plethora of literary techniques and strengths integrated within itself that separates it from other novels and work in tandem with the plot to form an enjoyable novel. A significant technique used in Lord of the flies is its multitude of motifs. Two of these many motifs include power and savagery and are brought up many times in the novel. The use of these literary techniques are to emphasize the insanity the boys on the island go through. In our pastiche we wrote an alternate ending to Lord of the flies
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things we can’t touch like love‚ loyalty‚ freedom‚ friendship‚ and imagination that are concealed within everyone’s lives. These universal ideas can also be motifs; a motif is a dominant idea or distinctive feature in an artistic or literary composition. Motifs are used to teach a lesson to others throughout out dance‚ art‚ or literature. Motifs have been around and hidden in literature for a very long time. Almost 3‚000 years ago there was a tale told by Homer‚ his story is now translated into an
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In the story their are four motifs that take place in the play of hamlet. Revenge‚ decay & corruption‚ sanity vs insanity‚ and appearance vs reality. introduced in Act One. Queen Gertrude asks Hamlet why he is still so heavily mourning the death of his father‚ claiming that he seems to be grieving more than is necessary. He responds to this by saying ‘Seems‚ madam! nay it is‚ I know not ‘seems’’ (Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ line 78)‚ highlighting the idea that there can be a schism between what things appear
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Throughout the novel‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ several motifs are used as a way to bring a deeper meaning to quotes that may see you uninteresting from the surface. One very prominent motif in this novel is dreams and premonitions. These motifs are used throughout the novel as ways to introduce foreshadowing and insight into what characters may expect to happen. Most of the occurrences where dreams and premonitions appear are when characters are looking forward to an event or occurrence
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In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare the “To Be or Not To Be”soliloquy has a strong connection of growth and uncertainty that is shown throughout the text using a motif and repetition of life and death and the simple and difficult ways of life. Throughout the text the motif and repetition of death is displayed. When hamlet is talking about death he os making death sound like the better option in his case. In the text Hamlet says “No more; and by sleep to say we end/ the heartache‚ and the
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WITCHES TREACHERY MURDER BLOOD FAITHLESSNESS DECEPTION AMBITION Mrs. Moulton • British Literature Macbeth A tragedy By William Shakespeare The Rise and Fall of a Great Man Mrs. Moulton • British Literature The Scottish Play is based loosely on an episode from history‚ the death of King Duncan at the hands of his kinsman Macbeth. Mrs. Moulton • British Literature Source of the play Shakespeare’s source for his story is Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England‚ Scotland and
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Great Gatsby‚ we follow a “commoner” around in a very rich environment. We witness the absurd and strange events that occur in East and West Egg‚ Valley of Ashes‚ and New York. Fitzgerald’s use of reoccurring motifs shows readers the characteristics of public and private parties. This motif ties all the events together‚ leading readers to make subconscious assumptions. At times of a big party or small meals‚ readers can expect alternate personas or the revealing of carefully guarded secrets.
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Desdemona and Othello’s relationship. As a result‚ the twisted heaven and hell imagery used near the end of Othello reflects the eventual break down of Othello and Desdemona’s marriage. Thus‚ in Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the connotation of the religious motifs throughout are used to develop the idea that even the most loving couples have their flaws leaving them vulnerable to the destructive powers of jealousy brought on by the manipulative influences of others‚ resulting in suspicion and ultimately betrayal
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The Blood Bankers’ Legal Handbook The Blood Bankers’ Legal Handbook The Blood Bankers’ Legal Handbook The Blood Bankers’ Legal Handbook ’ Legal Handbook By M.L Sarin Senior Advocate Honorary Legal Adviser to The Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology And The Blood Bank Society‚ Chandigarh Assisted by Harpreet Singh Giani Advocate March 2003 Dedicated to Mrs. Kanta Saroop Krishen A pioneer in the field of Voluntary Blood Donation in
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childhood. The narration Holden gives of his life highlights his conflict on how to merge the two worlds. Salinger uses motifs in the novel to deliver the theme of isolation. On of the key motif that Salinger uses is the motif of death to communicate Holden’s isolation because of his own unique experiences and thoughts. Holden’s isolation is revealed throughout the novel as the motif of death weaves itself in Holden’s narration. At the beginning of the novel Holden begins to show his unwillingness
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