time he showed such valour he served with our army‚ you can rest assured that he has now lost it beyond recall through the change in his manner of life’. According to Plutarch’s extract‚ when Antony receives the news of Cleopatra’s death‚ he is heartbroken and says to himself ‘fate has taken the one excuse which could still make you desire to live’. This shows Antony’s overwhelming love for Cleopatra. He feels unable to live without her. Cassius Dio‚ on the other hand accuses Antony of being ‘bewitched
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Go Set a Watchman details the return of Jean Louise Finch to her hometown of Maycomb‚ Alabama. The novel opens with the train ride to the smalltown and Jean Louiseś description of what it meant to go home. She conveys her thoughts on returning and shares what exactly coming home does to her: it morphs her into a different person. She arrives at her destination and is greeted by a familiar face‚ Henry Clinton‚ a boy whom she’s known all of her life. The two share in each other’s embrace and the reader
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Many of the characters in Great Gatsby were cheating on their spouses. This may seem unusual‚ but it was not uncommon for the time period Great Gatsby was written. Divorce was still looked down upon. As a result‚ people prefered to have an affair than a divorce because they were easier to conceal than divorces. However‚ the affairs in Great Gatsby were exploited. Consequently‚ Gatsby and Myrtle wind up dead. In the end‚ old money prevails‚ and the working class is left paying for their carelessness
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makes her way back to California. Solimar locates the Reddy’s home address and waits for the opportunity to take her son back. When she is finally able to sneak in and kidnap her son from them‚ she heads back to Mexico with Ignacio. The Reddy’s are heartbroken. For months‚ the Reddy’s searched for the little boy. Unfortunately‚ they were not able to locate the little
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view now after the fact. Also she repeats falling from cloud nine throughout the song as well. Falling from cloud nine is a figure of speech saying that she was in love and happy but then she fell out of love (falling from cloud nine) and became heartbroken. Falling from cloud nine isn’t necessarily considered a good thing and that’s exactly what she was saying. Using repetition to create a mood for the song and to hook the listeners into listening to the story behind of the song. Another way she
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ward of my grandmother. When we entered the room‚ grandmother was neither connected to tubes nor pale. Expecting grandmother is fine and normal‚ I excitedly run into her chest. With her empty eyes‚ she calmly asked the doctor who am I. Shocked and heartbroken‚ the doctor explained to us that my grandmother had got a severe stroke and her memory was impaired. Realizing she did not recognize me‚ I
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In "A Streetcar Named Desire"‚ a play written by Tennessee Williams. A major theme that is present is the desire to escape reality by using illusions‚ Blanche uses her fantasy world to get through things that she doesn’t want to face in reality. She desires to be wanted‚ ands holds a strong past of dark memories that she hides in her realm of fantasy. Throughout the story Blanche transitions from very subtle fantasies she portrays to others‚ to the more dramatic examples when she begins to believe
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So MacBeth decides to take down his threat and destroy those closest to him: his family. MacDuff was heartbroken with the news‚ though he knew he had to move forward and use this as fuel to take down MacBeth. MacDuff sighs‚ “O‚ I could play the woman with mine eyes‚ And braggart with my tongue! But; gentle heavens‚ Cut short all intermission; front to front
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It hurts to realize that Romeo and Juliet could have lived through the tragic event that ultimately led to their demise. William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ “Romeo and Juliet” took place in Verona‚ Italy. In this play‚ two star-crossed lovers were put through an extremely unfortunate series of events that eventually led to both of them taking their own lives. That being said‚ everything that happened in this story could have been prevented‚ had it not been for something as simple as carelessness. Even
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Revised Act I : Scene V In the Capulet’s home Romeo‚ Benvolio‚ and Mercutio attend the Capulet Ball. Benvolio and Mercutio encourage Romeo to be brave and ask Rosaline to dance. When Rosaline refuses‚ Romeo is left momentarily heartbroken. [Door opens. Mercutio‚ Benvolio‚ and Romeo enter the home.] ROMEO: Oh‚ look at Rosaline The most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. Rosaline is like the sun and the moon. Both radiant during the day and at night. (Simile) Someday‚ I shall take her hand! BENVOLIO:
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