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    explores the concept of humanity through distinguishing it from that of a demonic nature. This is done through a constant doubling between her two superficially opposing characters throughout the novel. Through the thematic use of nature‚ knowledge‚ wretchedness‚ and vengeance‚ sometimes as direct comparisons other times as striking contrasts‚ Shelley blurs the lines between human and demon within her own characters. Holding true to the romantic style‚ Shelley’s characters display strong emotions when

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    Blurring the lines is a technique often used to add more realism to texts; if the characters aren’t fully good or bad they are more human and more life-like. So therefore many writers use this to create an increased feeling of tragedy as the reader or audience can now relate to their characters more because of their human-like faults. Both Keats and Miller ruthlessly blur the lines to add realism but also to make their readers and audience consistently question who the characters can be characterized

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    Man or Monster According to Wikipedia‚ “The English idiom [don’t judge a book by its cover] is a metaphorical phrase which means you shouldn’t prejudge the worth of someone or something‚ by its outward appearance alone” (Don’t judge a book by its cover 1). Just like an old ragged book that one turns the pages to reveal the knowledge or characters within‚ the same goes for people. It is what is within the person that counts. In “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” Clopin‚ a gypsy‚ introduces the story

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    However‚ the categorization of the play as a comedy has troubled people for some time. It is clear that if Shylock were removed from the play all of the problems that surround the play’s comedic status would disappear. Shylock functions as less of a man‚ and more of an object to reveal the social injustices at work in the play‚ and in the period in which the author lived. Consider the first scene in which we are introduced to Shylock on the streets of Venice. While the previous two scenes focused

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    country. Yet as the play goes on‚ the true colors of Macbeth come out as he is blinded by his ambition to obtain power to which he would take extreme measures‚ where only tragedy was sure to arise‚ revealing that Macbeth is a true monster at heart. The only thing between Macbeth and the crown was his cousin Duncan‚ which he decided to kill Duncan if he is to become king‚ where only a monstrous person can achieve. Though he troubles himself whether he should murder‚ his determination to obtain power

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    In Mary Shelley ’s gothic novel‚ Frankenstein‚ Victor Frankenstein creates and animates a monster from various corpses. Victor ’s experiment works‚ yet when the creature he creates comes to life‚ he is hideous. He immediately flees from Frankenstein ’s laboratory and kills Frankenstein ’s brother. Later‚ feeling ultimate loneliness‚ the creature begs Frankenstein to build a companion for him‚ but he refuses to complete the task. In revenge‚ the creature murders Frankenstein ’s wife and best friend

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    Is King Henry 8th a man or a monster? King Henry VIII is one of the most famous kings in British history. He was the second Tudor monarch‚ He was born on the 28th of June 1491 at Greenwich; he was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He became the heir to the throne after his elder brother‚ Prince Arthur died. Henry ascended the throne on the 21st of April 1509‚ and died in January the 28th 1547; he ruled for a total of 37 years‚ 9 months and 7 days. Henry is famously notorious for

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    William‚ wich mean is she causes William to be killed. 10 When after six years later of a night. Because it is too later‚ the door of city is close. He lives in a town that is only one half mile to Geneva. 11 He saw the Monster who is created by himself. He believes the Monster killed his brother. 12 He wants to tell people the murder

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    According to the absurdist‚ religion is constructed by man in an attempt to create meaning to a senseless existence. Acceptance of religion‚ of the possibility of an afterlife‚ would mean that man effectively escapes death. An important theme of Albert Camus’ “The Stranger” is the apparent naivete and hypocrisy of religious beliefs. This theme is developed through the conflict between Meursault and the society that ultimately condemns him. In the end‚ Meursault‚ by refusing the “waste any last minutes

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    class‚ I was introduced to two interesting terms: confiscation and fusion. Both words have the meaning of taking other people’s things as their own. However‚ “confiscation” has more negative feeling than “fusion”. There is one thing to draw the line between confiscation and fusion‚ whether the people who took other people’s culture view that culture

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