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Tells The Audience Choral Ode
2,357 words
... eon be put to death as a "symbol" of what
treason means. As his anger mounts Oedipus says
that Creon is "evil incarnate, " and should pay
for his treason with his life. Surprisingly, Creon
remains calm throughout this outburst. He doesn't
interrupt again to protest his innocence. His only
reaction is to say to the audience that Oedipus is
a "fool. " His self-control throws Oedipus'
irrational reaction into a bad light. Mercifully,
the heated argument is broken off when the Chorus
announces t...
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King Lear A Lesson In Loyalty
858 words
Shakespeare's good characters, in the play King
Lear, are considered good because they are loyal
even when they are disguised from or
unrecognizable by those to whom they owe loyalty.
In addition, their loyalty does not waver even
when they are banished or mistreated by those to
whom they are loyal. Cordelia, Edgar and Kent are
all characters that exemplify this goodness and
unwavering loyalty. Let us first consider King
Lear and his relationship with his daughter
Cordelia. When King Lear asks C...
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Perfect Example Doesnt Care
611 words
Pride is a key to self-respect; however, when it
goes to far, people forget that humility is a
virtue too. In the play Antigone, pride plays a
major role throughout, appearing as fatal flaws in
both Antigone and Kreon, the main characters of
Sophocles tragedy. For Antigone and Kreon, as soon
as the stepped past the line of humility, they
were doomed to fail. For example, Kreon became so
proud of himself he refused to listen to others
warnings and assumes the gods are on his side. But
didnt that ...
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Make Him Feel Mary Anne
1,962 words
The Mill on the Floss is a book written by George
Eliot, whose real name is Mary Anne (later Marian)
Evans. There is a great deal of autobiography in
this book. The facts of Mary Anne's life do not
match Maggie Tulliver, but there is an obvious
reflection of her own life. Book One: Chapter 1 -
13 The novel opens up with a description of the
countryside around the town of St. Ogg's and the
river Floss. In the second chapter Maggie, Mr.
Tulliver, Mrs. Tulliver, and Mr. Riley are
introduced. Mr. Tu...
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Jane Eyre And Little Women Jo Comparison
1,580 words
The novels Jane Eyre and Little Women are
strikingly similar in many ways, and the
characters Jane Eyre and Jo March are almost
mirrors of each other. There are many similarities
between Jane and Jo, and also some differences, as
well. From childhood, although they find
themselves in completely different situations,
both girls experience many of the same trials in
their younger years. Jane is an orphan who has no
family to call her own, and lives with an aunt and
cousins who despise and dislike ...
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Amount Of Money Professor Higgins
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... er lessons and her teacher. Eliza most likely
gains most of her emotional appeal by her
unfailing innocence and thirst for knowledge. The
other remarkable character presented in the drama
is the infamous Henry Higgins. This character is
the direct protagonist of Eliza and yet the
observer oftentimes can identify with him as well.
He is brilliant in the study of phonetics, but
awkward and rude in the area of social graces.
Even his own mother comments undesirably when she
says You offend all ...
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Divine Laws Driving Force
1,820 words
In the play Antigone, Sophocles poses many
different themes and moral lessons. The specific
component I would like to focus on is selfishness
and its effects. Through the characters various
actions and ultimate fates, Sophocles teaches us
that selfish, self-serving motives lead to
destruction, loneliness and loss. Two characters
that exemplify the consequences of selfishness are
Creon, the King, and Ismene, Antigone's sister.
Antigone, of course, being the heroin of the story
reinforces this les...
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Iran And Iraq President Carter
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1901 - 06: beginning of oil diplomacy British
discover oil in northern Iran and begin to gain
concession for exploitation, refining, and
transporting of the crude worldwide. After
receiving 12, 000 thousand pounds sterling and a
cut of the profits, Muzaffer al-Din Shah grants
the right. Iranians, questioning the legitimacy of
the agreement, demand an assembly to examine the
document. They also demand a constitution
according to which similar decisions can only be
reached in a public forum. When ...
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Walter Lee Dream Deferred
667 words
The opening scene, Hansberry tells us, is a pan
shot of Chicago's South Side during the 1950 s
(although it could as well be the 1990 s).
Exterior and interior images show that we are in a
ghetto, and this is how people live here. More
importantly, this is a ghetto of African-Americans
who have few choices in a white society. Over the
panning shots is superimposed Langston Hughes'
poem "Dream Deferred, " providing the inspiration
for the title: "What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up l...
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Bilbo Baggins Lonely Mountain
1,609 words
The Hobbit or There and Back Again By: J. R. R.
Tolkien Part 1 The Hobbit takes place in
Middle-Earth. It starts in Bilbo Baggins's Hole in
The Hill in the Shire in Hobbiton. Most of the
book takes place on the trail from Hobbiton to the
Wilder land. This journey is taken during the
Third Age of Middle-Earth. Tolkien recounts the
journey of Bilbo Baggins and thirteen dwarfs on a
quest to reconquer the Lonely Mountain from Smaug
the Dragon. Tolkien leads the gang of dwarves, and
Bilbo, through pe...
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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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Elizabeth Proctor Love Versus Honesty
844 words
Before the play takes place, Abigail Williams and
John Proctor had an affair while Abigail was
working as a servant in their home. Eventually,
John confessed and apologized to Elizabeth,
pledging his faithfulness to her. Nonetheless, at
the time the play takes place, Elizabeth still
hasn't fully forgiven him, and gives him a hard
time about it. Abigail confessed the pretense of
her accusations to him when they were alone, and
now he has no way to prove that she's lying to the
court. But because ...
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Edouard Manet Manet Paintings
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The paper discusses Edouard Manet's influence on
the history of painting. The paper analyses
Olympia and other works of Manet to explain how
the artists works show the spirit of time and
culture in which they were created. The paper
discusses whether works of Manet lie at the origin
of Impressionism, because his paintings arose out
of depths of which Impressionism had no idea yet.
Outline Introduction Body Manet's style Manet's
paintings in Saloon Olympia Influence of Manet's
paintings Impressio...
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Weak Points Strong Points
1,792 words
Bartleby, the scrivener This story of Wall Street
is strange and absurd from the moment the
character of Bartleby enters the story and until
he leaves it. Therefore, we presume that this
Bartleby is this element, which makes the story
strange and absurd. In fact, he is strange and
absurd. Before he enters the story, nothing seems
to be unusual. Three characters, of which one is a
narrator and the owner of the chambers and three
others are his employees, live the ordinary life
of Wall Street: the...
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Social Class Apr 2006
1,814 words
... play an important role in having the reader
realize the lessons to be learned. Howells has
been a full-time author for around fifty years,
with works including thirty-five full-length
novels, such as The Rise of Silas Lapham. What is
remarkable about Howells' pieces is that it seems
to gain longevity, because of his enduring themes,
that are not too generic and yet are not too
specific. London's Saturday Review even remarked,
"Anyone who wishes to gain an insight into the
conditions of life ...
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Uncle Tom Cabin Simon Legree
657 words
Uncle Tom Characters 2 Characters Uncle Tom The
hero of the novel, a faithful and very intelligent
slave. On the Shelby estate he serves as a kind of
a spiritual father to the slaves. He does not run
away when he learns he will be sold away from his
wife and children. He is bold in his convictions,
even giving advice to one master, Augustine St.
Clare. When others encourage him to fight or run,
he refuses, claiming it is his duty to serve the
man who has purchased him and hope that by
faithfulne...
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Lady Catherine De Bourgh Pride And Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice Mark Hines Jane Austen AP
British Lit. Critical Reading Log Per. 5 Jane
Austen's Pride and Prejudice is a complex novel
that relates the events surrounding the relations,
lives, and loves of a middle-upper class English
family in the late nineteenth century. Because of
the detailed descriptions of the events
surrounding the life of the main character of the
story, Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice is a
very involving novel whose title is very
indicative of the themes cont...
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Rest Of The Poem End Of The World
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Death Perspectives From Dylan Thomas A Refusal
Death Perspectives From Dylan Thomas A Refusal To
Mourn The Death By Fire Of A Child In London
Death. Even the mere suggestion of the word is
able to conjure up visions of dark, grisly
impressions and cold, somber moods. The subject of
death is neither an appropriate nor amusing
subject of conversation among people because of
the ill feelings of tragedy and mourning so often
associated with it. Through his poetry, Thomas
attempts to reverse the comm...
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Martin Luther King Jr Boy Willie
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" But then I ask the question: How many men
must die before we can really have a free and true
and peaceful society? How long will it take? If we
can catch the spirit, and the true meaning of this
experience, I believe that this nation can be
transformed into a society of love, of justice,
peace, and brotherhood where all men can really be
brothers. " -Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Since the beginning of early civilization,
differences in races and cultures have been a part
of s...
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George Bernard Shaw Amount Of Money
2,519 words
George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland on
July 26, 1856. He lived with his lower middle
class parents as the first son of three children.
His father owned a failing corn milling business
and had a serious drinking problem. Shaw realized
the effect of his father? s poor money management
and alcohol addiction at an early age. (Mazer 1)
Although the family claimed gentility their
precarious money situations and Shaw? s poor
education caused an ever growing tension in his
family. (Ganz 6 - ...
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