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    depression 4.     Write a short description that summarizes the social problem and explain how it affects Hamlet and Ophelia. I think that the lack of guidance for Ophelia and Hamlet possess significant impact on the choices that both characters make.  Essentially‚ Ophelia is left without anyone to really advocate for her.  She understands that her emotions for Hamlet are intense and that the situation that surrounds them both is equally volatile. Worksheet 2:  Gathering evidence of the

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    Comparison of Setting between Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre In two literary works‚ Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte‚ setting plays an important role. Setting can be described as the time [http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=time&amp%3Bv=56] and place in which an event occurs. It helps the reader to understand the story and where the character is coming from. Both the authors associate setting to the characters in the story. In Wuthering Heights‚ the setting represents

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    INDER PLACE THAN THIS Phoenix could hear the lashing of swords outside her chamber as she hid under the covers of her bed. She had woken up to the sound of them. To the guard shouting something outside her room until she heard his cries of agony as he lay dying. It was then Phoenix threw the cover over herself- maybe it could protect her from the monsters outside her room. Phoenix knew something had happened to her father. He had been at war for a moon’s turn but even she knew soldiers

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    Gulliver’s Travel Essay In Gulliver’s Travel‚ by Jonathon Swift‚ the protagonist‚ Gulliver‚ meets and interacts with several different kinds of human-like creatures. These creatures greatly vary in stature‚ some of which are minuscule compared to Gulliver and others that tower over him. While these beings are human-like in appearance and in some of their characteristics‚ they also show animal-like qualities. Yahoos in the land of the Houyhnhnms are a perfect example of the uncivilized nature in

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    In the book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë‚ the main character Jane has gone from a dark childhood to an acceptable young Victorian woman‚ by going through many years of change and her overcoming her adolescent difficulties. In her younger years‚ a result of being unaccepted by her family‚ negatively affected her mental state. Once she reached Lowood Institution‚ she was taught how to become a respectable Victorian governess‚ which entails maturity and the ability to control emotion. Jane would see

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    Yellow Wallpaper" and "Jane Eyre" "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte are two great stories that have significant similarities. "The Yellow Wallpaper" is about a woman suffering from depression and getting locked in a room by her husband for treatment. On the other hand "Jane Eyre" is about and orphan girl who is getting raised by her cruel‚ wealthy aunt. When I read both stories I realized that they had similar characters and setting. In both

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    Jane Eyre: Christian Values Throughout the novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Bronte‚ Jane struggles to find the right balance between moral duty and earthly pleasure; between obligation to her spirit and attention to her physical and emotional needs. She lives most of her childhood as a rebellious and defiant youth‚ but the impact of those whom she is surrounded by helps her grow and develop into a disciplined woman of the Christian faith. Bronte represents Christianity with three major

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    Explore the use of religion in the text of Jane Eyre Religion is a main theme throughout the novel; we are reminded that everything in this period of time is focused around religion at almost every stage in Jane’s life. There are three religious figures that Jane encounters throughout the novel‚ Mr Brocklehurst‚ Helen Burns and St.John Rivers. With each encounter Jane struggles more with religion‚ she struggles with the balance of what is her moral duty and what she thinks is right herself. Mr Brocklehurst

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    delights should be withheld‚ or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.” (Bronte 141). It is this quote that I believe accurately sums up the incredible transformation the character Jane Eyre undergoes throughout the duration of the novel of the same name. There are many things that influence and shape the character of Jane as she grows and matures throughout the story‚ from the chiding and abuse of her aunt and cousins at Gateshead‚ to the religious zealotry of Mr. Brocklehurst at the Lowood School

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    The movie Pretty Woman and the book Jane Eyre contain lower class girls who have higher-class lovers. They both have a scene in which their rich lovers take them out to get ‘rich‚ high class’ clothes and accessories. Both men like to pamper their women‚ even though Jane and Vivian do not like it that much. But eventually Vivian does get to fancy being weighted on. Vivian’s lover is very much like Mr. Rochester. He is rich and loves Vivian so much that he wishes to make her ‘happy’ by spending money

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