HELENA SPEECH (’A Midsummer Night’s Dream’) "Love looks not with the eyes‚ but with the mind‚ And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind." This quote is said by Helena during Act 1‚ Scene 1‚ Lines 234 - 235. What Helena means is that‚ Love is an affection which occurs with the mind and not with eyes. Looks aren’t everything‚ Love happens when 2 souls attract to each other. Therefore Love is said to be blind. Helena is a tall‚ fair‚ sweet-hearted person. Despite her lovely characteristics she
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die if what thou speak’st speak not of remedy. My mother encouraged the honour of marriage that i had not yet dreamt of as “the valiant Paris seeks me for his love.” I was to see him at the old accustom’d feast to look to like. Alas‚ i was struck by cupids arrow as a handsome‚ passionate and sensitive man gave me a tender kiss. His face is better than any man’s and his hand‚ foot‚ body and leg excels all. Tis not Paris but rather Romeo‚ the only son of our great enemy as my “only love sprung from my
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person that was in war might be difficult. Maybe because we don’t understand what is going on with their minds. We think that it might go away fast but when we read All Quiet we understand that the men in the war go through a lot. We read how Paul’s psyche gets messed up by having to go through the war. He thinks the opposite way than he should. The wrong things he things of the as any simple thing. And the right
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Page 59 “It’s Saturday‚ I say. I have no idea how I got home last night”. - Sam talking about waking up the ‘next’ day. Page 60 “....I see the date blinking up at me: Friday‚ February 12. Yesterday” - Personification. Page 60 “Don’t make me l8 on Cupid Day‚ beeyatch!!!!!” - Explores vernacular. Page 60 “You look like shit. Nightmares?” “Something like that” - Lindsay talking to Sam. Page 61 “Sleek black trees crowding on either side of us like skeletons. - Simile (Sam talking about death). Page
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses foreshadowing‚ irony‚ allusion‚ and humor to create one of the best pieces of literature of all time. His usage of these literary elements and devices to make the story come alive is remarkable. His technique of these elements helps the play from becoming too boring. Shakespeare uses foreshadowing in the story to assist the audience into predicting the tragic outcome‚ so at the end of the play when Romeo and Juliet die‚ the audience will not be as upset with
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William Shakespeare‚ the renowned Elizabethan playwright whose works explored themes based on the human concepts such as tragedy‚ love and conflict are still pertinent in modern society. Love is a recurring theme in his dramas and is imperative in forming the series of misunderstandings featured in the plot of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The play employs careful characterisation choices of lovers to act imprudently and alludes to symbolism through aesthetic devices which establish the theme of love
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human development and therefore the overall progression of society is best fostered in an atmosphere of complete freedom. This is a very optimistic assumption that does not dig deep into the human psyche. His model of a utopian society does not accommodate someone with a more complex‚ ambivalent psyche‚ such as that of the “Underground Man”. An irrational man. A man who will act against his own self interest. A man who is constantly at war with himself. A more realistic version of man. Mill views
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20751 Mrs. Cooper AP English 10/06/10 Paul’s Psyche in Sons and Lovers Sons and Lovers‚ by D.H. Lawrence is a novel which follows the protagonist—Paul—as he matures. Through his actions‚ one can see that his psyche is altered in a way which makes it improbable for him to remain in a successful relationship; proving this alteration‚ Paul fails in his relationships with both Gertrude and Miriam. Paul cannot succeed in any relationship because his mother altered his Id‚ Superego‚ and Ego via
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used to help patients with psychological and other problems in their lives. Some of the most influential thinkers and contributors to the modern science of psychology were Sigmund Freud‚ Carl Jung and Alfred Adler. Freud basically viewed the human psyche from a
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perceived to be true about obedience could ultimately lead to our demise as the human race. The thin line between obedience to authority has been a subject of numerous studies and debate that aim at revealing proving wrong information of how the human psyche works. Lee Ross’ and Richard E. Nisbetts’ essay‚ “The Power of Situations”‚ discusses results from experiments that aim to explain the situations that determine behavior‚ opposed to personal qualities or beliefs. Through these papers we are able to
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