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    Throughout history‚ the media has shown many different sides of love. Weather it be peaceful‚ violent‚ dangerous‚ beautiful‚ almost all forms of the media have shown love in some way. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ love is shown between many different characters in different ways. The reader experiences love at its best and worst. We see relationships flourish‚ rekindle and end between the different characters. The most controversial relationship is the relationship between Daisy and Tom. Through

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    Golden Macbeth * Do you sympathize with Macbeth? Why or why not? Considering whether or not to feel sympathy for Macbeth can be based upon whether or not you think Macbeth has any control of his own destiny. If you think of Macbeth as a pawn in his own game‚ then you can feel sympathy. He is controlled by the witches‚ who promise him the crown‚ at exactly the right time when he has just been "promoted" to Thane of Cawdor. The witches give him something else to strive for. Macbeth is also

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    In the two notable novels‚ Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt and Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ motif of sexuality play a significant role in successfully illustrating the protagonists’ affectionate desire towards characters of the opposite sex – also acting as an indicator of the protagonists’ maturation to adulthood. Furthermore‚ as the novels progress‚ through the voyeuristic experiences‚ the characters gain a deeper sense of sexual consciousness‚ either covertly or overtly‚ showing development

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    This kind of obsession is shown through the protagonist of Dickens’ novel‚ Great Expectations‚ Pip‚ as he visits Miss Havisham and Estella. Obsessions like this are also shown in today’s society‚ (with celebrities‚ status‚ and becoming famous) and such obsessions are created by the media. Regardless of the time period‚ anyone can be exposed to wealth and social status and become unhealthily obsessed. In Great Expectations‚ Pip becomes obsessed with social class‚ wealth‚ and becoming a gentleman

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    plot of Macbeth. For example‚ the three witches control Macbeth and force him to do evil things. Some of their prophecies seem self-fulfilling and it is doubtful that Macbeth would have murdered the king if he wasn’t pushed by the witches. However‚ Lady Macbeth plays the largest role in the plot and conflict of Macbeth. Lady Macbeth alters the plot in many ways. Lady Macbeth controls Macbeth and messes with his mind so that they both can achieve power. Lady Macbeth is the person that Macbeth goes

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    November 19‚ 2012 Macbeth: Final Analysis This chart shows a significance of the aggression increase and decrease in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. This chart shows where their position or level of aggression on a scale of 1-6 stands in each of the acts. This chart mostly shows the difference between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth at the start and end. As Macbeth progresses up in the chart‚ Lady Macbeth goes down. In Act 1‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth start off at two different positions. Macbeth is way down on

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    In this literary study‚ the theme of identity will be examined in a character analysis of Pip in "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. In the novel‚ Pip is a young man who is the narrator and the main character used to define identity. Pip is a confused character constantly seeking his own identity‚ but he can never seem to understand who he is or where he is going in life. At times‚ Pip is uncertain of neither his own identity nor what he wants out of life. The different stages of childhood‚

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    Reading Task Part 2 Macbeth 1. Is Macbeth basically a good man led astray? In the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as evil. I wouldn’t call Macbeth ’evil’. I would call him disillusioned. He was a good man‚ capable of serving his family‚ the royal family and the country nobly. He was an efficient soldier and worthy of respect. It was his ambition that became the cause of his downfall. He let his vaulting ambition get the better of his morals‚ his values and defeat his clear sense of

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    Tragedy of MacbethMacbeth is portrayed as a character that has many of the same characteristics of a Greek tragic hero. Due to the similarities between Aristotle’s principles of tragic hero and Macbeth himself‚ it can easily be said that Macbeth’s character is truly a tragic hero. Before Macbeth had committed any evil deeds‚ he was a captain of the army for the Scottish king‚ Duncan. He was also the thane of Glamis‚ which proves that he was of noble eminence. After three witches visit Macbeth and tell

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    Monetary Corruption and the Consequences it has in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens examines how money can corrupt people and sometimes to a point beyond repair. In Great Expectations money is suppose to make people happier and to live easier lives but money will eventually corrupt people and ruin their life. Pip is introduced to a lot of money and becomes corrupt. When Pip becomes corrupt he looses former relationships that he had. The relationships that pip looses are completely

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