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Cask Of Amontillado Coat Of Arms
596 words
The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as
I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I
vowed revenge. So begins The Cask of Amontillado,
Poe's horrifying tale of pride and retribution.
Told by Monstresor, this story tells of how he
lured his friend Fortunato into literally walking
into his own grave. From the opening sentence the
reader can perceive that Monstresor is proud and
vengeful, and would do anything to save face. As
the story progresses, Monstresor unravels the
chilling ta...
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Sense And Sensibility Fall In Love
1,707 words
I am going to discuss, in relation to this
question, Jane Austen's work both book and film "
Sense and Sensibility." Both of them, in different
ways, examine the story of two sisters and their
love affairs. They also show us with a trenchant
observation and in meticulous detail, which Jane
Austen possesses, "the quiet, day-to-day country
life of the upper-middle-class English." For, in
parallel with the two these specific works, I will
try to present my opinion according to how "Sense"
is a plus...
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Daisy Miller Nice Girl
1,310 words
For days, Winterbourne tries in vain to see Daisy
at her hotel. Finally, the day of Mrs. Walker's
party arrives, and although Winterbourne and Mrs.
Walker did not part at the Pincian Gardens on the
best of terms, he goes in hope of seeing Daisy
When Daisy's mother arrives, Winterbourne
overhears her say that she has come unescorted
because Daisy and Giovanelli can't tear themselves
away from the piano. Mrs. Walker is incensed. She
suspects this is Daisy's revenge for her meddling
at the Pincio, ...
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Milton Paradise Lost Book Of Job
478 words
The character of Satan is portrayed differently in
Milton's Paradise Lost than it is in The In the
Book of Job, Satan only appears in a small section
of the story. He approaches God to question Jobs
faithfulness. When asked where he came from, Satan
replies: From going to and fro on the earth, and
from walking back and from walking back and forth
on it, (Job 1: 7, Job 2: 2). Satan says that God
has given Job many things but if he were to take
them away, Job would surely curse him. To this,
God r...
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Years Older Six Years
1,308 words
A person's trust is something that is coveted by
many and seldom gained. Stability in mind and body
may often be determined on the ability of an
individual to trust someone and handle their
dependency. There is a prime example of this
scenario in the play My Sister in This House, when
the Luton sisters first interact with each other
at the Danzard's. When Lea says to Christine "Tell
me. You " re always keeping something from me.
Tell me (10) ", it suggests that Christine's trust
in anyone includ...
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Act V Scene Act Iii Scene
1,072 words
... repack riding. Macbeth then realizes the
prophecies, and becomes obsessed with them. He
decides to hire two murderers to kill Banquo and
his son. During the evening (in scene three),
Banquo is murdered but Fleance manages to escape.
Act III, Scene ii: The scene opens with Lady
Macbeth showing her insecurity. Macbeth then
enters and both of them are suffering from
nightmares, restless sleep, and no appetites.
Macbeth is hiding his plans from his wife. It is
shown that MB's feelings for his wi...
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Hills Like White Elephants
1,145 words
Hills Like White Elephants: An Endeavor to Justify
Earnest Hemingway is one of the greatest American
authors to ever live. He displays remarkable wit
and depth in the short story Hills Like White
Elephants. Not only does this story incorporate a
sophisticated plot, it also conveys a different
message to everyone who reads it. To one reader it
may appear as though the story is about a couples
struggle to decide to have an abortion. Yet, to
another person the story may just be a simple plot
consis...
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Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Hamlet Father
529 words
Pleading with Hamlet not to follow the Ghost,
Horatio asks him to think about what might happen
if the Ghost "assume some other horrible form, /
Which might deprive your sovereignty of reason /
And draw you into madness. Horatio believes that
the Ghost is not Hamlet's father in the form of a
ghost, but a spirit in the form of Hamlet's
father. That spirit could instantly take on
another shape or lure Hamlet to the edge of a
cliff, where the sight of the depth "so many
fathoms to the sea" puts "to...
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Antonio Shylock Shylock's
710 words
In the play the Merchant of Venice by William
Shakespeare, the character Shylock's portrayal
changes a great deal. This mans image goes from
that of a cruel and evil murder to a pitiful and
helpless beggar of mercy. These circumstances
raise the question of what kind of man Shylock
truly is, and whether or not the reader should
feel pity for him. There is no doubt that Shylock
is a man with faults, but there is evidence to
suggest that his intentions though cruel and
heartless are the result of ...
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Contributions Of Hamlets Peers To The Play
1,525 words
William Shakespeare's Hamlet is an extremely well
thought out play. Each component is included quite
purposefully. All have their own specific
contributions to the play. Perhaps, it is Hamlets
peers that endow the most. Horatio, Ophelia, and
Laertes all provide key character contrasts to
Hamlet. They also serve to elucidate particular
themes that, eventually, aid in deciding the
outcome of the play. Many significant
contributions are made to the plot and play in
individual scenes by Hamlets thre...
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Lear And Cordelia King Lear
820 words
Many of the passages of King Lear, particularly
those between the characters of Lear, Kent, the
Fool, and Cordelia, all share a common theme. The
imagery of nothing, as well as that of blindness,
echoes throughout the play. King Lear is in many
ways about nothing. However, Kent, the Fool, and
Cordelia make him more than nothing does by
serving faithfully, speaking bluntly, and loving
unconditionally. The first occurrence of the
imagery of nothing takes place between Lear and
Cordelia. In this pa...
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Fate On Juliet In William Shakespeare Romeo And
1,227 words
William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, is
one of the greatest love stories of all time. The
play was written around 1595, but the story has
proven to be timeless. The play is a story of
forbidden love that is resolved in two tragic
deaths. Romeo and Juliet come from feuding
families, but they defy the feud and fall in love.
Many events take place during the five short days
that they share their love. All of the events
surround characters from both the Montague and
Capulet families. For ex...
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Back To School Catcher In The Rye
833 words
In The Catcher in the Rye, main character Holden
Caulfield displays three specific characteristics.
In this paper I will be converse about how Holden
very compassionate, needy and lonely. Holden shows
many times in this book how he is needy, most of
the time he tries to hide this trait but with some
people Holden bares it all. Holden shows
compassion's while he watches his younger sister
Phoebe go around on the Carousel, and he begins to
cry. Lastly he is lonely, he never really seems to
make ma...
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Good Man Is Hard Man Is Hard To Find
351 words
The story A Good Man is Hard to Find is an
interesting story about a family traveling to
Florida for a family trip. The storys main
characters are the grandmother, the mother and a
baby, the father Bailey, and the two children June
Star and John Wesley. This family is to embark on
a trip that leads to a run in with other
characters The Misfit, Bobby Lee, and Hiram who
are escaped convicts in Florida. The story starts
with the announcement that the family is going on
a trip to Florida. The grandm...
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Love And Politics In Antony Cleopatra
1,038 words
Love and politics are two themes central to the
story of Antony and Cleopatra. Antony, the hero of
the tragedy, is seen as a man caught between two
worlds- the fantasy microcosm of Alexandria, and
the titanic responsibilities and honors of the
triumvirate, whilst his lover Cleopatra is the
ruler of Egypt. Between them, they have political
authority over half the known world, so theirs is
a relationship embroiled in political
significance. The language that Shakespeare uses
to portray these two p...
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Love And Politics In Antony Cleopatra
999 words
... innuendo) Cleopatra makes fun of him back,
sarcastically mentioning his supposed decadence
from Hercules How this Herculean Roman does become
the carriage of his chafe Again, this language is
typical of the couples playful arguments, though
real issues between them are often underlying. It
presents the other side of their relationship away
from the hyperbole of their complimentary
interchanges. If the language that portrays the
world of love is picturesque and dreamy, then the
political lang...
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Make Me Laugh Story
433 words
When Kurt Vonnegut wants to make something funny,
he uses his ability to play with words to his
advantage. Throughout the book, Welcome to the
Monkey House, he is able to make me laugh. The way
he structures his words, makes me want to read on.
In the story EPICAC he is able to tell a story
about a love triangle between two people and a
computer. One line from that story is he was a
whole lot less like a machine than plenty of
people I know. He was talking about how the
computer was a machine, b...
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Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Horatio And Marcellus
1,329 words
Scene 1: Bernardo relieves Francisco from his
watch before the castle. Marcellus arrives with
Horatio. Once Francisco has gone, Bernardo and
Marcellus discuss with Horatio their encounter
with the ghost the previous evening. Horatio is
skeptical of their claims. The ghost appears and
Horatio tries to question it. The ghost refuses to
speak and departs. Marcellus asks why the watch is
necessary. Horatio tells the story of how years
ago, Old Hamlet defeated Old Fortinbras in battle,
gaining from h...
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Agree With Socrates Boy Agrees Virtue
630 words
Meno starts by questioning Socrates. Can virtue be
taught? Socrates says to Meno, well, what makes a
virtue a virtue. Meno comes to the borrowed point
that virtue is "to find joy in beautiful things
and have power." Socrates retorts by saying "do
you think men desire just good things?" While
explaining themselves they came upon what becomes
Meno's Paradox. Is virtue something learned and
can we learn things without already knowing them?
Socrates defends the philosophy that if a man can
recall on...
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Darkness Imagery In Macbeth
907 words
Ambition and evil are the basic elements in
William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Macbeth is a
tragedy which was written by Shakespeare in the
Elizabethan Era. There was much use of Raphael
Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and
Ireland as it was necessary for creating the
environments and situations in the play. Macbeth
takes place mainly in Scotland and is a play about
an ambitious thane, named Macbeth, and his wife
whose flaws lead to their demise. Since Macbeth is
a tragedy, probably noth...
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