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All Quiet On The Western Front
Number of Words: 341 / Number of Pages: 2
... had made war sound
like a great adventure that everyone should experience. When the
boy got up to talk, he told everyone that it was horrible, and
his teacher went crazy. War films that are made now are
certainly anti-wars films (usually), but this film in particular
showed that war was a horrible, horrible thing. The way the
director decided to portray the war scenes suprised me. For the
time the film was made, I didn’t think films were that graphic,
but this one certainly was. The battle scenes and the effects
used were very well done, even for 1930. I think this film
should be ...
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King Lear (play)
Number of Words: 630 / Number of Pages: 3
... grace, health, beauty, honor; As much as child e'er loved, or father found; A love that makes breath poor and speech unable. Beyond all manner of so much I love you."
Throughout the rest of the play Goneril, turns back on her words, she first exiles Lear out of his former castle, and then she plots with Regan to kill him. She is a heartless and cruel person, although Lear's lack of humility did have some effect on his own faith. From Goneril's actions Lear learns that not everyone is trustworthy, people do turn on their own words and he should believe in the truth, not some lie that was said to ...
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Hedda Gabler And Phaedra: Death And The Heroine
Number of Words: 896 / Number of Pages: 4
... entire text of the verse, one does tend to notice that
throughout the play she has not slandered or even made any accusations at
or to anyone but has always implies so. Oenone has always been the
scapegoat, she lied to Theseus about Phaedra's and Hippolytus's encounter.
Phaedra acquiesced to entire idea as she was in a weak state of mind and
was distressed. In such a state, on being shown a light at the end of the
tunnel by Oenone she goes along. Beside herself in her thoughts she
decides to tell the truth and to vindicate Hippolytus, who is not guilty
of the crime he is accused of by Oenone.
At th ...
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Docter Faustus
Number of Words: 1099 / Number of Pages: 4
... in the first two lines of the poem. This device causes the reader to read the lines more slowly. The pronunciation of words in a moderate fashion suggests this trance, and makes the rest of the passage more comprehensible. In contrast to the first two lines, the rest of the section can be read more easily and therefore, faster. Few caesuras are utilized in this part, making the paragraph flow better. The quick pace of the these lines indicate excitement on Faustus’ part. If this is the case, it is understandable how he loses his soul without resistance. The last line is brought back to ...
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A Rose For Emily By William Faulkner
Number of Words: 778 / Number of Pages: 3
... all the time. Emily began to think that some day she and Homer would marry, and when things went wrong she poisoned him. As time passed people began to wonder, and a smell began developing. Although the smell was hitting everyone in the town, no one said anything, instead they sprinkled lime all over her house. Emily died a time later. After the town people heard the new they went to see her to begin the funeral arrangements. Tobby her faithful servant ran off and the town people discover the smell. After all this time Emily had been sleeping with Homer's dead body until she herself died.
T ...
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Samuel De Champlain
Number of Words: 1819 / Number of Pages: 7
... long journey to the Hurons. The trip was very peaceful and long this day. Blackrobe surprised and impressed our people as they worked as hard as we did. Blackrobe and Daniel paddled strongly along side our men. But Blackrobe has a lot to learn about the forest. He does not understand that it is our home and we have but to listen and it will speak to us and guide us. It is where we find our food and worship our Gods. It is where we play and eat. The forest protects us from danger, letting us know when it is near. He has much to learn.
The men in our tribe do not trust Blackrobe. They fe ...
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Agatha Christie And Deception
Number of Words: 920 / Number of Pages: 4
... on an isolated Indian Island. However, the guests do not know the identity of their host. As they start telling their deepest, darkest secrets to each other, one by one, they start to die.
In this novel, deception is a significant part of the story. Agatha Christie misleads the reader by giving an impression that a mysterious, unknown figure has committed the heinous murders. Dr. Armstrong is one of the guests on the island and is suspicious about the homicides. He does not feel any of his fellow guests are to blame so he says, “You’re probably right! Damn it all, there must be someone hiding ...
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Father Themes In Robinson Crus
Number of Words: 871 / Number of Pages: 4
... more than that of slave and master. This can clearly be seen when the Portugese Captain offers to buy Xury and take him from Crusoe’s hands. Crusoe felt sorry for this, as he was selling the freedom of his new found companion who was instrumental in gaining his own. These can be viewed as somewhat close emotional ties with his boy Xury, acting more of the father than the master, though he sold him anyway.
After a while when Crusoe became stranded on his remote deserted island, we are introduced to Friday. Friday was rescued by Crusoe after escaping his fellow savages, who were in the ritual proc ...
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The Flaws Of Hamlet
Number of Words: 530 / Number of Pages: 2
... What was his delay? Could it be that Hamlet was not so much afraid of killing the king, but hurting his mother, mentally, emotionally, after the death of her King and her abrupt marriage to Claudius. Was Hamlet afraid, that maybe the ghost of his father wasn’t really his father’s ghost at all, in that it was a trick of the devil?
Hamlet’s over analysis is what turns out to be the reason for so many deaths, including his own. His procrastination kills not only himself, but also his mother, his girlfriend, and others, but it also leaves the reader full of doubt. Of course the ave ...
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Crucible
Number of Words: 357 / Number of Pages: 2
... a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it.”(Pg. 20 | Line 2) she shows her evil character as she even threatens her “friends” that she will harm them when they get in their way. She is also not afraid of blaming everything on Tituba, who she asked for help with conjuring the spirits, by saying, “Don’t lie! (…) She comes to me while I sleep; she is always making me dream corruptions!”(Pg. 44 | Line 9)
As you can see in the paragraphs above, Abigail has a great ability to act, which she uses to blind the people in the village to her real goals. She also has enormous power in m ...
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