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    soon as [he] arrived . . . made an attempt to find [his] host."  The “moth” imagery is significant because it conveys a sort of unconsciousness that Gatsby’s party guests embody. Insects are traditionally viewed as unintelligent followers‚ traveling about without a specific purpose or reason. Likewise‚ the people attending Gatsby’s parties are overall superficial‚ bouncing around without purpose. Furthermore‚ moths are particularly significant because they are tragic creatures; they move toward

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    virtue’s force” but it is actually the love juice. This is also confusion in that Titania no longer likes who she really does‚ the young Indian boy. Another example of confusion in the story is when both Demetrius and Lysander is anointed and loves Helena. This ends up

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    being concealed from the mortal eye. That way these two can help the characters‚ but one have to deal with the trying to be told to ’mind your own business’ since no one can see them. Never in the movie or the play‚ did Titania‚ Hermia‚ Lysander‚ Helena‚ Demetrius‚ or Bottom know that they were being influenced by anything but their own decisions. Fate works like the two fairies; they are mysterious so that they are never seen‚ heard‚ or acknowledged. When Titania takes the little Indian boy‚ no

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    The dynamic between the two realms in the play sparks up the tension caused by the Athenian law as Shakespeare supports the common gender belief that women are passive while men are predominant when it comes to love.Shakespeare decides to add a little love potion making the themes men and women and the supernatural support the conception of true love versus infatuation.  “The course of true love never did run smooth” quoted by Lysander sums up the fact that love is a controlling theme that leads

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    William Shakespeare wrote on his novel A Midsummer night’s Dream “Lord‚ what fools there mortals be!”(3.2.116). This is one of Shakespeare’s most famous insult lines. This quote comes from the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Puck is conversing with Oberon about the Athenian peasants‚ and how ridiculous they look when they are fighting for each other’s love. A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare is a comedy play‚ in which Shakespeare incorporates magic to the everyday life. Shakespeare also incorporated

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    Becoming the Third Dimension Images splatter against the viewer ’s face like a moth on the windshield when gazing at the pigmented speckles dappled along the textured canvas hanging on the wall in the local gallery. Examining the seemingly incomplete picture before them‚ the viewer may inquire as to the perception of the painted figure from various angles as opposed to the solitary linear image presented by the artist. Mona Lisa ’s intriguing smile may birth more questions if the art critic

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    Why Shakespeare would not work in the N.W.S? Throughout this novel‚ it is evident that not only is Shakespeare prohibited in the new world but it would also not work. For example‚ in chapter 12‚ John reads passages from Shakespeare to Helmholtz. Helmholtz enjoys the poetry‚ but when John reads a passage taken from Romeo and Juliet‚ Helmholtz starts laughing even though it is inappropriate to do so. “When Juliet said this‚ Helmholtz broke out in an explosion of uncontrollable guffawing.” (Huxley

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    will never be perfect. It displays this through the 3 main couples: Lysander and Hermia‚ Demetrius and Helena‚ and Theseus and Hippolyta. These pairs have undeniable flaws‚ but the end goal in a story like this is happily ever after‚ even through trials and tribulations. Lysander and Hermia might have a deep infatuation for each other; however‚ it’s led to many problems for them. Demetrius and Helena became a union at the end of the play‚ but it was completely forced. Yet‚ even though Hippolyta was

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    Poems for essay: Neutral Tones‚ A Broken Appointment‚ The Moth-Signal. Interpretation is said to be an explanation or conceptualization of a work of literature or other art form by a critic. Hardy is known for integrating personal events from his life‚ into his poems that allow the reader to develop a fully rounded view of what he was trying to convey in his work. Love and its effects are one of his most famous themes that are the basis of many of his poems. Hardy tends to use references to many

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    familiar to many‚ "an ant on a tablecloth…" Then the ant bumps into a day drowsy moth that is much larger than him. The ant seems a tad bit jealous that the moth lacks the amount of responsibility that ants are burdened with. The ant thinks that if the moth were one of his own race he’d chastise him and send him back to work. He describes how the ant society is much more sophisticated and intellectual than the likes of the moth. Their philosophy is to learn about religion‚ nature‚ and space. The ant

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