In the Tempest‚ written by William Shakespeare in 1611‚ Prospero the sorcerer was the Duke of Milan until Antonio usurped his power. Prospero is banished to an isolated island with his daughter Miranda. Here he practiced his sorcery and controlled every aspect of Miranda’s life. Prospero used his sorcery to create a magnificent tempest to bring all his enemies to the island‚ including Antonio‚ for revenge. Caliban was a native to the island Prospero lives on. Prospero catches Caliban trying to rape
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In Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ Rudolfo Anaya writes about a young Mexican-American boy named Antonio Marez who is very curious about all the lives and stories that surround him because he is faced with deciding who he will be in the future. Antonio’s mother wants him to be a Catholic priest and farmer. She is a Luna and wants Antonio to be like her family‚ the people of the moon and excellent farmers because they are quiet people who speak and listen to the earth. His father wants him to be a vaquero‚ or cowboy
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rocky hill in Guadalupe‚ New Mexico during World War II‚ and of how she helps influence and teach the hero of the story‚ young Antonio Marez in the ancient customs of healing and magic. We learn that Ultima was the midwife during Antonio’s birth‚ and that after performing his birth‚ Ultima has a special bond with the boy‚ and this becomes evident in a dream where Antonio remembers how Ultima presided over his birth‚ and of the differences between his father’s family – vaqueros or cowboys – and
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strikes a deal with the Christian merchant‚ Antonio. Antonio’s friend‚ Bassanio‚ needs money for his wedding and asks Antonio for the money. Unfortunately‚ Antonio’s money is at sea‚ stored in boats; However‚ Antonio agrees to obtain money for Bassanio through Shylock‚ the moneylender. So‚ the two merchants strike a deal‚ which states that Shylock will give Antonio money and in return‚ Antonio will pay it back or else‚ Shylock can cut a pound of flesh from Antonio wherever it pleases him. So when Antonio’s
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ULTIMA STUDY GUIDE Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper. Chapters One and Two – Note: chapters are in parentheses. 1. Where are Antonio’s brothers at the beginning of the story? (1) 2. Where was Antonio born? (1) 3. Why did the family move to Guadalupe? (1) 4. How did Antonio’s father react to leaving the llano? (1) 5. Why does the Marez family bring Ultima into their home? (1) 6. What does the family call Ultima? Why? (1) 7.
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Antonio’s Peer Interactions In Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ written by Rudolfo Anaya‚ Antonio Marez’s complex and mysterious life shapes him to a different person throughout the story. Only living at seven-years-old-kid life‚ Antonio really has gone through a lot of things. Ultima‚ a currenda‚ has led Antonio into right tracks each time he has internal conflicts. Good and evil performs an important rolein his life. Antonio’s beliefs in religion and moral are shaked and finally channged through all the interactions
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we are first introduced by Antonio to his childhood. Antonios mother is a staunch catholic while his father is the son of a vaquero. His father want him to become a cowboy‚ however his mother want shim to become a priest. This is when Antonio begins to question his destiny. (insert when Anotnio asks is it possible to be both) In chapter one‚ Ultima comes to live with the Marez family. Ultima is a curandera‚ a healer who uses folk remedies. Ultima is more like Antonios mentor. “I felt more attached
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Amigo Brothers By Piri Thomas Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas were both seventeen years old. They were so together in friendship that they felt themselves to be brothers. They had known each other since childhood‚ growing up on the lower east side of Manhattan in the same tenement building on Fifth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B. Antonio was fair‚ lean‚ and lanky‚ while Felix was dark‚ short‚ and husky. Antonio’s hair was always falling over his eyes‚ while Felix wore his black hair in a natural Afro style
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play Shylock uses deception and his knowledge of Antonio to exact his revenge‚ Shylock also shows that anger‚ revenge and hate has clouded his mind and so he chooses to show no forgiveness or mercy towards Antonio. Finally Shylock manipulates others to get his way and to not raise further suspicions. In the play Shylock and Antonio make a bond. Shylock is expecting Antonio would come to him for a favor sooner or later because Shylock knows Antonio lends money without interest. Proved when Shylock
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Nombre and The Tattooed Soldier demonstrate that the loss of family becomes the roots of all violence. In both works the main characters‚ Antonio and El Casper‚ lose their families through violence‚ which creates
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