Compare the central characters in ‘Medusa’ and ‘My Last Duchess’ Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Medusa’ and Robert Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ are two entirely different poems in many respects. Written in entirely different eras‚ some would say that they are as opposite as poetry could be. However‚ their central characters have some remarkable similarities that strike a chord with the reader and represent a common theme. In each of the poems‚ both Medusa and the Duke of Ferrara represent the fickleness
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In “Porphyria’s Lover”‚ the center of the speaker’s focus is the beautiful‚ blooming girl called Porphyria. The speaker acknowledges the girl’s passion and contrasts her against the storm outdoors. I believe the emphasis on the raging weather is used repeatedly to create the feeling of stark opposites. Even though she is wet and cold‚ Porphyria is glowing with passion. She is a roaring fire inside the cozy cottage. Then pride and pain come into the picture and the emphasis is put on the moral responsibilities
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Cabuco 1 Natasha Jean Cabuco March 26‚ 2012 7B Hatchet Response Essay The Effects on Brian’s Life In the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen‚ Brian Robeson is the main character. Brian is a 13-year-old boy who’s been living in the wilderness for more than 54 days. His parents have just recently divorced‚ and this conflict between them has deeply affected Brian. The deadweight of “The Secret‚” which is his mother having an affair with another man‚ is intensely disturbing Brian as he tries
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Hatchet Hatchet is an amazing survival story. The book is about Brian Robeson a 13 year old boy who has been stranded in the Canadian wilderness. The author really explained how Brian felt and what he had to do to survive. The author talked about a mysterious secret between Brian and his mom. The author explains in detail what it looked like‚ how he felt‚ and what he did. I think the author did a good job on explaining this. The story starts with Brian going to visit his dad in the summer after
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The Book I chose was Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. The genre of this book is young adult fiction. It takes place in the forest of Canada. The book doesn’t mention the time that the story takes place. Although‚ it does say the his mother dropped him off in Hampton‚ New York in the beginning. This book is about a boy named Brian Robeson who is riding in a private airplane to Canada. At the beginning of the ride‚ the pilot invited him to help in the cockpit and then the pilot had an unfortunate heart attack
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90 Seconds of Want By Ross Schexnayder Since I have your attention for the next 90 seconds I wanted to say that I just realized no matter what I do up here to show who I am‚ it isn’t about me. It’s about you. You‚ sitting out there‚ writing and staring‚ staring and writing‚ nothing here matters unless it’s what YOU want. How can you expect me to appeal to everyone in the amount of time it takes to heat up a can of Chef Boyardee? Some of you want me to give you Shakespeare‚ abridged but
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Cassius’ Monologues Cassius used two different monologues to convince Brutus to help him assassinate Caesar. In the first monologue‚ Cassius used ethos to change his reputation and make Caesar seem weak and in the second monologue‚ Cassius used pathos and logos to convince Brutus of Caesar’s ambition and convince Brutus that it was his duty to stop it; both monologues convinced Brutus of different things but together they persuaded Brutus to join Cassius. The first monologue was used to show Brutus
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Shakespeare’s Macbeth is an amazing theatrical tragedy. It complains very unique parts as monologue of Macbeth when his wife died. Here we can find many interesting moments when we worried about the protagonist‚ his fatal flaw‚ at the same line we see antagonist who leaded Macbeth to crime‚ very dramatic denouement. The text leads us to think about virtue and make our own conclusion and feelings. The first main part of each creation‚ especially for tragedy‚ is plot. Personally‚ I found for myself
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Shuo Lee Monologue Essay Nov. 7‚ 2011 FA THEA 1520 Questions 1) Clive Harrington is caught between his mother’s affection and his father’s criticism on how to be a man. In this monologue‚ Clive has enough with his father’s opinions and has an argument with him. He finally gets his points across to his father. 2) Clive wants his father to realize that he is not in control of what Clive wants
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requirements for her class. “Monologues will be due Monday morning.” I heard Ms. White say. My nerves could not catch a break. After class‚ I went home and wrote my monologue. I did not want to present my monologue to the class. I was shy and knew no one in my class. I told myself repeatedly that I could do it. Monday morning was here before I knew it. The feeling of dread filled me‚ and I wanted to back out‚ receive my zero with pride. When I arrived at school‚ my monologue clutched firmly in my hand
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