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    Cheryl's Wife Monologue

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    I hope nobody sees me (walks towards the grave and stares for 3 seconds) Oh Cheryl‚ Cheryl‚ Cheryl‚ the name spins around in my head‚ I would never kill you!(kneels down) How could I let this happen to you? I should have been there to protect you. I should have been the one to get shot! Not you or Bobbi Jo! I really wanted to go to the viewing. I would’ve kissed her goodbye. People would think I’m crazy for thinking that‚ but I just miss her so much. Oh that good for nothing jerk Ralph with his

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    Algernon's Wife Monologue

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    A month has passed since I wrote my letter to everyone. “Good-by Miss.Kinnian and Dr.Strauss and everybody.And p.s. Please tell Dr.Nemur not to be such a grouch when pepul laff at him and he would have more frends if you let pepul laff at you. Im going to have lots of frends where I go. P.P.S please if you get a chance put some flowers on Algernon’s grave in the bak yard…” August 8th I have been working my butt off lately. I have been working hard to try and get a plane ticket to g Leave New York

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    Wife of Bath In the poem “The Canterbury Tales‚” the Wife of Bath had five husbands. She liked the first four husbands because they were old and rich . The last husband was very abusive to her. She thinks marriage is pain and misery. She was a very wealthy weaver. The Wife of Bath was a pretty large women. Her complaints about husbands is “husbands complaining about wives‚ but it is their own fault.” Husbands don’t trust their wives‚ they think wives try to make their lives miserable. She likes

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    The Drovers Wife – The Distinctively Visual - Story creates a clear sense of the Australian bush and the experience of the wife - There is a sense of pride in her husband being “an Australian” and Lawson has created a visual image of what this means - Bush life is depicted as being incredibly harsh - It is lonely‚ stressful and dehumanising - The reader visualises the bush as parched and barren through images like “dried-up looking children” and the wife who is described as a “gaunt‚ sun-browned

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    2. What happens to Tom’s wife? What do you learn about Tom‚ based on his reaction to the loss of his wife? Nobody know what happened to his wife‚ but we can infer that the black man killed her. Tom’s reaction demonstrated that he was happy that his wife was gone as he leapt for joy. 3. What agreement does Tom Walker ultimately make with the Devil? As the story progresses‚ why do you think Tom begins to go to church and carry a Bible with him at all times? Tom agrees to open a broker’s shop to make

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    Astronomer’s Wife Kay Boyle’s story‚ “Astronomer’s Wife”‚ is about a couple who are constantly not on good terms with one another. The woman named‚ Mrs. Aimes‚ is the protagonist in this story. ‘‘Astronomer’s Wife’’ begins with Mrs. Katherine Ames waking up in her house‚ and she calls for the ‘‘girl‚’’ her maidservant‚ to bring her some coffee. She then begins to think about her husband‚ who is the astronomer. “That man might be each time the new arching wave‚ and woman the undertow that

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    John Steinbeck’s famous novella Of Mice and Men depicts the harsh and repressive treatment faced by women‚ people of color‚ farm workers and those with mental handicaps in the 1930s. Curley’s wife‚ the only prominent female character in the novel‚ is looked down upon by the farmworkers‚ who see her as trouble and a tart. The curls of her hair are described twice as being like “little sausages” subtly alluding to the fact the women of her time were viewed as pieces of meat. They were commodities‚

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    Ophelia Shakespeare Wife

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    Ophelia has been known as "the good daughter." She does whatever is asked of her by any male figure in her life. In the list of characters found in the lay she is simply listed the "daughter of Polonius." This implies that she is a minor character who still "belongs" to her father. Amanda Mabillard believes that it is out of love that Ophelia obeys her father’s and brother’s every desire (Mabillard‚ "Ophelia"). However‚ many believe that it is not out of "love" that prompts her obedience‚ but fear

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    The wife of Martin Guerre Discuss the tensions between legal and moral justice in wife of Martin Guerre. The engrossing novella entitled ‘The wife of Martin Guerre’ remarks on the inadequacies of Artigues’ justice system in dealing with moral dilemmas in the rural village. Lewis’ interpretation of a true historical incident that occurred in 1539‚ questions what human values and qualities their legal and social system suppresses when formulated on behalf of the community. Characters in ‘The

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    Curley’s wife is a very important character within the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’. Curley’s wife is a pivotal character and central to the plot. Her role as a catalyst proves to be essential as it creates a chain of reactions within other characters‚ creating action for the reader. Even more tension is created as her downward relationship with Curley is full of conflict. She is not given an identity‚ and from this‚ we are led to believe that she has no status or power. She is called Curley’s wife and

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