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    belongs to the first category‚ and ¡§Dulce Et Decorum Est¡¨ by Wilfred Owen belongs to the second. Even though the compositions of these two poems are both based on the same subject - war‚ the composers tried to convey very different ideas‚ views and messages‚ through very different approaches. Through ¡§Dulce Et Decorum Est¡¨‚ Wilfred Owen revealed the horrendous nature of war. In order to strip war of it¡¦s apparent glory‚ Owen featured the utter degradation of war as the predominant idea

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    identity. She pulls up her coat collar to hide her tears‚ in which she cries; handling the situation with the weakness of a woman‚ rather than the strength of a male. Her strength has no match now. She will always be a female at the root no matter how strong it appears

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    the writer puts the readers of his/her literature in a state of wanting to know what happens next‚ or what follows after one event. Readers experience a huge excitement and expectation about the ending of a story. Readers are also in doubt about a situation in the story. Suspense is an important ingredient in mystery plays writing as it apprehends the audience’s concentration and creation of mental pictures throughout the play. Literature suspense is that state where the reader has the details and

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    This scene takes place near the end of the end of the play. Ophelia has just died and her grave is being dug in the graveyard. Hamlet and Horatio come in and speak with the grave diggers. Later in the scene the funeral procession come through with Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ and Laertes. A major theme in this play is the conflict between action and inaction. Very few times in this play do the characters take action. It mainly a play of words and observation. So many scenes the characters stand‚ talk

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    Live by the sword‚die by the sword is a great portrayal of what happens as Macbeth uses violence to get what he wants‚but eventually violence is used to kill macbeth. in Macbeth In the fiction novel Macbeth by William Shakespeare the reader meets the main protagonist Macbeth Early on in the story he is described as a fearless warrior who always is loyal. The cause of the tragedy that happened to the main protagonist Macbeth was his ambition.His ambition caused the tragedy in three steps. First his

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    How can the use of rhetorical devices enhance a speech? By Samantha Birch The strength and passion that are behind words are often formed through rhetorical devices‚ which have the ability to enhance a speech‚ and demand attention from the audience by persuading them. However‚ it is also through the use of speech elements that have assisted the creation of distinctive voices of significant individuals in today’s society and throughout history. The use of Ethos (credibility)‚ Pathos (emotional)‚

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    How does Steinbeck use language to present the character of Curley’s wife in ‘of mice and men?’ Steinbeck uses a lot of stereotyping in his novella‚ ‘Of Mice and Men.’ He uses Crooks‚ a black man‚ to show how black people were treated in the 1930s and he uses Curley’s wife to show how insignificant women were in the 1930s. Steinbeck also uses the vernacular throughout the book to paint a more realistic picture and allow us to understand how people spoke to each other on the ranch.

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    Secondly‚ the strife theme is very powerful in this music as it shows the tension between the two families and its impact on Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovsky presents the theme of strife with ‘agitation’ and angry rhythms in woodwind along with racing scales in strings. His choice of dynamics such as crescendo reinforces the tension and solemn mood between the families and as a result‚ the audience can feel the feud escalating due to the growing force of chords and the sudden changes in dynamics. Moreover

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    people because of who they are and not for what their looks may be. He felt compassion towards the true meanings in life‚ not the corrupt ones everyone else want’s you to believe. I feel as if the author achieved his goal of the book‚ by showing the readers how corrupt society can be‚ just as Oscar Wilde stated in the preface “those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For

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    Assignment: The works of Shakespeare and Dickens Introduction Julius Caesar takes plays in the ancient Greece‚ and the plot is based on the assassination of Caesar himself. Caesar returned to Rome from war. As the citizens honor him‚ an alliance was formed between the senators Brutus and Cassius. They shared a dread if Caesar would become corrupted from all the power and as a result‚ they plotted the death of him. They stabbed him to death and on his funeral the truth were set free. A man called

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