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    the play Nora is shown as a woman who acts and is treated like a young girl. Her husband treats her accordingly‚ he gives her nicknames which highlights how he views her as a little girl such as “my little squirrel” (164). Nora contains no concerns of how Mr. Helmer belittles her and treats her like a little girl‚ for everything she does she does out of love for him. This results in her thinking that his actions are of the same motivations. She comes to the realization that this is not the case when

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    How and why does Macbeth change throughout the play? At the beginning of the play Macbeth was a noble‚ kind‚ ruthful‚ courageous and a loyal soldier. Throughout the play Macbeth changes from the beloved good man praised by most to an evil hated aggressive‚ ruthless murderer. Many different reasons were the cause of Macbeth’s changes for example; the influence of the witches’ predictions and Lady Macbeth’s manipulation had affected Macbeth extremely. At first Macbeth appears to be a brave‚ loyal

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    When Macbeth killed king Duncan‚ the effects were widespread throughout Scotland. Some of the effects were good some were bad‚ and they affected both the rich and the poor. Shakespeare uses the minor characters in the play‚ such as The Old Man‚ Banquo and the Son of Macduff‚ to show us this. The Old Man (Act II‚4) symbolizes the common man in Scotland. He Also shows the effects of Macbeth’s rule on Scotland. More specifically he shows how life for the common man has been dissolved into chaos

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    number 124‚ at Blue Road. The author shows the reader that the ghost has powers to shatter mirrors and leave its handprints in a cooked cake in order to show the ghost’s anger. However‚ the writer does not tell the reader on the reason why the ghost is haunting the house. On the other hand‚ three main characters‚ Sethe‚ Paul D. and Denver‚ are introduced; they try to narrate their past stories and experiences of slavery. Chapter 2: Love Making Even though the reader

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    How is Lady Macbeth presented as a disturbed character?” In the Shakespeare play Macbeth‚ his wife Lady Macbeth is presented in many ways‚ mainly a controlling‚ cold‚ crazy lady. Here are a few examples of her peculiar behaviour and why she may have behaved this way: Lady Macbeth could be presented as a disturbed character quite early on in the book. In Act One‚ Scene 5 when she has received the letter from Macbeth she immediately starts to plan and take matters into her own hands. She knows immediately

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    In MacbethShakespeare uses the recurring image of blood to show that a guilty conscience cannot be ignored forever. This is shown through Lady Macbeth’s initial reaction to the murder of Duncan and her hallucinations. The image of blood is used when Lady Macbeth first ignores the guilt of killing Duncan. Macbeth regretfully murders Duncan‚ the king of Scotland‚ in order for himself to become king. As Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are washing their hands‚ Lady Macbeth says: "My hands are of your color

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    men on the ranch‚ she was unable to fulfill her dream‚ all her hopes for her dreams were shattered at a young age. There is more to Curley’s wife‚ she cannot make a good impact on anything‚ so she makes a bad one. On first appearances of the character‚ when she talks to‚ George and Lennie in the barn‚ she gives off the impression that she is a “Troublemaker” and a bit “Tarty”‚ her body language is intentionally provocative this is shown when she displays her body in a confident way when

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    George is instantly put off by her presence and tries to avoid her. He shows no attention towards her‚ which is what she is after and does not acknowledge her. George uses a snappy tone of voice to reply to her. ‘George said brusquely “Well‚ he ain’t now.”’ This shows he is not interested in her and doesn’t want to engage into a conversation with her. Lennie on the other hand is intrigued

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    Macbeth Character Analysis Over the course of the play Macbeth the main characterMacbeth‚ advances the plot by believing the prophecies given by the witches’‚ trying to kill the king‚ attempting to kill people who could be king‚ wanting more prophecies‚ and struggling to stay king of Scotland. The first way Macbeth advances the plot is by believing the prophecies that he was given by the three witches’. In the middle of act one Macbeth says very confidently to Banquo‚ “If chance will have

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    romance. The main characters in this genre are a hero‚ a supervillain and a ‘damsel in distress’. There are stereotypes that come with these characters‚ and some of those could be seen as harmful to society. Watching superheroes beat up villains is not the best image for boys to see if the society wants to promote kinder‚ less violent male behaviours. It can also reinforce sexism and the idea that women are inferior to men in society. A superhero is a type of stock character possessing ‘extraordinary

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