Ruby Brown Commentary Ruby Brown‚ a poem written by Langston Hughes is describing a black woman that faced both racism and sexism in her life. Like in most of his work‚ Langston Hughes uses motifs of color and white. Hughes characterizes Ruby in a way that allows us to see the restrictions she had in her way and her ability to mentally over come them. The visual imagery in the beginning talks about bright and golden sunshine but in actuality it was not. The characterization of Ruby shows her to
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- It is often said that literature is a voice for social commentary. How is this true of The Crucible? Literature is the reflection of society; through literature people are introduced to many dilemmas around the world of different societies. It is an expression of economical‚ political and social gains throughout several eras. Through the play‚ “The Crucible”‚ by Arthur Miller‚ the readers are introduced to the Puritan society and the theocracy within it. In the puritan society‚ the church
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Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth is the most interesting and complex character in the play. She is‚ in fact‚ the point on which the action pivots: without her there is no play. Macbeth ’s most interesting and complex character is most certainly‚ as the question states‚ Lady Macbeth. The purpose of this essay is to describe Lady Macbeth ’s role in the play and discuss why this makes her the most fascinating character. Her evil doings are the main reasons why she dominates the plot so greatly.
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Passage Commentary: Lord of the Flies‚ Pages 109-111 In this passage from Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the reader gets deep insight into Ralph’s mind and how the boys are adapting to life on the island. Occurring around the middle of the novel‚ this passage dives into the thoughts of Ralph to see what he is really feeling about being stranded. It shows how the other boys are coping‚ and it demonstrates the two different sides of the island; the reader now sees the dangerous‚ wild side
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the tragic story of Macbeth. You meet Macbeth’s wife‚ Lady Macbeth. The two are deeply in love with each other. So when Lady Macbeth commits questionable deeds throughout the story‚ it leaves you wondering is Lady Macbeth a truly evil character‚ or is she a complex person‚ and blind to her actions because of her deep love for her husband. An evil person thinks about no one but themselves‚ and what will benefit them most in the future. Lady Macbeth proves she is complex because she loves her husband
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Rhiannon Major May 23‚ 2013 The Fall of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s Marriage In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the lead roles Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth’s marriage drastically changes throughout the play as a result of violence and cruelty. Throughout the play we see the couples relationship plummet‚ drawing the end of their marriage. The murder of King Duncan began the tension and mistrust in their marriage. The paranoia created distance between the two after Macbeth began killing innocent
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Shelby Simmons Mrs. Coleman English III 20 August 2013 “The Lady or the Tiger” The Lady or the Tiger is about a princess and her lover. The princess and her lover were madly in love with each other. The princess’s father wasn’t very happy when he found out that his daughter had a common man has her lover. When the King found out about the princess having a common man has her lover he sent him to the arena. The tiger is behind the door the young man opens because the princess is jealous‚ the princess
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Lady Gaga: She Lives for the Applause Who is spontaneous and courageous enough to wear a meat dress‚ a bubble outfit or a pink glitter suit? Some may call her the Madonna of this generation and some may call her crazy‚ but she is no other than Lady Gaga herself. Lady Gaga is an intriguing artist that continually makes an attempt to redefine herself through her music and her look. Her songs have unique‚ eclectic elements to them and her wardrobe is completely original and almost unfathomable. Warren
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REINDEER AND ENGINE – COMMENTARY The poem ’Reindeer and Engine’ by Josephine Jacobsen is an extract from the poet’s 1966 work ’The Animal Inside’. The poem is about a reindeer who is fleeing from a steam engine‚ in the forests of Finland. However‚ wherever the reindeer seems to turn‚ engine tends to follow. The poet Josephine Jacobsen introduces a very relevant issue‚ from the title of the poem itself – that of nature versus technology. In a sense‚ the reindeer and the engine are contrasting ideas
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found particularly thought provoking was Lady Macbeth. Initially‚ she is manipulative and dominant in her relationship with Macbeth and she goads him into committing regicide but by the end she is powerless‚ desolate and stricken with guilt. She is self-deceiving because she believes she is man like and she wants power at any cost‚ but she cannot cope emotionally and goes mad because of her guilt. It is the mixture of fragility and strength than makes Lady Macbeth unique and interesting‚ and her utter
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