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    with what we had‚ and were accepting of others based on their character‚ not their wealth. Pip came into Dickens’ world of Great Expectations in the same fashion‚ but as he came of age he learned to judge others with as much vigor as others in his society. Born into a poor family‚ Pip rose among the ranks of society‚ and with this rose his willingness to tear others down based on their wealth. With the tactical use of intricate characters‚ situations‚ and darkness and light‚ Dickens exemplifies the

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    of themes in his tragedy Hamlet. Such themes include the ideas of loss‚ loyalty‚ and love among others. Moreover‚ these themes are skillfully woven into the structure of the play and are illustrated through the events of the plot as well as the characters’ dialogue and actions. Furthermore‚ Queen Gertrude demonstrates through her conduct that a mother’s love is unfaltering and unconditional. Additionally‚ despite her many shortcomings‚ Queen Gertrude displays repeatedly her motherly affection for

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    Edmond Dantes’ perception of life has transformed throughout the book as he lets prison change him‚ his beliefs‚ as well as how he acts towards others. Edmond Dantes‚ from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ begins the novel as a sweet‚ naive‚ hardworking sailor in the Pharaon. He had everything going for him. He was just about to marry the love of his life‚ Mercedes‚ and was about to be promoted to Captain of the Pharaon. Everything he had to live for was lost when he was wrongfully sent

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    How does Hughes present nature in ‘Hawk Roosting’? Ted Hughes‚ the author of this poem‚ is trying to convey that nature isn’t always pretty thing. The hawk is a metaphor of humans because humans dominate the world as does the hawk in this poem. This poem has been written in 1st person so its like the hawk is speaking. The hawk’s tone of voice is proud‚ arrogant‚ confident and boastful. He also sees himself as the centre of the world and the best of creation. His whole life is spent awake; hunting

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    Literature in Translation Broken April: Does Kadare portray the blood feuds as an act of revenge‚ or as a ritual? In Kadare’s novel ‘Broken April’‚ protagonist Gjorg Berisha’s family is ensnared into the trap of the blood feuds and the Kanun quite by chance. Rather than starting a feud by murdering someone in a fit of passionate rage or due to a long-held grudge‚ as most feuds begin‚ the Berisha family accidentally become involved after giving shelter to a stranger who was then shot dead after leaving

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    Just getting by. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice And Men he uses animal imagery to portray the personality and actions of his characters showing the loneliness of the characters. Sometimes Lennie liked to do things like an animal. That’s just the way Lennie did things. In the beginning of the novel Lennie Dropped to his knees and started drinking water from a stagnant water like how a wolf would in the wild. Quoted on page 3 “His huge companion dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank from

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    he may not have confessed it but his actions show his morals. For example‚ Dr. George Cheatham dean of Marymount University believes that in The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber‚ Robert Wilson represents Hemingway himself. Wilson by fact knows how intimidating and cruel Margot Macomber is to her own husband‚ but Wilson could care less and didn’t give any sympathy to Francis because Margot was a gorgeous American woman and from there an affair was afflicted. (Cheatham 1) Hemingway believed that

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    gives in to his plea and agrees to return after she has been to see the nurse “Stay but a little‚ i will come again” Juliet then makes a decision and that is “If that thy bent of love be honorable‚ thy purpose marriage‚ send me word tomorrow” She does this to see if Romeo’s intentions are honorable. As an audience we react with surprise because of the time they have known each other and the age of the protagonists. With this decision Juliet takes a real control over the

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    ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is the famous play written by William Shakespeare which depicts love in the Elizabethan Era through the main characters’ experiences. The two characters find themselves in a sequence of events that reveal the many forms of love the people in their lives hold for them. The various characters’ relationships are representative of familial‚ platonic and romantic love and readers learn about the power love has through their various actions. Juliet’s respect and obedience for her parents

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    a changing in the world. Along with religion‚ he focuses upon political‚ social‚ and cultural factors to describe how he feels about the 18th Century French society. Voltaire portrays religion as if it is something that he demands from other people. Every religious leader seems to be trying to better themselves through the power they hold and manipulation. He uses the character of the Child

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