phantasmagoria a sequence of real or imaginary Images like those seen in dream Protagonist Main character/hero Protagonistthe leading character or one of the major characters in a drama‚ movie‚ novel or other fictional text. antagonist villain‚ character is static Protagonist main character‚ hero (sympathy ‚ development) Antagonist the villian‚ the bad guy (static character who doesn’t change) character figure in a story Plot rising action‚ resolution‚ falling action diffusio
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William Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe are two famous and well known poets that wrote many pieces of art that is read all over the world. Because of the poetic devices used in their pieces‚ a majority of their work is known. However‚ after analyzing Shakespeare’s sonnets to the Tell Tale Heart and The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe‚ one can compare and contrast the poetic devices used in these bodies of literature. In each piece of writing‚ the similarities and differences of the poetic devices of structure
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In Twelfth Night‚ Shakespeare develops a conflict between love and Olivia in order to show that desire for Olivia will end up causing many conflicts throughout the play. The conflicts cause misunderstanding which in result‚ cause confusion. In addition to the other three men
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interesting characters‚ but one I found very intriguing wbas a man named Big Liam O’Grady. Big Liam was one of the main characters who played a huge role in the story. Big Liam may have played the "Bad guy" role in this story‚ but even the worst villains can have a good trait or two. From reading the short story‚ you notice that Big Liam really sticks with harrassing and provoking his enemy‚ Shawn Kelvin. By continuously provoking throughout the story‚ showed perserverence. Big Liam Constantly was
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The book ‘The Deliverance of the Dancing Bears’ by Elizabeth Stanley is strongly based on animal cruelty. The target audience of this book is young philosophers whom are choosing between life’s great universals- good and evil. A dancing bear dreams of freedom and a different life‚ these dream are what keep the bear alive: ‘the dreaming and not the bread and water he left each evening that kept the bear living‚ year after year…’ Though this is a dominant reading of the text‚ both resistant and alternate
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This dissertation is an empirical descriptive research into the differences of the rhetorical device translations in the 12 Chinese versions of William Shakespeares Hamlet. The frequent use of rhetorical devices is one of the writing norms during Renaissance； however‚ the reason why Shakespeares plays can stand out among his contemporary works and why he can become one of the worlds famous playwrights have much to do with his creative and skillful usage of rhetorical devices. Rhetorical devices are
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Mariana “I am directed by you” – Isabella. Both these lines are addressed to the Duke. What do they suggest about women status in this play? What other evidence can you find to support your view? Measure for Measure is a play written by William Shakespeare in the seventeenth century which crucially presents the role of women. Women were viewed as pure and were not expected to be promiscuous‚ but dependent on men with few options or choices. Shakespeare’s interpretation of women in Measure for Measure
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The English sonnet underwent changes in the 16th century. The most significant change would be how sonnets are now structured. The Italian Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced as two parts: 8 lines with the scheme of abbaabba and then six lines with the scheme of cdcdcd. This can be seen in Petrarch‚ Rima 140. However‚ William Shakeseare change how sonnets would be written. He came up with the Shakespearean sonnet with is fourteen‚ ten syllable lines with a certain rhyme scheme (abab cdcd
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Love is an everlasting theme throughout literature. In the play “Twelfth Night”‚ Shakespeare explores and illustrates 3 different types of love--true‚ self‚ and friendship. For each type of love‚ Shakespeare created its own characters to represent it‚ and these characters and their love played a major role in the play. True Love: There are three romantic love stories in the play. In the opening‚ Duke Orsino expressed his deep love for Countess Olivia. Later‚ in the following scene‚ Viola disguised
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William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England‚ northwest of London‚ to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. William’s father made his living primarily as a tanner and a glover but also traded wool and grain from time to time. John Shakespeare also served in various offices‚ including high bailiff (like a mayor)‚ the city’s highest public office. In the mid-1570s‚ John Shakespeare’s fortune began to decline mysteriously (some say it was because of his wife’s Catholicism‚ although
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