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    Aulia Qanita A. The Valiant 611102837 Holworthy Hall and Robert Middlemass 1. Plot Analysis: 1.1 Exposition The exposition is when the narrator introduces the setting of the prison‚ the characters of the Warden Holt‚ and Father Daly. The curtain rises upon the Warden’s office …………………………………. Warden Holt‚ dressed in a dark brown sack suit‚ with a negligee shirt and a black string-tie ……………………………… Father Daly is a slender‚ white-haired priest of somewhat more than middle age; he is

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    Plot Summary of Macbeth

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    Macbeth Plot Summary In the beginning of the play‚ three witches confront Macbeth on his return from war with Scotland and Norway. They recite a paradox that foreshadows the events in the play (fair is foul and foul is fair) – good will be bad and the ones perceived as bad will be good. The first external conflict – Duncan king of Scotland talks to a wounded sergeant about Macbeths win against Norway (war – external conflict). They order the Thane of Cawdor’s execution…then give the title

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    Plot Summary for Hamlet

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    Plot Summary for Hamlet Shakespeare In the early scenes‚ Hamlet’s father visits him as ghost. The ghost first visits Marcellus and Barnardo. At first the ghost does not talk to anyone. When the King finally talks to Hamlet alone he tells him that Claudius‚ the late king’s brother‚ killed him and that Hamlet needs to avenge his father’s death. Hamlet accepts his fathers request but first must put Claudius through a test to see if what the ghost says is true. Within Shakespeare’s play‚ there

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    Jane Eyre Plot

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    Synopsis: Jane Eyre Q4:What are some of the incidents in the plot that might have been labled melodramatic or improbable? Why might these episodes have been included despite the author’s intention of developing a realistic novel? “The man who has no imagination‚ has no wings” A young woman by the name of Jane Eyre from the Charlotte Bronte coming of age novel Jane Eyre has a vivd imagination. The novel is an autobiography of Jane’s life---Her dramatic or illusive episodes that she experiences:

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    Everyday Use Plot

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    Plot Analysis of the Story Everyday Use The story Everyday Use is told by Mama who can be described as a tough-boned woman with rough hands like those of a man. The woman has lived and enjoyed a farming life upcountry. After years of hard work‚ she lives in a tin-roofed house with a clay yard located in a cow pasture. The author does not tell us the geographical area of the story but a good analysis shows that it takes place in Georgia. Mama anticipates that in the coming few days Maggie will get

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    PLOT SUMMARIES OF ELEONORA Eleonora is about an unnamed narrator and his love life. The narrator lives with Eleonora‚ his cousin and his aunt. Their valley is isolated from others and no strangers ever enter it. The narrator only knows Eleonora‚ his aunt and the valley. This valley is named as the valley of the colored grasses and it is described as a paradise of fragrant flowers‚ fantastic trees‚ and a "River of Silence”. They live there together for fifteen years before they realize that love

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    Othello Plot Points

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    Roderigo- Loves Desdemonia‚ is persuaded by Iago to attempt to kill Cassio‚ is murdered by Iago to remain silent (d) Emilia- Married to Iago‚ gives iago the handkerchief that convinces Othello that Desdemonia and Cassio had a relationship (d) Plot Othello marries Desdemonia in secret. However Roderigo goes to her father and blows their cover. Othello is forced to defend himself from accusations of witchcraft. News of a Turkish invasion of Cyprus reaches Venice‚ and Othello‚ with Cassio his

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    PLOT OF INTO THE WILD (FILM) The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative‚ jumping back and forth between McCandless ’s time spent in Alaskan wilderness and his two-year travels leading up to his journey to Alaska. The plot summary here is told in a more chronological order. In May 1992‚ Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch) arrives in a remote area just north of the Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska and sets up a campsite in an abandoned bus. At first‚ McCandless is content with the

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    Worth Playing Lottery

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    Is it worth playing the lottery to strike it rich with hundreds‚ millions‚ or even billions of dollars? According to Google‚ a lottery is means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and rewarding the winners with money who were chosen at random. Some lotteries are different from others depending on the game‚ the amount of cash that can be won‚ and even the amount of people participating in it. All of them have one thing in common though: The only way of winning is by chance. This impacts society

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    ‘The Lottery’ By Shirley Jackson Mode: Reading Genre: Prose Task: How does Shirley Jackson build up suspense in the short story ‘The Lottery’? The story ‘The Lottery’ was written by Shirley Jackson‚ throughout the piece the author builds up suspense towards the climax. The story takes place in a small village‚ where the people are close and tradition is paramount. A yearly event‚ called the lottery‚ is one in which one person in the town is randomly selected‚ by a drawing‚ to be violently

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