This is shown as abuse of power. The puritans were a group of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th century. The entire plot of the novel is moulded by the repressive Puritan society. Like many puritan women‚ Elizabeth Proctor is dutiful and loves her husband dearly. Yet‚ Elizabeth is hurt by the fact
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be no such thing as differences between people‚ no colors‚ no feelings‚ no religions‚ etc. In the dystopian novel The Giver by Lois Lowry explains just this‚ the idea of complete equality throughout a community. Displaying many examples of social commentary. In the novel The Giver‚ everyone is similar. Being unique or different is unheard of. People who failed to fit in with the society’s “norm” were released. Imagine‚ living in a society where everyone was the same. According to an article by Live
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| | our Casuarina Tree is a poem published in 1881 by Toru Dutt‚ an Indian poet. Its a perfect example of craftsmanship.In this poemToru Dutt celebrates the majesty of the Casuarina Tree and remembers her happy childhood days spent under it and revives her memories with her beloved siblings. ------------------------------------------------- Summary The poem begins with the description of the tree. The poet says that the creeper has wound itself round the rugged trunk of the Casuarina Tree‚ like
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I Grieve and Dare Not Show my Discontent Queen Elizabeth I Theme: the inner suffering of the persona’s emotions‚ unable to express due to the persona’s authorized position in society‚ thus pretending not to be affected at all. Key quotes: “Or let me live with some more sweet content‚/Or die and so forget what love ere meant” Biographical reference: Queen Elizabeth I’s marriage not materialized with her “little frog” Francis‚ Duke of Alencon by the fact that he was French. Thus‚ had to part
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Commentary on Hamlet’s soliloquy -- On Hamlet’s character We can know a thoughtful‚ tough‚ and affectionate Hamlet from this soliloquy. In this soliloquy Hamlet sparks an internal philosophical debate on the advantages and disadvantages of existence‚ and whether it is one’s right to end one’s own life. He first asks himself thoughtfully whether it is nobler to bear the miseries of life or to take arms against them. And then he explains like this: he says maybe death can be a way to end one’s sorrows
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Elizabeth’s Feminist Independence and Freedoms The character of Elizabeth Bennet portrays startling unique and individualistic personality traits throughout her story in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Indeed‚ Austen uses Elizabeth’s frank nature to challenge traditional notions of gender. Unlike other romantic heroines‚ Austen chooses to depict Elizabeth as a level headed‚ deductive‚ and observation individual who is objectively distant from her social world. Thus‚ Pride and Prejudice challenges
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Macbeth Commentary: Macbeth’s Conflict In Macbeth’s soliloquy of act II scene 1‚ William Shakespeare affectively utilizes symbolism‚ allusions‚ and personification to depict the conflicting elements of fate versus freewill on Macbeth’s decision. Shakespeare uses the hallucination of the dagger to symbolize the beginning of Macbeth’s descent into madness‚ a point where he is unable to make rational decisions. Macbeth describes the dagger as a “fatal vision” (2.1.36) which is significant as it shows
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While studying Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry‚ it was remarkably clear that Bishop’s carefully judged use of language aids the reader to uncover the intensity of feeling in her poetry. In the six poems in which I studied by this poet‚ we can see how Bishop used the languages to her advantage in a way that helped the reader to uncover the intensity of feeling in her work. We can see the emotions in her poetry through a mix of language types and techniques within "The Fish"‚ "The Prodigal"‚ “In the Filling
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Sylvia Plath’s poem‚ "Medallion" is about a snake she finds dead‚ and the details of its body that she notices. Written in 1959‚ its form was strictly "controlled." Plath uses imagery‚ literary devices‚ and sensory details‚ especially colors. First‚ we "see" the image of a snake‚ bronze‚ lying in the sun near a gate with a "star and moon" design. By the gate with star and moon Worked into the peeled orange wood The bronze snake lay in the sun Next‚ Plath uses a metaphor
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It was a hot‚ sticky evening at Grandpa’s cabin with Mom‚ when Mom said‚ “Let’s go Larissa. Grandpa is in the treestand.” That was the cue to load up into the truck.We were going to slyly sneak out to get the ingredients for a special sweet treat for Grandpa. Grandpa was a kind man. He loved us like no other person could explain. Mom was like him too. I was just plain old me always smiling like usual . That day it was‚ well‚ just about perfect. Mom and I were helping grandpa with his cleaning
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