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    Biddy's Monologue

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    Estella would like my help with the misfortunes she has recently endured‚” Biddy replied as she looked around the room as if she was very nervous to be around me. “Ms. Estella? Last time I had spoken to her she was to be married to Drummle. Why do you call her Ms. Estella?” I questioned. “It would to have seem that Drummle was only attempting to take advantage of what he thought was

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    In Great Expectations‚ the characters’ actions and emotions are the heart of the story. You don’t read papers about how well Pip courted Estella throughout the book; you read papers investigating how Pip felt about his relationship with Estella throughout the book. You don’t read about how well Wopsle portrays Hamlet in chapter 31‚ you read about how Wopsle’s career in acting impacts Pip‚ or how Pip feels about the situation. And sometimes‚ the emotions in the story can be difficult to understand

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    Dana Brunetti Quotes

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    Who is the mother of Estella? Dana Brunetti has been into some relationships but has not married anyone yet. In November 2014‚ he ended a year-long relationship with actress Kristin Chenoweth and  is said to be in a romantic affair with Arrow actress Katie

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    goodness in the heart of an evil man. In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations‚ Dickens shows a theme much like Feguer’s‚ that all evil people have potential for goodness. The three major characters who show this are Abel Magwitch‚ Miss Havashim‚ and Estella.

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    appearance through the characters of Compeyson‚ Estella‚ and Magwitch. For instance‚ in his novel‚ Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens portrays the idea that people are perceived inaccurately by others due to their appearance through the character of Compeyson. Specifically‚ when Pip is describing Compeyson’s outward appearance‚ Pip says that he looks at him very

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    Male/female relationships are portrayed differently in the poems ‘Porphyria’s Lover’‚ ‘Havisham’‚ ‘Cousin Kate’ and the play ‘Macbeth’. They all surround the themes of love‚ hate‚ jealousy‚ betrayal‚ guilt and obsession. However‚ the love versus hate theme is most dominant because all of the poems and the play have a melancholy mood‚ showing how the key characters have been hurt by love through their relationships and how afterwards‚ the way they feel has also been affected. Shakespeare’s characters

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    Carol Ann Duffy

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    of the poem is very different Salome’s tone is somewhat nonchalant and Havisham’s tone is disheartening. In Havisham‚ Carol Ann Duffy uses alliteration to emphasise Ms Havisham’s hatred and frustration‚ by using the repetition of the fierce ‘b’ sound which in fact highlights the severity of her sorrow. This will lead the reader to have sympathy and pity toward Ms Havisham. Moreover‚ Havisham has assorted emotions towards her ex-fiancé‚ which she vividly expresses in an oxymoron; “Beloved sweetheart

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    Comparing And Contrasting

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    Comparing and contrasting Both utilise dramatic monologues to present inner workings of the characters there by allowing the reader an opportunity to witness the loss of humanity. Shakespeare uses the monologue in act 2 scene 1 to show how Macbeth is a person who can rationalise and reason but becomes dark and deceitful. He appears to be a man who is rational and logical with the questions asking “is this…dagger…I see before me…toward my hand?” “Art thou not…sensible…as to sight?” reflecting that

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    Havisham Essay The dramatic monologue “Havisham” by poet Carol Ann Duffy is a very emotive piece with despair‚ heartbreak and violence intertwining throughout. Duffy explores the emotion of despair in great depth through the use of various writing techniques such as oxymoron’s and imagery‚ in doing so it deepens the readers appreciation of the text. The dramatic monologue is based on a character from Charles Dickens novel “Great Expectations”. The main character Havisham is a lonely

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    Dysfunctional Families

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    family is the opposite of a functional family. In Great Expectations there are two dysfunctional families‚ Joe Gardgery’s family - including Miss Joe‚ Pip and Joe himself; and Miss Havershams family‚ which consists of her and her adopted daughter‚ Estella. Technically‚ the escaped convict‚ known as Magwitch‚ his wife and daughter could be considered as dysfunctional too. Their family is not as predominant as the other two families. In The Glass Menagerie‚ Tom‚ Laura‚ Amanda and Amanda’s absent husband

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