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Miss Maudie Aunt Alex
1,620 wordsThe Maycomb ladies provide an excellent example of racial prejudice, and a failure to see what it is like in someone elses skin. They believe they are doing well by making money for missions, failing to see the hardship on their own doorsteps. Aunt Alexandra is very important to the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, as she is a representative of these viewpoints, disapproving of Calpurnia and disassociating herself from the black community entirely. Miss Maudie however is the counterpoint to Aunt Al...
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Goneril And Regan Regan And Goneril
1,745 wordster> In Act 1, Scene 1 Kent says, "See better, Lear. " How does Lear see more clearly by Act V Scene 3, and what has led him to this? King Lear of Britain, the ageing protagonist in Shakespeare's tragic play undergoes radical change as a man, father and king as the plot progresses when forced to bear the repercussions of his actions. Lear is initially portrayed as being an egotistical ruler, relying on protestations of love from his daughters to apportion his kingdom. Lears tragic flaw...
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Of Mice And Men The Importance George
1,827 wordsEven from the very start of John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, the uniqueness of George, as a character, is already noticeable. He is described as small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp strong features and has an obvious dominance over the relationship between Lennie and himself. This lets the reader know from a very early stage in the book that George is different, and probably the essential character. Georges character seems to be used by Steinbeck to reflect the maj...
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Open Minded Attend University
1,977 wordster> How have the texts you have studied this year effectively shaped your understanding of the meaning of change? In your answer you should refer to Looking for Alibrandi, ONE text from the prescribed stimulus booklet, Changing, and two to three texts of your own choosing. Through a number of texts we can see the concept of change and changing perspective clearly demonstrated. Texts including Looking for Alibrandi, Sky High, a Michael Leunig cartoon and various newspaper and magazine ...
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Fiend Like Queen Murder Of Duncan
1,356 words" This dead butcher and his fiend like queen" , is the way in which Malcolm describes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Describe the way in which these two characters changed during the course of the play. At the beginning of the play Macbeth is seen as a courageous soldier who is loyal to the King but is corrupted from the witches prophecies and by his and Lady Macbeth's ambition. This is because of the weakness of Macbeth's character and the strong power of Lady Macbeth and how she is easily...
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19 Th Century England Things In Life
1,500 wordsPip discovers during the course of the novel, what are the really important things in life. I agree with this phrase because at the end of the novel Pip is a true example of a real gentleman, someone who knows themselves and the truth. Someone who doesn t live life in a world of fantasy and accepts things and people for what they really are. Someone who is honest, justice and loyal. To become this he goes through a lot and realises the important things in life. Pip s innocence at the start of th...
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Desire For Revenge Unable To Cope
2,626 wordsVictor Frankenstein had a wonderful life as a child. He was loving and cared deeply for his family. At the age of thirteen the works of Cornelius Agrippa fascinated him. His father called it ´ sad trash´ , which only fuelled his curiosity and enthusiasm the fatal impulse that led to my ruin. ´ His thirst for knowledge of science continued for two years until he witnessed the total destruction of a tree in a thunderstorm. The explanation of electricity shattered all of his ideas...
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Point Of View Hardy
3,378 wordsComparison Of Thomas Hardy's Old Mrs Chundle Comparison Of Thomas Hardy's Old Mrs Chundle And Penelope Lively's The Darkness Out There The two short stories? The Darkness Out There? and? Old Mrs Chundle? both deal with similar relationships, whilst at the same time having many differences. The most pronounced similarity of the two stories is that both deal with younger people? s relationships with an older person. Another marked theme is that Hardy? s story concerns itself with the curate? s dec...
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Regan And Goneril Beginning Of The Play
1,775 wordsIn Act 1, Scene 1 Kent says, See better, Lear. How does Lear? see? more clearly by Act V Scene 3, and what has led him to this? King Lear of Britain, the ageing protagonist in Shakespeare? s tragic play undergoes radical change as a man, father and king as the plot progresses when forced to bear the repercussions of his actions. Lear is initially portrayed as being an egotistical ruler, relying on protestations of love from his daughters to apportion his kingdom. Lear? s tragic flaw is the divis...
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Salem Witch Hunts Proctor And Abigail
4,418 wordsThe play, ? The Crucible? , illustrates how people react to mass hysteria created by a person or group of people, as people did during the McCarthy hearings of the 1950 s and the Salem witch hunts of 1962. Many Americans were wrongly accused of being Communist sympathizers. The activities of the House of Un-American Activities Committee began to be linked with the witchcraft trials that had taken place in the town of Salem. This provided Miller with the catalyst to write? The Crucible? . Without...
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