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    How does Shakespeare present the flaws in Macbeth and in The Laboratory and The Last Duchess? Shakespeare shows in Macbeth how the character of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth has big ambitions to complete and they take on pride. Likewise in the Labotory‚ the speaker who is the women takes on the leadership in this theme as the flaws within her character is similar to Lady Macbeth. Browning presents the duke in my last duchess to be manipulative as you are trying to figure out if he was the one to kill

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    King Arthur Characters

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    The Story of King Arthur Characters 1.King Utherpendragon – He was the king of Great Britain during the Middle Ages. He calls on Merlin to do a prophecy. King Utherpendragon finds out that he will die of a high fever and his son will be raised by someone else. 2.Sir Kay – Sir Kay was a young knight of great valor and the brother of Arthur. He bravely fought in a tournament and was victorious. He told his father that he pulled the sword out of the stone even though it was not true. 3.Sir

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    Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities‚ direct and indirect characterization portray Dr. Manette as a dynamic character who transforms from a delusional shoemaker‚ to a humble doctor‚ and eventually into a passionate father Dickens uses direct characterization to portray Dr. Manette as a delusional shoemaker. In the beginning of the novel‚ Dr. Manette is introduced in a state of confusion. He does not know his name‚ and is unaware of his surroundings. The task of

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    Tension is an element that has been intricately woven at the heart of the Birling family. The Birling’s are a family of two generations; the older assertive and callous generation and the younger ambitious generation with not yet fully sculpted minds. The lack of understanding and empathy for the younger generation (Eric and Shelia) feeds the tension at heart:- ‘Because you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble-that’s why.’ This quotation reflects on Eric’s sense of

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    of the play and endured two world wars. Pristley presents a socialist point of view‚ using his characters to convey his ideals. Priestly’s overriding message in the play is that ‘We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.’ The characters symbolize how society should be. Mr. Birling is the opposite of Pristley’s view: a capitalist‚ unsympathetic and a fool. He is presented with the problem. At the opening of the play‚ Mr. Birling is presented as superior and selfish. In the stage

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    that the world has ever seen.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle shows us just how this reasoning “machine” operates in A Scandal in Bohemia. Showing how his canny wits‚ keen observation skills‚ and analytical reasoning affirm Sherlock to be a highly intelligent individual. Constantly‚ Sherlock observes countless items that the majority of people would not notice. After Watson comments about his eyes being as superior as Sherlock’s‚ Holmes challenges him to distinguish how much he notices. To test Watson‚ Sherlock

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    How does Orwell present the character of Napoleon in "Animal Farm"? George Orwell’s Animal Farm is written in the fairy tale style of one of Aesop’s fables where it uses animals of an English farm to tell the history of Soviet communism. Napoleon’s character is based directly on the communist party leader Joseph Stalin Orwell’s physical description of Napoleon is a ’large‚ rather fierce looking Berkshire Boar’ and his character is said to be not much of a talker‚ but had a reputation of getting

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    An Inspector Calls is a definitive play written by J.B Priestley. It explores the many themes that wove through society before the first world war‚ such lack of social responsibility‚ social disparity between different classes and the gap of understanding and contemplating between the two dissimilar generations – the young and the old. In this essay‚ I will be exploring the character Sheila Birling and how and why does she change in the play‚ in response to the Inspector and to her family. At the

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    How does Steinbeck present the character Crooks in Of Mice and Men? To what extent do you sympathise with him as a character? Steinbeck represents the character‚ Crooks‚ by showing the effects of discrimination. He is referred to as the ‘black’ stable buck and is named Crooks‚ due to the crook in his back‚ which was a result of being kicked in the back by a horse. The character is shown as reasonably literate‚ due to the possession of his books‚ which he uses as compensation to his loneliness. The

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    hdghb iguftd jgyf Explore how writer present choices in Macbeth by William Shakespeare and the Laboratory by Robert Browning. In this essay I will construct an analysis of the two main female protagonists in Macbeth by William Shakespeare and The Labatory by Robert Browning. I will reflect on the choices made by both protagonists and the inevitable consequences of them. Although both texts are written in different forms of literature - Shakespeare’s "Macbeth" being in the form of a play and

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