EXAMINE HOW SHAKESPEARE PRESENTS THE TREATMENT OF PORTIA BY MEN IN THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Written in the late 16th century‚ The Merchant of Venice’s Italian setting and marriage theme are typical of Shakespeare’s earlier comedies. The characters‚ however‚ raise this play to new heights‚ especially that of Portia‚ Shakespeare’s first great female protagonist. Her character often contradicts that of the typical subservient Elizabethan woman as Shakespeare develops her into the most dominant character
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commonly associated with femininity. ‘till his father came across him one day and snorted in disgust.’ Third person narrative positions the reader to reject the father’s view on masculinity‚ whilst in an alliance with David‚ allowing the reader to sympathise. Tradition ideas about masculinity are challenged through the use of Characterisation. Characterisation allows the reader to become critical of Mr Murray’s views of what it means to be a ‘man.’ ‘“Damn grown boy playing with dolls.” And David
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his pride and glory The Titanic when he cowardly put his life before others by getting off the sinking ship. He is only a shadow of his former self by his survival of the tragic sinking " I sank as far that night as any hero". Mahon also makes us sympathise with him because he is imprisoned and left almost entirely isolated “lonely house behind the sea”. Mahon uses the sea itself as a vicious reminder‚ washing up “broken toys and hatboxes”. Ismay is made out the have a certain selfishness to himself
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her the attention she wanted. Curley’s wife is also a victim of her class as she has little‚ if any‚ power over anyone else on the ranch and is practically at the bottom‚ despite being the daughter-in-law of the ranch owner. This makes the reader sympathise with Eva Smith and Curley’s Wife. They are both objectified by men. You could say this is suggested by someone implying they ’own’ one of the characters‚ they all call Curley’s Wife ’Curley’s Wife’ instead of by her actual name‚ this suggests
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In this section of the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Steinbeck presents the black Stable Buck‚ Crooks‚ as petulant‚ lonely‚ yet he is not portrayed by Steinbeck in a stereotypical manor. In the setting description of Crooks’ isolated bunk‚ it is described that he owns a “tattered dictionary” and a book on Californian Law. This demonstrates to the audience how he is well educated. A working-class black person during the Depression era of 1930s America would have been unlikely to grow
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that individuals learn from their mistakes and personal discoveries over time. Through the use of various techniques and devices‚ Winton and Hallstrom’s craft relatable adolescent characters who their targeted audiences and able to empathise and sympathise with‚ whilst achieving revealing insights about the power of discovery. Significant discoveries can be a slow realisation that changes the way we perceive ourselves and relationships. In “Big World”‚ the narrator hopes to discover excitement
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from the Stalin era. Khrushchev‚ therefore‚ had to detach himself from any affiliation with Stalin and he did so in the speech made to congress in 1956 in which he set out to denounce Stalin. In the speech made in 1956 to congress‚ Khrushchev sympathises with the decisions Lenin made stating “Lenin used sever methods only in the most necessary cases”. In the same speech Stalin is said to have “used extreme methods and mass repression at a time when the revolution was already victorious”. While these
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apprehension means‚ anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen. Lennie suffered in more ways than others is thought to be a tragic hero as a tragic hero particularly suffers from; Character Flaws as he’s Mentally disabled making us sympathise for him as he doesn’t understand his strength or regular situations such as not being able to keep the dead mouse prior to them entering the ranch. He always gets lured into bad situations e.g. killing Curley’s wife. He suffers when George shoots
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JOHANNES VAN DEN BOSCH RECEIVES AN E-MAIL – A Case Analysis From reading the case‚ ‘Johannes Van Den Bosch Receives an e-mail’‚ I understand the importance of cross cultural communication‚ its perception‚ attribution and challenges involved within. Johannes Van Den Bosch‚ a Dutch man working for the BigFour firm‚ when faced with the difficulty of encountering an upset customer for not having met the deadline of approved deliverables decides to write an e-mail to his Mexican counter-part‚ Pablo Menendez
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Metaphors by Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath is well known for her confessional style of writing. Her poem ‘Metaphors’ was written in the 1960’s and expresses her self-loathing during pregnancy. Unlike many poets‚ Plath isn’t afraid to express her inner feelings throughout her work and explore herself within her poetry. In her poem ‘Metaphors’ Plath uses the ‘I’ voice to make her writing deeply personal and convey her pessimistic attitude towards her body image during pregnancy. ‘Metaphors’ is written
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