Throughout both ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘Macbeth’ surroundings are used to influence and define Miss Havisham’s and Lady Macbeth’s characteristics. These surroundings are not only physical‚ but also psychological; found in their relationships and trauma from past events. Although both women are presented in different forms Lady Macbeth is also strongly influenced by her physical surroundings. Like Miss Havisham‚ her home is metaphorical of her characteristics. She lives in a great castle from
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Macbeth and his wife both share a common guilt that leads to a very powerful fear that is undefined for him and for us. In Shakesphere’s writing “Macbeth” is the main character‚ he lets his greed for power gets the best of him and do something very regretful. If anyone starts off reading the play and paying attention to the things that are said about Macbeth‚ then no one would think that Macbeth would do such a cruel thing. He lets Lady Macbeth get into his head and commit the crime‚ but in actuality
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September 2012 Despairing Companionship “Modern Love‚” a poetic sequence by George Meredith‚ describes a skeptical opinion on the idea of modern love. Meredith’s devastating tone‚ complex similes and metaphors‚ and dark imagery convey a sad and regretful outlook on the love of this time. “Modern Love” is riddled with a tone full of regret and heartache‚ making this modern love seem more like the opposite of love. The speaker says “she wept with waking eyes” and her “strange low sobs” were “strangled
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The count felt regretful about his revenge because he believed that it should’ve God’s will to decide the fate of his wrongdoers. The old Edmond was revealed through his pure spirit and faith in God. He feels that he should’ve trusted God to rightfully punish them which
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"unrecorded" first meeting of her youthful love. She consider the first meeting "mean so little" in the old days‚ she thought it was "dull" to remember the youthful love that she knew would not last long in her life. However‚ as time pass by‚ She felt regretful she would like and wish to "recall" the memory of the "days of day" and "first touch of hand in hand". Metaphor‚ simile and personification were used in the poem as to express her emotion of regret. Christina Rossetii wrote "my tree" as to represent
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describing the monsters ghastly features but then mentioning how straight and sleek his hair is‚ it creates juxtaposition. With such an evil face but such perfect teeth and hair‚ it becomes quite scary. 6. Why does Victor feel so regretful over his creation? Victor feels regretful because his monster turned out such a disaster instead of the beautiful being he set out to create. 7. What does Victor dream of? How is this an archetypal gothic horror convention? Victor dreamt of his fiancé Elizabeth
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In the song the couple was having a fun and living the wild life that it ended up having them getting an abortion and being regretful about the action they preceded to take. Although a lot of people in todays society do get abortions‚ post the procedure‚ there have few people who get anxiety‚ depressed and feel resentful because it is considered a sin in some religions or just
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confident and not seem to be embarrassed. Therefore‚ we can easily say that he is sorry of what he has done‚ just by analyzing through his action and what he say. During his stay in Mrs.Jones house‚ he doesn’t only prove that he’s regretful but also gives the impression of trying to earn Mrs.Jones trust by showing it through his action. When Mrs. Jones leaves her purse unattended with Roger‚ Roger makes an effort to avoid temptation as he sit on the far side of the room‚ away from the
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Christopher Marlowe ’s depiction of the tragic hero in both The Jew of Malta and Doctor Faustus displays protagonists that have a weakness which they give in to‚ and which ultimately leads them to their downfall. Faustus displays more human characteristics which the reader can relate to‚ Barabas being the more inhuman of the two‚ yet at their ends‚ the result is the same; the reader feels as though the right thing has been done‚ and this realization is followed by a sense of relief. Marlowe ’s tragic
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drowned in a lake.xnt The poem depicts the narrator loosing a part of him or herself. There appears to be only one character and a narrator. The poem is set in Canada. Atwood use a passive and cheerful tone. The tone then shifts to a more somber regretful medium in the bracketed stanzas. This mood is to then convey how the picture should be viewed‚ a nice wooden house amongst “balsam or spruce” around the lake. The tone then shifts to a somber remorseful manner to reflect the situation of a death
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