Master of Destiny: Motif of Love in Twelfth Night A motif is an image‚ idea‚ theme‚ character‚ or verbal pattern that recurs in a story‚ novel‚ poem‚ or play. It serves a purpose such as unifying the action or symbolizing an idea. In William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night‚ the motif of love serves as the main plot‚ a complete love triangle‚ and reinforces the connection of the main plot to the sub-plots. Several types of love are presented‚ such as romantic love‚ experienced by Viola and Orsino
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Hamlet- The Garden Motif and Fate vs. Man Of Hamlet’s many theories and subjects‚ perhaps one of the most prevailing ideas in William Shakespeare’s most riveting play is in fact the “garden” motif. Shakespeare illustrates throughout his writing the idea of the garden which presumably represents Hamlet’s own paradise‚ and the rotting destruction of the garden is meant to vividly depict the unavoidable hell Hamlet endures throughout the plot. By utilizing this imagery and symbolism‚ William Shakespeare
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Themes ............... Lovers as Microcosms Donne incorporates the Renaissance notion of the human body as a microcosm into his love poetry. During the Renaissance‚ many people believed that the microcosmic human body mirrored the macrocosmic physical world. According to this belief‚ the intellect governs the body‚ much like a king or queen governs the land. Many of Donne’s poems—most notably “The Sun Rising” (1633)‚ “The Good-Morrow” (1633)‚ and “A Valediction: Of Weeping” (1633)—envision a lover
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In Lyle H. Kendall’s writing of “The Vampire Motif in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher‚’” he relates vampirism to Poe’s story through the Roderick Usher’s letter‚ the Usher family itself‚ and the ending of the story. Roderick Usher‚ main character and the brother of Madeline Usher‚ writes a letter to the narrator where he tells of “bodily as well as mental disorder” within the family and urges him to visit soon. His interpretation of that is the family’s bodily disorder being the vampirism that affects
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Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald uses the motif of affairs to show development in Daisy Buchanan’s character. As a reader slowly pieces together what is the love puzzle of this novel‚ it becomes clear to them Daisy’s true self. Starting off the novel Fitzgerald uses Tom’s affairs with Daisy(his wife) and Myrtle(his mistress) to show how Tom treats Daisy. He is very sexist towards not only Daisy but also myrtle. "Daisy loved me when she married me and she loves me now‚"(131) this
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Dorian Gray Motif Notebook Beauty: “If this girl can give soul to those who have lived without one‚ if she can create the sense of beauty in people whose lives have been sordid and ugly‚ if she can strip them of their selfishness and lend them tears for sorrows that are not their own‚ she is worthy of all your adoration‚ worthy of the adoration of the world” (59). Sibyl has inner beauty and Basil realizes that‚ but Lord Henry and Dorian only see the physical or symbolic beauty of her form. This
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The First Rule About Fight Club “The first rule about fight club is you don’t talk about fight club.” In the novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk‚ one of the most common motifs is identity. Identity is presented in different ways whether it is some form of universal identity being created‚ or a search for one’s own identity. A character’s identity is constantly evolving based on what another character has decided. Identity is not always who you think you are‚ but who Tyler Durden says you are.
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Tan‚ there are many motifs threaded throughout each of the four stories. One of which is the color red. The color red is very symbolic towards early Chinese culture and tradition. In the chapter‚ The Red Candle‚ the author explains everything in detail. She explains about the red columns in front of the house for decoration‚ the red dragons‚ the red wedding dress with the red wedding veil‚ the red banners‚ the red palanquin‚ and finally the red candle. I found this as a motif because it appeared
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How the vision/ eyes motif shows the powers and limitations of human vision. A Midsummer Night’s Dream brings to literary life the inherent qualities of the “eyes” in human nature. As its title suggests‚ this play is about dreams‚ and their often illogical‚ magical‚ and sensual character. William Shakespeare‚ the author‚ puts major emphasis on the overall idea of vision and indirectly expands this motif to express his personal opinion. He believes human vision is a dynamical force with transformative
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be interpreted that the anonymity of the narrator represents the conventional perspective of an outsider‚ someone not involved. One of the key aspects in the Novella is the way in which Conrad explores the depths of imagery‚ motif and symbolism. Arguably the biggest motif explored in Heart of Darkness is that of ‘Light’ and ‘Darkness’. Conrad’s use of ‘light’ and ‘darkness’ imagery is reflected through devices such as setting and atmosphere. The extract begins rich with imagery as Marlow talks
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