truly is and their appearance depends on how others perceive them‚ how they portray themselves‚ and how one disguise’s the reality of who they are. In The Merchant of Venice people struggle to be open-minded and accepting of others. We see that Portia judges her suitors by how they dress‚ look‚ and act. She judges the Prince of Morocco by how he acts and by his looks. After he fails to choose the right casket she comments on his looks and states that she hopes that anyone who looks like him will
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From ancient times‚ through to the Renaissance‚ friendship between two men was regarded as the highest form of social relationship‚ even surpassing that between a man and a woman in matrimony. This is portrayed through “The Merchant of Venice”‚ written by William Shakespeare which was written between 1556 and 1558. This platonic natured friendship is still portrayed in modern literature‚ but due to changed opinions because of the society in which it was written it is more subtle in expressions as
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is the way Calpurnia watches over the children as a mother figure. Atticus shows that he loves Scout dearly in chapter nine. Aunt Alexandra tells Scout that she should be a "ray of sunshine in her father’s lonely life." But in response‚ Atticus denies this suggestion by saying‚ "There are already enough sunbeams in the family and to go about with her
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negative actions towards Calpurnia‚ lower class individuals like Walter Cunningham‚ and Tom Robinson and his case‚ end up helping Scout see a different side of racism. Aunt Alexandra wants Atticus to fire Calpurnia‚ “And don’t try to get around it. You’ve got to face it sooner or later and it might as well be tonight. We don’t need [Calpurnia] right now” (Lee 182) because she believes that since she is at the Finch’s house and can provide them with household tasks‚ Calpurnia is no longer needed. She
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Justice keeps America on its feet. It sets it apart from other nations. Defending the defenseless and accounting for the unaccountable‚ justice was worth the fight to preserve. But the fight for justice does not end on the battlefield. Through Harper Lees’ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the theme of justice burrows itself in the readers mind. The Finche family fights furiously the onslaught of stricture and abuse directed toward them for taking a stand for justice. However‚ they are not the only ones
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As you watch a movie‚ you can see a big difference between the movie and book. In the book and movie‚ “To kill a Mockingbird”‚ there is a difference between them. They are both different because the book has more details about situations that are happening. Also‚ because of the way you can picture what is going on. They are similar because in some parts in the movie‚ the characters say the same things as to when you read the book. In my opinion‚ the book gives you a better understanding of what the
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women should have been equal. His worldview was that gender should not determine status‚ intelligence or anything else. For example‚ in his play‚ the Merchant of Venice‚ Portia was really strong and out-smarted many of the male characters. She dressed up in disguise and tricked a whole courtroom; Shakespeare wrote the play so that Portia was the one who then made the final decision. I agree with William’s worldview that women are able to be just as strong as men. I think that both men and
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right there proves that there is inequality in the family. A third inequality would be atticus finch’s friends. One in particular would be his housekeeper Calpurnia. See Calpurnia has no problem with atticus being Tom’s lawyer but the church that calpurnia goes to does kind of‚ because atticus is not allowed to go to his church he told Calpurnia to take the children to her church. When she did this people in her church hated the fact that she had brought some white kids to there church. But then they
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After all‚ Calpurnia‚ a black lady for whom he shows respect the same as he does to white ladies‚ is raising him and Scout. One of the first instances in which Jem comes face-to-face with racism is when Calpurnia takes him and Scout to the black church with her. One of Calpurnia’s friends‚ Lula‚ tells Calpurnia‚ “You ain’t got no business bringin’ white chillum here—they got their church‚ we got our’n. It is our church‚ ain’t it‚ Miss Cal?” (Lee 100). Jem senses the tension and tells Calpurnia that they
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killed him. First of all‚ Brutus is a stoic. He and his wife Portia are both very stoic‚ and they don’t show emotions towards things. The most striking instance of Brutus’ stoicism is when Portia commits suicide. Cassius is having a hard time accepting Portia’s death‚ but Brutus just shrugs it off. He immediately says to Cassius "Speak no more of her. Give me a bowl of wine" (V. iii. 157-158). Another example is when Portia stabs herself in the thigh. Even after this Brutus does not tell
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