abode — which covers 70 percent of the Earth’s surface — remained unexplored. They also said one of the world’s first deep-sea human submersibles‚ Alvin‚ was built in 1964. Alvin made more than 4‚400 dives. Another is that the deepest stretch of the Mariana Trench (a region deeper below sea level than the height of
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“The Lotos-Eaters” “Courage!” he said‚ and pointed toward the land‚ “This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon.” In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon. All round the coast the languid air did swoon‚ Breathing like one that hath a weary dream. Full-faced above the valley stood the moon; And like a downward smoke‚ the slender stream Along the cliff to fall and pause and fall did seem. A land of streams! some‚ like a downward smoke
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The Lady of Shallot is a story written by Alfred Tennyson and published in 1842. This poem is superb because of it’s elusiveness and sense of mystery. However‚ because of these traits‚ it is very diffucult to analyze. Although presented with these difficulties‚ The Lady of Shallot has many purposely contradictory images that are shown throughout the poem. One notable example of a contradictory image would be when the Lady of Shalott is weaving her tapestry and looking at Camelot through her mirror
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present to know; and Ragozine happens to die in prison the day a head is needed to substitute for Claudio’s. The play also ends on several merry notes‚ consistent with the definition of comedy. For example‚ Angelo’s life is spared and he is forgiven; Mariana is married to Angelo; the Duke punishes Lucio humorously with marriage; Barnardine is pardoned; and Claudio is saved. The parallels between Measure for Measure and three other Shakespearean comedies‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ As You Like It‚ and Twelfth
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play and its conclusion are all result of the substitutions and mistaken or secret identities within the plot. The Duke’s disguise as a friar‚ Angelo’s alteration from his public self to his private self‚ and the bed trick involving Isabella and Mariana are all major contributions to the plot of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure to such extent that these occurrences are what make the play significant and satirical of social and political
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Scene one and TwoThe major characters and situations are laid out. The plot revolves around the new leader’s treatment of sexual offenses‚ particularly fornication‚ which is considered a sin. The characters also fit into groups depending on their opinions about sexual behavior. Claudio is the middle-of-the-road thinker‚ not involved in prostitution and possessing only noble beliefs about his relationship with Juliet‚ but unable to prevent himself from desiring her sexually and therefore culpable
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Tennyson and Browning‚ in their poems "The Lady of Shallot" and "My Last Duchess‚" show‚ through their diction and symbolism‚ how women are first objectified and finally positioned in patriarchal society. The Lady of Shallot is looking through her mirror as a way to experience the exterior world outside of her harsh castle domicile. She also "weaveth steadily‚ And little other care hath she" (lines 43-44). The Lady was creating a tapestry; a beautiful piece of artwork she is confined to create
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Plot Summaries “The Lady of Shallot” begins with a description of a field by a river that leads to Camelot. Then‚ there is an island in the middle of the river called the Island of Shallot‚ with a castle on it. In the castle lives the Lady of Shallot‚ who no one every sees but sometimes hear. Part two describes the Lady of Shallot. She is cursed and weaves. She cannot look out of her window‚ but she can see through a magic mirror. She weaves what she sees. Then‚ Sir Lancelot rides by the island
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In this semester‚ we’ve learned Homer’s work” odyssey. While in another course I take‚ I studied another work done by Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson called Ulysses which is based on the story of Odyssey. Now I want to make some analysis and contrasts between the two works. I think the biggest difference between the works is the features of the main character so now; I am going to analyze the traits of the main character. Odysseus in Odyssey is a combination of the self-made‚ self-assured man and the
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sailing and searching for new lands‚ rather than just be the king of his homeland. Are there similarities and also differences between both poems‚ I believe there is and will explain why. The poems “Ulysses” and “Odysseus” written by Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson and W.S. Merwin‚ are somewhat very similar and we can compare them as well. In the poem “Ulysses”‚ Odysseus is talking to us. He basically talks about how he would rather pass on the throne to his son Telemachus‚ and rather travel abroad to find
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