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    Othello Literary Analysis

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    2/12/11 Block C British Literature Othello Literary Analysis Othello‚ Shakespeare In Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Iago uses racial distinction to persuade Othello into believing there is an affair between Desdemona and Cassio. Iago feeds upon Othello’s insecurities to raise his fury. Othello’s self-doubting eventually leads to downfall; his doubt within himself causes him to distrust Desdemona and her love for him. Othello uses his race as his scapegoat for his belief in being poor spoken and

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    Anthony Marais‚ an American author‚ said‚ “From our myopia arose our dystopia.” In his quote‚ Marais is saying that from our lack of imagination‚ came the idea of dystopias‚ which are places where everything is unpleasant or corrupt. Dystopian literature is one of the most popular forms of writing‚ but why are people interested in reading about them? People are interested in reading about dystopias because they tell fascinating stories‚ provide great protagonists who are inspiring to the youth‚

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    “This room is their mother and father‚ far more important in their lives than their real parents” (16) says the psychologist‚ comparing the nursery to the two actual parents. Ray Bradbury’s short story‚ “The Veldt‚” in his science fiction collection The Illustrated Man‚ creates a dark and futuristic reality about technology. “The Veldt” is about two children named Peter and Wendy who love their nursery‚ a virtual reality. However‚ their parents do not want them to play in the nursery anymore which

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    Literary Analysis on Sadness and its Impact on Literature Although one of our most common emotions we have as humans is sadness‚ it is also the most complicated and misunderstood. Sometimes we cry when we are sad‚ sometimes we get angry. We get sad because we physically got hurt‚ other times we are sad because someone messed with us mentally. Even though being sad might just seem like a not so good feeling‚ it can also cause health issues. Due to this sad feeling‚ it can bring on depression

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    Annie Hall starring and directed by Woody Allen (1977) is a romantic dramatic comedy. It makes use of many important film techniques‚ one being specific screen direction. The screen direction plays an important role in creating and supporting the genre of the film. Annie Hall is falls under a mixed genre. It is a romantic dramatic comedy‚ as opposed to the general romantic comedy which is so popular. It has the elements of a romantic comedy such as the ‘cute couple’‚ the funny moments‚ the arguments

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    The Iliad: Literary Analysis Throughout The Iliad‚ an epic poem written by Homer‚ there were numerous warriors and other characters that could be looked upon as heroes; some of these heroes included Achilles‚ Ajax‚ Diomedes‚ Hector‚ and Glaucus. All of these individuals were heroes because of their remarkable mental and physical strength: they were courageous and were better fighters in war than other ordinary men. The trade of battle was a way of life to the Greeks back in Homer’s time. Children

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    Literary Analysis Lines 1-28 1:7 The scene opens to Macbeth contemplating to himself about the murder that he and Lady Macbeth are planning. He starts off by saying ‚ “If it were done when ’tis done‚ then ’twere well It were done quickly “ This means that if Macbeth can guarantee that no difficulties happen from the murder‚ and the murder can be done so no evidence is left‚ then it would be best to kill Duncan and kill him quickly. He wants to get the deed over with as soon as possible. This

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    almost  mystical‚  with  a  strong  emphasis  on  soul  and  emotion.  The  tale  manipulated  time and cleverly used ambiguity‚ defining  it’s  philosophical  and  literary  Romantic  elements‚  as  also  seen  in  The  Scarlet  Letter‚   To  a  Waterfowl‚ and Thanatopsis.   Nature  plays  a  great  part  in  many  Romantic  literary  pieces.  The   mountains  in  Rip  Van  Winkle  were  considerably  personified  and  ranked  highly‚ being described as at “a noble height”‚  “lording”  over  their 

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    Bona 1  Dylan Bona  Period 1 Smith  February 21‚ 2014  AP Lang  Rhetorical Analysis “Death of a Moth”  Annie Dilliard‚ a well­known nature writer‚ in her piece “Death of a Moth” recounts an  experience where she witnesses a moth get caught in the flame of a candle. Dilliard’s purpose  in the passage is to convey the brutality yet beauty of nature through the death of a moth. She  uses similes‚ choice diction regarding colors‚ and adopts a fascinated tone in order to portray  her feelings about nature

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    Marlon Molinare Black Studies 49A Prof. Meischer Wednesday @ 1:00pm March 10 2009 Segu Literary Analysis The historical novel Segu by Maryse Condé is set in the African country of Segu during a time of great cultural change. The African Slave Trade‚ the spread of Islam‚ and personal identity challenges were all tremendous and far-reaching issues facing Africa from the late 1700s to early 1800s. Condé uses the four brothers of the Traore family‚ Tiekoro‚ Malobali‚ Siga‚ and Naba‚ to demonstrate

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