Critics often describe Captain Ahab and Heathcliff as monomaniacal characters. Monomaniacal is a term defined by a psychosis of thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas. Monomaniacal characters often obsess over a single goal‚ directing all their actions to accomplish it. Each character has their own backstory that develops their specific obsessions. Ahab‚ the captain of the Pequod‚ loses his leg on a whaling voyage. The loss of his leg drives him to blame the white whale for the problems
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CHARACTER SKETCH: A character sketch is a vivid description of a person‚ attitude‚ special qualities or traits‚ typical behavior or response. The character sketch gives a deep insight into the personality of a person which makes him different from another person. The character sketch usually depicts the dominant trait that is most important to the story. Example of a short character sketch of Maxwell’s stenographer - from a short story by O’ Henry named The Romance of a Busy Broker The stenographer
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You are who you are by what you’ve done and who you associate yourself with. Dance is how I express myself but also who I am. Through dancing I have learned many things about myself and learned many things from other people that helped build my character. Jete or Chaine are things I have learned in dance‚ but they can also represent other things I have gotten out of dance like determination and motivation. To me‚ dance has been the thing that has built my character the most. It is the most influential
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novel A Separate Peace ‚ used his characters to explore concepts related to youth and maturation. The four most prominent characters he utilizes are Brinker Hadley‚ Elwin “Leper” Lepellier‚ Gene Forester‚ and Phineas. Brinker and Leper are used by Knowles to contrast Gene and Finny as characters‚ highlight their relationship‚ and exemplify the different forms of friendship. Brinker is the character that is most used to contrast Gene and Finny’s individual character traits. Gene‚ the narrator‚ notes
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In Alexander Mackendrick’s 1957 classic‚ Sweet Smell of Success‚ the character of J.J. Hunsecker is extremely powerful‚ respected and lonely. This is also true of the character Jerry Langford in Scorsese’s 1983 film‚ The King of Comedy. Both character’s share positions of supremacy and therefore can be easily contrasted with reference to their similarities and differences. J.J. is the most powerful newspaper columnist in New York‚ thus yielding authority with his command over the press. Jerry is
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telling the court in the first part of his speech (1.2.1-16)? What does he say about young Fortinbras and his uncle the king of Norway (1.2.17-41)? How is Claudius responding to the threat? (You may also want to keep in mind that the name “Claudius” appears only in the opening stage direction for 1.2. The name is never spoken in the play. He is simply “the King.”) (1.2.) 3. What do Claudius and Gertrude want Hamlet to do that he doesn’t want to do? What won’t they let him do? How does he respond to
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understanding of her character progresses and changes according to her actions. Ultima is constantly displaying three universal traits throughout the book loving‚ kindness‚ and wisdom. She uses these traits to help others throughout the book‚ particularly Antonio. Ultima’s wish is to make Antonio her spiritual heir‚ by that I mean that she wants him to carry on what she did on earth. That does not mean however that she limits her talents and gifts to Antonio‚ she helps anyone who asks. Ultima’s owl
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________________________________ SCORE: I. Who Am I? 1. I am famous of my study about suicides. And I am also known for my concepts of the “collective representations” as the social power of ideas stemming from their developments through interactions of many minds. Who Am I? ___________________________. 2. I believe that a stable society may undergo a series of conflict before they reach stability. And I also believe in the idea of communism. Who Am I? ____________________________.
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English make up quiz 01 The Odyssey (Books IX‚ X) Q. Give a character desorption of Odysseus based on the two books‚ what would you identify as his most essential‚ defining character traits? How would you describe him as a leader/commander? I find Odysseus as a very complicated character. He is strong‚ courageous‚ Intelligent‚ confident and most importantly very cunning character with judgmental problem. As I read book IX‚ I find him as a self assured man‚ so proud of identifying himself
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Hope‚ Tenacity‚ and Ingenuity are all important things everyone must have in order to survive in life‚ however‚ when you are placed in danger‚ these character traits can be the most valuable thing you can have. In the sport of rock climbing/ hiking‚ people put themselves in harms way in order for the thrill of the sport‚ but also to push their limits to reach the end. However‚ sometimes‚ these dangers you believe that could not happen strike and can change your life entirely. In Danny Boyle’s “127
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