Discuss the use of contrast as a literary device in The Great Gatsby byJeannette Ng 5.15 In the book‚ contrast is widely used to bring about the theme of class as well as to greater emphasize the characteristics of a particular character. The book contrasts the setting‚ West and East egg‚ as well as the characters‚ Gatsby and Tom‚ Wilson and Tom and Gatsby and Tom. 1Gatsby is contrasted with Tom in several ways. Tom is overpowering while Gatsby is more reserved. Tom is described as having ‘shining
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How does Shakespeare use linguistic and dramatic devices to introduce the character of Hamlet in Act 1? Hamlet is first introduced in Act 1Scene 2 by Claudius; “But now my cousin Hamlet‚ and my son - ” There is the use of a dramatic hyphen which emphasises the significance of the entrance of Hamlet‚ as well as the use of a paraprosdokian sentence which surprises the audience and potentially causes them to try and reinterpret what has been said. Claudius’ sentence could also be interpreted as a
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How far do you agree with the view that the contrast between Iago and Othello is the most important contrast in the play? In the play Othello‚ there are many forms of contrast‚ one of which is the contrast between the characters of Othello and Iago‚ which could be argued as being the most important contrast in the play. In this essay I am going to discuss various contrasts between these two characters as well as others which are shown in the play. An example of contrast between Othello and Iago
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Shakespeare’s Othello is a play of destruction‚ deception and jealousy in which the mind of a valiant soldier named Othello is manipulated and cheated leading to his downfall. It is clear in the play that the contriving actions of others enable his weaknesses to be preyed upon and used as a tool of annihilation‚ but it is through the beguilement of others that seals him to his treacherous fate. Iago plays upon Othello’s own weaknesses and fears with his lies and innuendos making Othello a more susceptible
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their societies is presented in the two texts you have studied.’ George Bernard Shaw once said that ‘conflict is the essence of drama’‚ and if that is true‚ then the plays Othello and A Streetcar Named Desire would thus be rife with drama‚ as conflict in inexorably presented by the two respective playwrights‚ Shakespeare and Williams‚ through the alienation of individuals from their societies. This creates constant conflict and friction within the plays as the relentless efforts of their ‘outsiders’
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Explore how satire effects the readers attitude toward the content of Alexander Pope’s‚ ‘Rape of the lock’‚ Jonathan Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s travels’ and George Orwell’s ‘1984’. Satire is defined as a literary genre or form used to ridicule‚ tease‚ torment and ‘poke fun at’‚ satire can employ irony and burlesque as methods of playfully making fun of a subject while at the same time making an extremely valid and thought provoking point which excites and stimulates the reader with its intellectual wit
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How does the director use the following six filmic elements to convey a sexual view of the Othello-Iago-Desdemona relationship? Oliver Parker uses a range of elements in Othello to convey a sexual view on Othello‚ Iago and Desdemona’s relationship in the very important armoury scene. Parker uses the positioning of characters and camera angles to show the emotions and insights of what the characters are feeling. The actor’s use of facial expressions and body language also show how the characters
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provide greater context or meaning to the situation being written about (Wiehardt). In poetry‚ allusion is a must device for it standard form. If using allusions is great‚ smart and economical ways for the author to communicate with the reader with least use of words‚ it sometime is confusing for the reader. Allusions require the readers to be aware‚ to be familiar and to know them in order to understand the poems correctly. The poem “Sonnet” of Billy Collins is a perfect example for using this type of
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How does Shakespeare Present Beatrice and Benedick’s relationship as the ’reality’ of love and Claudio and Hero’s as merely the ’appearance’ of it? The idea of love at first sight was popular in Shakespeare’s day. Romeo and Juliet‚ for instance‚ fall in love at first sight. Moreover‚ Claudio’s methods of courting Hero through other people would have been an accepted tactic among Elizabethan nobility. Shakespeare’s drama mocks love and human courtliness between two couples who take very different
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“Some say the world will end in fire‚ some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire‚ I hold those who favor fire.” In this excerpt from Frost’s poem‚ “Fire and Ice”‚ the usage of the idea of the end of the world illustrates how Frost uses nature in his poem. In Robert Frost’s poems: “Fire and Ice”‚ “A Prayer in Spring”‚ and “Desert Place”‚ the power of nature is exercised metaphorically to exemplify the positive and negative aspects of human nature. Human nature can be described as pure nature;
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