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    all the mistresses during the Versailles Period‚ Madame de Pompadour is quite special‚ not only because she was able to keep Louis XV’s heart for such a long time as a commoner‚ but also because of her influence on art‚ architecture‚ culture‚ politics… This kind of influence can still be found in remains in modern France‚ mainly in form of painting and decoration of Rococo style. There were so many mistresses in French history‚ but this one‚ Madame de Pompadour was quite a woman of influence. The

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    we feel even more secluded. This theme is present in both “The Cherry Orchard” by Antonin Chekov and “St. Lucy’s School for Girls Raised by Wolves” by Karen Russell. In the works‚ main characters Madame Ranevsky and wolf-girl Mirabella are forced to adapt to a change they don’t want to undergo. Madame Ranevsky‚ who lived her life on a cherry orchard‚ is being asked to sell her home and to move on to a new life‚ one more urban and less extravagant. Mirabella‚ the youngest of the wolf girls‚ is sent

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    connects all characters in one way or another. One character in particular‚ Madame Defarge‚ links most others together in her crazy quest for justice. In Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities‚ Madame Defarge responds to an injustice in a negative way after the harming of her family and goes about the wrong way of trying to get revenge‚ which in turn contributes to the overall plot of the story as a whole. Madame Defarge’s search for justice for her family is gone about in the wrong way. She

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    characters (Mad­ame Chalon‚ Luchaire‚ Jean-Marie Villerois‚ etc)‚ the titles “Madame”‚ “Monsieur”‚ the names of dishes and drinks (’Dindonneau Forci aux Marrons’‚ ’Omelette en Surprise a la Napolitaine’‚ Dubonnet etc)‚ the name of the town (Villefranche) and eventually‚ by the phrase‚ where the character directly points at her citizenship: “Murderess I may be‚ Inspector‚ but also a French woman”. In the second part of the story Madame Chalon narrates about

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    Defarges that there is a spy in their neighborhood. He gives them a description of his appearance‚ as well as his name- John Barsad. Madame Defarge decides to knit his name into the register. When they finally arrive at their home‚ Madame Defarge counts the money that was made while they were away and Defarge concedes to his fears and doubts about the revolution. Madame Defarge encourages him in her comparison of the revolution to lightning and earthquakes. Lightning storms and earthquakes both take

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    Love and hatred were almost the major link which linked all the characters and events together throughout the novel. By portraying the relationships and conflicts between the Manettes‚ Defarge‚ Carton and Evremonde‚ Charles Dickens has successfully shown that the vigorous tenacity of love is always so much stronger than hate. The first incident that Dickens has portrayed to show the power of love was‚ Lucie restored love and life to Dr. Manette‚ who has suffered a lot from his 18 years imprisonment

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    In the short story “Janus”‚ by Ann Beattie‚ the central character is not a real character at all‚ but in fact is an inanimate object.   The cream colored ceramic bowl serves as the main character throughout the story‚ and is correlated to the Roman God “Janus” that is identified primarily with doors or other places of passage‚ and is also represented as being two faced.   Janus is one of two characters with names‚ which is also evident of her importance throughout the story.   The author uses the

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    restaurant‚ Mansion Mumbai. Or so it seems‚ until the cold and competitive owner‚ Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren)‚ of Le Saule Pleureur‚ the restaurant across the street‚ declares war on them making their lives miserable. The dispute between the two restaurant owners begins to escalate until Hassan’s passion for French cuisine‚ and for sous chef Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon)‚ resolves their problems. Ultimately‚ Papa and Madame Mallory work together to help Hassan become one of the best chefs in all France

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    male form. Lives by his own rules and with not a care in the world. Madison and I were able to visit the Madame Tussauds London museum while on our trip to London just recently‚ thanks to the kind folks of Merlin Entertainment. Since this is most likely the only way we’ll ever get to the meet the Royal Family we just had to do it. Now if you’re thinking all wax museums are the same‚ well Madame Tussauds London is on a whole new level of awesome. I’ve

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    incorporates the three unique characters Miss Pross‚ Madame Defarge‚ and the seamstress to illustrate the themes of the power of love‚ revenge‚ and injustice in regards to the

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