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    sweeten this / little hand. Oh‚ oh‚ oh” (V.I.50-52). Lady Macbeth has become berserk from the murders she assisted in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ and she is attempting to wash imaginary blood off of her hands in her sleep‚ which represents her guilt. This quote is ironic due to Lady Macbeth taunting Macbeth in act II‚ scene II about when he was hysterical about Duncan’s blood on his hands. She tells Macbeth that a little water will wash off the blood‚ but now‚ she is struggling with cleaning imaginary

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    asks the crowd‚ “You all did love him once‚ not without cause: What cause withholds you then‚ to mourn for him?” (III.ii.101-102). With this question‚ Antony creates a feeling of guilt within the audience by indirectly saying that there is no reason for them to suddenly hate the man they all adored. This feeling of guilt helped Antony win the audience over because they felt like they believed Caesar to be ambitious and selfish way too quickly and easily.

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    Private School Vs Public School: Some differences to consider before making a decision Private School Vs Public School: Some Differences to Consider before Making a Decision Education is a vital issue today. Choosing where to send their children to school is one of the hardest decisions parents have to make. Should they enroll their children in an expensive school? Or should they enroll them in a public school‚ in order to save money? Will the child still get a quality education? Will the child

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    Public Schools vs. Private Schools A good education is an essential part of a child’s development. Today‚ parents have a choice in their child’s education and can evaluate both public and private schools. Although both public and private schools provide education and opportunities for students‚ parents should evaluate the differences and choose the option that best suits their child and families’ needs. In this paper‚ I will compare and contrast five major areas that relate to public and private

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    THE ISSUES OF ‘LOVE’ AND ‘GUILT’ IN “GREAT EXPECTATIONS” Because Charles Dickens’ novel “Great Expectations” focuses on the growth and development of the most important character who functions as both Pip the narrator and Pip the protagonist‚ this novel is called a bildungsroman. In this context‚ it is of great significance to understand or analyze the character of Pip so that we can draw a conclusion from his actions in the novel. The aim of this essay is basically to discuss the

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    The Scarlet Letter Katherine Sanford Reaction Essay Honors English 3 The Scarlet Letter is one of the many novels that is loved by some people but hated by others. I’m somewhere in between. It was extremely different from what I was expecting but it made me so confused at some points that I cant completely say that I loved the storyline. I can say though that it was so much better than I thought‚ which evidently made me like it. This novel caught my attention in the beginning and

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    The Alterations of the Scarlet Letter Society determines what kind of person you are based upon your behavior and actions and they can deem you a sinner or an angel. Within Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ the perceptions of the scarlet “A” are constantly changing within the story. In the novel the “A” is the signifier and the signified is represented by all the different perspectives from the Puritans. It can be argued that the “A” changes because Hester’s actions determine the way that

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    According to the interview‚ O’Brien’s continuing guilt over his military service in a war he opposed and his anger about government deceit. He said: "I didn’t go to war as an innocent. I went to war knowing‚ at least convinced‚ that the Vietnam War was ill-conceived and morally wrong. That was my conviction. I didn’t go to war an innocent. I went to war a "guilt‚" that is to say "guilt" being a sort of weird noun. I was not an innocent‚ I was a "guilt." I knew that the war was wrong. I wasn’t a Henry

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    In the beginning of the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ the main character experiences the struggles with the impact of guilt and regret. He faces the consequences of a decision he made as a twelve-year-old for the greater part of his life. Therefore‚ he must search for his path to redemption for the rest of the novel. In the beginning of the book‚ he was definitely a coward. He was not able to stand up for his best friend because he was scared of getting hurt. Even though Amir’s made a horrible decision

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    Are The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby Similar? The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel based on adultery and hypocrisy of society. In summary‚ the novel explains the story of Hester Prynne‚ a woman who is going through a long and rough period in her life because she is facing major conflicts with her society because of the adultery she has committed. Throughout the story line‚ Hester deals with conflicts with herself and her society when she is trying to keep the secret

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