giving each a language and speech that suits their bubble of reality: their own social class. Shaw depicts members of all social classes‚ the lowest being Liza‚ known for her London’s working class cockney accent. Furthermore‚ the middle class (Doolittle after his inheritance) to the genteel poor (the Eynsford Hills) to the upper class (Pickering and the Higgins’ family). Those who were classified in the upper class‚ where known for their proper articulation for the English language. Even though
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about St. Hilda. The author starts by using a metaphor‚ ‘A great black tooth’. This phrase creates villous and monstrous effects‚ bringing out the sinister shape‚ size and colour. By positioning this phrase at the beginning it brings out vivid effects quickly and creating excitement for the reader. The author also described it as ‘the ruined abbey’ suggesting ancient and old‚ giving a mysterious effect. The verb and adverb ‘stands high’ creates an impressive and dominant effect of St. Hilda. The personification
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Different dialect‚ different status‚ different identity? By: Angelina Costan What does the way we speak a language have to do with status and identity? Eliza Doolittle‚ who once was a flower girl‚ is now a noble lady. Her weird English dialect has changed into proper English‚ and now she is seen as an upper-class woman It appears that a dialect has a special role of determining someone’s status and change of dialect changes the person’s status in the society and identity. Is it true? People
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In Ray Bradbury’s The Veldt‚ the Hadleys live a disconnected life. Their entire house is made up of technology. The HappyLife Home‚ it’s referred to as. “The house which clothed them and fed them and played and sang and was good to them‚” (Bradbury 1). It babysits. It bathes. It cooks. It thinks. As far as George and Lydia are concerned‚ their lives are already being lived for them. The Hadley children‚ on the other hand‚ live simply. Not in the sense that they are frugal‚ or selfless‚ but there
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herself. Creon found his son sobbing next to her and when he told Haemon to come back with him‚ Haemon spat in his face and pulled out his sword. In the struggle to save Haemon‚ Creon opened the way for Haemon to impale himself. After Creon ’s wife‚ Eurydice‚ found out her son was dead‚ she stabbed herself to death. Creon is not wholly wrong in forbidding people to bury Polyneices. His intentions are good because he wanted to show how evil Polyneices was in attacking the city and that in order for
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What are motifs? Motifs are recurring patterns that help to develop the overall meaning and theme of the text. In classical mythology‚ which typically refers to Greek and Roman mythology/literature‚ motifs are significantly prevailing and can be analyzed. Greek and Roman myths are often written as an opposition of current reality. Similarly‚ this means there are major exaggerations on the basis of creating a good story. Many of the pertaining issues try to stimulate such a strong and emotional response
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anywhere‚ and at any time‚ even if you are not moving. An inner journey is to transcend above the physical and temporal world into a spiritual realm. This enables one to look at life attentively and be alert to the lessons learnt from experience. ‘Of Eurydice’ by Ivan Lalic‚ ‘Fax X’ by Gwyneth Lewis‚ ‘Wind in the Willows’ by Kenneth Graham‚ ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost‚ ‘The Red Tree’ by Shaun Tan and ‘Baraka’ directed by Ron Fricke are five texts that explore this concept of inner journeys. Collectively
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Essay 1 Faith is perhaps the most widely important theme in Greek mythology. For one thing‚ those who hear the myths must in some way believe they are true in order for them to be meaningful. Humans‚ not only those in the myths but also those who hear the myths‚ generally go even further and believe that the gods actually exist. Characters who defy or anger the gods are punished‚ and those who honor and praise the gods find rewards. Having faith in a prophecy is better than trying to circumvent it
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phonetics. In both the play and the movie‚ there is also a character of low socioeconomic status that Higgins and Pickering train to act like an aristocrat. In Pygmalion‚ Eliza Doolittle is a common flower girl with poor grammar who learns to act and dress like a lady in Higgins and Pickering’s bet. In The Makeover‚ Elliot Doolittle is a beer vendor who is recruited by Hannah to run in the election due to his likeability. The characters are very similar‚ but the main difference between The Makeover and
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practice recently due to the fact that Wille had given her a hiding‚ it is then implied that this is a recurring thing with Willie and Hilda‚ with Sam telling him “he hits her too much” and that “One Day she’s going to leave him for good” (pg4). This is the first instance of Fugard exposing the need to feel superior over another‚ in this particular case Willie beats Hilda as compensation for when she misses a step. Their conversation continues until Harold‚ walks into the tea shop‚ and greets the boys
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