First written in the 1880s and extensively revised in 1908‚ The Portrait of a Lady is often considered to be James’s greatest achievement. In it‚ he explored many of his most characteristic themes‚ including the conflict between American individualism and European social custom and the situation of Americans in Europe. James proclaimed that “The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent reality.” Plot was for him but the extension of character. The novel must
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Shakespeare. The protagonist of the story is Macbeth. He starts out as a brave‚ noble warrior‚ but by the end he is a disgrace to his nation. In the beginning his guilt is almost too strong to bear‚ but by the end he only cares about being the king. Lady Macbeth is almost as important to the story as her husband. She seems heartless at first‚ but her guilt takes over in time. The main antagonist to Macbeth is probably Malcolm. Malcolm is the rightful heir to the throne and leads the army that takes
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Ladies & Gentlemen Antonio Coleman Dr. Andrew N Allphin Humanities 111 12/2/2012 Baldassare Castiglione wrote The Book of the Courtier between the years 1507 to 1518. Baldassare was inspired to write the book from debates and conversations that occurred during the eleven years that he spent at the court Urbino‚ while he was part of the Duke’s Court. “This book changed the Renaissance greatly in many ways such as the behaviour expectations of the courtier and what his wife should do
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Anton Chekhov’s “The Lady with the Dog” demonstrates the author’s unmatched ability to guide the audience’s sympathies without directly providing an opinion of his characters. With incredible competence‚ Chekhov manages to paint scenes that while on the surface retain subjective tones‚ influence the readers’ emotions more effectively than would a direct approach. Above all‚ Chekhov employs certain literary techniques to convey his intended messages in many passages of the story‚ including the one
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True Love Blossoms Out of Infidelity Infidelity. Love. Innocence. These are all the things encountered in the story “The Lady with the Dog‚” by Anton Chekhov. The story is about two married people; Dimitri Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna; who have an affair and fall in love. The distorted ethical code portrayed by the main character Gurov is bewildering. True love has altered Gurov’s perception of women‚ and changed his perception on what love really is. The story begins with Gurov alone on vacation
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Lady Luck Oprah Winfrey is a name familiar to most people. She has been a television talk show host and celebrity‚ as well as an Academy Award winning actress. She has been a role model and moral compass to many and has provided America with the guidance of other trusted hosts such as Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil. Ms. Winfrey has proven herself to be a self-driven‚ insightful woman. She has overcome numerous obstacles and hardships in her life to become one of the most successful‚ respected and trusted
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Principles of Literary Criticism TERM PAPER The Lady or the Tiger by Frank R. Stockton (1834 – 1902) This paper addresses the Psychoanalytic Approach of Sigmund Freud. In particular‚ the paper talks about the different basic concepts of Freud like human nature‚ instincts‚ Theory of personality‚ mind’s structure and anxiety that affects a human behavior. These basic concepts will be a great help to uncover the psychological makeup or hidden motives of the character‚ specifically the semibarbaric
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treatment of the theme “marital relations” in The Portrait of a Lady The Portrait of a Lady is considered as Henry James’ masterpiece. The story revolves around Isabel Archer. She is a young American who meets up her destiny. She values her freedom. She does not want to get married because she thinks that marriage will suppress her independence. James handles the theme of how a young protagonist attains maturation. The Portrait of a Lady relates us how Isabel grows up to explore the world by herself
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“THE LADY OR THE TIGER “ 1) Exuberant-effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic Emanate-to flow out‚ issue‚ or proceed‚ as from a source or origin; come forth Dire-causing or involving great fear or suffering Florid-Obsolete Retribution-requital according to merits or deserts Aesthetic-pertaining to a sense of the beautiful 2) The lesson of the story to me is the consequences of your actions. Poor prisoners of the king are forced to choose one of two doors which hold behind them either
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Pair 2 The pairing that I have chosen for my comparison is A Lady with a Parrot and a Gentleman With a Monkey by Casper Netscher and The anointing of David by Samuel by Benouville. Netscher and Benouville both represents human forms and use animals to draw symbolic parallels‚ they greatly differ in their depiction of the human form‚ attention to detail‚ and use of shadows in a way that greatly exemplifies the ideals of art for their time period. The medium that was used in the two was similar
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