How does the term ’Protestant Gothic’ help us to understand Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray? Even though his last years were horrible for him‚ being sent to prison and criticized by lots of people because of one of his own novels‚ one can’t deny that Oscar Wilde lived a really interesting life. His wittiness -shown in his numerous epigrams‚ like «The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about»-‚ sense of humor‚ vividness and way of thinking made him one of the most
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essay‚ the dramatic role of the Gentleman Caller in the infamous play ‘The Glass Menagerie’ will be discussed in a number of different roles. First‚ it will be shown that the Gentleman Caller was the last hope of financial stability for a young woman‚ Laura‚ and her mother‚ as well as the last hope of escape for Laura’s brother‚ Tom. It will also be shown that Jim‚ the Gentleman Caller‚ shatters the lives and illusions of three unhappy people‚ while‚ at the same time‚ connecting the various fantasies
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The extract in question is of great significance Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre‚ it is a pivotal moment falling at the centre of the novel‚ Chapter 13 chronicles Mr Rochester’s proposal and confession of love to Jane. The significant events of the remainder of the novel are directly caused by this scene. In specifics however‚ it is this passage’s content that makes it particularly notable‚ here the power struggle between Jane and Rochester is exemplified as Jane’s inferior social standing and desire
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develop the Character of Amanda Wingfield in Act One of The Glass Menagerie? During Act One of The Glass Menagerie‚ Amanda Wingfield faces the revelation that her daughter Laura has not been attending business college‚ but has instead been “going out walking”‚ and after a brief period of despondency decides that Laura needs to get married. Throughout‚ it is clear that Williams intends for Amanda to be seen as misguided rather than malicious; her motivation for actions that have disastrous consequences
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was using the play as a way to reveal human nature as it relates to family. Tom Wingfield narrates the story as he looks back on the time before he leaves home. The setting is an apartment that Tom shares with his mother‚ Amanda‚ and his sister‚ Laura. The apartment is located in a large complex representing
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leaves the table to go smoke a cigarette on the fire escape. Amanda tells Laura her story of the old days when she received seventeen gentlemen callers in one day. The next day Amanda finds out that Laura has dropped out of business school‚ and confronts her‚ Laura explains that she could not handle the class and has been out walking every day. Amanda sits down with Laura and asks if “she ever liked a boy”?‚ Laura points to a picture in her yearbook. Later that evening Amanda and Tom argue
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collection‚ representing variety. The glass menagerie serves as a means of fantasy and escape for Laura. She draws into a private world of illusion where she finds the comfort and meaning that the real world does not seem to offer. The private world in which she lives is populated by glass animals—objects that‚ like Laura’s inner life‚ the incredibly fanciful and dangerously delicate. It is clear that Laura doesn’t fit in or has no place in the "modern world" and that she is like the unicorn‚ both before
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Goblin Market Goblin Market is the story of two sisters‚ Laura and Lizzie‚ who return to their childhood nursery after many years’ absence. Dressed in deep mourning and surrounded by piles of old toys and books‚ a rocking horse and a doll’s house‚ they both discover and invent the world of their adolescence from an adult perspective. Similar to Eve in the Garden of Eden‚ this poem illustrates how woman of the Victorian era were drawn to temptation. This poem also examines the sexuality and
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mother of Tom and Laura relies on her son to keep up with the bill and on her daughter to get her education and find a husband. Meanwhile all tom wants to do is leave as his father did so he could seek adventure and Laura has dropped out of school and is trying her best to exclude reality. This dramatic play is full of deception and is used as a motif throughout. Laura deceives her mother‚ Amanda‚ by dropping out of school and pretending to be there all day. Jim deceives Laura by flirting
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Goblin Market has many recurring themes within its context. Perhaps one of the most prominent ones is that of sisterly comradery and love. From the beginning of the poem‚ it is evident that Lizzie and Laura’s relationship is close. Laura looks up to Lizzie‚ and Lizzie is very protective of her younger sister. The relationship they share is reflective of the friendships shared between women during Christina Rossetti’s lifetime. Lizzie‚ being the wiser‚ older sister knows already the wiles of the
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