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    monuments of a remarkable age. The greatness of Shakespeare’s achievement was largely made possible by the work of his immediate predecessors‚ Sidney and Spenser. <br> <br>Shakespeare’s sonnets are intensely personal and are records of his hopes and fears‚ love and friendships‚ infatuations and disillusions that in turn acquire a universal quality through their intensity. <br> <br>The vogue of the sonnet in the Elizabethan age was brief but was very intense. Sir Thomas Wyatt and The Earl of Surrey brought

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    Love is an important theme in the famous novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Jane’s love for Rochester is clearly noticeable throughout the novel. But Jane’s true love for Rochster becomes appearent in only a few of her actions and emotions. Although it may seem Rochester manipulated her heart’s desire‚ this can be disproven in her actions towards him. Jane followed her heart in the end‚ by returning to Rochester. Jane’s true love for Roshester becomes appearant during her walks with him

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    The Theme of Love and Hate William Shakespeare is a famous author of many popular plays. Shakespeare plays are still famous today‚ and studied in schools and drama clubs everywhere. The most famous play written by William Shakespeare is Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet‚ there are such extreme opposite opinions about love and hate. In scene 1‚ act 1‚ Romeo says “Being purged‚ a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes; Being vex’d a sea nourish’d with lovers’ tears: What is it else? A madness

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    of characters and the events that occur‚ whereas the movies leave out information and sometimes deter the moral of the story. In the movie and book; Elle S’appleait Sarah‚ it can be seen that movies based on books do not portray the same events and themes occurred. Ultimately this takes away from emotions one feels towards certain situations. Differences can be seen in the relationships between certain characters. Also the way traits of certain characters are shown. Moreover‚ some events that happened

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    In the novel “Love Letters to the Dead”‚ by Ava Dellaira there are many themes and motifs in the novel. The one that stands out the most is Coming of Age. In the novel the main character is Laurel ‚ she is a 12 year old girl who is starting her first year in high school. Through the novel she is trying to find herself and figure out how to deal with the loss of her sister‚ May. May was Laureles Older sister who Laurel looked up to. May was fearless and reckless as she was growing up and Laurel knew

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    Twelfth Night: Theme of Love In the play "Twelfth Night‚" Shakespeare explores and illustrates the emotion of love with precise detail. According to "Webster’s New World Dictionary‚" love is defined as "a strong affection or liking for someone." Throughout the play Shakespeare examines three different types of love: true love‚ self love and friendship. "Twelfth Night" consists of many love triangles‚ however many of the characters who are tangled up in the web of love are blind to see that their

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    What does it mean to grow up? Many people have their own opinion on what it means to grow up. Some people describe growing up as getting taller‚ or as getting older‚ but most would say that people grow up when they become more mature. To be more mature is basically to act more as an adult and less as a child‚ so people take them more seriously. For some kids this happens when they’re between fifteen and nineteen; for others this could happen way earlier‚ or way later. It all depends on how kids are

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    This study analyzes two stories outlined in the two books; New Year’s Sacrifice by Lu Xun and Love in a Fallen City by Eileen Chang. The two stories describe experiences of two women who go through different experiences that define their future. They suffer the adverse effects of traditional Chinese customs and practices though one has a happy ending while the other suffers to the very end. Though they lived in different cities and at various time‚ it is evident how society built prejudices against

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    The Necklace Sacrifice

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    The Magi and The Necklace. The main one being the theme of sacrifice. In The Gift of The Magi both Jim Dillingham Young and Della Young forfeited what they treasured most‚ but‚ they treasured something even more‚ love. Due to both Della and Jim loving one another‚ they gave up and sacrificed for each other. This is similar to The Necklace in such that Mathilde’s husband‚ M. Loisel‚ cares very much for Mathilde and has proven this. He proves his love time and time again through buying Mathilde whatever

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    Charles Dickens inserts a theme of love into the novel. Not always intimate love‚ and some times the complete lack of love‚ is used. Joe‚ Mrs. Havisham‚ and Magwitch are all themselves capable of different types of love. Dickens examines three kinds of love as seen in Joe‚ Miss Havisham‚ and Magwitch. First‚ love as seen with Joe. The home Pip grows up in‚ under the domineering hand of Mrs. Joe‚ isn’t exactly bursting with love. Only Joe seems to translate his love for Pip into kind behavior‚

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