pardoner. He comes right out and says he is a con artist, and that he is out to ...
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Hester And Pearl Scarlet Letter
942 wordsHawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is considered the first symbolic novel in American Literature. His use of symbolism in the novel presents a complex view of sin and its effects. Utilizing characters, colors, settings, and objects Hawthorne's extended metaphors shape and develop throughout the plot. Three main symbols used in expressing Hawthorne's message are the forest, the use of sunlight and shadows, and the use of colors. The use of colors in The Scarlet Letter is one of the more obvious symbo...
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Rhyme Scheme Poetic Devices
1,242 wordsSurely you stay my certain own, you stay My you. All honest, lofty as a cloud. Surely I could come now and find you high, As mine as you ever were; should not be awed. Surely your word would pop as insolent As always: Why, of course I love you, dear. Your gaze, surely, unglazed as I could want. Your touches, that never were careful, what they were. Surely But I am very off from that. From surely. From indeed. From the decent arrow That was my clean naivete and my faith. This morning men deliver ...
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Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
1,151 words"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is a poem written by a poet (name unknown) approximately 6000 years ago in the late 1300 's in the medieval times. This story was originally written in medieval literature with a real unique rhyme scheme, but was translated later in time to regular English for high school students and researchers to study and read. The story begins during the New Year's feast in King Arthur's court. Then a green knight enters asking all of the knights in the court if they would ...
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Guildenstern And Rosencrantz King Hamlet
481 wordsIn the play, Hamlet, there is a theme that remains constant throughout the play. It is appearance versus reality that is when something is not what it seems. Polonius, Guildenstern and Rosencrantz, and King Claudius are the two main characters that appear to be something they are not. Both Claudius and Polonius from the outside give off the impression of a person who is sincere and genuine. The reality of the two is completely different than what is put on for show. Claudius is the one that kill...
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Low Self Esteem Elizabeth Proctor
799 wordsAuthor Millers, The Crucible takes a close look at John Proctors, conflict between his raw deeds and his conception of himself. Throughout the play John Proctor is tormented by this conflict. He struggles against his own weakness to achieve a view of himself that he can accept. Proctor has to overcome tremendous emotional and moral hurdles and as a result his character develops into a different person. His battle for integrity is lost many times before it is finally won in the play's final minut...
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Sir And The Green Knight
578 wordsIn the Epic poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the unnamed author uses Sir Gawain to illustrate the heroic ideals of chivalry, loyalty and honesty in fourteenth century England. The poem depicts the society of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. In the poem, Gawain is the ideal of virtue and all that is good. Throughout the poem, however, his character is constantly tested and his integrity is compromised. In the end, Gawain proves that, although he is fallible, he is an honest a...
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Reading This Book Read This Book
1,057 wordsHave you ever watched a movie and then found out it was created from a book? Thats what happened to me, I saw the movie Girl Interrupted, starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. I then heard that it was made from a book itself. So for this assignment, I decided to read the book and compare and contrast it from the movie. The movie, Girl Interrupted is about an eighteen-year-old girl, named Susanna Karen. She spent two years on the ward for teenage girls in a psychiatric hospital as renowned fo...
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Rock And Roll Ringo Starr
1,242 wordsThe Beatles were known as a rock and roll group, but they were not just any old band. They changed music around the world, as we know it. Between the boys, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Richard Starkey, better known as Ringo Starr, they had extraordinary talent (History of the Beatles 1). They started what was called the "British Invasion, " and some say that the Beatles are the greatest musicians to ever walk God's great earth. It all started in 1956, when John Lennon starte...
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Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Renaissance
1,577 wordsThe Italian Renaissance is known for its birth of many notable philosophers, including the famous Niccolo Machiavelli. He is, without a doubt, one of the greatest political thinkers to have ever existed, and his ideas and beliefs have been an inspiration and motivation for many famous leaders. Although he has known to have been a positive influence on mankind, Machiavelli has also distinguished a bad reputation that has been unfairly given to him because of a misunderstanding in his views on pol...
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Consequences Of His Actions Cordelia Is The Only Daughter
1,380 wordsIn Shakespeare's tragedy, King Lear, a prominent re occuring theme is vision and its relevance. The characters, Lear and Gloucester are Shakespeare's principal means of portraying this theme. Although Lear can physically see, he is blind in the sense that he lacks insight, understanding, and direction. In contrast, Gloucester becomes physically blind but gains the type of vision that Lear lacks. It is evident from these two characters that clear vision is not derived solely from physical sight. ...
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Kill Macbeth Honest Men
862 wordsCharacter Sketch: Young Macduff a. k. a "son" In William Shakespeare's "Macbeth", an epic play about blood, glory and pride, Young Macduff's tragic yet heroic life story is revealed. His father of course is Macduff, one of Scotland's most prestigious nobleman, and his mother is Lady Macduff. Macduff was very close to King Duncan and after his untimely death, he always had his suspicions about Macbeth. He chose not to join Macbeth's coronation and later fled Scotland as a traitor leaving his fami...
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Bell Curve Perfect Woman
1,252 wordsDesdemona appears to be the perfect woman and is destroyed by the supposedly perfect man, Othello. Desdemona is the depicted perfect woman; she is subservient and loyal to her husband and she is from a sheltered and refined background. Othello, her husband, is the proffered example of masculine male perfection. Othello is man of motion, a strong warrior who acts in concurrence with his convictions and honor. Shakespeare proves that Othello is fallible too, destroyed for believing hearsay over hi...
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Othello May Have Slept Act 1 Scene 3 Iago
611 wordsIago has no conscience. He is an angry man and is happy to take down everyone around him to get what he wants: revenge. It is in Act 1, Scene 3, that he devises his evil plan. Here we can see inside Iago's mind. It is easy to see that his primary motivation is jealousy: jealousy that Othello may have slept with his wife, and jealousy that Othello chose Cassio over him. As he plots his revenge, it is clear Iago respects and cares for no one. (Act 1, Scene 3, 378 - 381) I hate the Moor, And it is ...
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16 Th Century Taming Of The Shrew
1,044 wordsShakespeare the feminist? Taming of the shrew by Vegas Gas The taming of the shrew by william shakespeare is a play which is ahead of its time in its views toward gender roles within society. Katherine is a woman who is intelligent, and is not afraid to assert her views on any given situation. She is paired with another obstinate character in Petruchio. The Marriage formed between the two is a match made in heaveanfor two reasons. First Because Katherine is strong enough to assert her views, and...
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Killed His Wife Plays An Important Role
736 wordsShakespearesOthello Irony in Othello Shakespeare's plays rely largely on irony. There are three kinds of irony presented in this novel. They are: situational, verbal, and dramatic. Irony plays an important role in Othello. It creates suspense, and adds interest to the story. There are many examples of situational irony in this play. Cassios was the one Iago wanted dead or out of his position. At the end of the play, Cassios was the only one that did not die and Othello actually promoted him to a...
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Values Open Karma
329 wordsEveryone has Philosophy: Values VALUES Everyone has their own set of values, ? socially shared conceptions of what is good, desirable, and proper or bad. ? ? Our values influence our orientations, actions, reactions, and interpretations, so being totally objective is out of the question. But it is still important to keep an open mind. Occasionally we should all try to be strangers in our own worlds. Trying to see why and how our world is, instead of taking it for granted. ? Value Neutrality, ? a...
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Color Purple Race Relations
1,002 wordsThe Color Purple By Alice Walker The Color Purple is a story that is told openly and sincerely by a black woman named Celie. Throughout the course of the story, we are shown Celie's struggle to find herself, love, confidence, independence, and the courage to fight and fend for herself. The novel is written in first person by Celie through letters that she wrote to both God and her sister Nettie, as well as letters written by Nettie to Celie. Through their letters, we become familiar with their e...
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Rags To Riches Horatio Alger
668 wordsRagged Ragged Dick Ragged Dick Ragged Dick is a novel written in the 1800 s by Horatio Alger. It is a story about a young boy named Richard Hunter, also known as Ragged Dick, as he progresses though his childhood. Ragged Dick is a typical Rags to Riches story where Dick struggles through the hardships of city life, trying to achieve the American Dream. As a child, Dick is nothing more than a poor city boy who is trying to earn money on the streets of New York City. He spends his time shining sho...
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Desdemona And Cassio Loyal Friend
779 wordsChampion, Larry S. Shakespearean Criticism. Edited. Dana Banks. Vol. 35. : Detroit. Gale. 1997 Shakespeare, William. Othello. Literature: The Human Experience. New York. St. Martin. 1996 In his analysis of the popular Shakespearean play Othello, Tale of the Moor of Venice, Champion focuses most of his criticism on Othello s naive ways and the evil, which Iago portrays. According to Champion, Othello is heroic and noble, but naively egotistic. (253) This is shown when Othello easily believes Iago...
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