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    revenge but holds his temper. "When they hurled their insults at him‚ he did not retaliate; when he suffered‚ he made no threats. Instead‚ he entrusted himself to him who judges justly."� (1Peter 2:23) Charles Dickens teaches us in his novel‚ Great Expectations‚ that people who seek revenge on others often end up hurting themselves as well. One person who finds herself getting hurt after she takes vengeance on others is Miss Havisham. After being left at the altar by a man named Compeyson‚ she vows

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    components mixed together lead to a cliché ending‚ but with events leading up to it that will leave you wondering “what if.” The climax is the hook in action that is the most exciting and impactful. Just like the climax‚ endings like this one can have a dramatic impact on the storyline‚ which is what this novel manages to do. Eventful actions that lead to the climax are pretty suspenseful in this case because it can determine whether someone or something dies. In Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo gets

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    like: money‚ power‚ love‚ and greed. However‚ the most common reason for our fighting is to survive in this cruel world. This is explicitly stated throughout the plot of The Matrix‚ a blockbuster movie trilogy from the late 90’s-early 00’s. In the climax of the Matrix Revolutions‚ the third and final film of the series‚ there is an epic battle between good and evil (or in this case between humans and machines). Neo‚ the protagonist of the Matrix trilogy is fighting for the human resistance‚ which

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    My favorite fictional short story from this unit would be “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. I found it to be very intriguing how Chopin was able to capture the readers’ interest at the exposition and keep it stable until the exciting climax was presented. At the beginning of the story‚ Chopin introduced the characters and explained the situation‚ but she also included the upsetting news that the story revolves around‚ within the very first sentence. The readers began to feel sympathetic towards

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    Pete Nikolos .The climax of a novel or another literary work‚ such as a play‚ can be defined as the turning point at which the conflict begins to resolve itself for better or worse. The climax of Siddhartha occurs in the chapter entitled "By the River‚" when Siddhartha hears the word Om while standing at the river as he considers drowning himself. This mystical sound heartens him‚ restoring his will to live. The moment represents a turning point that eventually leads to his achievement of nirvana

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    The climax of the novel is when John was too depressed to the point where he killed himself. He was not satisfied with his life. John represents an individual that doesn’t conform to society. He knew there was more to life than sex‚ and technology. The World State manipulated the population by telling them that Soma will fix any problem‚ and everything will be fine. John’s mother was addicted to this sex inducing drug and unfortunately overdosed weeks later (passed away). John was sadden by the fact

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    Miss Pross showed her love towards Lucie in many different ways‚ and her love leads to her sacrifice and reward in the final chapter. The ever faithful Miss Pross barrels into the room after hearing that her “ladybird” (71) has fainted and throws Mr. Lorry against a wall to get to her Lucie. In the first encounter with Miss Pross‚ Dickens shows that she would do anything to protect Lucie by showing her “laying a brawny hand upon his chest‚ and sending him flying back against the nearest wall” (Dickens

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    Chapter 1-10 Summary"¦ Chapter 1 In chapter one Pip is introduced along with other characters such as the Gargery’s and convict. It starts out with Pip in the church yard visiting his parents grave when an escaped convict captured Pip and had him steal "wittles"(food) and a file from him family. In the last scene Pip is running home so as not to be late for dinner‚ Chapter 2 In chapter two it explains Mrs.Joe Gargery and her husband and how she brought Pip up by hand. She whipped Pip with "the tickler"

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    Act III of Macbeth contains the climax of the play. Therefore the challenge of holding onto the interest of the audience is presented. However‚ while this may be a challenge for a lesser playwright‚ for a master like Shakespeare the challenge of maintaining the mood and theme is much less. The theme of the play is the downfall of Macbeth and the mood is dark and gloomy. Everything that happens‚ in this act especially‚ must maintain these ideas. In scene I‚ lines 92-101‚ the theme of the play

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    a novel is influential to the way readers understand the novel. Therefore‚ different endings of a novel direct readers toward different directions to approach the novel. Unlike his novel novels‚ Dickens have multiple versions of endings for Great Expectations. The most two significant endings are the original one in which Pip sees Estella accidentally sees Estella on street in London‚ and the revised one in which Pip reunites with Estella at Satis House: “I took her hand in mine‚ and we went out

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