The play A secret date explores how George and Virginia have to hide a crucial fact about themselves to be able to date each other. While Virginia believes their love is real‚ George thinks their love is actually lust‚ and Virginia want a partner to be with through her tough times. In the play The Clean House‚ we noticed that Virginia was a very childlike character‚ and often had to hide things about her life. She would always get into a fight with her sister‚ raising her voice often as a child
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How is control presented in Horse Whisperer and one other poem you have studied? ‘Horse Whisperer’ by Andrew Forster and ‘Les Grands Seigneurs’ by Dorothy Molloy are about individuals whose lives undergo a significant change. In ‘Horse Whisperer’‚ readers hear from a poetic voice who used to be respected and valued in his role as a horse whisperer only for the Industrial Revolution to make his job outdated‚ meaning he is shunned by his community. In ‘Les Grands Seigneurs’ the narrator reveals that
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in A Christmas Carol. The story ‘A Christmas Carol’ was written by Charles Dickens in 1843. Dickens was a very popular writer at the time of ‘A Christmas Carol’ is one of his most famous stories today. The main character‚ Ebenezer Scrooge‚ is presented as being a very cruel‚ selfish and harsh man. However‚ he changes throughout the novella due to significant events. I think the main message Dickens portrayed within the novella was to be loving and generous around Christmas time particularly to
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Today‚ your honour‚ I stand before the courts to appeal for justice for my client‚ the young Prince Hamlet who is accused of murdering our Principal Secretary of State‚ Polonius‚ in cold blood. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury‚ the prosecution have presented a flimsy case against the prince; most significantly they failed to mention the fact that my client‚ Hamlet‚ may indeed have been clinically insane at the time of the Principal Secretary of State’s murder. If my client is found to be unable to
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Love is one of the most prevailing themes in Hamlet; the characters involved demonstrate a number of intricate emotions as the play progresses. We see Hamlet’s filial love for his mother‚ esoteric love for Ophelia and Hamlet’s platonic companionship with Horatio. However‚ Hamlet’s filial love for his father is foremost which causes conflicting thoughts to overwhelm him once an apparition in his father’s figure returns. The play opens when two guards‚ Marcellus and Barnardo‚ apprise Horatio about
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In this essay‚ I will explore the ways in which Villainy is presented in “Frankenstein” and “Othello”. I will also highlight and evidently explain who the greater villain is in both texts‚ and show clear comparisons to them both. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein inspired and whole generation of books on horror that still continues today‚ and William Shakespeare’s Othello was just one of his many tragedies interlaced with the theme of Villainy. Throughout the play of Othello‚ and the Novel of Frankenstein
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fate permeates the play‚ and not just for the audience. The characters also are quite aware of it: Romeo and Juliet constantly see omens. When Romeo believes that Juliet is dead‚ he cries out‚ “Then I defy you‚ stars‚” completing the idea that the love between Romeo and Juliet is in opposition to the decrees of destiny (5.1.24). Of course‚ Romeo’s defiance itself plays into the hands of fate‚ and his determination to spend eternity with Juliet results in their deaths. The mechanism of fate works
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In what ways is Caliban presented as hideous in The Tempest? Through the exploration if the play‚ The Tempest by William Shakespeare‚ we are introduced to the character of Caliban and almost immediately we are encouraged to view him as hideous and monstrous. Shakespeare makes us identify Caliban as some kind of sub-human freak through the horrific appearance‚ malicious background and low social status in which he is allocated. However‚ although we are encouraged by language‚ and the other characters
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Hamlet as a Tragic Hero Is Hamlet a tragic hero? That is a good question. William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ portrays many qualities of Hamlet being a tragic hero. Hamlet is indeed a tragic hero because he was not able to avenge his father’s murder‚ speak up on his mother’s newfound marriage to his uncle (aka his fathers‚ brothers)‚ and act upon any of his plans other than his play. He also was born into nobility‚ which places him into the category of a tragic hero. Hamlet being
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loose…and I bribed the sexton to pull it away‚ when I’m laid there‚ and slide mine out too. I’ll have it made so‚ and then‚ by the time Linton gets to us‚ he’ll not know which is which” (288). Here we are given a few lines that show just how extreme Heathcliff’s love is. He wants everything of Catherine’s‚ to the point where becoming one with her body. The imagery is powerfully symbolic‚ conjuring up the image of their bodies decomposing‚ becoming one with the dirt around them and finally mixing together
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