Historically‚ women have been omitted. By the free verse poem‚ Duffy gives the mythological character Medusa a voice‚ and thereby another chance to speak up. She also challenges the stereotypes of women‚ this character faced. In the poem‚ Duffy explores the position of women‚ and Medusa’s point of view of the story. The word choice in the poem brings the voice of the character out. Because the poem is a dramatic monologue‚ personal pronouns and the repetition of the words “I” and “my”
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memory of King Hamlet‚ asserting his position as the new leader of Denmark with decisive authority. Claudius’s dismissal from the story: Claudius dies at Hamlet’s hand: "Here‚ thou incestuous‚ (murd’rous‚) damned Dane‚ Drink off this potion. Is (thy union) here? (Forcing him to drink the poison.) Follow my mother. (King dies.) (5.2.356-58) Claudius’s relationship with Hamlet Hamlet and Claudius have an antagonistic relationship. ". . . from the very beginning‚ his [Hamlet] struggle with Claudius
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acting as a victim to Proctor‚ “her sobs beginning. ‘He waked me every night‚ his eyes were like coals and his fingers claw my neck‚ and I sign‚ I sign...” (Miller 119). In describing Proctor’s eyes like “coals” Mary suggests that his eyes are as dark as his heart and his true intentions. In fact‚ the usage of “claw my neck” proposes the idea that Proctor is a monster manipulating her into taking action in something she does not want to be a part of. By consecutively repeating the words “I sign‚ I sign”
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Furthermore‚ Sarah attempts to describe the result of the rape. Years later in her apartment in San Francisco‚ she narrates: “She steps into the tub. It is smaller than the one in Beirut. Still‚ she remembers being lost in that tub‚ totally immersed‚ she remembers trying to get clean. She scrubbed herself with loofah‚ over and over‚ as if there was some dark stain and she Lady Macbeth. Out‚ damn spot. She was dirty‚ all of her” (I‚ the Divine 82). Alameddine relates Sarah to Lady Macbeth because
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Lennie with his money to let him go along with them on their “American dream” Candy also is very laid back and stays to himself‚ he lets people take advantage of him he goes with the flow and doesn’t speak up for himself. For example the workers are all in the
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play thirty years in the past before either wars had happened- in 1912. Priestly was a renowned socialist and highly respected in his time- with his own radio show which around twenty million tuned into each week. Unfortunately‚ Priestley was seen as too popular- for the conservative government at the time- and taken off air for fear that communities would listen to his left wing ideas more then the prime minister‚ Winston Churchill. Priestley’s ideas of socialism and morality are
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(1911-1993) did and he sought to demonstrate his views through a book which he wrote and titled "Lord of the Flies" (1954). I believe that in the book "Lord of the Flies" William Golding seeks to demonstrate that there is a beast/alter ego inside each and every one of us where its only desire is to descend order into a chaotic environment. Also I believe that he may be seeking to show similarities from historical events of corruption and fascism to events in his book‚ eg. the dictator Hitler and the
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responsability. Ralph is afraid that Jack is too savage and feels intimidated‚ so he put’s Jack as the leader of the hunt team. This allows them both to lead while both leading in different ways. Once Jack releases his savagery‚ he overthrows Ralph and convinces the other people to join his side. Jack is not the only representation of savagery‚ Roger also follows suit. They are both shown as evil. At the start of the book it shows the boys as nice and innocent english boys‚ but by the end of the book
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justice shall prevail. Nevertheless‚ Shakespeare revokes this hope when Edgar encourages Gloucester to disperse‚ announcing that Cordelia loses the battle against Edmund and Albany. “Away‚ old man. Give me thy hand. Away! King Lear hath lost‚ he and his daughter ta’en. Give
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however‚ as readers see throughout the novel‚ wealth actually creates a world filled with envy‚ greed‚ and deception. Envy drives the plot and major storyline of the entire novel. Gatsby is the posterchild for envy and portrays it ceaselessly until his death. Gatsby is envious of Tom and Daisy’s relationship and wishes that he could have Daisy. He could have had her all to himself but made the choice to leave her. Gatsby tries to extinguish the feeling of envy by throwing luxurious parties so he will
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