God Sees the Truth but Waits by Leo Tolstoy SYNOPSIS Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov is a merchant living in a town in Russia‚ Vladimir. Although Aksionov is prone to drinking‚ he is not violent‚ and he is responsible and well liked by people that know him. One day he decides to go to a fair as a business venture‚ but his wife pleads for him not to go because of a nightmare she had the previous night. Aksionov doesn’t consider his wife’s dream and leaves for the fair. Aksionov meets another merchant
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From the ancient world to about the time of the story‚ the sea was the major means of transportation to mysterious lands. Soon afterwards‚ ships‚ as a means of transportation‚ began to give way to airplanes. But the sea remains mysterious‚ since its depths are the only part of the globe which remains barely explored. The only times when Aschenbach is able to find peace in Death in Venice is during brief moments when he is contemplating the sea. Since it has no permanent form‚ the sea may represent
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Anti-Semitism and the desecration of the Jewish population have been in existence for nearly five thousand years. In the Elizabethan era‚ a question of anti-Semitism invariably arises. In William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice‚ we find that one of the characters is the embodiment and expression of anti-Semitic attitude that is pervasive in Elizabethan society. "Anti-Semitism was an intricate part in Shakespeare’s years. Jews were considered vile and scorned upon. Shakespeare presents
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After reading The Merchant of Venice‚ one may think that Antonio or even Bassanio is the hero. While that may be true‚ there is a possibility that there is no hero. There is a heroine. Portia is not expected in the beginning to emerge as a heroine or even as a major character. She is merely a background character from the subplot. As the play begins to wind down‚ the reader will find many examples in which Portia saves major characters from their own dilemmas. The first (and most obvious)
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by emphasizing ‚ so they take on a more “human” form. Appearance is what others perceive wheres reality underlies appearance; it is also the truth. It is possible that it is not uncommon to see the display of this particular theme in the setting of Venice‚ a centre for business and trade‚ where merchants or businessmen may perhaps be more scheming. Linking the theme of appearance versus reality to social context‚ similar to how Portia hid her true sentiments‚ others may put on masks of deception to
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Research Paper- Othello‚ Moor of Venice ENGL 102: Literature and Composition Fall 2013 Writing Style: APA Outline Thesis: The William Shakespeare’s play “Othello‚ the Moor of Venice”. Reveals the author’s perception of a tragic hero. By the end of the play Aristotle’s point of view reveals that every protagonist hero has some type of moral Achilles’s heel. Working Outline I. Introduction a. Attention grabbing opening statement
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William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice shows many ideas and values that are still relevant today. Gender inequality‚ one of the main themes throughout the play‚ one of the most talked about topics in the country. Marriage in The Merchant of Venice left women with no freedom in choosing who they wanted to marry‚ while marriage now has given women the choice. Women did not have a say‚ their thoughts were never taken into consideration. Shylock makes a deal with Antonio who doesn’t fulfil his
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Reb Tevye’s Tradition‚ Family‚ and Religion Over Time Most modern Jews‚ young and old‚ have imitated Tevye singing about the traditions of his shtetl in his booming baritone‚ but across generations‚ political parties‚ and continents there are numerous interpretations of the word “tradition.” That singing‚ dancing Tevye was originally a poor milkman from a Yiddish novella‚ and both of these Tevyes have their adherence to tradition tested in several ways. The different worlds in which these two pieces
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In the Merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare illustrates his feelings towards Jews in 17th century England through the use of a commonly known stereotype during the time‚ the racial tension between Jews and Christians. Shylock is the focal point of the play‚ and acts as the traditional stereotype of the Jew in Elizabethan times. The merchant of venice is often seen as an anti-semitic work due to the stereotypical portrayal of the jewish character shylock. Some would argue that the most inevitable interpretation
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different portrayal of medieval Jews‚ previously limited to that of the stage Jew. While most adopted this general theme using it to mock Jews in the hopes of a cheap laugh‚ one play has stood the test of time. This is of course none other then the Shakespearean masterpiece The Merchant of Venice. During the Elizabethan period‚ the concept of a Jew was based on rumour and the occasional public performance‚ for example Christopher Marlow’s infamous play “The Jew of Malta” in which a greedy stage
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