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    She is judgmental of him due to his mistakes and she has a complicated time letting go. As the story progresses‚ so does she. Elizabeth begins to deliberately let go of her disappointment and

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    somebody’s character is not always accurate. In Shakespeare’s infamous play Hamlet‚ Hamlet is thought to be a mentally unstable character. When he isn’t feigning madness‚ Hamlet is a well educated individual‚ who is capable of manipulation as well as a capacity for sarcastic wit. Shakespeare effectively portrays Hamlet’s true character through his interactions with other characters as well as his instinctive emotional responses. Shakespeare effectively uses Hamlet’s interactions with other characters in

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    How does Steinbeck emphasise the unusual nature of the friendship between George and Lennie? In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ Steinbeck stresses the importance and abnormality of the friendship between George and Lennie by using a variety of methods. They are complete opposites‚ yet they share a journey through the struggles of The Great Depression as friends and have faith in the same dream. This pulls them together through the most stressful parts of the novel. These two itinerant workers meet

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    invitation into society inhibited with wealth and fame. But as readers see throughout the novel‚ wealth actually creates a world filled with envy‚ greed‚ and deception. Wealth can buy many things that led to finite amounts of happiness‚ but in the end‚ it does not have the power to make one truly

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    "first in consequence in Highbury." Indeed‚ all the fully developed characters in the novel belong to the upper middle class - the cultural elite. Consequently Highbury life is seen from this level. There are persons of higher rank than the Woodhouses within the realm of the novel but they are not developed to any great extent. For example‚ the Churchills are represented from this higher echelon. In addition there are those characters seen as below Emma ’s station in life such as Robin Martin whom

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    How does Shakespeare establish the character of Feste in Act 1‚ scene 5? Plan – Introduction Feste’s underlying intelligence (shown when arguing with Lady Olivia) Feste is presented as a likeable character Feste’s state of mind can be questioned Feste has a deep understanding of the other characters Shakespeare uses a uses a large range of dynamic methods to portray the different layers to Feste’s temperament. At the commence of the scene‚ we are lulled into a false sense of security

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    and Men" the character of Crooks is used by John Steinbeck‚ the author‚ to symbolise the marginalisation of the black community occurring at the time in which the novel is set. Crooks is also significant as he provides an insight into the reality of the American Dream and the feelings of all the ranchers: their loneliness and need for company and human interaction. The reader has to decide whether Crooks deserves sympathy‚ or if he is just a cruel‚ bitter and gruff stable-buck. Crooks is a black man

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    The Crucible is undoubtedly one of the most interesting plays that has been written‚ and it is not that way only because of its creative story tale‚ but also because of the ideas that were conveyed through some of the characters. Arthur Miller wrote the play during the communist era and used the campaign of McCarthyism as the base of the story. In this period of Miller’s life‚ he was brought to court and had to confess to being a communist. While being held on trial‚ he confessed about himself but

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    golden cat‚ and how it makes everything around us better. The Cat in the Moon‚ on the other hand‚ was written by W. B. Yeats. It is about the moon and talks about how the moon changes over time. Both poems use imagery to get their points across. One similarity between the two poems is the use of imagery. In The Golden Cat‚ a cat is used to portray the sun. In the Cat in the Moon‚ a cat is used to portray the moon. Both poems describe how the movements of the cats are similar to how the sun and

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    Throughout the book‚ there multiple occasions that Christianity is portrayed through Santiago to give the reader a better understanding of the struggle that Santiago had to overcome. One way that the christian religion is displayed through the character Santiago is the pain of his cramped hand. Hemingway compares Santiago with Jesus to assist the reader’s knowledge of the struggles that he has to overcome. “He could feel the steady hard pull of the line and his left hand was cramped.” (Hemingway

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