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    Tell-Tale Heart” and the “Landlady” have a lot of differences and common things. They deal with odd characters and peculiar situations. Both of the stories have eerie setting which make them attractive to the people who read them. In some parts of the stories‚ very creepy events happen and make people frightened. Each of them has conflict‚ irony‚ allusion‚ which makes them very attractive to the audience. Both “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl deal with atypical events

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    Dahl, on Democracy

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    development of some type of democracy reappeared around 500 B.C.E. in Europe‚ on the Mediterranean coast and later in the north. In 507 B.C.E. Athens‚ the most important city-state in the Greek peninsula‚ "adopted a system of popular government" (Dahl: 1998: 11)‚ which was to last until the Macedonian invasion two centuries later. The term democracy has its roots in the Greek language‚ meaning rule (kratos) of the people (demos). Although more cities adopted this type of government‚ the one in Athens

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    When creating a movie based on a story‚ some things may change and others may be kept the same. When comparing “The Landlady” and “Tales of the Unexpected”‚ one can notice several similarities and differences between both. “The Landlady”‚ by Roald Dahl‚ is a fictional story. “Tales of the Unexpected” is a series of fictional stories that involves mystery‚ horror‚ and suspense. When comparing both the story and the episode‚ one can notice many similarities and differences. The story and the episode

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    Landlady extended ending “I’m getting tired.” said Billy after he finished the last sip of tea. “I think I’m going to hit the hay and call it a night.” The old lady asked him if anything felt strange about him‚ before he went to bed. “No I feel fine.” said Billy in a curious voice. In the middle of the night Billy heard something weird in his room. It was the landlady waiting for Billy to join Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple. At that moment Billy sat up and asked the landlady what she was doing

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    picked up his cup of tea. He got up a bit tenacious‚ suddenly he collapsed on the floor with his eyes closed. The landlady smiled and she checked his pulse‚ and his heart stopped beating. A twisted‚ evil smile appeared on her face. The smell of bitter almonds in Billy’s mouth. “You okay sweetie?” said the landlady‚ no response from Billy. “Drat‚ how long will this take?” said the landlady. After a couple minutes‚ Billy died from the poisoning. She smiled creepily and grabbed his feet. Dragging him up

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    the landlady’s words‚ he knew the situation was going wrong. Unless he gets out of the house as quick as possible‚ he knew his fate would become the same as Mr. Mulholland and Temple. He was sure of it. The landlady seemed to realize Billy’s expression changed. “Is anything wrong?” The landlady asked. “What is this tea? I have never drunk this kind of tea before.” Looking excited she asked again. “Oh do you like it? Do you want some more?” “No. I am asking what kind of tea this is.” Smiling suspiciously

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    Tone Of The Poem Landlady

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    is searching for an apartment. As he speaks to the landlady over the phone his interest in acquiring the apartment develops. However‚ understanding the societal racism that plagued the peoples‚ he confesses that he is indeed African. For a while the landlady is silent‚ but afterwards she abruptly asks the man if his skin tone is light or very dark. The man is enraged and comprises sarcastic replies. One of his responses includes asking the landlady whether she is referring to plain or milk chocolate

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    felt as if his heart stopped. Leaning against the wall for support‚ he beat his chest with his fist. When he had calmed down‚ he walked closer to the landlady. "Thank you very much! I will be sure to drink it!" The landlady smiled and left. Billy moved towards his bed in deep thought. How had she gotten in his room? He had left before her. The landlady was definitely keeping something from him. Absentmindedly‚ Billy grabbed the small tea cup. He lifted it to his lips. Just before taking a sip‚ Billy

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    Roald Dahl's Poison

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    Timber went over to Harry house. When he got there Harry was laying there with a snake on his stomach. So Timber went and got Dr.Ganderbai. In Roald Dahl story “Poison”‚ Harry was angry because ‚ he had to sit still for hours and hours‚ he had a snake on his stomach‚ and after all of that the snake wasn’t even on his stomach. So‚ they had to call the doctor to come. Harry had to sit still for hours . Until Timber came over finally . Timber walked and saw him lying there sweating‚ so he walked over

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    Margaret Atwood’s theme in The Landlady is about the speaker’s prison-like living situation in what can be assumed to be a dorm. The landlady has made home‚ the place where we can feel free and comfortable‚ to a suffering sentence. The landlady is sin control‚ and the speaker‚ a young university student‚ cannot escape from the landlady‚ physically nor mentally. The Landlady is effectively written in free verse and is a run-on style of poetry‚ allowing the readers emotions and thoughts to carry to

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