story Bless Me Ultima the author Rudolfo Anaya explores the coming of age of the main character‚ Antonio Maréz. Antonio experiences events and meets people that will cause him to grow up. Antonio loses his innocence because he witnessed three murders and was exposed to Ultima’s powers and the golden carp. Tony lost his innocence because he has experienced three people being murdered. In the book Antonio is reminiscing his dreams‚" And I remembered my dream. Andrew had said he would not enter the
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like brothers. These two boys names are Felix and Antonio. Felix and Antonio are similar‚ yet different in a variety of ways. Felix’s appearance is that he’s dark and short. Being short is defenently a plus because he can get better punches at the stomach. And Felix also’s husky so he can hit harder than the other boxers because he has more muscle. Antonio’s appearance is that he’s fair‚ so now you know Antonio has good sportsmanship. Antonio is also lean‚ so he’s not skinny nor fat‚ but more
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the 1940s‚ with a grandfather and son‚ Luis A. Ferre or Antonio’s father. But‚ Over the years and a few generations on‚ by the mid- 1960s tension and sibling rivalry started. Antonio Luis Ferre and his brothers divided the companies and their shares rather than to risk further family disharmony. After 8 years one sibling‚ Antonio Luis Ferre bought his father dying newspaper El Dia‚ in hoping to turn the newspaper company into the largest and most influential newspaper in Puerto Rice. After 2 ½ years
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by Rudolfo Anaya‚ the golden carp is a symbol that contributes to a theme in the novel. The golden carp represents many things. It symbolizes a magical religious order not related to Catholicism. Antonio learns about the fish’s presence when Samuel tells him about some God in the waters. When Antonio finally is shown to the golden carp god by Cico‚ he is scared and doesn’t reject the idea. This is because at the beginning of the book‚ he feels he is abandoning God and showing interest of the golden
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Malfi Summary The Duchess of Malfi takes place in Italy‚ mostly at the Duchess’s palace in Malfi‚ in the sixteenth century. The Duchess is a young widow whose two brothers‚ Ferdinand and the Cardinal‚ are visiting her from Rome at the play’s start. Antonio‚ the manager of her household‚ has just returned from France. Before leaving the Duchess‚ Ferdinand engages Bosola‚ previously used by the Cardinal as a hit man‚ to ostensibly manage the Duchess’s horses‚ but in reality to spy on her for the brothers
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he is a Jew. Shylock is a victim of the play because he is mistreated. Shylock is being abused by Christians but mostly Antonio. Shylock says‚ “You call me misbeliever‚ cut-throat dog‚ / And spet upon my Jewish gaberdine‚ / And all for use of that which is mine own.” (1.3.107-109). Shylock shows through these lines that Antonio abuses him verbally and physically‚ as Antonio calls him names and spat on him‚ all because he lends money with interest. Another example of Shylock ’s mistreatment is Christians
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The Duchess of Malfi is a revenge tragedy and unlike other revenge tragedies here the villain himself avenges the death of the Duchess. The Duchess is a young widow who is in love with Antonio‚ the manager of her house hold and is steadfast on marrying him. In spite of the threatening of her brothers she marries Antonio with the aid of Cariola. Ferdinand‚ one of her brothers employs Bosolo to spy her. Ferdinand apart from eyeing the fortune of the Duchess he also eyes her beauty. But Cardinal‚ the other
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illustrates the Cardinal and Ferdinand‚ the Duchess’ brothers‚ as being hostile and oppressive and Antonio as being a man struggling to find his own identity and position in society. On the other hand‚ the Duchess is spirited and defiant as she chooses to follow her ideas instead of being easily influenced by the male-dominated world she lives in. Throughout Acts 1-3‚ the Duchess’ relationships with Antonio‚ Ferdinand‚ and the Cardinal depict her struggle for power and her independent nature through her
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Shylock and our feelings for him as the play progresses 1) He is seen as a mercenary money-lender approached by Bassanio for the loan of 3000 ducats with Antonio as the guarantor. The money is to finance Bassanio on his trip to Belmont to woo Portia whom he is in love with. He keeps debating on whether he should lend the money. Even when Antonio is a “good” man meaning he is financially sound‚ yet his money is invested in goods which are in ships overseas. Therefore‚ his ventures are risky. How do
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belittles him. Antonio is a devout Christian. Shylock’s relationship with Antonio reveals that he is biased against Christians‚ and in this way both Shylock and Antonio exhibit similarities in how each perceive "the other." Both Shylock and Antonio are racially biased and they both put down each other. Shylock claims to be victimized by Christians; however‚ he exploits Christians in business matters. Antonio persecutes Shylock because he is a Jew. Shylock wants to take revenge against Antonio and despises
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