NOSTALGIA BY CAROL ANN DUFFY Linda Wang When we were younger we might have been homesick at school camps or sleepovers at someone that is not family. But we were lucky for the next day we would return to our family’s embrace but there are people out in the world that suffer from nostalgia for years and decades before being able to see their hometown again. In Nostalgia by Carol Ann Duffy‚ the mercenaries‚ strong brave men‚ described in the poem are tormented by the same feeling of nostalgia. In
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Both Lady Macbeth and Miss Havisham are presented as two very disturbed characters - Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth” and Miss Havisham in the poem Havisham by carol Ann Duffy. Both women in each of the texts that I have analysed come across as being disturbed‚ Being disturbed in the sense that both Havisham and Lady Macbeth are psychologically disturbed and also disturbed in the sense that they both want to interrupt peace. From prior research I have found that the definition of disturbed
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reminded me of a witch but she had a very loud croaking voice she told me ‘’ Come in Miss Havisham will be with you in one moment’’. I went into a waiting room in front of a very old‚ dusty‚ oak staircase I was drawn to this candle lit room that I could just about see into through a crack in the ancient door as I walked a little closer the nerves went away and I found myself gliding towards the door then Miss Havisham appeared on top
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twists people to do anything‚ they would lose what they would once hold close for the chance to get some fortune. Pip as a child saw the forge and becoming a blacksmith as a dream‚ but as society dirtied his mind and he was exposed to estella and miss havisham‚ the face of the bad society; he was lost like everyone else. Few people picked morals over money‚ two examples are Joe and mrs. Joe; Joe thought everyone should be
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uses Miss Havisham and Magwitch as creators to show that society is not the best judge of character and that creators can have a large impact in ones life. Miss Havisham and Magwitch are both creators because they use children like Estella and Pip to do what they could never do themselves. Miss Havisham is a creator because she uses Estella to carry out her own plans. For example‚ Miss Havisham trains Estella to be cold and heartless and to seek revenge on the male race. Since Miss Havisham was dumped
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himself to exactly the right (the convincing) degree. Redemption The proof of Pip¡¦s redemption lies in good deeds rather than good words.: his secret acts of kindness‚ in securing Herbert a partnership in Clarricker¡¦s‚ and in securing Miss Havisham¡¦s good opinion of the long-suffering Matthew Pocket; his final refusal to accept money from MH‚ or from Magwitch; and‚ most significantly‚ his love for Magwitch. The last of these good deeds‚ and the one hardest for the writer to authenticate
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multiple people to get hurt. Miss Havisham received a broken heart on her wedding day‚ and ever since‚ she has been scheming a way to get back at the male gender. The likes of Miss Havisham and Orlick are set on exacting their revenge on someone or something‚ no matter what the circumstances are‚ they will get their revenge. This selfish way of thinking shows that revenge is a factor that results in negative and hurtful behavior throughout Pip’s’ life. Miss Havisham is living with
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external influences. This is the case of Pip‚ the protagonist in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Great Expectations is a classic novel about a young‚ lower class boy whose life is forever changed from exposure to an upper class woman named Miss Havisham. One can argue that the people in his life are what advance the narrative of Pip’s life although it seems that Pip is in control as it is written from his perspective. As the novel begins‚ Pip is living the life of his sister‚ Mrs. Joe‚ which
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second appearance of this is when he finds out that it is not Miss Havisham‚ but Magwitch that is his benefactor. In these scenes‚ the fire in the hearth and the flames in the lamps are mentioned several times‚ whether in lighting or Pip staring into the fire. This is a time of change for Pip‚ because it is the first time he truly realizes that things are not as they seem. This is the first time he understands that Miss Havisham never had intentions for him to be married to Estella. The last occurrence
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Both Jane Eyre‚ by Charlotte Brontë‚ and Great Expectations‚ written by Charles Dickens‚ have many Victorian similarities. Both novels are influenced by the same three elements. The first is the gothic novel‚ which instilled mystery‚ suspense‚ and horror into the work. The second is the romantic poets‚ which gave the literature liberty‚ individualism‚ and nature. The third is the Byronic hero‚ which consists of the outcast or rebel who is proud and melancholy and seeks a purer life. The results
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