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    The book the Tale-Tale Heart is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe Published in 1843. It is told by an unnamed narrator who tries to convince the reader of his reasons‚ while telling a crime he committed. The victim was an old man with a bluish greyish eye. In the book the narrator states that the old man didn’t do anything to deserve to be killed. He also said that killed the old man will solve the problems he had with him because the old man’s eye looked like a vulture’s eye to him meaning that

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    The short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” was written by Edgar Allen Poe in the year 1843.  He was born in America‚ January 1809 and died shortly after in October 1849. Poe spent most of his life in the United States army and only started writing literacy after his brother had died in the late 1830’s. Poe was one of the first American authors to be recognised in the genre gothic horror or simple horror. Poe’s most recurring themes were views of premature burial and reanimation of the dead in this case

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    Protagonist in Trifles

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    Trifles‚ is who is the protagonist? There are seven characters in Trifles and only one of them is the protagonist. One might argue that Mrs. Peters or Mrs. Hale is the protagonist because of the disclosure of their feelings and their constant dialogue about Mr. Wright‚ who is dead‚ and Mrs. Wright‚ who is now in jail for murdering her husband. No‚ there is not enough profound and sound evidence to support that argument; however‚ the evidence that supports Mrs. Wright as the protagonist is overwhelming.

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    Iago the Antagonist

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    Virshaun Grant Into to Literature May 8th 2012 Iago the Antagonist Usually in any story or a lot of stories there is an antagonist who plays an important role that may sometimes be mischievous or compelling to act against another character or characters. In the play “Othello”‚ Iago ends up being a very witty antagonist who entraps many characters into his games of winning the love of Desdemona. He works against Othello by attempting to destroy him mentally‚ since Othello isn’t that

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    of us can relate to. My poem fits into the category of love and is appropriately titled-The Lover Tells of the Rose in His Heart. ALL things uncomely and broken‚ all things worn out and old‚ The cry of a child by the roadway‚ the creak of a lumbering cart‚ The heavy steps of the ploughman‚ splashing the wintry mould‚ Are wronging your image that blossoms a rose in the deeps of my heart. The wrong of unshapely things is a wrong too great to be told; I hunger to build

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    The True Antagonist

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    Love is the conqueror of the strong and the weak‚ though it is foolish and evil at its core. Sophocles proves that love is the one destructive power in the universe through his third ode in “Antigone.” Its powerful message foreshadows the death of Antigone and her lover‚ Haemon‚ through its crisp imagery and perfect diction. The chorus passionately sings the evils of love while closely examining the situation of the Lovers’ potential ends. Force emanates from each word that Sophocles conducts‚ forcing

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    Crucible Protagonist

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    True Protagonist In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor shows his protagonist character by the respectable and honorable man he lives to be. In order to understand why John Proctor is the protagonist of the story‚ a definition of the word protagonist is indispensable. A protagonist is essentially the main character of a story‚ mostly known as the good character. The author spends most of his time on him‚ and usually the character changes or evolves during the course of the novel. The

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    Mitsuko Mito (Ohama)‚ Masayuki Mori (Genjurou)‚ Eitaro Ozawa (Toubei)‚ and Kinuyo Tanaka (Miyagi). 2. There are many different antagonists in the movie. The first antagonists are the invading soldiers‚ first introduced early in the movie‚ as they raid the village where the four main characters live. The other antagonists are two ghosts‚ one of a women named lady Wakasa‚ and the other a ghost of her servant.

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    them‚ I start to laugh but it is cut off by me impacting the giant of a planet‚ burying deep within it.            When I wake up I feel so drained‚ my bones and joints are stiff and crack when I move. I start coughing when I feel a sharp pain in my chest‚ as I cough I see blood splatter the rocks around me. I force myself into a sitting position cringing as I lean up‚ my breathing is ragged and comes out in short breaths. I look around and see that I am inside a huge crater on a strange planet.

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    Iago - The Antagonist

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    ahead in order to get to where he wants to be. He is jealous of Cassio’s position and is determined to manipulate his way into it. Though Iago does not hate Cassio‚ he believes that Cassio is just another pawn that will help him get to the top. Iago tells the audience that‚ "Cassio’s a proper man: let me see now; To get his place and to plume up my will/In double knavery" (I.iii.385-387)‚ proving that he is plotting to get Cassio’s job. To further his plan‚ Iago attempts to get Cassio drunk. He is aware

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