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    Homer’s epic The Iliad‚ is a great tale of war and glory. It takes place during the last year of the ten year Greek-Trojan war. The Greeks have been fighting with the Trojans for quite some time‚ and just when peace seemed like a possibility‚ the youngest prince of Troy‚ Paris‚ acts out selfishly and steals the beautiful wife of Menelaus‚ Helen. This instigates the fighting again. Throughout The Iliad‚ Homer tells of two heroes‚ both similar‚ but also very different in their character; the great

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    The relationship between Machbeth and Lady Macbeth By Myrna Cibelly Macbeth‚ the play written by William Shakespeare in 1606‚ shows us the relationship that exists between the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and how it creates most of the actions‚ reactions‚ moods‚ feelings and attitudes. Both love each other and that deserves any sacrifice. At the beginning of the play‚ they are very close and this is shown when he calls her‚ "my dearest partner of greatness." He

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    men here this they provoke Sam and Greg and it turns into a Capulet and Montague brawl. 2. Benvolio and Tybalt come upon the servants fighting. Contrast their reactions to the fight. Benvolio tried to stop the fighting‚ but Tybalt calls Benvolio a coward for not wanting to fight. 3. When Montague and Caplet enter and see the disturbance‚ they want to fight‚ too. What do their wives say? Their wives tell them that it’s not worth it‚ and that this fighting is stupid. 4. What ended the opening skirmish

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    Trumpet is a novel which explores the nuances of identity and love. The characters are effected by the death of Joss Moody and subsequent revelation that he was born a girl‚ this forces them to examine their own sense of self. Kay’s reflection on the construction of individual‚ cultural and social selves and the impact of being a person drifting in the boundary spaces is a complex examination of the sum of a person’s parts‚ how they are defined and effected by changes in the way they are perceived

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    1. “In any war story‚ especially a true one‚ it’s difficult to separate what happened from what seemed to happen. What seems to happen becomes its own happening and has to be told the way. “ (71) Significance: This quote describes the entire style in which the book is written. Tim O’ Brien writes the novel as though it is a memoir‚ but this isn’t the case. In the copyright information‚ readers learn that most of the events‚ with a few small exceptions‚ were fabricated. Once the reader knows this

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    Key moments- Act 3 Scene 1 - Hamlet’s turmoil
Claudius and Polonius eavesdrop when Hamlet meets Ophelia. Hamlet speaks the famous soliloquy (’To be or not to be’) and rejects Ophelia‚ whom he had previously professed love to‚ believing that she is in league with his uncle and Polonius.
Hamlet Get thee to a nunnery‚ go‚ farewell. Or if thou needs must marry‚ marry a fool‚ for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them. Act 3 Scene 3 - Claudius’s plotting
Claudius arranges Hamlet’s

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    probably why Martin’s dad is so rude and mean to him. In line(168-170) it reads‚ “Afraid to be on the elevator alone?” his father said‚ with a look of scorne. “Grow up Martin.” the door slammed.That emphasizes how his dad now may be thinking Martin is a coward and can not do anything right or handle anything like an adult. Martin’s dad already does not like how he acts and we can tell this in the next thing he says‚ “Not only are you skinny‚ weak‚ and bad at sports‚ but you are also a

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    their guilt.” Speech • She is not affected by death. She quickly moved on. • “A little water clears us of this deed: How easy is it then!” Thoughts •I feel that Lady macbeth does not regret any of her decisions. She feels that Macbeth is kind of a coward Interactions • She expects Macbeth to go through with the deed‚ and reacts with disappointment when Macbeth tells her that he cannot kill King Duncan. • “Was the hope drunk /Wherein you dress’d yourself? hath it slept since? /And wakes it now‚ to

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    my past were to be left behind. Would I have the strength to start all over again? This question was frightening me and the coward within me pulled me back. I wanted to quit‚ stay home‚ and go on with my life the way it was. On the other hand‚ I could not do that. I could not live with myself‚ knowing I had a chance like this but did not take it. I could not live as a coward all my life. My girlfriend implored me not to go. My parents did not say anything. Sometimes‚ I wish they would have begged

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    Ralph thinks you’re all a bunch of cowards‚ running away from the boar and the beast. And that’s not all.” There was a kinda sigh on the platform as if everyone knew what was coming. Jack’s voice went up; tremulous yet determined‚ pushing against the unco-operative silence. “He’s like Piggy. He says things like Piggy. He isn’t a proper chief.” Jack clutched the conch to himself. “He’s a coward himself.”…”(Golding 126)

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