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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bibliography: macbeth paper‚ use of "blood" april 2005 Paper: The use of imagery and "blood" in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. Imagery is the use of symbols to convey an idea or to create a specific atmosphere for the audience. Shakespeare uses imagery in Macbeth often‚ the most prevalent one‚ is blood. I believe he uses this as a way to convey guilt‚ murder‚ betrayal‚ treachery and evil‚ and to symbolize forewarning of events. In the beginning of this play blood resembles honor‚ bravery
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look."He was sitting in his armchair with the newspaper in his hands looking at me with toad’s eyes‚ the worst toad’s eyes I had ever seen". Yet they weren’t worrying about Michele being out all day‚ just worrying about their secret‚ yet having no remorse for Young fillipo being trapped in a hole a being treated to a point of hallucination.. However the parents work hard all day and night well at least the men in the small town of aqua traverse ‚ bringing in the same salary ‚ every week ‚ and trying
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Guilt is the negative feeling of responsibility or remorse for committing some offense‚ crime‚ or wrongdoing. There are different causes of guilt; Guilt can be directly caused by someone doing malicious activity to another‚ or indirectly feeling bad for not committing something that one has no control over . Regardless of which feeling of guilt‚ each person has experienced this feeling at one point of a their life. One can attribute this feeling to what Reverend Dimmesdale‚ member to the Puritan
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Vampires have always been an idea tossed around and portrayed differently through what other people see them as. Some see them as sparkly vampires that have an inevitable love for a human‚ and others see them as the cruel beasts that the origin stories conclude. In How to Read Literature Like a Professor‚ Foster states that one doesn’t have to be a vampire to have vampire- like qualities through their actions or thoughts. In A Tale of Two Cities‚ Marquis Evrémonde portrays these exact qualities and
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Close Reading: “The Stranger” By Albert Camus The opening of “The Stranger” Meursault is informed of his mother’s death. Meursault tells us: “I got a telegram from the home: “Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.” That doesn’t mean anything.” (page 3); a very strong statement to set the mood of this chapter. When he finished reading the telegram his first thought is: “That doesn’t mean anything.” this can give the reader the idea that Meursault is disconnected‚ cold‚ and perhaps
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When Macbeth realizes the only to achieve the throne was to kill Duncan‚ his first defiling act was committed‚ leading to shame and remorse: "How is’t with me‚ when every noise appals me? What hands are here!...No‚ this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine‚ Making the green one red” (Act II‚ scene II‚ line). The color green symbolizes Macbeth’s remorse and disdain towards his actions‚ showing that his ambition led to destruction of his personality and self awareness. The murder of
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peacekeepers within their district. But why would they rebel now‚ when for the past 73 years they have had people die in the games? Katniss shows District 11‚ through a subtle and heartfelt motion‚ that Rue shouldn’t have died in the Games. She felt remorse for Rue’s district‚ for witnessing her death because of the Capitol’s beliefs and values. After Rue dies‚ Katniss is left alone and isolated from everybody else until she finds Peeta. This is like Lord of the Flies‚ because after the Fall‚ Ralph
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William Golding’s first novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ published in 1954‚ has received immense acclaim and even won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. In the novel‚ Golding explores the human psyche in young boys at the age of 6-12 years old. He outlines the transition from innocence to darkness‚ and civilness to savagery in a highly descriptive‚ yet realistic way. Predominantly‚ through the boys failed attempt to function as they did in civilization. This is resulted from corruption in the boys
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standards‚ restraints‚ or principles and being unaware or indifferent to questions of right or wrong (Amoral). There are millions of cases throughout history of murderers and psychopaths who feel no remorse for their actions‚ even many years after the crime was committed. There are also criminals who do feel remorse for their actions and seek repentance years after the crime was committed. Lastly there are people such as Mother Theresa who is considered one of the most selfless of all people and who is in
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