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    Kiss me Kate’ is a musical play that passes the theme of a play by the use of songs. All characters in the play use music to pass their message. The setting of the play creates a perfect environment for music to take centre stage. Basically‚ half the play involves the use of music to pass information. A prominent example of such occurrences includes when Graham and Lille are reminiscing their past lives. That day had marked their first anniversary after their divorce in the court. Her ring stirs

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    throughout the course of the period‚ and female liberties and rights were seldom. Kate Chopin‚ an American author‚ created the novella to depict the habitual lifestyle of Victorian women. Given the time of publication‚ one could dispute the condemnation of the novella as a result of its central concept: feminism. In recent years‚ however‚ a plethora of people eulogize Chopin for her eloquent depiction of women’s lives. Chopin employs characterization‚ symbolism‚ and allegory to reveal maiden roles in the

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    In ‘The Story of an Hour’‚ Kate Chopin creates a character that changes from "a woman afflicted with a heart trouble" to "a goddess of Victory." It is in her own use of language- imagery‚ symbolism‚ and descriptive details- that Chopin illustrates the profound changes in Mrs. Mallard. The plot takes place mainly in the mind of Mrs. Mallard‚ which makes it necessary that the reader understands her personality and where thoughts are derived from. First‚ Mrs. Mallard is described as having "a heart

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    English 2 The Storm Response Journal Kate Chopin’s “the Storm”‚ is a dark story about a quick love affair between former friends while caught up in a storm‚ while their significant others were stranded elsewhere. The story explores Calixta’s dueling relationship with her husband and her lover‚ Alcee. Chopin uses the storm as a metaphor to portray Calixta’s sexual feelings and struggles in regards to her affair. The ongoing mention of the color white symbolizes Calixta’s internal struggle with

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    In Kate Chopin’s short story The Storm‚ the main character is Calixta. Calixta is the wife of Bobinot and the mother of Bibi. When the storm hits‚ Alcee‚ one of Calixta’s ex lovers‚ stops by to get out of the bad weather. As the story develops they reignite some of their old passion for one another but quickly realize after the storm is gone they must part ways. Calixta is a hard working wife and mother and she does her best to keep her house clean and her family happy. She is the most developed

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    In the story “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin‚ a girl named Desiree falls in love with a man named Armand. When Desiree was just a baby she was set on someone’s doorstep by her original family and she was growing up with the family that found her. This means that she didn’t know her ancestry so she could have been twenty five percent black. She met Armond and they wanted to get married and Desiree’s father said you don’t know her ancestry so she could be black. Armond didn’t care because he loved

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    he Locket is a short story written by Kate Chopin‚ and the setting of this is during the Civil War. This story is about war‚ love‚ lost and love found. It starts out with Edmond reading a letter from his lover Octavia‚ and wearing a locket that she gave him‚ when a battle starts out. A priest recovers the locket and returns I to Octavia. Although the author attempts to deceive the readers into believing Edmond is dead‚ there are several clues in the story to prove different. One of the details

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    Reinforcing the Plot Through the Setting As Seen In "The Storm" The short story "The Storm" by Kate Chopin revolves around a setting that is both exciting and enticing. Chopin ’s portrayal of the storm ’s setting reinforces the plot ’s main thematic elements through descriptive imagery that coincides with the characters emotions throughout the story. The characters in this story‚ Alcee and Calixta in particular‚ each make their own best of the situation as the storm hits. The storm is described

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    Analysis of “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin Kate Chopin was an author well-known for her use of symbolism in the literary genre of American Realism during the nineteenth century. Her writings often utilized symbols to describe the world and societal views surrounding themes such as gender‚ class and race during her era. Kate’s short story‚ “Desiree’s Baby”‚ gives the reader a look at pre-Civil War culture in a way that is true to her writing style. Born Catherine (Kate) O’Flaherty on February 8‚ 1850

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    yield.” (Chopin 272). The words the author used created an intensifying moment that could keep a reader enticed and wanting more. The methods used help describe the height of the moment‚ yet still not disclosing the obvious‚ almost as if showing the reader the bullet and leave them wondering where the gun is at. Another fervent moment used in “The Storm” was “The rain beat upon the low‚ shingled roof with a force and clatter that threatened to break an entrance and deluge them there.” (Chopin 271)

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