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    In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte‚ there are many characters that are foils to each other. Foils have different values and morals‚ and often has a difference is dress and appearance. They enhance the story with new perspectives and images. The point of foils is for each character to highlight each other‚ Blanch Ingram and Jane Eyre and Miss Temple and Aunt Reed are parallels of each other. As soon as Jane Eyre encounters Blanch Ingram it is very obvious that they are complete opposites

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    Throughout the story Kate Chopin portrays Mrs. Mallard was actually happy that her husband died and that leaded to her tragic death‚ “The Joy That Kills.”(Chopin 517). On the other hand the play Trifles‚ has the same moral as‚ “the story of an hour” but a completely different outcome. This play is about a couple that does not take any part in the play‚ and we only learn about them throughout the character’s dialogue. As in the story Mr. Wright is killed by his wife Mrs. Wright. The way the play closes shows

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    In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Benvolio and Tybalt are considered a dramatic foil. Benvolio is a peacemaker. Tybalt is one who looks for fights. Tybalt and Benvolio are complete opposites. In the opening scene‚ Benvolio and Mercutio are out in the town when Tybalt approaches them. Benvolio tries to stop a fight to break out but draws his sword out of sheer protection as stated‚ “I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword‚ or manage it to part these men with me.” (1.1.61-62).

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    effected into action. The short dramatic play‚ “Trifles‚” by Susan Glaspell showcases the repression of American women by a male dominated society during the late 1800’s. The protagonist‚ Minnie Wright‚ remains unseen throughout the play. Just as women of the playwright’s time were silenced in matters that affected their day-to day lives‚ Minnie is helpless to defend herself and is instead‚ defended through the exposure of her circumstances. “Trifles” reminds the audience that women are not to be

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    Trifles and I Want A Wife are allegories explaining the oppression of being a woman and a wife. Women being assumed to work in the house show that gender stereotypes do exist. After the men leave the kitchen‚ the women discuss things about Mrs. Wright such as who she was before she had met her husband; Minnie Foster. Mrs. Peters then questions the request Mrs. Wright makes for her apron‚ “She said she wanted an apron. Funny thing to want‚ for there isn’t much to get you dirty in jail‚ goodness knows

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    Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles”‚ takes place in an abandoned farmhouse‚ where the owner‚ Mrs. Wright‚ had allegedly murdered her husband. The play is mainly based around Mrs. Hale‚ the wife of the man who found Mr. Wright‚ and Mrs. Peters who is the wife of the sheriff‚ who is investigating the murder. The women mainly stay in the kitchen‚ while their misogynist husbands investigate‚ however the women are the ones who solve the crime. Susan Glaspell’s theme of “Trifles” was how marriage can strip

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    In the play “A Man for All Seasons” by Robert Bolt the character Sir Thomas Mores characteristics are brought out by a couple of other characters in the play. Thomas More encounters characters in situations that really bring out the personality of Thomas More. One of these characters is Richard Rich. This character clearly helps the reader with understanding Thomas More better and better as they interact with each other in the play. This character contrasts from Thomas More by the way More believes

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    There are many foils used for the antagonist Hamlet in the play Hamlet‚ written by Shakespeare. We get a list of characters that amplify all Hamlet’s distinct qualities by the contrast of their own. Laertes bears one of the strongest contrast with Hamlet. Laertes and Ophelia being the children of Polonius- the chief counselor for the late Hamlet Sr‚ grew up in the castle with Hamlet. They all developed a close relationships with one another and a sense of loyalty. However‚ a mutiny within the kingdom

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    Observing Aluminum Foil Lab Alexandra Bellissimo Mrs. Taylor D1P4 Date preformed: September 11th 2014 Date of Submission: September 19th 2014 The purpose of this experiment is to calculate the thickness of aluminum foil in centimeters. In this lab we measured the thickness by plugging in the quantitative properties of our piece of aluminum foil into the equation for volume and then isolated “h” to solve for height. The thinking behind this method is that by using

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    BETWEEN THE FENCES AND TRIFLES PLAY “Trifles”‚ is an acclaimed play by Susan Glaspell which has been studied widely in theatre. The play was first shown in 1916.The play is acknowledged as one of the earliest feminist dramas and as an engrossing and compelling story. The play is about two women‚ Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters who slowly unravel the cause of a gruesome murder‚ as the men are blinded by lack of sensitivity and their ignorance. The women take a deep look into the “trifles” of the suspect in

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