When it Hit the Fan To the animals on Animal Farm things seem to be perfectly fine. But how are they supposed to know? They have been brainwashed by their meticulous leader Napoleon. They believe every single one of his little lies. The only one that doesn’t fall for it is Benjamin and he doesn’t get involved. The animals have no idea that the things that they have been working their butts off for are being stolen and used for selfish wants. Very few of the animals remember the times before the
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Following is an excerpt from a letter from George Orwell to Dwight Macdonald‚ written in December 1946‚ soon after the publication of Animal Farm in the US. According to the editor of the letters‚ Peter Davison‚ who also supplied the footnotes‚ Macdonald wrote Orwell that anti-Stalinist intellectuals of his acquaintance claimed that the parable of Animal Farm meant that revolution always ended badly for the underdog‚ “hence to hell with it and hail the status quo.” He himself read the book as
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In Shakespeare’s play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ the character of Shylock proves‚ ultimately‚ to be a victim of himself. Shylock brings about his own demise through his own deeds and misdeeds. Shylock begins to cause his own misfortune when Antonio approaches him for a loan to aid Bassanio in courting Portia. At first‚ Shylock is wary to lend Antonio the money. "I am debating of my present store...I cannot instantly raise up the gross of full three thousand ducats...Tubal...will furnish me (13)"
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beliefs‚ the ability to be able to understand the complexity of human beings is simply a not-so-common skill. When William Shakespeare wrote‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ he included characters which are neither good nor evil; instead‚ in order to make the play more realistic and create metaphors for real life situations‚ Shakespeare created the characters with both positive and negative aspects‚ as the same applies in real life. In this essay‚ the positive and negative aspects of Antonio‚ Portia‚ and
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Major uses some techniques of propaganda in his speech to the animals - he identifies humans as the enemy‚ and attempts to unite them all against this common enemy. He promises that their lives will be better and easier if they do what he suggests and overthrow the humans. He also teaches them a simple‚ easy-to-remember song‚ Beasts of England‚ to inspire them with his ideas. Although he genuinely believes that he is acting in the animals’ best interests and is not trying to deceive them‚ this is all
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In William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venise there were a lot of important scenes. But the ‘Trial scene’ was perceived to be the most important scene in the play. The playwright uses this scene to convey a number of key ideas such as Jews vs Christians‚ Mercy vs Justice and Appearance vs Reality. In addition the ‘Trial scene’ exposes the personalities of main characters. Furthermore‚ this scene is the highlight of the play and provides an excellent climax to the play which the audiences would enjoy
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One of the most central issues in ’The Merchant of Venice’ is that of the antagonism between the Jews and the Christians. The unconscious‚ inborn dislike of cultures which jeopardise our way of life. Ever since people have left their homelands to settle in other places there has been conflict between different cultures. So‚ in the play‚ Antonio‚ Bassanio‚ Gratiano and many more of the Christians feel resentment towards Shylock the ’alien’. This is partly because of the trap that he has led Antonio
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The Villain of The Merchant of Venice We all have a mind of our own and with that we can make the choice to do good or evil. So it is not our enemies that lure us to evil ways. It is our own minds that decide to do so. In the play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Shylock is a villain because in the play Shylock uses deception and his knowledge of Antonio to exact his revenge‚ Shylock also shows that anger‚ revenge and hate has clouded his mind and so he chooses to show no forgiveness
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and Men by John Steinbeck‚ the poem "Power" by Corrine Hales‚ and the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare‚ the characters struggle to show empathy and instead choose to promote their own interests‚ which ends up causing problems for them. Lack of empathy will often come back around and hurt you‚ as displayed by Curley‚ the siblings from “Power‚” and Shylock. In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ the character Curley puts his self interests of proving his masculinity before feeling empathetic
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Rex Clayton Professor Kennedy ENGL 200 07/13/2013 Sympathy not Tragedy That old Jew got what he deserved! This is the cathartic feeling that William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice inspires as the central character Antonio is released from the perils of his impending death. In American society today‚ it is wrong to persecute someone for their religious beliefs‚ as we are all created equal. This sentiment was‚ indeed‚ not the case in the 1500’s. Although the events that surround Shylock are
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