In the poem Sympathy for the devil‚ the speaker uses many different historical allusions and understatements to gain the readers sympathy for him. The speaker of the poem is the Devil and he tries to make it sound as though he is forced to be around all of the death and despair so that the reader might feel bad for him. He uses the historical allusion of “I was around when Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt and pain” to show that he has been around for a very long time and he has seen some of
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How is sympathy created for Mayella Ewell? Lee creates compassion for Mayella Ewell by describing her life at home. In this chapter‚ Atticus progressively builds an image of Mayella’s life at home: «’you the eldest? The oldest?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘How long has your mother been dead?’ ‘Don’t know- long time.’» In this extract‚ Lee demonstrates the role of Mayella in her family and how hard it is for her‚ especially since she is only nineteen and has seven brothers and sisters. She is like their mother: therefore
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To what extent does Shakespeare make you feel sympathy for Romeo and Juliet in Act 1 and Act 2? We are introduced to the play by a prologue which in this case is a sonnet. In this we are immediately told the fate of the two ‘star-crossed lovers’‚ building tension throughout the play. Shakespeare uses this to make us aware of what is going on during the play so we feel sympathy for Romeo and Juliet throughout the play. We are also informed of the hatred between two households‚ due to pathetic
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David had always heard the stories his parents would tell him about the golden safe.His Grandma would always bore him with banal stories of how his grandpa would spend hours each day trying to open the safe. His house had always been in his family‚ and since his great-great grandpa moved in‚ there had always been a golden safe in the closet of the basement. For years‚ they were adamant about opening it and cracking the code‚ but eventually around the time that david was born‚ they family gave up
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Sympathy for Satan John Milton spent years trying to think of an idea to base his epic on; an idea that would make his epic last centuries and never be forgotten. His desire came to life since his work lives in history‚ along with Homer‚ Virgil and Dante. Finally‚ he found a muse in God and in the dawn of creation; rather than in earthly matters. John Milton’s intention while writing his epic was not to make Satan a hero‚ however‚ many people perceive such an idea. Instead‚ he simply wanted
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Othello is essentially a noble character who loses but ultimately regains our sympathy- Discuss Othello is most definitely an imperial character who gets assassinated by his “trusting friend” Iago. We see his nobility from the beginning‚ Othello is being accused of all sorts of things‚ still he doesn’t hide and wants to clarify the situation and even lets his wife speak for herself; he continues to prove that he is a right and just character when he is put into the position of breaking the rules
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Biff is one of the most troubled characters in Death of a Salesman‚ along with his father Willy. Whilst the Play mainly focuses on the tragedy surrounding the decline and death of his father‚ Biff’s story is arguably also a tragedy: going from having everything he could possibly want‚ with many universities interested in Biff‚ people throughout his school looking up to him as a role model‚ and generally his life being good to being sent to jail‚ moving from one low pay job to another‚ and finding
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from Christian and Jewish theology; he is known to represent evil and wickedness. The song “Devil’s Dance”‚ written by James Alan Hetfield and Lars Ulrich‚ performed by Metallica‚ presents an ideal version of the devil. On the other hand‚ the song “Sympathy for the Devil” written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards‚ performed by The Rolling Stones‚ introduces its own devil‚ distinct from the norm. Although‚ both songs establish the same point of view‚ they differ in tone and in theme. Apart from having
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1: We feel sympathy for Pip because he is in a very volatile situation in his life right now. He is without Mother and Father‚ he has an iota of food to eat‚ and his sister and her husband are quite the capricious couple. I think that Dickens wants us to like Pip because he is the main character in the story‚ and gives a lightness to the spooky plot of the story. 2. Dickens uses an abundance of different devices in order to describe Mrs. Gargery. Mrs. Gargery is described to be: One who
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Write about the ways in which Steinbeck presents either Crooks or Curley’s wife. To what extent does he create sympathy for either of these characters? Of Mice and Men is set in 1930’s America in the middle of the economic depression. It is geared towards the pursuit of the American dream‚ promoting the ideas of equality‚ life‚ liberty and happiness. Steinbeck uses Crooks‚ and to some extent Curley’s wife to challenge the perception of equality and sometimes the language used is‚ by modern
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