and Jim to make us feel sympathy for Laura and Tom‚ whilst we dislike Jim. In the Glass Menagerie‚ Williams positions us so that we feel sympathy for Laura. By most readers she is generally considered the main protagonist of the story or the one sympathise most with out of all the characters. She lived in a day where there was no sympathy for the disabled‚ any such allowances or even kindness from others. Even her own mother did not want to admit or talk about how her daughter was disabled. When
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‘No decent folk to hear me cry’ [25]. Zephaniah is signifying that there is no-one decent enough to sympathise for him. He then goes on to say ‘No god fearers or infidel/ can save me from this Lex Loci’ [26-27]. ‘No god fearers‚’ Zephaniah is implying that they are senseless people with no heart to sympathise for him or even care about him at all. Zephaniah exposes the injustice imposed on him and on people who share the same race to both sympathy and
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significance of these distinct settings in the play? 7. Discuss Portia’s character. What does she compare the men around her to? Is Bassanio a worthy husband for her? 8. Discuss the relationship between Jessica and Shylock. Are we meant to sympathise with the moneylender’s daughter? Does Shakespeare seem ambivalent in his portrayal of Jessica? Suggested Guidelines Index Information about the poet / writer / dramatist Brief summary of the poem / Act Critical Assessment – type of poem
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whether or not a defendant was responsible for a certain crime and the sentencing was left to the judges. Due to this concept‚ i believe there are both strengths and weaknesses to the juries rational since this all depends on whether or not the jury sympathises with the defeat. the weakness would be that no matter how guilty a defendant if they are able to get the jury to believe they didn’t know what they were doing was wrong or their actions were of malicious intent just something that needed to be done
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pass judgement on the choices he makes‚ the explanations he gives for them and the general way in which he considers his actions and comes to justify them. However‚ in fitting with the gothic genre of the novel‚ the decision on whether or not to sympathise with Frankenstein can not be made easily‚ putting the reader into an uncomfortable‚ uncertain state of mind. The clever narrative Shelley uses often creates such a feeling of ambiguity‚ which enhances the horror we come to feel as the book progresses
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guiding the audience responses to what Euripedes wants it to be: <br> <br> Medea‚ poor Medea! Your grief touches our hearts.’ <br> <br>Through this relationship between the Chorus and the audience‚ Euripedes is able to influence the audience to sympathise with Medea. In their first stasimon‚ a mutual suffering is shown between Medea and the Chorus: <br> <br> And my own heart suffers too.’ <br> <br>The Chorus is used as an instrument to help the audience to understand and feel Medea’s suffering
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telling his friend‚ Bono‚ and his wife‚ Rose‚ that everyone dies at some point in life. When Troy’s son‚ Lyons‚ comes over‚ he asks for money but Troy doesn’t want to give it to him. He feels like Lyons only comes to him when he needs something. I sympathise with Troy because if someone only comes to you when they need something‚ it’s because they don’t know what else to go visit you for. I think that Troy
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Tale Of Two Cities.. All through the book‚ Charles Dicken’s portrayal of France‚ England‚ the revollution and the poele undergo many changes. The reader’s view of the characters changes as the plot develops. During the "Book the first"‚ the reader sympathises with the common people of France and despises the aristocrats. Dickens emphasizes the poverty of the common people in France making the reader pity and sympathize with them. He calls them "scarecrows" and "clad in rags". Dickens tells us how the
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broken mirror also has connotations to bad luck‚ further creating a sense of menace which foreshadows her encounter with Stanley‚ leading to her rape. This is what makes Blanche such a tragic character and Willian utilises this to make the audience sympathise with
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you’re black”‚ the quote illustrates her satire humour approach. The tone demonstrates irony and sarcasm which exposes the discrimination and institutional racism towards Aboriginals. This encourages the audience to criticise the white community and sympathise with her. Furthermore‚ Enoch
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