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    infamous event that shed light on a very dark area in one of the world’s most controversial issues. In the play‚ Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee‚ the authors attempt to fictionalize the court case to provide a very interesting view of the controversial event to their audience. Using certain rhetorical strategies such as appealing to their audience emotionally‚ along with many literary devices like diction‚ syntax‚ allusions‚ and subjectivity in the controversy‚ help to convey

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    referencing a witch in similar position and how the witch didn’t fare well when the witch rebelled. Prospero said “Hast thou forgot the foul witch Sycorax‚ who with age and envy was grown into a hoop? Hast thou forgot her?”([1.2.256-59]‚ The Tempest) Prospero proceed to detail what happened to this witch and eventually Ariel gave in and said “Pardon‚ master. I will be correspondent to command and do my spriting gently. “ ([1.2.296-298]‚ The Tempest) Prospero uses the witch to show Ariel that even someone

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    The relationship established between George and Lennie is a dependent relationship. By keeping each other somewhat balanced mentally and physically George and Lennie have created a friendship in which loneliness would occur if they were to not have one another.Lennie and George are introduced in the Essential Passage 1 of Chapter 1 as a whole. When George speaks to Lennie about what the future holds for them he consistently uses language that unites them such as‚ “we” and “us”. When George speaks

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    Emily Dickinson uses personification to similate how death is a gentleman that stopped to give someone a pleasant ride to their destination. The gentleman (Death) waits for her is the way the poet conveyed in the poem. As if death is a person waiting for her to join him. Another personification is when the writer compares death to someone having good manners‚ although this is not possible‚ they travel together at no certain speed with no time limit. As they pass through the town the sun sets

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    author sold many books and was well known for his mythopoeic writing.” 2. In this quote‚ the author who quoted someone else is accusing Steinbeck of being unpatriotic. “-who threatened the national interest through the socialist themes of his novels‚” shows how the person that said that is trying to make it seem like John Steinbeck is brainwashing his readers to lose the patriotism and coincide with socialist beliefs through his books. The person who said this seems like they are so patriotic that

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    ’s Dictionary‚ is the use of vivid figurative language to represent objects‚ actions‚ or ideas. In Othello‚ Shakespeare makes use of colors to represent ideas or to set the mood for the scenes taking place. The use of such color imagery enhances the play‚ causing the reader to look past the mere words and search for the deeper meaning behind the scenes. The predominant colors that Shakespeare makes use of are black and white; however‚ some symbolism is portrayed through the use of green and red also

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    The animosity shared between the Proctor family and Abigail williams‚ a typical man vs man conflict‚ develops the significance of The Crucible through the influence that Abigail’s actions have on the downfall of her relationship with the Proctors. Most notably‚ Abigail’s affair with John Proctor‚ her boss of the time‚ sparks a major change that shapes the rest of the play. Suspicions from Elizabeth about this affair result in Abigail’s termination as the Proctor servant. Resentful of Elizabeth‚ Abigail

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    I read is the story about how the society was manipulated by the fear of the unknown or different. Therefore‚ in my opinion people in Salem were afraid of a devil and this fear shaped their society to judge and perceive normal women as witches and in consequences killed them. Fear was one of the most important things which shaped society but as Miller wrote in his book lies were affected society almost in the same way. Abigail‚ the main character in The Crucible‚ uses intimidation to create an

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    Blood is known to all of us to represent life‚ death and often injury. Blood is an essential part of life‚ and without blood‚ we could not live. This is known to everyone‚ and because of this‚ when Shakespeare uses the symbol of blood to represent treason‚ murder and death‚ it is easily understood and fits in perfectly with the ideas we have of blood.<br><br>Blood is mentioned often in the play and most times in reference to murder or treason. The first sinister reference to blood is in Act 2‚ Scene

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    Explore how Stevenson creates a sense of intrigue and engages the reader’s interest in ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. Throughout this novel Stevenson consistently uses his characters to create and engage the reader’s curiosity; Utterson first stokes the mystery of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde when he regards to Mr Enfield; ‘Did you ever remark that door?’ – Enfield returning with the recital of an unusual story in which Mr Hyde is mentioned for the first time. Stevenson uses Hyde’s brutal and seemingly horrifying

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