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My Last Duchess 2
Number of Words: 485 / Number of Pages: 2
... as the duke (line 44). The duke expected to be the only man to receive a smile from his wife.
Another aspect of the duke’s character addressed in the poem is his condescending attitude. Two times in the poem the duke needlessly told the names of the artists who created the masterpieces that he owned (lines 3 & 56). He felt superiority over the emissary he was speaking to by dropping these names. The duke addressed the emissary as a “never read stranger” (line 6). Not only was it patronizing for the duke to call him a stranger, but he called him unintelligent too.
The third char ...
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The Great Gatsby And The Pursu
Number of Words: 835 / Number of Pages: 4
... what the American Dream has become. Tom and Daisy Buchanan represent those who were born rich and live wealthy; they do not embody the American Dream because they did not have to work to achieve this success. Gatsby symbolizes the corruption of the American Dream because he was striving to be just like those who had money just so that he could buy happiness.
In the past, Gatsby had a love affair with the wealthy Daisy. But he could not marry Daisy because of the difference in their social status. Daisy married Tom because of his money, which means that money can buy love in Gatsby’s worl ...
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How The Characters In The Merc
Number of Words: 776 / Number of Pages: 3
... iii 39). He is almost basing his whole dislike for Antonio on his religion. Shylock’s cruelty causes him to be punished. Portia tells him, “Thou hast contrived against the very life / Of the defendant; and thou hast incurred / The danger formally by me rehearsed”(IV i 358). Shylock’s cruelty towards Antonio and his prejudice against Christians results in his punishment by the law.
Bassanio uses his wisdom to wed Portia and he courageously helps Antonio. His reward is having Portia’s hand in marriage. Bassanio is willing to give up his life for Antonio. When ...
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Emily The Fallen Rose
Number of Words: 1126 / Number of Pages: 5
... different from the others. Like all the Dickinson children, male or female, Emily was sent for formal education in Amherst Academy. After attending Amherst Academy with conscientious thinkers such as Helen Hunt Jackson, and after reading many of Emerson's essays, she began to develop into a free willed person. Many of her friends had converted to Christianity, her family was also putting enormous amount of pressure for her to convert. No longer the submissive youngster she would not bend her will on such issues as religion, literature and personal associations.
She maintained a correspondence with R ...
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The Jãtaka: "The Cheating Merchant", "The Monkey's Heroic Self-Sacrifice", And "The Hare's Self-Sacrifice"
Number of Words: 876 / Number of Pages: 4
... that he was the merchant named Wise.
In "The Hare's Self-Sacrifice," the Bodhisatta is a young hare. The
day before fast day, he tells his friends (a monkey, a jackal, and an
otter) how to observe the holy day. (p. 952) He tells them to sacrifice
their food to beggars, and the one who honors this will be rewarded.
On fast day, the otter steals seven fish that a fisherman had
buried while he was fishing. The otter pretends asks three times if anyone
owns the fish. No one comes forward, so the otter takes the fish home.
Meanwhile, the jackal is out looking for food and finds some in the house
of a fie ...
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The Severity Of Sins In The Sc
Number of Words: 632 / Number of Pages: 3
... Hawthorne’s standard” the Reverend has been more sinful than she has. (Levin, 11) Although it is not discussed in the criticism, the point that Levin makes can be proven in the story when Mr. Dimmesdale is returning from the meeting with Hester in the woods. Dimmesdale is described as being so full of energy, that he decides that he wants to commit 4 sins. Although they are not very severe, the basic premise is that maybe he really is more evil than he appears. Finally, the crudest sinner in The Scarlet Letter is Roger Chilingworth. Levin describes him in his criticism as follows ...
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East Of Eden
Number of Words: 750 / Number of Pages: 3
... According to the town Cathy
lived, Cathy had a scent of sweetness, but that is just what Cathy
wanted
the town to see and think when Cathy planned her kill. On page
114-115, "The fire broke out... the Ames house went up like a
rocket... Enough remained of Mr. and Mrs. Ames to make sure there were
two bodies." Cathy had set the house on fire and broke into the safe
to steal the family's money. As the investigators scoped the place,
they noticed that the bolts stuck out and there were no keys left in
the locks. They knew it was not an accident. Cathy's body was never
fou ...
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Mendin Wall
Number of Words: 495 / Number of Pages: 2
... anything in or “walling” anything out (33).
Though the speaker sees the wall as having no purpose, he does name at least one good thing about it. The thing that he views as being good about the wall is it’s
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effectiveness to bring people together. Perhaps if it were not for the wall the two neighbors would not have a reason to be together. But since the wall needs repairing every spring the two neighbors have reason to be together. Though the two don’t speak much about
meaningful things they are still together. And maybe this is why the second speaker thinks that & ...
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Indigo
Number of Words: 1393 / Number of Pages: 6
... the story ’s violin begins its transformation from merely and instrument to an extension of her soul. Symbolically ’s violin is representative of her soul. With her violin pursues the passions of her soul as she struggles to find her place somewhere between childhood and womanhood. ’s mother begs her not to play the violin anymore at night because the neighbors complained about the awful noise. She forces to take lessons or go somewhere else to play. By rejection her violin her mother rejects the heart and soul of . Only when she flees to Sister Marie Louise’s shed is she able to play her music and ...
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Dracula
Number of Words: 1466 / Number of Pages: 6
... the ones who cannot stand the sunlight which will burn them and they usually sleep in a coffin during the daytime. It is believed that these vampires are most active during full moon. They are immortal and they can only be killed if a wooden stake is run through the heart or when they are beheaded.
In the year of 1879 an Irish writer, Bram Stoker, unheard with his previous novels and short stories gets inspired on this and writes the most famous books of all times. Here we are at the close of 1998, looking back and seeing the over two hundred theatrical performances and movies made on it. What’s more i ...
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