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    English Lexicology‚ Moscow Moscow: Higher School Pub. House‚ 1979.  2. Smirnitskii‚ A. I.‚ Essentials of Russian grammar‚ Moscow: Higher School Pub. House‚ 1970.  3. Maugham‚ W. S.‚ Cakes and ale; The painted veil; Liza of Lambeth; The razor ’s edge; Theatre; The moon and sixpence‚ New York‚ N.Y. : Octopus/Heinemann‚ 1980. 4. Maugham‚ W. S.‚ The moon and sixpence (translation in Armenian)‚ Yerevan: Luys‚ 1989.

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    the escape summary

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    The text under consideration is the short story “The Escape” written by a famous English writer Somerset Maugham. The plot of the story is quite simple‚ though interesting. The protagonist of the story is a young‚ clever‚ well-mannered man rolling in money – Roger Charing. He’s such a gentleman to his fingertips‚ that once he so graciously managed to get rid of a woman‚ that nobody even noticed. He‚ our impeccable man‚ falls in love with Ruth Barlow‚ an unfortunate woman who was twice a widow

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    Encouraged various near –contemporary poets‚ undergraduates at the time. The influence of her early work can be felt in the apprentice work of Alan Brwonjohn and of Anthony Thwaite who in reviewing her Collected Poems called her ‘ one of the two best living English poets under forty- five.’the other was Larkin. (Schmidt 346-47) Jennings met several women poets during this time including Anne Ridler‚ Adrienne Rich‚ and Kathleen Raine. Anne Ridler had shown a great interest in her

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    Painted Veil

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    Romantic tales can take many forms; some are sugary sweet with illogical storylines and even more illogical conclusions. The film The Painted Veil (2006) by director John Curran‚ an adaptation of the W. Somerset Maugham novel‚ forgoes sugar for pungent truths. This story is steeped in the painful emotions of betrayal‚ resentment and the realities of marrying for the wrong reasons. Viewers are taken on a visually stunning and emotionally charged journey to the meat of the heart where love is not always

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    Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (French pronunciation: [ɡi də mopasã]) (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer and considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protégé of Flaubert‚ Maupassant’s stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient‚ effortless dénouement. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s and several describe the futility of war and the innocent civilians who‚ caught in the conflict

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    Mr Know All

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    Mr. know all William Somerset Maugham was a British playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. Maugham’s style is clear-cut and elegant. The attitude of the novelist to his character seems mostly to be cynically sarcastic. A play upon contrasts and contradictions lies at the basis of Maugham’s sarcastic method in portraying his characters. The author often thought upon the problems of relationship

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    Mr. Know-All by W. Somerset Maugham This story deals with prejudice‚ hasty judgements and stereotypes. The story examines the relationships that develop when people are confined to a ship (which is a small sample of society) for an extended period of time. The writer criticizes the racial prejudices and snobbish attitude of the British people. He tries to show why people are disliked and prejudiced against and at the same time makes the reader look closely at the character of the narrator‚ who

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    She is oppressed in her marriage. In the hour of the story Louise realizes life is a many different things. She takes Brently’s death as a release emotionally‚ physically‚ and mentally. Seems Louise’s heart trouble is conditional to her relationship with Brentley and the marriage. I know from reading the story there is a hint of relief in his death. Louise only wants to be free of Brently and a bad marriage. There is never stated that Louise has no feelings or love for Brently only that the choice

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    sober‚ goes down the stairs‚ into the living room to be greeted by ROSE and her friends: her boyfriend‚ JOHN; MARK; and twins LISA and LOUISE. JOHN and MARK look quite similar in that they’re both tall and have brunette hair‚ except MARK has the sides of his head shaved. LISA and LOUISE are completely identical‚ but have different colors. LISA has black hair‚ while LOUISE has blonde hair. ROSE Hey Charlie. I want you to meet my friends. This is my boyfriend John‚ and his best friend‚ Mark. JOHN and

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    one of the feminist masterwork in the world. In the short story‚ Louise was excited that she would no longer have to bend to her husband ’s will. She was briefly described as "young‚ with a fair‚ calm face‚ whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength" (49). After she learned the death of her husband‚ she was sad at first. However‚ she quickly started to feel a kind of uncertain sense of freedom. The happiness‚ which Louise gained by the death of her husband‚ was so strong that‚ when she

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