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    wants to be understood: he doesn’t use Latin‚ in contrast to the Pardoner. Positive behaviour‚ honest‚ humble (n. humbleness)‚ unworldly‚ not intellectual‚ but clever and charitable Holy and benign: recall the parson’s goodness and make him the ideal cleric. Personification of the good shepherd who looks after his flock Mystic overtones: Good Priest = Jesus Christ – he appears like a saint Opposition between the Parson – Pardoner; Parson – Prioress (vanity) is capsized: the parson is exalted

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    irony of climate refugee

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    EVS PROJECT ON THE TOPIC IRONY OF AN INTRODUCTION Climate change is today the cause of movements of people and in future is expected up to 200 million people getting affected unless drastic changes will happen‚ for instance by introducing significantly more renewable energy. Climate change does not only force people to flee‚ it can also cause wars. The war in Sudan between north and south has several causes‚ but one of them is climate change

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    Main household Appliances: The appliances found in houses between 20-50 years ago were a primitive version of what we have today. For example; T.V’s when they first came out were huge‚ chunky and were only in black and white. There were vinyl records that were large and required a record player to play. I think technology has stayed within the same concept‚ but has gotten smaller‚ smarter and more efficient. Size of houses: It was not uncommon to have extremely large families in only one bedroom

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    William Shakespeare is known for being “The Man” of playwriting. Born to a glove maker in Stratford-on-Avon‚ he most likely attended King Edward VI Grammar School. Shakespeare was mostly known for his dramatic works and his sonnet sequence of 154 poems. He didn’t just write with skill‚ but also with speed‚ spending only twenty-three years to produce forty plays. He was also a diverse playwright‚ creating tragedies‚ histories‚ and comedies. Two of the most famous tragedies are Macbeth and Hamlet.

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    Irony In Oedipus The King

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    Oedipus is the main mythological character in the play by Sophocles known as Oedipus the King. As much irony is created‚ Oedipus gets labeled as the tragic hero who killed his own father and later marries his own mother. By the end‚ he is disgusted of who he has become and begins to seek self punishment which leads to him tearing out his own eyes. The most important thing to look at are the motives for these events and how he got the where he was by the end of the play.     Oedipus has a desire

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    Irony In The Bluest Eye

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    provided in the beginning‚ which implies a dramatic irony. Another type of irony that Morison includes is situational irony. Usually a father or father figure would respect the child they are raising but in this case Pecola’s father raped her leading to her pregnancy. We would assume that this type of situation would not occur since we know that it is a disturbing and morbid act‚ but alas Cholly‚ Pecola’s dad‚ gets her pregnant. Moreover‚ another irony presented towards other minor characters is that

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    A Tale of Two Cities In his novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ Dickens demonstrates the various levels of human evil and how they are presented in society’s contrasting classes. The novel is set during the years leading up to the French Revolution. It gives the story of a few men and woman and the obstacles they have to face. Dickens throughout the novel intertwines symbolic representation of the conflict between France and England. He does an amazing job displaying how the aristocrats mistreat the peasants

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    parallels between Geoffrey Chaucer’s "The Knights Tale" and "The Miller’s Tale". Some of these parallels show likenesses and some of them show differences in the two stories. The plots of the stories are very similar. However‚ the characters’ descriptions‚ motives‚ and actions are extremely different. By writing the two stories in this way‚ Chaucer ties them both together. First of all‚ the plot of "The Knight’s Tale" and the plot of "The Miller’s Tale" are very alike. Both are about two men trying

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    Irony In A Separate Peace

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    Phineas is an outgoing‚ charming‚ and adventurous character in the story. On the other hand Gene is the quiet‚ deeply insecure‚ and impulsive narrator of the story. The irony in this whole story is how these two totally different people are best friends in the story. These two characters are opposites‚ but they are drawn together in a tight bond. Gene may have had an obsession with Phineas throughout the story‚ but Phineas

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    stories he told.” This statement implies that those who forgive people who have done wrong to them will eventually triumph while those who commit vindictive crime against others will be punished. This statement is proven true in Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities. The work of literature presents the various consequences the characters face as a result of their actions. (1) CHARACTERIZATION: Through the contrasting characterization of Dr. Manette and Madame DeFarge Dickens reveals how one’s

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