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Lysistrata
Number of Words: 960 / Number of Pages: 4
... gate is nothing else than a sexual penetration, and foreshadows the attempts of Cinesias later in the play.
Within , the pouring of water on the men to douse their sexual urges parallels the dampening of their husbands' passions to which the women have sworn. The Magistrate's allusions refer to the lustful invitations to adultery, which men offer. Amongst all this passion is , and in response to the Magistrate’s call for a crow-bar (another phallic symbol), she states, "We don’t need crowbars here. / What we need is good common-sense" (546-47). Here, is the voice of reason. She is ...
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Strange News From Another Star
Number of Words: 633 / Number of Pages: 3
... of nature itself. In the first stage of the book, we may see how a problem, the earthquake, has made the people in the star loose a vast amount of flowers. They lost some of the tranquillity and joy that had invaded their lives. And when they look for a messenger to go find flowers, they’re talking about re-finding the tranquillity and lack of fear that they wanted.
I believe that the burials, actually represent life. It may sound a bit peculiar, but in real life once you get accustomed to living a happy, joyful life, you then will not be able to live without it and so, you will need to do practically ...
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Revolution In A Tale Of Two Ci
Number of Words: 765 / Number of Pages: 3
... there is so much want. Monseignuer! Monseignuer!(Dickens, page 122) This poor woman could not even provide her husband with a proper burial. Her husband probably worked hard all his life just trying to provide for his family. It was in his death that he had to die with no dignity. His story like others was soon to be forgotten. It was up to the flood to assure the fact that his story would not be forgotten, that it would always be remembered as something that should never have happened.
One of the most thrilling events of the revolution occurred on July 14. The French people stood as one, one body, on ...
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Macbeth Makes For Fasinating T
Number of Words: 798 / Number of Pages: 3
... , characters and themes to move as one, flowing with harmony. Thus these elements together assist in making MacBeth fascinating theater.
The supernatural, violence and suspense play an essential role in MacBeth as a play. From the weird sisters entrance to MacBeth's vivid hallucinations and apparitions to his eventual death by sword fight there is constantly popular dramatic impact at work. Shakespeare, with the knowledge that the supernatural was popular, includes the witches. From the first scene the audience becomes uncomfortable. Why is there a violent storm? What are the witches doing? Why is ther ...
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Frankenstein 2
Number of Words: 996 / Number of Pages: 4
... tree because that would lead him to evil. Adam took this into consideration, but broke his promise and ate the apple. This is similar to Victor and the monster because, in the book, Victor represented God and the monster represented Adam. Victor like God, created human life "not following the law of nature", the difference was that the monster did not have his creator there to tell him what he should or should not do and that Adam was made with mud and the monster by chemicals and materials. Victor was a normal person and became ill after his creation because he became mad (unlike God). It took ...
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The Great Gatsby - The America
Number of Words: 1431 / Number of Pages: 6
... does not attend his parties but watches them from a distance. When his hopes don’t show true he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over (83)." Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream where all have the opportunity to get what they want.
Later, as we see in the Plaza Hotel, Jay still believes that Daisy loves him. He is convinced of this as is shown when he takes the blame for Myrtle's death. "Was Da ...
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James Joyce's "Araby"
Number of Words: 466 / Number of Pages: 2
... rest
of the people from this city. Dublin is referred to as the "center of
paralyses,"(Internet) and "indeed sterile."(Joyce) This plays a huge role
in the forming of this boy's life, where there is no fun. "Araby" is a
story "of a soul-shriveling Irish asceticism, which renders hopes and
dreams not only foolish, but sinful."(Coulthard) In the story, the only
thing that the young boy has to look forward to is buying something for the
girl he loves, and in the end he can't even do that; and by making the
final characters English, the story leaves an impact on the reader about
the Dublin society. It sho ...
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Heart Of Darkness 8
Number of Words: 1211 / Number of Pages: 5
... local manager, who has no moral sensibility, only business sensibility. He mentions that Mr. Kurtz may be ill at his station upriver and that it is fundamental to reach him as soon as possible. Marlow learns a great deal about Kurtz in the time spent waiting for his steamer to be repaired. At one point he talks to a brick maker, who feels that Kurtz is admirable, yet he is resentful towards him because of his many talents which make him a likely candidate for promotion. On another occasion, Marlow overhears a conversation between the manager and his uncle, an explorer. The manager despises Kurtz beca ...
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Heart Of Darkness
Number of Words: 1283 / Number of Pages: 5
... be got. It was just robbery with violence, aggravated murder on a great scale, and men going at it blind - as is very proper for those who tackle a darkness. The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves...” (Conrad, 10).
With the unfolding of his journey Marlow starts his “enlightenment.” We can observe his evolution from “everyday European” to someone who realizes his own naiveness and begins to see the surrounding reality. This is the moment when he witnesses the sh ...
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The Yellow Wall-paper
Number of Words: 989 / Number of Pages: 4
... I am sick! And what can one do? If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression -- a slight hysterical tendency -- what is one to do?" (160) These two men -- both doctors -- seem completely unable to admit that there might be more to her condition than just stress and a slight nervous condition. Even when a summer in the country and weeks of bed-rest don't help, her husband refuses to accept that she may have a real problem.
Throughout the story there are examples of the domi ...
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