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    Lady Macbeth is well respected like Macbeth. King Duncan calls her "our honored hostess." She is loving to her husband but at the same time very ambitious‚ she has a strong need for Macbeth to be king. This outcome will not benefit her and her husband equally. She says that "the fastest way" for Macbeth to become king is by murdering King Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s thoughts make her appear as cold and ambitious. To prepare for what she feels must be done she calls on evil spirits to "stop up th’ access

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    ROMEO AND JULIET CHARACTER SKETCH - JULIET CAPULET Juliet Capulet is one of the main characters in Romeo and Juliet‚ a famous play written by Shakespeare. Juliet is a beautiful‚ young 13 year old girl. Despite her age‚ she is pressured from the very beginning of the play to get married‚ preferably to a young nobleman named Paris who is a relative of the Prince of Verona. During the opening scenes of the play‚ Juliet seems to be an obedient and naïve child who always obeys her parents’ wishes. However

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    David Strorm is a round character. David grows up in Waknuk‚ a God-fearing district where all living organisms must be of the “True Image”‚ without any form of mutation (Deviation as it is called in the story). David is able to “thought-speak” with others that also have the ability. These people are‚ Rosalind Morton‚ Anne‚ Rachel‚ Mark‚ Katherine‚ Sally‚ Michael and last of all‚ his younger sister Petra Strorm. David Strorm is adventurous. We know this because‚ as a child‚ he often snuck away

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    The Chrysalids: Study Questions Chapter 2 1. How old is David’s house? (17) David’s house is 50 years old 2. Who built this house? (17) David’s grandfather; Elias Strorm built the house 3. Describe the materials from which this house is built. (17-18) It’s built from bricks and stones‚ solid and roughly-dressed timbers. 4. Explain the words: "My grandfather appeared to have been a man of somewhat tediously unrelieved virtue. It was only later that I pieced together a portrait that was more

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    love. The novel‚ The Chrysalids by John Wyndham also has people risking their lives or even suicide because they will or are not able to live without the person they love. However‚ the short story‚ “No Renewal” shows that Douglas doesn’t appreciate his new lifestyle because he already made his old lifestyle part of his identity. All these texts suggest that when one loses someone or something that is part of one’s identity‚ one may willingly welcome death. When a character in Romeo and Juliet loses

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    inevitable succession of the Norms. The greed for life itself and the belief that expelling deviations of any kind (people‚ animals‚ crops) will satisfy that greed‚ fuels the practice of religion in the community of Waknuk. In John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids‚ the fear of change is provoked by religion‚ which is used to justify self-righteous attitude. The importance of religion in Waknuk is introduced early in the novel‚ and right away it is obvious that Repentances lay strict law upon deviants and

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    Hannah Ferguson 1B 05/19/14 David Copperfield Character sketch: Mr. Murdstone Mr. Murdstone is one of the most evil characters in the novel. He is firm‚ reprimanding‚ and cruel. He is in his mid twenties. He is older than Ms. Copperfield‚ and it shows by how he pushes her around. He is a handsome man‚ with a closely shaved face and square jaw. David describes him to have‚ “ that kind of shallow black eye-I want a better word to express an eye that has no depth in it to be looked into.” He had dark

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    Trash by Andy Mulligan - Book Report Characters The main characters in the book “Trash” by Andy Mulligan are introduced as Raphael Fernandez and Gardo. Gardo was born six hours ahead of Raphael. Even though they are not brothers‚ Gardo looks out for Raphael. He is more built with muscle while Raphael on the other hand‚ is skinnier and smaller. They support each other’s decisions and are there for each through thick and thin. Both their personalities are filled with courage and perseverance

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    Daryl Casao Ms. Clemente English 3U 7 February 2011 Character Sketch: Alice The story “Mirror Image” by Lena Coakley is about the character Alice trying to find her true self in the midst of an identity crisis. The character’s struggle was caused when she and her dad had an accident where she made it but her dad didn’t. But the thing is‚ her body didn’t quite make it too. So they had to do a brain transplant. Now Alice is considered as a new person by her sister but she is in denial

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    Character Sketch - Patrick Jane‚ The Mentalist Patrick Jane is the primary character on The Mentalist‚ a dramatic series that uses the homicide team of the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to showcase Jane’s talents. He has a reputation for his observation skills‚ which are highly useful when questioning suspects and witnesses‚ even though he can appear unfeeling when interacting with the recently bereaved. He frequently challenges his superiors‚ and does it in a mocking manner

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