village is Mary Warren. Even though Mary is John Proctor’s maid‚ and claims she will always do the right thing‚ she needs the help of Abigail Williams. Although‚ Mary is afraid of Abigail and all the things she can do‚ Abigail is known for being deceitful and clever‚ and that is exactly what Mary Warren wants to be when the time comes. Mary Warren gets herself out of trouble with Judge Danforth and Hathorne during the trials because she learned how to be just like Abigail. Throughout the play‚ Mary shows
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Analysis – Poetry Sonnet on the Death of Mr. Richard West Thomas Gray 1. Communicative Situation‚ Theme and Figurative Speech a) Communicative Situation In the poem “Sonnet on the Death of Mr. Richard West” by Thomas Gray‚ the speaker can be identified by the use of personal pronouns of the first person singular “me” (l.1) and “I” (l.13)‚ as well as the possessive pronoun “my” (l.7‚8). It can be assumed that the speaker is male‚ since he mentions
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Mary Fisher before that day in August 1992 was a television producer and assistant to Gerald R. Ford. She was a recognized artist/mother and daughter of Max Fisher a longtime republican leader and presidential advisor. A year prior to her giving the speech Mary discovered that she was HIV positive. Focusing on raising awareness worldwide for this issue Mary Fisher has made a huge difference in today’s society’s outlook on HIV/AIDS and how the issue should be approached. The notion of A Whisper
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Explication of Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 73” In “Sonnet 73‚” William Shakespeare utilizes a somber mood‚ strong imagery‚ and intense metaphors‚ which construct a window into the soul of a dying old man for Shakespeare’s audience to visualize the dreadful oncoming of death and question the meaning of life. “Sonnet 73” is identical in structure to Shakespeare’s other sonnets with three quatrains and ending in a couplet. In the three quatrains Shakespeare compares the narrator to the transition from
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sadness are some of the most raw and primal feelings in the human arsenal. In Shakespeare’s sonnet 29 these emotions are presented though a man struggling with his lonesome and desolate life. The speaker in this sonnet begins by complaining about his life and envying other men but halfway through the poem there is a crucial change and he seems as though he is a completely new person. The speaker in sonnet 29 uses the theme of God’s wrath‚ exaggerated diction‚ and self-pity to illustrate the depths
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At first the purpose of the passage “Owls” by Mary Oliver is difficult to pinpoint. This is because Oliver begins with describing the penetrating fear of a “terrible” (33) great horned owl‚ and suddenly develops into a section discussing a desultory and trivial field of flowers. The mystifying comparison between the daunting fear of nature and its impeccable beauty is in fact Oliver’s purpose. Oliver uses hyperbole in her lyrical and poetic diction to convey her true feelings about nature. She
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Sonnet 130 William Shakespeare is known for writing love poetry. Many individuals are familiar with “Sonnet 18‚” which begins "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day." In this poetic work‚ he describes his lover in glowing terms. However‚ in “Sonnet 130‚” Shakespeare illustrates a more realistic view of love. Although this poem may not seem as romantic as his other works‚ it illustrates how love blossoms even if the significant other is not physically attractive. The first three lines of the
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Andrea The Scarlet Letter-Analysis of chapters 13 & 14 In Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ The Scarlet Letter Chapters 13 and 14 has a real importance to the novel. One of Hawthorne’s key ideas in the two chapters is the change of Hester. Hawthorne is also trying to emphasis the theme element of identity. The bound of Humanity is also of great value to the book. The thematic elements that are present in Chapters 13 and 14 help create the importance of Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ The scarlet Letter. Throughout the
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Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861 The poet begins by saying “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways‚” by which she starts off with a rhetorical question‚ because there is no ‘reason’ for love. Rather than using “why” she enforces this meaning. But then she goes on saying that she will count the ways‚ which is a contradiction against her first line. In the rest of the poem she is explaining how much she loves. In the second line she says “I love thee to the depth & breath &
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John Donne is widely known to incorporate or allude to various religious symbols and concepts throughout his poems. His poem “Holy Sonnet XII: Why Are We” questions the concept of creation‚ humankind and all elements‚ exploring the ideas of the original sin and God’s relationship with man and nature. The poem also explored the concepts of human supremacy over nature. Through several language devices such as metaphors‚ rhyme and rhythm‚ repetition and tone‚ Donne attempts to understand the Creator’s
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