Elizabeth in a state of shock unexpectedly walks into Darcy and tells him what happened‚ she immediately thinks of the effect the elopement will have on her family‚ she knows that any reputation that they had left was gone anyway because of this disgrace upon their family honour. Elizabeth was the only one who warned her father not to let Lydia go in the first place and when she realises something like
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Though they grow up in a similar environment‚ Enzima and Nwoye grow up to be totally different; one child pleases and brings pride to Okonkwo while the other child is seen as a disgrace by Okonkwo. Through the children‚ Achebe shows how children of the Ibo society should and shouldn’t behave. Achebe portrays Enzima as a bright‚ courageous and full of confidence. She sits like a man and has temper tantrums like her father. Enzima
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Shakespeare uses personification and metaphor in Much Ado About Nothing to express Leonato’s shift in feelings on Hero. Leonato is a man that carries a lot of pride‚ once his daughter has jeopardized his reputation and honor in public he immediately conveys fury and hatred towards Hero without even bothering to confirm if the act was true or not. As Shakespeare states‚ “Chid I for that at frugal Nature’s frame? O‚ one too much by thee! Why had I one?” (4.1.136-137). At first he blames Nature for
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Alexander tried to make the Macedonians and Greeks to perform Proskynesis which was a traditional Persian practice where they prostrated down before him and worshiped him. To the Greeks and Macedonians‚ getting down on their knees bowing was an unacceptable behaviour. From their point of view‚ these acts were only allowed in front of a god. Alexander wanted the support of the Persian nobles and Persian citizens as he wanted to form a unified empire and required support from the Persians‚ therefore
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the United States in the late 1800s. He worked his way up from being a poor Irish immigrant to become one of the most famous industrialists that helped transform the U.S steel industry in the late 19th century. The Man Who Died in Honor‚ not in Disgrace What’s a hero to you; Superman‚ Batman‚ Spiderman? Apart from their supernatural powers‚ a similarity that they share is the great
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In Marilynne Robinsons Lila the text explains the disturbance of a stranger and the reaction within the body; related to Ezekiel when it is said that any stranger may be a God. As they sat around the fire‚ a stranger walked up and sat around with them. But he didn’t actually sit‚ he sat on his heels‚ swaying with the wind. He sat as though he was ready to move‚ and to move quickly. As he did so‚ they studied him‚ to determine what he carried‚ if anything at all. There were times at which he looked
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The author is trying to portray that Jim is extremely guilty for what happened and that he is a coward. This not only affects him but his community. Jim is trying to cope with guilt‚ shame‚ remorse‚ and regret. This theme greatly impacts the story. An example that supports the statement that his guilt affects not just him but the people around him is that Marlow often describes himself as ashamed or embarrassed on Jim’s behalf. Stein and others also express their horror over Jim’s actions.
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interpret it from one of his question to the Romans. The question is that “Why trace back the ramifications of your kinship on that ample chart‚ through innumerable branches‚ to smoke-grimed Pontiffs or Masters of Horse‚ if your own life is a public disgrace?” With this question‚ I can say that Juvenal tries to tell the Romans that you should try to
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very loving. She was shown secretive by keeping her first marriage a secret and two daughters she had in Kwelin. She also was very stern with Jing by sending her off at a young age to get married‚ then her mother stated” Obey your family. Do not disgrace us”. Despite all the negative traits portrayed‚ Sugyan is a caring person. When her mother was dying she cut her own flesh to put in a soup to cure her. Jing-Mei Woo’s Father: Her father was a more minor role in this book. He is characterized as
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a white blanket. A tradition which is followed is that no co-habitation or any conjugal unions are to be made and in this‚ the bride must be a virgin to take a hand in marriage. Another tradition being that divorce and adultery were seen as a disgrace to the family‚ and the only reason for remarriage was for levirate obligation to
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