BOOK REPORT: THE DIARY OF LADY MURASAKI SHIKIBU The author who brought to us The Tale of Genji‚ a novel now regarded as the first written novel in history‚ left behind an arguably more treasurable artifact: a diary that opens a window into history. The Diary of Lady Murasaki by Lady Murasaki Shikibu gives the reader a glimpse of the imperial court during eleventh century Japan and presents the past in an illuminated vision. Being an attendant in the imperial court‚ Lady Murasaki is frequently involved
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The Dragon Lady flew through the air at a maximum altitude of seventy-thousand feet snapping high quality photographs for the Central Intelligence Agency back in the United States. At altitudes limiting the effect of enemy air defense missiles the Dragon Lady flew mission after mission providing images of Soviet missile systems and other military apparatus. On May 1‚ 1960‚ advanced Soviet air defense missiles shot down the first Dragon Lady with its pilot‚ Francis Gary Powers‚ over Soviet territory
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Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth is cunning. As quoted “ You want to have the greatest prize in life‚ but you act like a coward. You are like a silly cat who wants to catch fish‚‚ but is afraid to get it’s feet wet.” This shows that Lady Macbeth is very scornful over Macbeth and know that his weakness is him not being able to stand people’s insults of him. Lady Macbeth gains control of Macbeth thoughts through insulting him‚ which makes him want to prove her wrong by doing things lady Macbeth ask him to
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The Tiger or the Lady? In the story‚ “The Tiger or the Lady” by Frank Stockton”‚ a young handsome man‚ whom the princess was in loved with‚ was accused of committing the horrible crime of loving the beautiful‚ barbaric princess. Therefore‚ he was sent to the King’s Arena‚ where he shall be put to death. The “semi- barbaric king” (1) found that this joy of human torture was most genial‚ bringing great pleasure to his hateful heart and empty soul. Now in this court justice system‚ if the accused
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what is said is the opposite of what is meant. Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something that a character does not know. There are many stories that use irony to make them more interesting such as "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote‚ "The Lady‚ or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton‚ "Thank You‚ M’am" by Langston Hughes and "The
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Lady Feeding the Cats follows a two-sonnet structure consisting of 14 lines. Stewart utilises varied rhyming schemes and poetic techniques euphony‚ personification‚ descriptive language‚ rhyme and romanticism. The structure of the poem is a sonnet with no fixed rhyming scheme. The title of the poem is often a significant guide to its meaning and here the contrast between ‘lady’ and ‘cats’. Lady alludes to upper class‚ posh and beauty. The irony being
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Lady Macbeth is evil In my opinion‚ Lady Macbeth is portrayed by Shakespeare as an evil character‚ as she shows great ambition‚ she values power and wealth over human life‚ and she demonstrates cruelty throughout the play. Firstly‚ Lady Macbeth’s evil character is demonstrated by the reckless ambition she shows. ‘That no compunctious visitings of nature shake my fell purpose‚ nor keep peace between the effect and it!’ she states. This shows that Lady Macbeth is willing to do anything to accomplish
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force him to keep wanted to want more and to become king. The sirens lure people and control their minds. During Lady Macbeth’s monologue‚ while she is reading the letter from Macbeth‚ the Concerto is played because it gives the notion that something is about to happen soon. It acts as the calm before the storm‚ that being the idea of killing Duncan along with actual doing. Like said by Lady Macbeth‚ “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor; and shalt be [w]hat thou art promised”. Now he is Thane of Cawdor‚ but
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Juliet: Jenna Lady capulet: Arshdeep Mary/ serventServant(mary): Saphia Servent MARRY (offstage) Hey‚! Are you awake? JULIET Who is calling my name? Is it Marry marry? Why is she coming here at this time? LADY CAPULET and the marry enters. Servent MARRY What’s going on‚ Juliet? JULIET I am not well LADY CAPULET Will you cry about your cousin being dead forever? He is gone. Are you trying to wash him out of his grave with your tears? You can’t bring him back to life. So stop crying. A little
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Imagine yourself in front of two identical doors; each door with something totally different inside‚ that will decide your fate. In the story‚ “The Lady or the Tiger”‚ by Frank Stockton‚ a young man is judged because of his love for the King’s daughter. The man is put in prison and sent to the arena to be judged. While being judged he looks to the princess for guidance. The princess’s selfish heart‚ her hatred toward the woman‚ and her belief that she can see her love again in paradise causes her
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