“The Duchess and the Jeweller”‚ a story by Virginia Wolf‚ tells the tale of Oliver Bacon a man who grew up very poor but ended up a master jeweler with very rich and titled customers. Although his outward appearance is one of high breeding and richness it hides his insecurity and his longing for something else. Oliver is a tortured soul who cannot enjoy the fruits of his labor and his dissatisfaction with his life causes him to treat those around him with disdain and rudeness. Oliver is a tall
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I. Introduction: + Born into and brought up in a noble family‚ Virginia Woolf has a deep knowledge about her aristocratic society. Therefore‚ almost all her works revolve around this. + One of example is “The Duchess and The Jeweler” + Buying ten pearls from the duchess while knowing they are counterfeits is a big mistake?? II. Body: + From the point point of view of a business man + As an ordinary person and a man in love with the girl III. Conclusion: + Wrap up
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Duke in "My Last Duchess" desires psychological power over his Duchess The poem "My Last Duchess" is a dramatic monologue written by Robert Browning‚ coming from the Duke of Ferrara. In the poem he displays his megalomaniac tendencies towards his late wife and how he feels his title symbolises his power over her. We also learn how he doesn’t want his wife for love but to be able to exhibit her and ’show her off’ and enforce psychological power over. The Duke calls her "My Last Duchess"; here the
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Inleiding Browning: Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English writer in the early Victorian era. She was born in 1806 in Durham‚ England and was the first in her family born in England in over 200 years. The Barretts had lived in Jamaica for a long time and had owned sugar plantations and relied on slave labour (to which Elizabeth was very much opposed). Elizabeth was educated at home and had read a lot at a very young age. Political and social themes embody Elizabeth’s work. In her poetry she
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‘My Last Film‚’ a statement on stereotyping The independent film circuit has always been a place for filmmakers to bring to life their darkest and most honest observations about life‚ or in this case‚ the independent film industry in itself. Zia Anger‚ renowned filmmaker and music video director‚ is making a big statement with her latest short film My Last Film‚ an eerie short that paints a sobering picture of the state of things in show business. The nine minute film is separated into two segments--one
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Wilde uses the Duchess of Berwick as a character who thrives on pettiness of high society and gossiping as a representation of the upper class having a low morality base. Wilde constructs her as a caricature to emphasise the irony of double standards in society by presenting the idea of contradiction between characters and their morals. The Duchess of Berwick may present herself as high status‚ but her low morals and constant need to gossip and devalue others degrades her as a character‚ causing
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Intro Shakespeare and Browning both present the theme of desire through their central characters. Lady Macbeth (and Macbeth) is motivated by the desire for ambition and authority in ‘Macbeth’ whilst in the Browning monologues; the monologists are driven by the desire of power and control in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ and revenge in ‘The laboratory’. All of which seem to have fatal conclusions as a result of each of their desires. As the texts were produced over 400years ago‚ audiences may have found the
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I am Chris Whisenant‚ creator of My Hat. Have you ever been blinded by the sun‚ but forgot to bring your hat with you to block it out? Or you accidentally drop your hat and have back problems so you can’t bend down to pick it up? Well My Hat is the perfect thing for you! Alright‚ so say you are on a family vacation. You plan on taking your children‚ and that lovely wife of yours to the beach. When you get there you say “Alright everybody go have fun”! As you’re getting out of your car‚ you realize
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What Do You Consider the Major Problems of the Nhs at Present? What Should the British Government Do About Them? The NHS is the nationalised hence‚ publicly funded healthcare system in the United Kingdom. The NHS is largely funded by general taxation (including a proportion from National Insurance payments but the National Insurance is not enough to cover the whole system)[1]. The UK government department resp... Premium3681 Words15 Pages Major Problems Facing Pakistan Today " MAJOR PROBLEMS
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Features in Akruti Marathi Multifont Engine (For Marathi Software Tools MCIT - Date 09-01-2007) The Akruti Marathi Multifont Engine has the facility to install in any directory. This has low memory requirement. The space needed is about 8 MB. Installation 1. Start the Computer. 2. Insert the Marathi Software Tools CD and run SETUP.EXE from the CD. 3. The Serial Number is AKMFENGINE (all capitals) 4. This will install the software to the computer in AKMARENG directory
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