thing still sits all clumpy and heavy looking as she readjusts it in her own arms. "Nothing‚ really." I don’t push it. "You’re Ophelia‚ huh?" She sighs as if it’s a bad thing‚ repeating me. "The one and only‚" I know this girl like everyone in the school knows her. She sits with the people who hate me and laughs with them and maybe get’s drunk with them too. Ophelia Waters is a big shot because she was the only one person who knew how to do something useful of all her friends‚ and that was rollerblading
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Loss of Innocence in Burn my Heart Burn My Heart a novel by Beverly Naidoo portrays two boys of different races in a racist country. Mathew is friends with both Mugo and Lance. The biggest difference between Lance and Mugo is that Mugo is poor and has no friends while Lance is rich and very popular. Mathew needs Lance to be his friend so he gains some popularity whilst Mugo has always been his loyal friend. Mugo is always there for Mathew and he always listen to what Mathew wants sometimes giving
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Even as a minor character in the play Hamlet‚ the character Ophelia plays a vital part in the development of both the plot and thematic ideas. However‚ Ophelia is an extremely complicated character as she can be read in many different ways. This in effect causes the readers or audience to be more insightful and gain a greater understanding of the plot and thematic ideas in the play such as "Love and Loyalty‚" and "Madness." When exploring the character of Ophelia we must take into consideration personal
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Society is filled with corrupt adults‚ which makes it inevitable for the loss of childhood innocence as children enter into the adult world. Some say that society can change and take a turn for the better‚ and though it may not be filled with honest‚ pure hearted people‚ it can be more genuine and more about the heart and less about success and materialistic pursuits. Others say that society cannot change and that it will continue to be corrupt and filled with selfish individuals‚ regardless of
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Ophelia has been known as "the good daughter." She does whatever is asked of her by any male figure in her life. In the list of characters found in the lay she is simply listed the "daughter of Polonius." This implies that she is a minor character who still "belongs" to her father. Amanda Mabillard believes that it is out of love that Ophelia obeys her father’s and brother’s every desire (Mabillard‚ "Ophelia"). However‚ many believe that it is not out of "love" that prompts her obedience‚ but fear
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Jonathan Robinson English Comp II Mark Barnes April 19‚ 2013 “The Madness & Death of Ophelia” Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark: By; William Shakespeare In Hamlet‚ Shakespeare makes it clear that Prince Hamlet is insane or at least on the verge of “madness.” However‚ Ophelia (daughter of Polonius‚ King of Denmark) begins to go mad‚ as well‚ after Hamlet kills her father‚ and the other numerous tragedies that plague her like a black cloud hovering about until her untimely death. In this literary
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Ophelia is a young woman who is the daughter of Polonius and the sister of Laertes. In the play‚ Ophelia is caught between her obedience to her father and her love for Hamlet‚ which results in tragic consequences. As a character who perfectly represents the “good girl” schema‚ Ophelia is the quintessential obedient daughter‚ a role demanded of all young women in the early 17th century. Her obedient nature can be seen in repeated quotes such as – “I shall obey my Lord‚” as she complies with her father’s
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Stewart Drama Essay 4-28-2013 Ophelia: The Victim of Hamlet’s Actions William Shakespeare’s production‚ Hamlet‚ is based off of tragedy and revenge. Prince Hamlet learns that the mournful death of his father is indeed a purposely carried out plan devised by no other than his uncle Claudius. Claudius murders the king for selfish intentions of taking over the throne along with King Hamlet’s wife‚ Gertrude. He is successful in following out his disposition. Hamlet devotes his soul and mind to efforts
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character in the novel‚ Ophelia deserves special attention from the reader because she is treated as a surrogate for Stowe’s intended audience. It’s as if Stowe conceived an imaginary picture of her intended reader‚ then brought that reader into the book as a character. Ophelia embodies what Stowe considered a widespread Northern problem; the white person who opposes slavery on a theoretical level but feels racial prejudice and hatred in the presence of an actual black slave. Ophelia detests slavery‚
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always said that I was born running‚ which of course is preposterous but a nice thought. My street is just around the corner and I can see the glowing sign of Published‚ my father’s bookstore‚ pub‚ coffee shop‚ concert venue hybrid monster. “Ophelia!” Mrs. Humphrey waves at me from her open window as I pass. Slowing my pace I jog over to where the older woman was leaning out the window watering the scattered plants in the planter. She is using her long reach kitchen faucet from the sink by
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