may appear to be calm and peaceful‚ but beneath its exterior‚ nature is fierce and brutality lurks. In his poem ‘Loch Ard Gorge’‚ Foulcher examines this idea against a background of natural beauty. The persona in the poem contemplates the ocean‚ a shipwreck from centuries ago and the blissful ignorance of animals. Foulcher uses strong sexual overtones in his description of the powerful ocean‚ “tide thrust into the dark interior of the earth”‚ which illustrates the sheer force and strength of nature
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Although early prose fiction prototypes of the novel had been popular with readers since the late seventeenth century‚ the English novel as such only became a mature and predominant literary form in the mid-eighteenth century. After decades of embattled popularity—embattled because the guardians of aesthetic value saw these works of fictions as a frivolous and corrupting upstart too derivative of French romance—the novel finally won a respectable place in the literary echelons in the 1740s‚ due largely
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in the ranks of importance and respect; they are not spoken of with any importance. Juliet is the object of Claudio’s sexual release and Mariana is the long lost forgotten fiancée of Angelo‚ who was abandoned by him when she lost her dowry in a shipwreck. The only woman who kind of breaks the trend of the lowly women is Isabella‚ who has the courage to stand up to Angelo for her chastity. In the first half she is pushed between Angelo and Claudio while she decides what to do and refuses to respond
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Beginning in the southeastern Vic city of Torquay and stretching a full 244 kilometres to the city of Allansford near Warrnambool‚ lies what has been labeled by many as the greatest example of scenic coastal road engineering that exists: The Great Ocean Road (TGOR). Having been actually built by returning World War I Aussie soldiers‚ TGOR today still stands as the world’s largest war memorial. This architectural wonder consists of a two-lane road‚ one lane in each direction. As it travels through
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William Golding William Golding was born on September 19‚1911 in Saint Columb Minor‚cornwall‚England.He was raised in a 14th-century house next door to a graveyard.His mother‚ Mildred‚was an active suffragette.His father‚ Alex‚ worked as a school teacher His father. He enrolled in Marlborough Grammar School‚The same school he’s father worked in.Also‚Golding was a bully in school‚ Quoted “He enjoyed hurting people”. Later in primary school‚ Goliding went on to attend Brasenose College at Oxford
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main plots. These plots are the romance between Ferdinand and Miranda; the comedy of Caliban‚ Stephano and Trinculo and finally‚ the tragedy planned by Antonio and Sebastian. All three plots‚ however‚ follow a strict structure in the form of a shipwreck‚ a meeting‚ a temptation/test‚ a reward/ punishment and lastly the reconciliation. In each of these plots‚ there is a recurrent motif‚ which is intoxication. Intoxication is a state wherein a person’s physical and mental control is diminished
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Paikea. Paikea took this as an omen and tried to prepare herself to become leader‚ even though her grandfather opposed. However something that sets the Whale Rider plot apart from Bend It Like Beckham was the heavy focus on the Maori culture. The Maori culture has a heavy influence in this story which also leads the Paikea into making the necessary decisions about her leadership. Although there were many contrasts‚ Bend It Like Beckham and Whale Rider shared many similarities between their individual
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novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel uses the protagonist Pi to demonstrate how faith‚ ritual and ones will to live save one from the barbaric and carnivorous reality. Pi Patel‚ lover of faith and various gods and their beliefs loses his family after a shipwreck and drifts on the Pacific Ocean with the zebra‚ hyena‚ orangutan and tiger named Richard Parker‚ each struggling in their own way to survive. In the end‚ Pi presents two different stories and leaves it up to the reader to decide which version is
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for Olivia. While some use deception as a means of survival‚ others use deception to trick others and make them act foolishly. The first example of deception in this play was when Viola decides to disguise herself as a man. Viola barely escapes a shipwreck along with her twin brother Sebastian. Separated in this terrible disaster each twin believes the other has died in the wreck. The captain of the shipwrecked vessel advises Viola to go and find a job with the Duke Orsino since she has no family or
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Love as the Cause of Suffering In William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night‚ love as the cause of suffering is one of the most prominent theme of the story. Even though this play ends in love and wedded bliss‚ Shakespeare also shows us that love can also cause pain. The characters often view love as a curse‚ something that is thrust upon you and you cannot easily or willing escape. Examples include Malvolio’s love for Olivia‚ the love triangle between Olivia‚ Duke Orsino‚ and Viola as Cesario‚
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