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    was exemplified with a largely satirical approach. In doing so‚ the speaker tried to appeal to his mistress by appealing to ethos with Aristotle’s first version of ethos‚ appeal of your own good character‚ more specifically‚ will-power or arete‚ as well as Aristotle’s second version of ethos‚ appealing to the character of one’s audience. Shakespeare had the speaker attempt to seduce his homely mistress by appealing to Aristotle’s first version of ethos‚ more specifically‚ the will-power or arete.

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    well. The Shakespearean sonnet‚ according to Paul Fussel‚ “consists of three quatrains and a couplet” (Fussell‚ p. 123).1 Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 is a clear parody of the conventional love sonnet. In fact‚ it is often said that the praise of his mistress is so negative that the reader is left with the impression that she is almost as unlovable. However‚ in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 20‚ the poet displays power emotions indicating and praising a deep sensual love. With his writing techniques‚ Shakespeare

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    around by my mistress. Sadly‚ this short time frame of rest was nothing to celebrate. In a few hours it would all begin without hesitation‚ and would be able to show myself off again. For so long‚ I have not wanted to leave my mistress. She tells me I am her favorite‚ but yet I am so afraid she will find someone else to wear across her breast. Someone else to flaunt and show off. I wish I could release this horrible feeling of pain I bear towards being forgotten. Luckily‚ my mistress knows that

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    The Merry Wives of Windsor CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Mistress Page: a resident of Windsor that is married to Master Page and is friends with Mistress Ford. Later on in the play Mistress Ford and Mistress Page decide to lead Falstaff on and ruin him after he sends the same seducing letter to them. Ford: Married to Mistress Ford who tends to be jealous of his wife when Falstaff tries to seduce his wife so he puts on a disguise and goes to garters inn to find out information from

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    for all their differences‚ are strikingly similar. The holy sonnets refer to the old love poet characteristics of Donne‚ such as in ‘I am little world’ when he remembers ‘the fire of lust’‚ or his words to his ‘profane mistress’ in ‘what if this present’. However now he regrets and ‘repents’ his tears wasted on his past idolatries of women‚ as he now feels such sensual love is far inferior to his present love for God‚ and even feels that

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    words to falsify his mistress’ image; however‚ he uses them to tell the reality of her. This is what makes his love for her so special. She does not have to be perfect or even seem close to it for him to feel as he does about her. The use of diction‚ figurative language‚ and imagery in William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 reveal the narrator’s true love for his mistress despite her flaws. In this sonnet‚ Shakespeare uses many techniques to depict how the narrator views his mistress. His use of diction

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    “Sonnet CXXX‚” illustrates his mistress with honest comments. These remarks declare her “true” character and show the speaker’s absolute and total adoration for her because of it. As the poem opens‚ in the first quatrain‚ we are introduced to the narrator’s‚ “I”‚ “mistress.” This term however‚ is not meant with negative connotation as one whom has extramarital sexual relations‚ but as a term of endearment meaning “my love” or “my darling.” The speaker‚ saying that his mistress’ eyes are “nothing like the

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    For Love or Money: Moll and PamelaBy Rebecca Wilson Capitalism‚ as it emerges in a new form throughout the 1700’s‚ plays a significant role in the “love” plots of Daniel Defoe’s Moll Flanders and Samuel Richardson’s Pamela. As each author works to depict the relationships of the time‚ they illustrate the role played by economics and capitalism as well as individual characters. In the time of Defoe‚ marriage was based upon social and economic standing‚ and all involved worked to marry well financially

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    praise your mistress and point out to the readers all the ways in which she is perfect and the best. In this sonnet we could see that beauty isn’t a rush when you talk about love and how does Shakespeare compares her mistress appearance to things which she isn’t‚ this means her mistress isn’t the like a “Super model” however he loves her imperfections because those are the ones which make her a human. In the first quatrain of the sonnet we could see more clearly what I told above. “My mistress’ eyes

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    separated by color (“damasked”) into red and white‚ but he sees no such roses in his mistress’s cheeks; and he says the breath that “reeks” from his mistress is less delightful than perfume. In the third quatrain‚ he admits that‚ though he loves her voice‚ music “hath a far more pleasing sound‚” and that‚ though he has never seen a goddess‚ his mistress—unlike goddesses—walks on the ground. In the couplet‚ however‚ the speaker declares that‚ “by heav’n‚” he thinks his love as rare and valuable “As

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