When pride comes‚ then comes disgrace‚ but with humility comes wisdom. To me‚ Othello was the living validation of this quote from the Holy Bible. Othello‚ a noble man to us all‚ an admirable leader to our army‚ a valuable friend to everyone‚ and a doting brother to myself. Citizens of Venice‚ fellow Venetian army‚ most humble duke‚ and gracious God above‚ it is with great sorrow that I‚ Michael Cassio‚ as his former officer and the leader of the Venetian army‚ stand here today to bid farewell to
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Today I’m thankful for my brother Trevor. Hard working‚ outgoing‚ funny‚ and simple are 4 words that describe him perfectly. No matter what he’s doing he puts his full effort into whatever it is. If it was a sport he wanted to be better at‚ he would spend hours working on it in his own time. If it was a project he needed done for school‚ he would put it before anything else. If it was a few extra hours of studying to get a good grade‚ he would do it. But most of all‚ any time anything needs done
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Giorgio Arnaboldi Professor Lindsey AML2020 February 26‚ 2014 Hardworking Salesman with Unfulfilled Dreams Hey Pops. I wish we could’ve had one more night out on the town‚ whistling at cute girls as they walked by. I’m getting married you know; I was going to settle down and fix everything while you were still here. We had so many great memories in that house from when Biff and I were younger‚ especially when you had that red Chevy. That day when Biff was scoring a touchdown in your honor and
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King Fortinbras‚ my peers‚ my friends… This day is not a day which brings happiness‚ it is not a day which warms the heart. We gather here today in the finest of Elsinore’s cathedrals‚ and the finest of company to remember Hamlet. The very name conveys so much to many… Hamlet was honourable‚ loyal‚ respectful… And he will be remembered as a prince‚ a scholar‚ a crusader. But above all‚ he was a friend. And what a friend he was. I was just 10 when I first attended Wittenberg‚ it was an abiding place
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vDearest friends‚ families‚ and the people of Denmark… I appreciate your attendance on this emergent assembly. Today‚ we have all gathered here to mourn the loss of our noble prince of Denmark‚ loyal son of King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude‚ and true friend of ours: prince Hamlet. Let us commemorate his death and remember the good memories we have shared with him. My name is Horatio and I am Hamlet’s trusted friend and confidant. Right before death‚ Hamlet asked me to spread the story of his life‚ and
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who have come this far‚ the privilege of purifying Heorot‚ with my own men to help me‚ and nobody else. (Heaney 425-432). In this passage‚ Beowulf is describing to Hrothgar why he has come to Denmark. Foster writes that a quest has five elements‚ a quester‚ a place to go‚ a stated reason to go there‚ challenges and trials‚ and a real reason to go there. Beowulf is the quester. The place to go is Denmark. The stated reason to go there is to slay Grendel. A challenge of his quest is Grendels mom‚ and
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present in Beowulf are good vs. Evil and the magic and supernatural elements. Beowulf is a basic poem that contains many examples of good against evil. This story shows how good will always prevail even against insurmountable odds. For example‚ Beowulf is the perfect example of a good warrior. He is loyal to his king and family and can defeat any monster. Grendel on the other hand is born evil and enjoys killing the Danes. When Beowulf and Grendel engage in battle‚ Grendel sees good in Beowulf and is
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Beowulf: Themes The Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf is the most important work of Old English literature‚ and is well deserved of the distinction. The epic tells the story of a hero‚ a Scandinavian prince named Beowulf‚ who rids the Danes of the monster Grendel‚ a descendent of Cain‚ and of his exploits fighting Grendel ’s mother and a Dragon. Throughout the epic‚ the Anglo-Saxon story teller uses many elements to build a certain depth to the characters. Just a few of the important character elements
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Literary Merit and Its Significance to Beowulf Any acceptable novel has some type of significance enclosed in the structure of its story. So just what establishes this? These thoughts‚ expressions and meanings the author hopes to accomplish should always contain sophisticated literary merit. Well known epic poem‚ Beowulf‚ accomplishes its merit through masterfully infused figurative language‚ two of which are most common‚ alliteration and kennings. Beowulf is largely constructed around the monsters
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Epics exhibit qualities that make them distinct when compared to other genres of literature. Beowulf exhibits characteristics that allows the piece of literature to remain an epic of great proportions. The poem exhibits the epic characteristics of supernatural force‚ superhuman courage‚ and the hero is a figure of great national importance. Beowulf meets the requirements for an epic poem through the exhibition of supernatural force. In the poem‚ the power of God is sometimes present; meaning
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