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    and not go to the Senate‚ but he ignores them. Calpurnia‚ his spouse‚ tells of a dream she had and fears for Caesar’s safety. The priests also warn Caesar. However‚ Decius is able to persuade Caesar to go to the Senate that morning. Considering his actions and thoughts in Act II‚ Caesar is a ruler who rejects superstitions and is concerned about how he is perceived by others. As scene 2 opens‚ there is a thunder storm that sets an eerie tone. Calpurnia reveals her dream to Caesar and expresses concern

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    The Setting Fentress‚ Texas- Nature The book is set in a small Texan town (Fentress) that is prone to chronic heat waves. The town is surrounded by greenery‚ farms and fields. Callie Vee (Calpurnia Tate) often explores San Marcos River. The river was separated from her house by a crescent-shaped field of five acres of feral‚ uncleared woods. There is a thin‚ clear path created by dogs‚ deer and other animals. There are high bushes of sticky burrs. There are “bags” of webworms above the river like

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    Calpurnia and Portia are two very important women in the play Julius Caesar. They add drastic emotion and make big changes to parts of the plot with the actions they make. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ he uses Calpurnia and Portia to show the stereotype of women being weak in society. Shakespeare demonstrates this by describing Calpurnia of being pale‚ Portia cutting herself‚ and Portia’s suicide. How did Calpurnia reveal weakness in front of others? While Calpurnia was in Caesar’s entourage

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    The differnces can be seen in act ii‚ scene i ( brutus and portia) and act ii ‚ scene ii ( Caesar and Calpurnia ) Portia talks to brutus as though she were his equal‚ which was uncommon at the time. Wives were barley more than property and were to obey their husbands. However‚ Portia calls brutus on his behavior: hes been moody‚ unresponsive and is now unable to sleep and and walking amid the rain in their orchard in the middle of the night. When he orders her to go to bed‚ and tell her he is simply

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    nanny a stepmom aunt it could be anyone your extremely close too. That’s why I think Calpurnia is a better mother figure to the kids than aunt Alexandria. Calpurnia teaches them life lessons like she teaches the kids manners and how to cook she explains so they will know for the future. She also teaches them to be respectful like when she scolded scout for saying all those mean words to Walter Cunningham. Calpurnia also disciplines the children if they do wrong. Not in a hard way but its still a punishment

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    Figure Of Speech: Characterization: Calpurnia was something else again. She was all angles and bones; she was nearsighted; she squinted; her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard. She was always ordering me out of the kitchen‚ asking me why I couldn’t behave as well as Jem when she knew he was older‚ and calling me home when I wasn’t ready to come. The reason I picked this was because it’s explaining who Cal is ‚ it’s explaining how she was bossy always ordering him out and how she was

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    Chapter 16 of “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate” is titled The Telephone Comes‚ and in this chapter the town of Fentress‚ Texas is introduced to a new machine called the telephone. The quote intertwines with the chapter perfectly because they both relate to the world’s development. The quotation means that even as parts of the world change‚ some things stay consistent. Major changes might include technological advancements‚ religion alterations‚ political views‚ or ways of life. No matter what

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    Today’s Goals: Review character analysis 2. Begin our next summative assessment —a character analysis essay. 1. Yay‚ essay s! Review: Character Analysis Steps to character analysis: 1. Choose a character. 2. Make a fact-based opinion statement about your character. 3. Support with textual evidence. Review: Little Red Riding Hood Steps to character analysis: 1. Choose a character.  2. Little Red Riding Hood Make a statement about your character.  Little Red Riding Hood is a victim of parental

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    days in our small world. I knew i had to carry on as she passed though and so had lived with the corrupted society‚ without much guidance by my side. A true feminine influence in the household would be what my children need. Don’t get me wrong‚ Calpurnia helped bringing them up a fair bit‚ but it’s not the same. Let’s just hope that they can understand quickly of Maycomb’s widespread disease and not fall deep into

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    Isra Mahmood BA English Hons II – B 599 Paper IV Project The Effects of the Affair of Caesar and Cleopatra on Calpurnia ------------------------------------------------- Introduction After Hatshepsut‚ Cleopatra was the only Queen of Egypt who was seriously referred to as “Pharaoh”. The torrid love affair between one of the highest regarded Queens in history and that of the phenomenal Julius Caesar is considered to be one of the most romantic and grand ones in the world. Cecil B. Demille seems to

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