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    Lady of the House of Love

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    Reading Response/Analytical Task Explain how the writer‚ Angela Carter‚ has created the gothic in the text and how she has subverted (to do the opposite of) it? How effective is this text? In the story ‘The Lady of the House of Love’ Angela Carter uses gothic elements like using the themes of supernatural‚ a prophecy‚ setting‚ a damsel in distress and tyrannical figure. The theme of supernatural/inexplicable events is very prominent in this story. The protagonist is a vampire who is a creature

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    Lady Macbeth Influence

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    Lady Macbeth’s Influence On Macbeth In the play The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ many characters played a role in the murder of King Duncan but Lady Macbeth is responsible for it all. In the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth’s letter. After she reads the letter she looks up and essentially says‚ “I am worried that you don’t have what it takes to be the King. You lack what it takes; you want to be in power but you cannot get the things done that are called for. Hurry

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    Lady Chatterley's Lover

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    Lady Chatterley’s Lover‚ written by DH. Lawrence was first published in 1928. The novel follows around the protagonist of the story‚ Lady Constance Chatterley. The story is about how this woman‚ who is trapped in a loveless and almost sterile marriage‚ finds emotional and physical love with the gameskeeper of her husband’s estate. As a story about the relationships between men and women‚ I find this book a very nice read‚ but with Lawrence also using this novel as a way to show his readers the

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    Lady Macbeth Quotes

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    “What had he done to make him fly the land?" [repeats‚ louder with cracked voice] “What had he done to make him fly the land?" (page no.) And what did I do to make him flee this land? [shaking head‚ is emotional] Fearful of Scotland’s happening and future. Oh‚ Scotland. Your monarchy so heinous‚ so damned‚ so feared that your men are fleeting images of the past. Gone with the wind that was a torrent of darkness among the blustery trees. Gone without a thought of kinship; to family nor duty. I should

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    Analysis Of Lady Macbeth

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    In William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”‚ Lady Macbeth undergoes a dramatic change. She starts out as a confident‚ dominant‚ and forceful partner. She was ruthless and cold-blooded‚ but then she became weak and mentally unstable. The guilt of Duncan’s murder‚ the banquet‚ and the Macduff massacre begins to break her down. These events affected her more than she let on. Ultimately‚ she was not able to bear the burden of what happened and she commits suicide. Lady Macbeth begins as a calm and good wife

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    My Fair Lady

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    My Fair Lady My Fair Lady is a 1964 musical film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical‚ My Fair Lady‚ based on the film adaptation of the stage play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. The ending and the ballroom scene are from the 1938 film Pygmalion rather than Shaw’s original stage play. The film was directed by George Cukor and stars Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. The film won eight Academy Awards‚ including Best Picture‚ Best Actor‚ and Best Director. Plot In Edwardian London

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    Lady Macbeth's Ambition

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    him or her. Lady Macbeth’s ambitions lead to her demise as well as to the people around her. For instance‚ her strong desire and ambition to be the queen makes her corrupt with evil that hinders her life. This is evident when she recognizes immediately that murdering Duncan is the only way of attaining her goal. Lady Macbeth calls on the evil spirits‚ saying‚ "Come‚ you spirits That tend

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    Analysis Of 'Lady Lazarus'

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    Here “Lady Lazarus” may be mentioned again. Lady Lazarus talks about the art of dying and claims that she is exceptionally good at committing suicide. This lady shares a lot of similarities with the poet herself. She tells that she has done "it" again and that she has nine lives‚ like a cat. We get to know that "it" is dying; but‚ like

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    The Lady with the Pet Dog

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    The Lady with the Pet Dog The same story two different points of view “The Lady with the Pet Dog” initially written by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) and later on written by Joyce Carol Oats (B. 1938). The story of two lovers‚ seen by a man with a Romanticism style‚ and 100 years later written by a woman in the post modern time. This pieces show is how different can be a story when is told in a different gender on a different time frame. The first difference in this story is about the authors. Initially

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    Lady Macbeth's Fall

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    spiral of evil deeds and results in Macbeth’s death. A question raised of the play is what allowed this to happen to Macbeth. Macbeth’s corruption and tragic fall are due in part to Lady Macbeth’s evil influence and Macbeth’s own ambitions. However‚ nothing is more responsible than the manipulations of the witches. Lady Macbeth played a key role in Macbeth’s tragic fall. Her ambition nourishes Macbeth’s corruption. For example‚ Macbeth is unsure if he should kill Duncan‚ as seen in the hallucination

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