Character Name: Portia Character Traits: Loyal “Oh‚ me‚ the word ‘choose’! I may neither choose who I would nor refuse who I dislike; so is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father. Is it not hard‚ Nerissa‚ that I cannot choose one nor refuse none? (Act 1 Scene 2 lines 22~25) “In terms of choice I am not solely led by nice direction of a maiden’s eyes. Besides‚ the lott’ry of my destiny bars me the right of voluntary choosing. But if my father had not scanted me
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In 2 Kings chapter 5‚ there was a well-respected man and commander of the army of the king of Aram who had leprosy‚ a disease that affected the skin. While in Israel‚ a band of raiders from Aram had taken captive a young girl who later became the wife of mistress. Naaman’s wife was aware of his leprosy and said she knew of a prophet in Samaria who could cure Naaman. So‚ Naaman‚ with the king of Aram’s permission‚ journeyed to Israel while the king of Aram sent a letter letting the king of Israel
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The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak and The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare‚ some characters demonstrate hypocrisy in their words and actions. Though there are other traits that the characters show‚ such as cruelty and mercy‚ hypocrisy is one of the more interesting ones. The Duke demonstrates hypocrisy in The Merchant of Venice during the trial scene when he punishes Shylock for not showing Antonio mercy. Antonio shows he is a hypocrite in The Merchant of Venice when he criticizes Shylock for
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Shakespeare Merchant of Venice Essay I have been studying the play The Merchant of Venice written by William Shakespeare. The play genre is drama and it is set in the late 1590s. It is set in two cities Venice and Belmont. The play is about usury between a Christian and a Jew. The Christian is a man named Antonio‚ who is The Merchant of Venice. The Jew is a wealthy man called Shylock who is facing a lot of religious rivalry at the time. Antonio’s friend Bassanio comes to him to ask for money
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longer as he has already submitted the previous contribution late and procrastinates when replying to T.J.’s e-mails and calls. Because K.C. was already previously given a chance to correct his report and was continually unable to produce the ideal results‚ we must assume that he is either unwilling to put forth the effort or is having trouble understanding the academic concepts. Based on K.C.’s approach towards the work assigned‚ the group will need to confront him differently. If K.C. is purposely
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Margaret Atwood ’s The Handmaid ’s Tale would seem‚ on the surface‚ a straightforward feminist text. The narrative is set in a speculative future‚ exploring gender inequalities in an absolute patriarchy in which women are breeders‚ housekeepers‚ mistresses‚ or housewives—or otherwise exiled to the Colonies. In Atwood ’s fictional Gilead‚ all of the work of twentieth-century feminism has been utterly undone‚ and the text explores the effects of this from a first-person point of view that elicits the
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R. Anderson 07/24/2010 "Compare and contrast the Pennsylvania and New York Penitentiary theories of the 1800’s." The Pennsylvania System‚ after the failure of Walnut Street‚ Pennsylvania constructed two new prisons: the Western Penitentiary near Pittsburgh (opened in 1826) and the Eastern Penitentiary in Cherry Hill‚ near Philadelphia (1829). The Pennsylvania system took the concept of silence as a virtue to new extremes. Based on the idea of separate confinement‚ these penitentiaries
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not Tragedy That old Jew got what he deserved! This is the cathartic feeling that William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice inspires as the central character Antonio is released from the perils of his impending death. In American society today‚ it is wrong to persecute someone for their religious beliefs‚ as we are all created equal. This sentiment was‚ indeed‚ not the case in the 1500’s. Although the events that surround Shylock are interpreted as very tragic in today’s society‚ in the eyes of
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Matthew Rico English 1302 Anthony Buenning 30 November 2012 The Tell-Tale Heart Final Draft Has it ever crossed our mind to murder someone? Maybe it was a physical deficiency that drove us into hating them and their disfigurement‚ and it led to us to hurt them. Have we ever felt the rush of taking someone’s life‚ or the responsibility that follows such a dreadful deed? The narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” has felt all of this. As you go through the story‚ the reader can see how mentally
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