warmly welcome you or did they meanly reject you? Well‚ in the stories Baucis and Philemon and Pirate Grace Retold by Richard Walker‚ hospitality plays a big role for the plot. In the story Baucis and Philemon‚ a old man and his wife are being tested by Jupiter and Mercury. They welcome the gods and are granted with one wish because of giving the gods hospitality. In Pirate Grace Retold by Richard Walker‚ Pirate Grace is in a heavy rainstorm and wants the hospitality of the Lord of Howth‚ which
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Theme Essay The theme of this Japanese folktale‚ “The Wise Old Woman‚” retold by Yoshiko Uchida‚ helps readers learn a larger lesson about life. This folktale tells the story of a mother and her son who breach a law that “anyone over seventy-one must be banished from the village and left in the mountains to die.’ To do so‚ the son made a hole in the floor of his house where his mother could live in secret. Later on in their lives‚ there was a cruel lord who came to take over the village and if the
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Ambition is described as eager for success‚ power or fame. For Macbeth. Ambition was what drove him to become great‚ it forced him to change his nature towards evil. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth was portrayed as a courageous soldier who fought for his King without mercy. But once the witches planted the seeds of greater things and Lady Macbeth fuelled his ambition‚ which lead him to become greedy and power hungry. Macbeth was led down to an unescapable road of doom by an outside force
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Macbeth is William Shakespeare’s shortest play but arguably the most intense in terms of actions and different human personalities. Macbeth is about a bloody rise to power and the tragic downfall of an honoured soldier - Macbeth; already a well-known warrior of his time in Scotland ‚ he receives a prophecy stating that he would be King by three witches and kills the reigning king to get to that position. His wife (Lady Macbeth)‚ being a strong force of persuasion and a culprit in the murder‚ he
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what is not Macbeth is faced with the burden of choosing between acting on good or evil because of the witch’s prophecy to him. They claim it is in the prophecy for Macbeth to be king; this leaves Macbeth with the difficult decision of killing the current king‚ because for the prophecy to become true‚ Duncan must die. He thinks to himself that this supernatural soliciting cannot be good nor can it be evil. If what the witch’s said is evil‚ then how is he Thane of Cawdor? Macbeth comes to the conclusion
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The Legend of Red Dog In a rural country town called Dampier the legend of Red Dog was born. Affectionately known as the Pilbara wanderer‚ Red Dog travelled around Australia’s west coast in search of his mate and this is how it all began. Sitting in the middle of the road waiting for a ride hoping that someone would pick him up‚ Red Dog was discovered by a married couple on their way to a new life in a mining town called Dampier. They picked him up because he tricked them into believing that
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The Story of the Three Bears Hi‚ my name is Wittle Bear. I’m 3 human years old‚ and I have a story to tell about a little girl that one day decided to invade my home and eat all of my yummy food! This may be a very scary story to those of you who love porridge as much as I do. So please be prepared to be scared of blondes‚ I know I am! It was a sunny day in the forest when my family and I decided to take a walk. We made porridge before we left‚ but it was too hot to eat right away. Therefore
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Children’s Literatures 260 JSNG Black Magic retold by S.E. Schlosser Story Literary Elements: * Title: Black Magic * Characters: * Protagonist: Rachel and Geoffrey * Antagonist: Mad Henry. * Plot: When Rachael and Geoffrey returned from the elopement‚ they threw a big ball and invited everyone in town. While Rachel was waltzing with her father‚ she heard a clap of thunder. Lightning flashed again and again. Suddenly‚ the double doors blew open and a breeze whirled in‚ bringing
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The folktale I read was called A Baker’s Dozen retold by S.E. Schlosser. It was about a man who had a successful bake shop in Albany. He had a good business and a big family. One day an old woman or as he called her ugly old woman‚ stopped by at his bake shop. She asked to have a dozen of the Saint Nicholas cookies‚ the man counted 12 cookies and the old woman said “only twelve?” The man knew that some shops give an extra cookie to their customers‚ he told the lady that a dozen is twelve and that
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COMPULSORY READING ’’Ghost Stories’’ RETOLD BY Rosemary Border ABOUT THE AUTHORS: A. M. BURRAGE Alfred McLellan Burrage (1889-1956) was a well-known English novelist. He enjoyed writing about ghosts and horror‚ and produced two novels and many short stories in this genre. ’’Smee’’ comes from his collection entitled ’’Someone in the Room’’. BRAM STOKER Stoker (1847-1912) has been called ’’one of the least-known authors of the one of the best-known books’’. As a child‚ he enjoyed listening to
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