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    always wins. Michele does not have a team of his own and wishes to acquire one of Salvatore’s many teams. Salvatore is not fond of the idea but Michele persuades him with the exchange of the secret about the boy. Betrayal is brandished here as Michele betrays Fillipo by telling Salvatore about him. Subbuteo is a football-related game. Football is clearly a team sport where trust and loyalty are required in order to succeed. This highlights the theme of loyalty but more importantly how Michelle has betrayed

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    An allegorical fiction book‚ “Lord of the Flies”‚ by William Golding‚ takes place somewhere in the distant future‚ on the threshold of the next world war. A plane overturns on an unfounded island far from civilization. Amongst the stranded are boys ranging from toddlers to school age. The first characters introduced are Ralph and Piggy. Charismatic and good looking‚ Ralph is the main protagonist of this story. He is neither the most intelligent nor the most physically adept and represents order

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    Back in the day this ranking‚ this hieracy‚ wasn’t questioned‚ which is why Katherine is such a revolutionary character‚ especially in relation to the contemporary time the play was written. When The Taming of the Shrew first was performed no one had in mind that William Shakespeare could’ve thought ahead of his time‚ by bringing up the idea of sexual equality. Whether that really was his purpose of writing this play or not‚ discussions/interpretations over/of this play have indeed

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    showing their view of the world and how they define it. By doing so‚ the writer helps convey his or her own ideas/values in the piece and utilizes their commentary about the space and society around them to do so. With the play Macbeth‚ Shakespeare is no exception. Shakespeare manipulates the status change of characters‚ in the play Macbeth‚ to contribute to the conveying of the writer’s values and ideas by commenting on the world and society in which he lives. When Banquo has the prophecy of the

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    Lennie are poor homeless migrant workers‚ doomed to a life of wandering and toil in which they are never able to reap the fruits of their labor. Their desires may not seem so unfamiliar to any other American: a place of their own‚ the opportunity to work for themselves and harvest what they sew with no one to take anything from them or give them orders. George and Lennie desperately cling to the notion that they are different from other workers who drift from ranch to ranch because‚ unlike the others‚

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    her discovery about her hate for her father. “I have always hated you” she exclaims after realising how much control her had in her life. “I used to pray to recover you” The past tense is an indication of her renewed perception of her father. She resolves to metaphorically killing both men. “If I’ve killed one man‚ I’ve killed two”. This line is followed by a double hyphen to allow the reader time to unscramble the paradox. By killing her husband she is able to rid herself of the memories of her

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    Sir William Golding was‚ among other things‚ a British novelist who is best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. His father advocated scientific rationalism‚ and his mother campaigned for suffrage for women. One of the many subjects that Golding studied was Philosophy. During World War II‚ Golding joined the Royal Navy. While in the Royal Navy‚ he undoubtedly experienced the chaos of war‚ and this likely had a profound psychological effect on him. His experiences in WWII‚ along with what he studied

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    either good or bad‚ but thinking makes it so.” While readers may have a predisposition to believe otherwise‚ Shakespeare’s words are certainly something to keep in mind. Melville’s writing is a great example of how perception or the lack thereof creates conflict and begs us to question how reliable

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    Pip receives a note from Estelle‚ the young woman he seems to be infatuated with‚ telling him to meet her at a train station in London and he does so‚ in hopes of seeing the girl again. When he leaves for the station he runs into Wemmick‚ who decides to take Pip on a tour around the prison near by‚ Pip finds this rather odd and feels uncomfortable with how comfortable Wemmick is. The two part their ways and Pip finally gets to see Estelle who‚ as usual‚ treats him poorly. She describes ’instructions’

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    perfect evidence that shows how Shakespeare disagreed with the Puritans beliefs .Shakespeare decides to use the character Malvolio to represent the puritans at that time period. Shakespeare uses the character of Malvolio to ridicule the puritans and portrays the puritans as ambitious‚ selfish and bitter. The Puritans gained their power after they renounced the Anglican Church‚ this was right after the first English Civil War. Their beliefs started to be known in the time period of Bloody Mary. Puritans

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