William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ and Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol parallel each other on many levels. Macbeth is a play that describes the rise and fall of a ruler who believes nothing can harm him‚ so the lead character‚ cleverly called Macbeth‚ attains power whenever possible‚ not caring who he hurts or what he destroys in the process. A Christmas Carol is also about the rise and fall of a town leader‚ the richest man in town‚ Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge’s hunger for wealth and power is illustrated
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Historically‚ women have been omitted. By the free verse poem‚ Duffy gives the mythological character Medusa a voice‚ and thereby another chance to speak up. She also challenges the stereotypes of women‚ this character faced. In the poem‚ Duffy explores the position of women‚ and Medusa’s point of view of the story. The word choice in the poem brings the voice of the character out. Because the poem is a dramatic monologue‚ personal pronouns and the repetition of the words “I” and “my”
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The Quite World by Jeffrey McDaniel In an effort to get people to look into each other’s eyes more‚ and also to appease the mutes‚ the government has decided to allot each person exactly one hundred and sixty-seven words‚ per day. When the phone rings‚ I put it to my ear without saying hello. In the restaurant I point at chicken noodle soup. I am adjusting well to the new way. Late at night‚ I call my long distance lover‚ proudly say I only used fifty-nine today. I saved the rest
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other Confessionalists‚ her attitude to poetry (only way of surviving for her) and her poetic strategy differ to a great extent from theirs. Two important features keep her apart from them. A poet moving between the two sides of the Atlantic‚ keenly responding to the broader social‚ political and cultural framework of her time‚ she is unable to keep her interest centered narrowly on herself. Secondly being influenced by American and European traditions of poetry‚ her sense of self-hood differs essentially
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Many people spend their entire lives searching for the key to a meaningful life. But the question is which is more valuable - financial success or happiness. In A Christmas Carol‚ written by Charles Dickens‚ a greedy old miser named Scrooge endures such a search for meaning and ultimately finds the treasure of life. He needs the help of three spirits‚ who appear during the night on Christmas Eve‚ to help him see how his inconsiderate and greedy actions affect others and leave him alone. As a result
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enjoy a good book and a good read‚ but does everybody enjoy reading for the same reasons? The answer to that question lies in the words of two incredible authors. Author Rick Moody’s enjoyment he gets from the freedom and thrill of reading a book and Carol Shields love for indulging in a book and entering another reality both shows how everybody can love reading in their own ways. Moody loves reading due to the feeling of freedom and being able to come to his own conclusions and Shields enjoys reading
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Corn Maze By David Barber I picked this poem thinking this seems like a funny title and it would be a confusing poem that had a simple title but a deep meaning. This poem had a lot of alliteration the roots er and re were repeated very often‚and the only roots used in the poem. The only exception to this order was the the first line in verse five where minotaur was used. The minotaur was placed there I conclude to break
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The Poison Tree I was angry with my friend I told my wrath‚ my wrath did end I was angry with my foe I told it not‚ my wrath did grow and I watered it in fears Night and morning with my tears And I sunned it with smiles And with soft deceitful wiles And it grew both day and night Till it bore an apple bright And my foe beheld it shine And he knew that it was mine And into my garden stole When the night had veiled the pole In the morning glad
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how is the theme of loss and separation explored in remember‚ a mother in a refugee camp and poem at thirty nine? The three poems Remember written by Christina Rossetti‚ A Mother In A Refugee Camp by Chinua Achebe and Poem at Thirty-Nine by Alice Walker share the same negative theme of loss and separation. Remember explores the pain felt by losing loved ones. A Mother In A Refugee Camp emphasizes the relationship between a mother and her child living in a refugee camp. Poem at thirty nine is
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A Christmas CarolTheme Expressed Through Symbolism "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity‚ mercy‚ forbearance‚ and benevolence were all‚ my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business." A Christmas Carol‚ written by Charles Dickens is a straightforward narrative‚ which effectively uses symbolism to develop the major theme of the novel
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