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    apparition tells Macbeth to beware and be afraid of Macduff‚ the first apprtion is very impatient does not want to be there. It looks like a head wearing a armored helmet. The second apparition is a bloody child tells macbeth no one born from a woman will harm him meaning no one can ever physically harm him. The third apparition is a child wearing a crown and holding a tree‚ it tells macbeth that no one will ever harm him as long as Birnam Wood doesnt march to fight Macbeth at Dunsinane

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    10 Allusions from TKAM 1. “Angel May” (p. 51) Angel May means the common nickname given to girls to mock their particularly “girly” behavior. Jem refers to Scout as Angel May when Dill and Jem were planning on going to the Radley’s house to try and see Boo Radley. Scout is a tomboy so Jem calling her this is like calling her weak and scared. 2. “Get Miss Maudie’s goat” (p.44) An expression meaning‚ “to annoy someone jokingly.” Uncle Jack asks Miss Maudie to marry him every Christmas and she always

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    Wuthering Heights In Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights she depicts the balance of good and evil and does this so through her characters and their relationships with one another. Emily accomplishes this through her multitude of biblical allusions that depict the disolant road that older Catherine trots down‚ while Heathcliff and Edgar bash skulls for the hand of Catherine more than once. Each of these complex relationships take place with different intentions. One has selfish intentions while

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    show God’s favor for the explorers. To prove how New World imagery is used to show God’s favor of the explorers‚ I will show how Marvell uses various themes such as the idea of a paradise on Earth and the gift of a new promise land to humanity‚ allusions to the Old Testament and

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    Inherit the Wind: historical allusions * *What is a historical allusion – reference to people or events that have historical significance and symbolism * In literature this helps the character become more relatable as well as more easily create a connection with the reader * *Inherit the Wind’s has various historical allusions such as the 3 Kings; Julius Caesar‚ Charlemagne and Richard I * We will discuss how the 3 Kings allow the reader to understand the character and

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    We see in the play Macbeth that when the motivation to succeed in life becomes overpowering‚ other people may easily influence one and elements and one may decide on wrongful actions to achieve a goal. Some of the influences on Macbeth include the witches and the apparitions‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and lastly Macbeth’s own insecurities and misguided attempts to control his future. The witches and their prophecies are the first major influence on Macbeth’s actions. Macbeth seems happy and content with himself

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    Macbeth – Scene Analysis “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor‚ and shalt be What thou art promised; yet do I fear thy nature‚ It is too full o’th’milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great‚ Art not without ambition‚ but without The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly‚ That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false‚ And yet wouldst strongly win. Thou’dst have‚ great Glamis‚ That which cries‚ ‘Thus who

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    Andrew Jackson: 7th President of the United States (1829-1837). Battle of Hastings: a decisive battle in the Norman Conquests of England in 1066 Cornwall: a country at the southwest tip of England. disturbance between the North and the South: The Civil War (1861-1865) flivver: Model-T Ford. John Wesley: (1702-1791) Founder of the Methodist Church. Meridian‚ Mississippi: Meridian is a city in east Mississippi. Merlin: King Arthur’s adviser‚ prophet and magician. Mobile: a city in southwest

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    Ignorance is the lack of knowledge or information; as humans are always lacking knowledge‚ humans are often afraid of the unknown. Lord of the Flies by William Golding has many symbols and events that represent things and real events in our world‚ such as various religious allegories. Many of the events in Lord of the Flies are related to the stories in the Bible. The stories about the Garden of Eden‚ Cain and Abel‚ and the temptation of Jesus are similar to certain events in Lord of the Flies

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    matter with Macbeth. He should‚ says his wife‚ "look like the innocent flower‚ / But be the serpent under’t" (1.5.65-66). Macbeth answers‚ "We will speak further" (1.5.71)‚ but if he intends to appear noncommittal‚ he hasn’t fooled his wife. She tells him that all he has to do is put on a pleasant face‚ and "Leave all the rest to me" (1.5.73). With that‚ the partners in crime hurry out to welcome the King they are going to kill. While King Duncan is having supper in Macbeth’s castle‚ Macbeth steps out

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