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    so green and pale. At what it did so freely? From this time Such I account thy love. Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valour As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem’st the ornament of life‚ And live a coward in thine own esteem‚ Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would‚" Like the poor cat i’ the adage?”(act 1 Scene 7 line 36) In saying so Lady macbeth lets it be known that she believes Macbeth should act on her desires. Its like saying a cat wants and

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    question‚ for the watch is coming.Come‚ go‚good Juliet. I dare no longer stay.” (act 5‚scene 3‚ pg 272)He is becoming paranoid about what this may cause and what is going to come out of this big mess. Another quote from the poem that shows that he is a coward is “O Juliet‚ I already know thy grief. It strains me past the compass of my wits. I hear thou must‚ and nothing may prorogue it‚ On Thursday next be married to this county.”(act 4‚ scene 1‚ pg 212) This quote basically says that he is sorry but nothing

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    and thinks Duncan should remain the king. Lady Macbeth however shows more ambition for power‚ becomes very upset upon learning how Macbeth feels how he doesn’t want to kill King Duncan anymore‚ she says "And Live a coward in thine own esteem" (1.7.46) meaning she’s calling him a coward for

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    EA 3.2 Literary Analysis: character analysis In the story of “Things Fall Apart “ there are so many cultural collisions but one person I would consider having a worse experience of it is okonkwo. In “Things Fall Apart” okonkwo goes through tough things like one is a death. Okonkwo loses men to Cristian’s and does not like it. He loses his role of being chief of his clan. There are many cultural differences in this story yes it is hard for each character but the one that I believe had experienced

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    different societies. Despite the reason for why both leaders in the stories were left alone in a fight were different‚ the loathsome deed still occurred. In Beowulf‚ the Geat warriors were seen as cowards because they didn’t help Beowulf with his fight against the dragon. Being in the Anglo-Saxon society these cowards were immoral‚ “... once princes from beyond get tidings of how you turned and fled and disgraced yourselves. A warrior will sooner die than live a life of shame” (Beowulf 91). During the era

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    In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is portrayed as a true hero as he has led and survived a rigorous journey. To be a hero one must be admired for one’s nobility‚ achievements‚ and courageous character. Odysseus was a true strong hero as he was one of the first heroes ever to be put on a journey and make it through many obstacles on the way. Throughout the journey‚ Odysseus was first put in a rigorous War in Trojan which lasted over 10 years‚ then had to overcome creatures way stronger than a human‚ task that

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    sensitive and he prefers reading over sports. While Hassan is selfless‚ and willing to give himself for others‚ Amir is selfish and willing to take from others for himself. While Hassan is brave and willing to stand up for Amir in any situation‚ Amir is a coward‚ and willing to allow Hassan to be sacrificed in order to preserve himself‚ and to get what he wants. Hassan is Amir’s better half. The half he will never

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    Andy actually felt. Everyone else in Hazelwood believed that Andy was doing well and improving. Andy was in great depression and only Monty knew that. After Andy committed suicide all of Andy`s pupils called him a coward for killing himself. On page 173‚ Gerald states‚ “You`re a coward and a sellout!”; Gerald had his own problems and thought Andy was selfish for killing himself. Although‚ these people did not know what Andy was going through‚ he had felt very guilty and was depressed all of the

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    vicious‚ Brutus and his conspirators come up with a way to kill Caesar. As the day was arriving‚ Cassius started to worry about Caesar not even coming to the Senate that day. Brutus makes up the idea to have Decius go persuade Caesar to ‘not look like a coward and go to the Senate’. This makes Calpurnia have a nightmare‚ dreaming that Julius’s statue had blood pouring in a million spouts while Romans bathed their hands in it‚ smiling. Having this tragic dream occur‚ Calpurnia foreshadows Caesar’s death

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    we discovered for ourselves how brutal and bloody war really was. They convinced us easily with their persuasive advertisements. You’ll be a hero if you fight‚ they said. You’ll be popular amongst women if you fight‚ they said. You’ll be a pathetic coward if you don’t‚ they

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