Name Teacher AP Language 24/4/2013 Tennyson’s Lady Lord Tennyson was a famous and popular poet in England. For more than forty years- most of the Victorian era- Tennyson was the Poet Laureate‚ yet "The Lady of Shalott" was successfully published in 1839 and 1842‚ as an early work. This poem was written before Tennyson became acclaimed and popular. Without the aid of already established fame‚ “The Lady of Shalott” and Tennyson rose to become prominent characters in the English literary
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In the Poem “Lady Lazarus”‚ poet Sylvia Plath uses allusions‚ symbolism‚ and irony to convey to the audience the theme “Oppression leads to an eventual rebellion.” The poems shows Plath’s own suicide attempt and tells us little of the actual event. Plath’s suicide and depression dealt with multiple factors such as the death of her father‚ her struggle for her power as a woman in her society‚ several publishers’ lack of interest in her early poetry‚ and the affair by her husband Ted Hughes. Plath’s
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Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight (Child #4) is‚ according to Child himself‚ one of the most wide-spread ballads in his collection (4). Three distinguishable English versions are documented in English and Scottish Popular Ballads and a fourth on can be traced back to North America. Version A is the only one explicitly featuring an elf as well as a recurring refrain‚ the latter of which makes it very balladic. In every verse‚ the second line is “Aye as the gowans grow gay” and the fourth line “The first
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For example‚ Lady Catherine de Bourgh the aunt of an extremely rich gentleman almost took great pleasure in being blunt about her dissatisfaction towards one of the Bennet girls‚ Elizabeth‚ although Elizabeth did nothing wrong at the time of the confrontment Lady Catherine did not care. Elizabeth was clearly of lower rank than Lady Catherine‚ and for that reason Lady Catherine made awful assumptions regarding Elizabeth. She had made presumption that Elizabeth was going to interfere into her life
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On the fifth season of FX’s American Horror Story: Hotel‚ Lady Gaga will play the character of Countess. Countess is Elizabeth‚ the owner of Hotel Cortez‚ a blood-thirsty‚ glamorous socialite and fashion icon who is constantly devising evil plans to serve her purpose in life. She needs to feed on people’s blood to maintain her youth and beauty. The 29 year-old singer‚ plays alongside the show’s regulars. Donovan(Matt Bomer)‚will be her blood-hungry lover‚ whose domesticity actually goes against
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The Lady and the Tiger Character Analysis Does one kill their lover or does one let them love another? Is killing one’s lover truly evil in certain situations? When it came down to it‚ would one really let one’s love another? The “Lady and the Tiger”is a monumental story by Frank R. Stockton. In this story‚ the princess’ lover is put on a trial where he has to pick from two doors‚ behind which lays a tiger and one‚ a beautiful bride. The princess knows the secret of the door and because of her insecurity
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Rhiannon Major May 23‚ 2013 The Fall of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s Marriage In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the lead roles Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth’s marriage drastically changes throughout the play as a result of violence and cruelty. Throughout the play we see the couples relationship plummet‚ drawing the end of their marriage. The murder of King Duncan began the tension and mistrust in their marriage. The paranoia created distance between the two after Macbeth began killing innocent
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Shelby Simmons Mrs. Coleman English III 20 August 2013 “The Lady or the Tiger” The Lady or the Tiger is about a princess and her lover. The princess and her lover were madly in love with each other. The princess’s father wasn’t very happy when he found out that his daughter had a common man has her lover. When the King found out about the princess having a common man has her lover he sent him to the arena. The tiger is behind the door the young man opens because the princess is jealous‚ the princess
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Lady Gaga: She Lives for the Applause Who is spontaneous and courageous enough to wear a meat dress‚ a bubble outfit or a pink glitter suit? Some may call her the Madonna of this generation and some may call her crazy‚ but she is no other than Lady Gaga herself. Lady Gaga is an intriguing artist that continually makes an attempt to redefine herself through her music and her look. Her songs have unique‚ eclectic elements to them and her wardrobe is completely original and almost unfathomable. Warren
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Harding’s second chapter Simple Safety Tips for Ladies starts off with an incident that occurred to her and her friend Molly where she forgot that she wasn’t going to be able to drive her back home at night after one of their usual get together. This part utilizes the first five pages of the chapter. When realizing this mistake Harding’s mind went on to question how her friend was going to get back home safely and tips on how to prevent rape. She went over the various tips she noticed in an email
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