Hester Prynne Quote: "On the breast of her gown‚ in fine red cloth‚ surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold-thread‚ appeared the letter A. It was so artistically done‚ and with so much fertility and gorgeous luxuriance of fancy‚ that it had all the effect of a last and fitting decoration to the apparel which she wore; and which was of a splendor in accordance with the taste of the age‚ but greatly beyond what was allowed by the sumptuary regulations of the colony
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inspirational quote from Laozi breaks down the philosophy of thinking before you act in my eyes. It discusses how by not thinking about the consequences of one’s actions he or she could become accustom to mistreating others and making bad decisions. At the same time it is also inspirational and uplifting. It accomplishes this by not directly talking about bad actions. It leaves the door open for the reader to also understand that positive actions lead to a positive destiny. For this reason this quote contains
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that of a far dearer victim” (p. 169). This quote is foreboding that it will not be Victor whom the Creature intends to kill‚ but a person far dearer to Victor. This quote seems to apply to Elizabeth. It never directly says her name‚
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The quote I chose is‚ “The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you.” Marcus Aurelius came up with this quote. I think this quote means that if you do something back to a person that has wronged you‚ you’re just stooping down to their level and giving them satisfaction. But‚ if you don’t get revenge on them and don’t stoop to their level‚ it’ll be revenge within itself because it shows them that you’re the bigger person. A real word example would be‚ the United States and terrorists
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control through her husband. She persuades Macbeth into killing Duncan so that he can become king after the incident. She characterizes one of the ongoing thematic elements of guilt throughout the play and this finally leads to her death in the end. The quote "a little water clears us of this deed" is a simple statement made by Lady Macbeth which becomes ironic as the play progresses because the metaphorical "clear water" of truth which she speaks of is never used by either her or Macbeth. Lady Macbeth
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There are many quotes that changed the perspective see things in.One of these quotes is by Leo Tolstoy‚ he said”Everyone thinks of changing the world‚ but no one thinks of changing himself.”-Leo Tolstoy was born on September 9‚1828 in the Tula Province‚ Russia.He died on November 20‚1910 in Astapovo‚ Russia.He was the youngest of his four siblings.In 1830‚his mother‚ née Princess Volkonskaya died.Another disaster struck when his father‚ Count Nikolay Tolstoy died just seven years after his mother’s
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“I throw my weight against their locked doors. The doors hold. I am smart. I am arrogant. I am lucky. I am trying to save our lives.” What does this quote from Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me” mean? First‚ the quote should be broken down into fragments. “I throw my weight against their locked doors. The doors hold.” In this part of the quote Alexie is talking about the “...sullen and already defeated Indian kids who sit in the back rows and ignore me with theatrical precision.” He is telling about
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the story‚ the author describes the vanity of a zilch through its protagonist. A not rich‚ but also needy lady‚ Mme. Loisel. To talk about the character of Mathilde Loisel‚ one needs to acknowledge a few quotes to understand her personality. Firstly‚ one can say she is very arrogant from a quote in the beginning of the story. Mme. Loisel states‚ “No‚ There is nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women.” This sentence is said by Mme. Losiel‚ who is the protagonist
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The quote that Macbeth tells himself is “Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.” Page 95. What this quote means is that once he has done a terrible deed‚ and now he has had to do more killings and bad deeds in order to keep himself from getting caught. Lie once‚ and you will have to keep lying to keep
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“That night I slept in Cam’s hoodie. It was stupid and kind of sappy‚ but I didn’t care” (pg. 125). This is important quote because it allows us to see that Belly is attempting to have a good relationship and get over Conrad at the same time. This also displays how Belly is starting to trust and love Cam a little more each time they are together. This quote is important to the story because it explains Bellies feelings a little more clearly and how she is very slowly moving on from Conrad. “I love
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