“Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess‚” are similar in that they both include murderers who coldly describe their evil deeds without any remorse. “Porphyria’s Lover”‚ begins with a lover describing the arrival of Porphyria‚ and then it quickly descends into a description of her murder at his hands. He describes how he strangled his lover with her own hair to preserve the moment forever. The poem “My Last Duchess” also echoes this theme of depravity. The Duke describes his last wife‚ whose painting
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Language/Literature Half Term 1 Controlled Assessment – Poetry/Macbeth Task: ‘Explore the ways a disturbed character is presented in Browning’s Monologues and ‘Macbeth’’ Focus: Reading and close analysis of two from the following poems: Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’/’The Laboratory’/ ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ Planning of controlled assessment for the poetry section Begin reading ‘Macbeth’. See Half Term 2. Half Term 3 Controlled Assessment – Creative Writing – Re-creations Task: ‘Write a monologue for a character
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Hemingway‚ who wrote A Farewell to Arms take the readers on a whole new journey set in the tragic time of war filled with stories of love and pain and loyalty which all of these feelings play an important role in the characters’ lives. The English Patient is the story of four mentally and physically injured characters living in an Italian monastery as World War II was coming to an end at the time. One by one‚ Ondaatje reveals the stories of their past and how they came to be. A Farewell to Arms is a heartbreaking
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deal with‚ especially if it is someone you love. The protagonists from Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls‚ along with Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and others in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried are all forced to deal with death during wartime. The effects of death among these soldiers vary from emotional numbness‚ self-sacrifice‚ to guilt. Death in Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms is a small but important part of the novel. The deaths of Catherine Barkley and her
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Most of all! Before I’ll start my own speech . I would like to great you Happy vacation and Happy Graduation Day‚ to all my fellow students and to all the Teachers. Graduation is only a concept. In real life every day you graduate. Graduation is a process that goes on until the last day of your life. If you can grasp that‚ you’ll make a difference. To my special dear parents thanks for your support in my study‚ for being a good parents to me because of you I will achieve the graduation
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The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet SUMMARY The Last Lesson is a story set in Alsace‚ a territory that was disputed over by France and Germany. At the time of the story France was defeated by Prussia led by Bismarck. The French districts of Alsace and Lorraine had passed into Prussian hands. An order had come from Berlin that only German was to be taught in the schools of these districts. the author‚ Alphonse Daudet‚ brings out the effect of this order on the people of Alsace through this story
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a priest” I exclaimed‚ “I and my citizens must begin our journey to build this new city‚” I said. In the beginning‚ Father tried to contend against my appeal‚ but I wouldn’t let him‚ it was my duty to take my people to a better place‚ a better city‚ somewhere thou shall lay their head to rest peacefully. “I must take my brothers‚ I must bring my fellow priest brothers‚ even a proportional amount of villagers‚” I said “You must not pilfer my sons‚ nor will you take my fellow people‚” Father said. “Well
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The reason behind Sir Walter Raleigh’s “A Farewell to False Love” is evident in the title‚ the first few lines‚ and throughout the entire poem. It repeats over and over the theme of love being false and untrue. The poet portrays love as being a horrible thing‚ a liar and a deceiver. The poem is structured in the ababcc format‚ which was a common simple style of the time. The poem portrays love as being warm and fuzzy on the outside‚ but really just a "poisoned serpent covered all with flowers." This
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In A Farewell to Arms‚ Ernest Hemingway attempts to tell the unvarnished truth about war — to present an honest‚ rather than a heroic‚ account of combat‚ retreat‚ and the ways in which soldiers fill their time when they are not fighting. Yet Hemingway’s realistic approach to his subject does not rule out the use of many time-honored literary devices. For instance‚ weather is to this day a fundamental component of the war experience. Hemingway depicts weather realistically in A Farewell to Arms
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transform nations‚ more importantly‚ wars have had and will have a great impact on soldiers‚ those willing to sacrifice their lives for their country. The novels A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway and The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien give us a glimpse into how war has impacted soldiers and those close to them. The novel A Farewell to Arms talks of a man who falls in love with a woman he works with‚ a nurse in the hospital‚ Catherine Barkley. The narrator‚ Frederic Henry‚ meets the nurse while
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