Stephen Hunt Professor Wolf LIT115 - 201 03 Sept. 2011 “Richard Strout‚ a Character Sketch” Richard Strout plays the role of the antagonist in Andre Dubus’ story “Killings”. The character Richard Strout on the surface is a stereotypical spoiled ex-jock‚ with violent tendencies. There is more to this character though hidden below the surface. He is insecure. Richard Strout is as much a victim as Frank‚ the man that was sleeping with Richard’s wife. Richard was a one time a
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irony‚ and humour. He also uses language techniques such as visual imagery and sound imagery throughout his play to explore the villainous role and character of Richard which leads to the development of the key themes in his play‚ Richard III. The first soliloquy informs the audience of Richard’s inner thoughts while also establishing his character‚ dark motives‚ and his intention in the play. The opening statement‚ “Now is the winter of our discontent”‚ refers to Richard’s unhappiness as a result
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“The main interest of the novel is in its portrayal of intricate characters” Explore the methods which writers use to create complex characters. One of the main interests of Pride and Prejudice is its portrayal of intricate characters. Austen employs various narrative techniques to create complex characters such as the use of dialogue‚ psychological realism‚ free indirect discourse‚ symbolism and many others. This also applies to the Yellow Wallpaper‚ where we are able to gain access to the narrator’s
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Hoang 2 Hoang 3 Lauren Hoang Mr. Hudson English I-C 19 March‚ 2014 Villain Today; Hero Tomorrow In Shakespeare’s _The Tempest_‚ the enigmatic antihero Prospero walks a fine line between sympathetic and dislikeable. An antihero is a central character in a story‚ movie‚ or drama that lacks conventional heroic attributes. Prospero possesses qualities normally not ascribed to the conventional good-guy‚ such as hypocrisy and selfishness‚ but also displays more human and identifiable traits like protectiveness
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The average nine year old has a panic attack when they lose sight of their family at the grocery store; now imagine being a nine year old lost in the isolation that is the mountains of Maine. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King is told in a third person omniscient point of view mostly following the main protagonist‚ Trisha McFarland. Trisha is a nine year old girl growing up in a broken home surrounded by a pugnacious teenage brother and a short tempered mother. Let’s not forget to mention
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he is a blackmailer. When inconvenient‚ he is converted‚" I believe he had entirely missed the point of his character in A Doll House. Krogstad’s characterization is a flagship example of the way Henrik Ibsen wrote all the characters in the play: representations of man’s true multifaceted nature. On the surface the reader makes quick judgement about the content of the roles’ characters; Nora‚ ditzy; Torvald‚ loving; Linde‚ reliable; and Krogstad‚ evil. It is not merely a convenience to the plot
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Claudius does his part in keeping the murderer from being revealed and in many attempts tries his hardest to keep young Hamlet from discovering the truth. Although their relationship‚ for the most part‚ is static‚ both Claudius and Hamlet are dynamic characters. Claudius’ increasing fear of Hamlet ultimately leads to the death of Hamlet and himself. In the beginning of the play‚ it’s evident that young Hamlet is the only one still grieving over the death of his father‚ the former king of Denmark. Claudius’
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As in any novel‚ the characters of A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt are portrayed by the author as positive‚ neutral‚ or negative characters. In this particular book‚ the characters are excellent subjects to utilize the positive/negative analysis on because the characters in this book are scattered about the positive and negative spectrum. Some of the main characters are portrayed as purely negative; others are represented by the author as genuinely good people or as neutral individuals. However
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Neil Gadingan Mr. Bambrick English Period 1 Speak In the novel Speak‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda Sordino is the protagonist who was raped and traumatized in a summer party. She was unable to speak as she became emotionally distressed. She struggled in school as she was not focused and her relationship with other people changed negatively ."When people don’t express themselves‚ they die one piece at a time." p122. The essence of the story is about secrets and what it can do to a
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Conrad Jarrett the protagonist in the movie Ordinary People is the son of Calvin and Beth Jarrett. A lack of communication and denial between the members of the family is seen after the death of the oldest son Buck. Conrad struggled to cope after the death of his brother and attempted to commit suicide but failed‚ forcing him to be hospitalized. After he was released from the hospital Conrad was trying to get his life back to normal‚ but he was very depressed and felt he had very little purpose in
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