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    Character Flaws and Tragedy

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    take to make the right decisions. How does a man determine truth from rumor? How does he react to information that is against his moral standards? How does he remain fair and just in the face of suspicion and doubt? There has to be‚ within the man ’s character‚ a set of values and principles that enables him to draw the right conclusions and act with clarity‚ which will ensure results that are minimally damaging to those involved. This assignment‚ being a topic of my own choosing focusing primarily

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    expectations and responsibilities for women. Women were supposed to be subjected to their husband and care for their kids. Literature was a way to send a message that something isn’t okay‚ society’s ranking of women then led to Henrik Ibsen to create “ A Doll’s House”. Henrik Ibsen uses the play “ A Doll’s House” to show and critique society’s expectations of women‚ society‚ and issues with the upper class during the victorian age. Don’t live by the world’s expectations. The play states in act two “Surely

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    Lucretia and her subsequent tragedy is a reflection on women’s position in Roman society and how they were treated. This story both offers some historical context to the modern Latin learner but also teaches a very valuable lesson. While many women were seen as less than men during this time period‚ Livy’s description of Lucretia’s rape and Brutus’s plan to avenge her honor offers a different perspective. As an artistic representation of this piece‚ Botticelli’s The Tragedy of Lucretia is a remarkably

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    Miller’s 1949 essay‚ "Tragedy and the Common Man‚" Miller began by saying‚ "In this age few tragedies are written." This particular essay was published in the New York Times‚ was also the preface that was prepared for "Death of a Salesman" in 1949. Before Miller’s "Death of a Salesman‚" there was only one type of tragedy—that which fit Aristotle’s definition. For Aristotle‚ plays of tragedy had to revolve around kings‚ gods‚ or people of high class. In these classic tragedies‚ the diction must be

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    A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is a piece of literature written as a play. It portrays the stereotypical gender roles in society of the late 1800s. The main character‚ Nora Helmer‚ is a housewife that comes at her husband’s beck and call. He has the ultimate power over her‚ controlling her like a marionette. With her controlling husband‚ the assumptions of society‚ and her childhood friend Christine planning out her life‚ Nora makes the drastic decision to leave her husband and children. When she

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    شرح الرواية مقدم من منتدى روضة التحليه http://www.roodah.com/vb/ وللحصول على ترجمة الروايه باللغه العربيه وتلخيصها من هنا http://www.roodah.com/vb/t4893.html وللحصول على Symbols Themes‚ Motifs & Symbols بشرح آخر والكثير من هنا http://www.roodah.com/vb/f61.html وللمزيد زورونا فنشر العلم ومساعدة الآخرين هدفنا Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe SETTING When the story begins‚ the setting is England. Some of the action thereafter takes place at sea in various ships. Once

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    a strong and emotional response. These responses are so deeply rooted in our culture that the story becomes “real.” Common issues like murder‚ incest‚ rape‚ suicide‚ etc. all flood mythology. Scholars try to analyze and interpret each meaning‚ but modern cultural bias has taught us otherwise. For example‚ when Medea kills her own children‚ society has taught us to react with disgust and to shy away from her character. However‚ without cultural

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    Ghost story The time shows 12 midnight i am walking alone after attending my tuition class and sudddenly i heard someone calling my name and I turned towards the voice‚my heartbeat became more fast I jst thought who is calling me no 1 is around.I walked straightly to the main road because there was the only place that has the road light. The dark make my sense become terrible and unluckily I was forgetting to bring my handphone.Actually this is my first day attending my tuition day because my

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    THE STRUCTURE OF A SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY ----------------------- 1. Exposition: Since Shakespeare’s stage had no central curtain and few stage props‚ the exposition reveals the setting (time and place) and sometimes highlights a theme; it has the important function of providing the appropriate mood and atmosphere for the play‚ also acting as a “hook” to engage the audience. Shakespeare rarely introduces his tragic figure at this stage. 2. Inciting Force: An incident that introduces the conflict

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    The book The Ghost of Fossil Glen by: Cynthia C. Defelice is about a young girl named Allie Nichols who is being hunted at first but then assisted by a ghost. Her friend Karen calls Allie a liar and doesn’t want to hear "stuff like that." But her old friend‚ Dub‚ listens eagerly and knows all about it as Allie tells him about the voice that guides her down a steep cliff side‚ and the girl she imagines who begs‚ "Help me‚" and a terrible nightmare in which the girl falls to her death. But then learn

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