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The Canterbury Tales And The P
Number of Words: 1128 / Number of Pages: 5
... states that he “had hair as yellow as wax....Hung down thinly…But sparsely it lay, by shreds here and there” (Hopper, 343). Also, described in the General Prologue the Pardoner is described as a “gelding or a mare” (Hopper, 44), the Pardoner is presented as apparently lacking the male sexual organs that would “allow him to assume a straightforward gender identity” (Patterson, 371). The general tone of the description paints a picture of the Pardoner as corrupt and slimy from the very beginning of The Canterbury Tales. This image is carried on throughout, ...
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A Separate Peace
Number of Words: 280 / Number of Pages: 2
... changes their lives forever. As the story unfolds the friends have to deal with the fact that the unfortunate event was no accident. An extremely well written book, is a wartime story about New Hampshire schoolboys as they approach maturity and learning how to handle adult responsibilities. The story begins with minor incidents among friends. As the plot becomes more complex the story takes on new meanings. has many intriguing allegories. Leper, Gene’s friend, is treated as an outcast by his peers and is shunned by society. Leper’s isolation forces him to enlist for military servic ...
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A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man Religion As Repressi
Number of Words: 1043 / Number of Pages: 4
... for compliance placed on Stephen shapes his life early at Clongowes, a preparatory school run by the Jesuit order. Even as he is adhering to the principles of his Catholic school upbringing, he becomes increasingly disillusioned. Even though Joyce spoke warmly of his own experiences at Clongowes he portrays a different, almost opposite experience for Stephen (Kershner 4). Formerly above reproach or distrust, the priests become symbols of narrow-mindedness and repression in Stephen's mind. Father Dolan, in particular, whose abusive and humiliating statements along with the frequent floggings, per ...
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Heatcliffe Vs. Hamlet
Number of Words: 1024 / Number of Pages: 4
... novels portray higher form of justice taking place, Hamlet is a better representation of it then Wuthering Heights.
Evidence is given in both books about justice taking place in this lifetime without the use of any special courts or authorities, but it is better represented in Hamlet. Claudius and Polonius are shown as the two individuals against Hamlet with their evil intentions. Polonius who gets in Hamlet's way and nags him from achieving justice for his father dies on accident. However Polonius' "accidental" death comes around time after he has several evil intentions to eavesdrop between Hamlet ...
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Shakespearean Tragic Heros
Number of Words: 634 / Number of Pages: 3
... Some characters may be guilty of harboring many flaws, like Othello. Among Othello’s wrongs are gullibility and stupidity. In either case, the character never realizes ones flaws until act five, however, by that time it is too late (Desjardens).
While the tragic flaw is the key element in a tragedy, the tragic hero’s social status is also of high importance. All tragic heroes are from a very noble class. Whether the heroes are Thanes or Generals in the army, like Macbeth, Othello, and Antony, or from royalty, like King Lear, Hamlet, or Cleopatra, each eventually fall from grace. Thi ...
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Hemingway's "In Our Time": Lost Generation
Number of Words: 1402 / Number of Pages: 6
... Our Time's main character Nick, is in fact,
Hemingway himself. It seems as though no matter what age this novel is read
at, it could be discussed as a representation of the "lost generation."
What is meant by the phrase "lost generation?" Possibly it means the loss
of a kindlier, friendlier, period of time. Maybe it means a loss of
familiarity, closeness and strength of relationships; everyday things like
the lost art of conversation. But at the same time, the characters in the
stories appear to be part of a "lost generation" themselves. In "The Three-
Day Blow," Nick and Bill spend a leisurely after ...
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MacBeth - Analysis Of Fear
Number of Words: 976 / Number of Pages: 4
... after him. This made Macbeth very angry, he risked everything to become King and after him none of his family will follow.
Only for them; and mine eternal jewel
Given to the common enemy of man,
To make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings!
[Act III, S I, L 72-75]
Here Macbeth realizes that if something is not done to Banquo, then his sons will become King. Macbeth can't have this, he's already worried that his soul will go to hell for what he's already done. His fear become evident in this scene also, "But to be safely thus: our fears in Banquo Stick deep;" [Act III, S I, L 53-54] Macbeth then has B ...
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A Man For All Seasons (A Man Cannot Serve Two Masters)
Number of Words: 1038 / Number of Pages: 4
... towards the King's divorce of his wife the Queen. The Common Man replies, "Sir, Sir Thomas doesn't talk about it…He doesn't talk about it to his wife, sir…Sir, he goes white when it's mentioned!" Cromwell (hands coin): All Right."(Bolt, 23.). Later with his conversation with Chapuys he is asked about More's spirituality, "Sir Thomas rises at six, sir, and prays for an hour and a half…During lent, sir he lived entirely on bread and water…He goes to twice a week, sir. Parish Priest. Dominican…"(Bolt, 24). Chapuys then replies to the Common Man, "Good, simple man. Here. (Gives coin. Going)…"(Bolt, ...
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Grandmothers Victory
Number of Words: 776 / Number of Pages: 3
... and the children are experiencing harassment from other white folks,
for defending a "nigger" named Tom Robinson. "But Mrs. Dubose held us:
"Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for
niggers!" These quotes show the attitude of most whites towards blacks in
this time period. There is a very interesting difference in these two stories.
In Grandmother's Victory it is white children harassing the blacks. This
scenario is the case you usually hear about. However, in To Kill A
Mockingbird it is whites harassing other whites for befriending a black. The
most c ...
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To Kill A Mocking Bird Film An
Number of Words: 689 / Number of Pages: 3
... for the children to know Reverend Sykes because the segregation of the 30’s would normally eliminate all friendly contact with a person of the opposite race. Because of the removal of so many scenes, character development is minimal. Another negative point is that Boo Radley, a major character we hear so much about in both the book and the film, does not say anything. In the book he has one lone line, it would have been interesting to hear his voice. These negative points certainly subtract from the plot.
On the subject of scenes left out, the list is quite big for such an important story. The ...
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