The Tempest A tragicomedy contains evil and sadness‚ but‚ in the end‚ happiness and order are victorious. A prime example of a tragicomedy is William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. “The Tempest” proves that comedy can conquer evil by Miranda and Ferdinand’s marriage as well as by the emotions and thoughts of two fathers. Just as in a tragicomedy‚ Miranda’s marriage to Ferdinand is bittersweet. Ferdinand declares his love for Miranda with the words‚ “O heaven‚ O earth‚ bear witness to this sound/And
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“Monologue for an onion” by Suji Kwock Kim The poem “Monologue for an onion” by Suji Kwock Kim begins with the peeling of an onion that could very well describe her and her agony‚ but further reading reveals that the majority of the poem is directed at the person doing the peeling. The reader cannot help but sympathize with the peeled onion‚ whether the emotions stem from the hurt state of the onion or from the aggressive peeler. Clearly the poet’s attack of the peeler grabs the attention of
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structure full of metaphors and making each stanza to have its own characteristic‚ Arnold effectively transferred the theme of the poem. The poetry starts with the description of Dover beach at a moment‚ which would not last forever‚ directed us to the sadness or disappointment that he would reveal later in poetry. The first stanza is very much about descriptions of the place‚ which are full of contrasts. Arnold‚ with so much imagery‚ introduces us to a peaceful‚ tranquil image of the sea. However
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shows anger and emotional instability which stems from the recent loss of his wife from pneumonia. These emotions are exacerbated by the loss of function in his hand‚ as he was a champion fencer prior to the war. The Major clearly shows his anger and sadness when the narrator brings up the idea of marriage. The Major states‚ “The more a fool you are‚" he said. He seemed very angry. "A man must not marry." "Why‚ Signor Maggiore?" "Don’t call me Signor Maggiore." "Why must not a man marry?" "He
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lives day by day. Holden never knows what he is going to do next which makes him in a depressed mood. In the story Holden shows symptoms of depression. One common symptom of depression is “Persistent sadness‚ anxiousness‚ or "empty" feelings” ("Depression… Therapies.") Holden shows persistent sadness constantly in the story. Throughout the story Holden expresses what depresses him the most. While Holden visits Mr. Spencer he notices things that depresses him like when he says‚ “What made it even
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They both use self portraits to depict their states of sadness during different times in their lives. In “Self portrait with Bandaged Ear” Van Gogh displays a very melancholy facial expression and his clothing is very dreary. In both “Self Portrait dedicated to Dr. Eloesser” and “Self-Portrait with Thorn necklace
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book is revenge‚ wanting a better life and sadness. The theme revenge impacted this book because Eddie’s tía Dolores‚ Jesus’s mother‚ wants Eddie to find the man that killed Jesus and kill the person that killed Jesus. The theme wanting a better life impacted the novel because Eddie is working and trying to get out of Fresno and get away from the “buried onions”. The theme sadness influence the story because Eddie lost his
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There has yet to be a culture discovered which lacks music. Making music is seen historically to be as fundamental as the characteristically human activities as drawing and painting. Many even go so far as to compare music to language and claim that music functions as a "universal language." But it is rarely the same music‚ however‚ that all peoples respond to. What is it that we are responding to when we listen to music? Strictly speaking‚ music is not a language‚ (1) because it has neither outside
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II. Main Types of Emotions and Facial Expression Presenter: ■ 1. Happiness ■ 2. Sadness ■ 3. Anger ■ 4. Disgust ■ 5. Surprise ■ 6. Fear 1. happiness ( Features - forehead relax - lightly raised eyebrows - wrinkled outer corner eyes ( eyes smile - lifted cheekbones - lips corners pull up in a smile ( Comparison - The happiness facial expression associated with feelings of contentment
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you planned:” even the ordinary becomes important when a loved one dies such as chatting about day to day events. Christina explores the grieving process within “Remember” after the shock and sadness of someone dying then there is the stage where the one who has died isn’t thought of constantly. The sadness and pain is still there but it isn’t as serious when it is forgotten for a moment. Even then she has advice for the grieving person when she tells them; “do not grieve” The grief process follows
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