Question : What is a dramatic monologue? Which of the two‚ in your opinion‚ is the stronger dramatic monologue in Tennyson’s “Ulysses” or Browning’s “My Last Duchess”? Answer : Traditionally dramatic monologue is a lyrical poem in the form of speech spoken by a single man. It is dramatic because it begins abruptly and in the development of its thought it takes several sudden turns which impart dramatic dimension to the poem. In a dramatic monologue the single speaker reveals his thoughts in the
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CROOKS Key things that Crooks says Crooks does not say much in the book ‘of mice and men’. When he does he is very insulting in his language. For example when Lennie comes into his room all of crooks emotions come out at once because he feels he has power and authority over Lennie that he had never had before. You got no right to come in my room. “This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me.” Crooks snaps at Lennie because he knows Lennie does not stick up for himself without George
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Steinbeck describes Crooks as a ‘proud‚ aloof man. He kept his distance and demanded other people kept theirs.’ Explore the character of Crooks and his importance in novel as a whole. Crooks may be a minor character in the novel but he is an important one because the way he represents and demonstrates to the reader how Steinbeck feels about the society in which he lives and his character provides us knowledge on the social context of the novel that Crooks and other characters had to live with.
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those who were black; one of the characters that embodies this theme in the novel is the character of Crooks. Other themes of the novel are the American Dream; which is never achieved by any of the characters‚ this suggests that Steinbeck believed that the dream was unbelievable. This is the same belief which Crooks has. Friendship is another important theme‚ as the reader sees the desperation Crooks has for friendship and the affect of loneliness has had on him. Steinbeck set the novel in Soledad‚
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As I Lay Dying is a 1930 novel by American author William Faulkner. Faulkner said that he wrote the novel from midnight to 4:00 AM over the course of six weeks and that he did not change a word of it.[1] Faulkner wrote it while working at a power plant‚ published it in 1930‚ and described it as a "tour de force." Faulkner’s fifth novel‚ it is consistently ranked among the best novels of 20th-century literature.[2][3][4][5] The title derives from Book XI of Homer’s The Odyssey‚ wherein Agamemnon speaks
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One of Faulkner’s central themes in the novel is the limitation of language. From the inability of the characters to communicate with one another‚ to Addie’s singular distrust of words‚ to the unlikely vocabulary the characters employ in their narration‚ Faulkner explores the inadequacy of language to express thought and emotion. Many characters communicate only through platitudes. As a result‚ they create misunderstanding rather than understanding between people. Through the varying perspectives
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<center><b>"Through the use of many characters monologues the narrative point of view presents an objective view of what really happened."</b></center> <br> <br>This statement is not adequate in connection with William Faulkner’s novel‚ As I Lay Dying. Though many points of view are expressed through the use of interior monologue‚ even when compiled‚ they cannot serve as an "objective" view of what really happened. <br> <br>There are many monologues by many different people‚ often with opposing ideas
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In theatre‚ a monologue is presented by a single character‚ most often to express their mental thoughts aloud‚ though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media (plays‚ films‚[1] etc.) as well as in non-dramatic media such as poetry.[2] Monologues share much in common with several other literary devices including soliloquies‚ apostrophes‚ and aside. There are‚ however‚ distinctions between each of these devices.
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won’t. Clay then gives a long monologue revealing his wrestling life‚ including when he had finally won a match and the audience actually cheered him on‚ appreciating a “real” match as opposed to “so much phoney bullshit (they had seen) through the years.” More importantly‚ during the monologue‚ Clay reveals that he had won to give his wife and son something to believe in‚ and so his son could for once not “see his daddy get beat time and again.” During the long monologue‚ Evalana temporarily runs off
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novel‚ both characters express their thoughts and feelings through words‚ with Mrs. MacTeer having a few fussy soliloquies and Mrs. Breedlove having a few interior monologues to get their points across. Although Mrs. MacTeer and Mrs. Breedlove are two entirely different individuals‚ their respective fussy soliloquies and interior monologues greatly reflect one another. Giving to charity doesn’t always equate to getting something in return. In The Bluest Eye‚ Mrs. MacTeer takes in Pecola Breedlove for
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