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turned to Gurov her eyes were shining. She talked a great deal and asked disconnected questions‚ forgetting next moment what she had asked; then she dropped her lorgnette in the crush.” (Chekhov‚ sec. 2) This paragraph not only shows the theme of the story and the European realistic style‚ but also shows the way Chekhov uses the setting and metaphors to portray the mood and thoughts of the characters.
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Thematic Essay: The Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov was very talented in that he could convey well the emotion and the suspense with each and every situation of his stories. In Anton Chekhov’s short story‚ "The Lottery Ticket"‚ Ivan Dmitritch and his wife imagine the vast splendors that would come had they won the lottery. Shown in this condensed work‚ Ivan and his wife realize that they have changing attitudes toward each other and their all important family. In the beginning‚
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�PAGE � �PAGE �4� In the short story "Misery" by Anton Chekhov‚ I identified the problem of loneliness‚ as the absence of reciprocal understanding. I feel the love that A. Chekhov expresses to the ordinary person like Iona Potapov. The author writes about little things that mean a lot. Deep thoughts are hiding under true life twists and turns. Chekhov tells us a story of the main character‚ penurious Iona Potapov. He‚ as a sledge driver‚ meets various types of people and spends most of his time
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Wow! 7‚883‚995 minutes sure is a long time to spend in solitary confinement‚ and then not even hang around for the final five minutes to reclaim your prize. The title of this story is "The Bet"‚ and is written by Anton Chekhov. In this story‚ a man takes part in a bet for two million dollars‚ under the conditions that he stays in solitary confinement for fifteen years. The man‚ whom we come to know as "the prisoner"‚ stays in confinement for almost fifteen years when‚ with only five minutes remaining
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Critique of an Author: Anton Chekhov As a man who had the capability to juggle two careers‚ medicine and writing‚ there is little doubt that Anton Chekov is anything less than an intelligent man. Although the author is known to sketch his characters with morality and mindfulness behind them‚ he often chooses to portray human weakness‚ faults‚ and ignorance in them as well. Within the short story‚ The Lady with the Dog‚ Chekov uses adultery to show temptation of mankind as well as two people who are
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“To my Sister” by William Wordsworth William Wordsworth has a bibliography of an interesting way to how he became of lover for poetry. On April 7‚ 1770‚ William Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth‚ Cumbria‚ England. Wordsworth’s mother died when he was eight‚ for this being the first major death in his life‚ it challenged him and shaped his life from there on. Wordsworth attended Hawkshead Grammar School‚ where his love of poetry was firmly established. While he was at Hawkshead‚ Wordsworth’s father
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Since I’ve been reading so much Shakespeare lately‚ I can’t help but think of the two playwrights together. Shakespeare and Chekhov are my two favorite dramatists (which makes me feel a bit conventional‚ but sometimes conventions come about for good reasons)‚ and they both share a profound ability to create fully rounded‚ psychologically complex characters. What interests me most in theater--really in all literature--the way a good writer can suggest the inner life of a particular individual.
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‘Sister Maude’ by Christina Rossetti Learning objectives: AO1: respond to texts critically and imaginatively‚ select and evaluate textual detail to illustrate and support interpretations. AO2: explain how language‚ structure and form contribute to writers’ presentation of ideas‚ themes and settings. Pre-reading Activity P A I R Let’s focus on the word ‘sister’. Think of any fairy tales‚ films‚ books‚ celebrities‚ sports women‚ pop groups‚ songs or television programmes where there
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conflict but also happiness. Fugui is introduced as a wealthy man that inherited his ancestors 100 mu of land. His family was in a very good position‚ but Fugui knew he had a lot of money and he would jump at every chance he got to gamble some. Money plays a major rule in attaining happiness‚ but the happiness is only temporary. Fugui’s story proves that no matter how much money he had in his possession‚ it will never buy him true happiness. Fugui took after his ancestors and not only was born rich
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