Commentary on Lady Lazarus Sylvia Plath uses dark imagery‚ disturbing diction‚ and allusions to shameful historical undertakings to create a morbid yet unique tone that reflects the necessity of life and death in her poem‚ Lady Lazarus. Even though the imagery‚ diction and allusions presented in Lady Lazarus are entirely dark and dreary‚ it seems‚ looking more closely at Plath’s use of poetic devices‚ as if that the speaker’s attitude towards death is a positive one. The speaker longs for death
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Lady Macbeth‚ to some extent‚ can be considered an oxymoron‚ for within Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth‚ her femininity is portrayed as the antithesis of what being an ideal woman and wife is about. Instead of being a graceful‚ elegant female faithful to the wishes and commands of her husband‚ Lady Macbeth’s character contradicts that kind of feminine role. She represents a different side of the characteristics of femininity. As one the most complex characters in the play‚ she is portrayed as a dark
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hardest impediment in Lady Capulet’s efforts to help her family is herself. More specifically her lack of authority and power; not being able to make herself heard. When she tells the nurse “enough of this. I pray the hold thy peace‚” (1.2 49) is the first time we see her lack of power. She is trying to get the Nurse to stop talking but is ignored by the Nurse as she goes on to tell her story. This shows that she does not even have authority over the help. As the play goes on‚ Lady Capulet’s lack of
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Lady with the double chin You must have heard stories about so many girls like Lady with the Two Lambs‚ Snow-white and seven dwarfs‚ Lady with beautiful smile and so on. But have you ever heard of a strange theme line like “Lady with the double chin”. You must have also heard about people falling in love with beautiful faces‚ mesmerizing eyes and handsome bodies and so on...But have you ever heard that someone falls in love with the double chin of a lady. They say that people with the double chin
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Lady in her Bath ART101: Art History The Renaissance began in the late 15th century and spanned from Italy to throughout Europe‚ and it was a rebirth of everything ranging from economy to art. Francois Clouet was a painter to the Kings and his work “Lady in Her Bath”‚ embraced this new form of artistic expression. In this paper I am going to explain how the “Lady in Her Bath” painting reflects the culture and ideology of the Renaissance Era and as well‚ explain some of the values‚ influences
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1-10-07 Understanding Lady Macbeth No matter how many years have passed‚ whether is be decades or centuries‚ all women are the same: manipulative‚ deceptive‚ and emotional. In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ there is no greater prime example other than Lady Macbeth herself on how women are the downfall of men. By probing into the small‚ but very important character’s mind‚ there will be an almost surreal realization of how much influence women actually have on men. Lady Macbeth is a strong
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made many bad decisions but ultimately‚ his wife was the cause for his downfall. Lady Macbeth showed ambition and greed early on and infested it into Macbeth. Lady Macbeth puts a huge mental strain on Macbeth by killing herself. His wife pressured Macbeth into committing the first murder which started the chain of events that eventually lead to Macbeths downfall. When receiving the news about the prophecies‚ Lady Macbeth wasted no time developing a plan for Macbeths domination over the throne
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After Macbeth stormed off‚ Lady Macbeth stayed where she was and invited me over to their new castle to celebrate the crowning. When I got there‚ I felt out of place. Everyone who was higher up in the social rank was there. I tried to leave‚ but Lady Macbeth had caught me and insisted that I at least wait until after we are done eating. The dinner was about to start when I heard Macbeth scream out in horror. We were all very confused‚ considering nothing was there. I looked over at the two men that
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they needed to secure their family’s future. In lord Tennyson’s poem the “Lady of Shalott” he tackles the view that women had when they can now make their own choices‚ and societies resulting actions At the time of the poem it was quite controversial. Tennyson’s “Lady of Shalott” has three major messages; isolation‚ breaking free and living what life is left. The first message of “Lady of Shalott” is her isolation. The lady of Shalott has been cursed; however‚ she has no idea what the curse will
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Notes The “Lady of Shalott" is a Victorian ballad by the English poet Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson (1809– 1892). Like his other early poems – "Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere" and "Galahad" – the poem recasts Arthurian subject matter loosely based on medieval sources. Tennyson wrote two versions of the poem‚ one published in 1833‚ of twenty stanzas‚ the other in 1842 of nineteen stanzas. Modern critics consider The Lady of Shalott to be representative of the dilemma that faces artists‚ writers‚ and musicians:
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