What does it mean to be a great piece of literature? Everyone answers this question in a different way. A person could say that a great piece of literature is just simply a good book that they enjoy reading. Others would think more in depth. They could say that the way the author brings the book to life is what makes it great. Or how each character in the book is relatable. Harper Lee has written a novel that is a timeless story of character‚ prejudice‚ and a coming of age. This book is timeless
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Hamlet is much more clever than those that surround him: he mocks people without them knowing they are being insulted. He has a much superior understanding of language than almost every other character in the play and uses his wit to make fun of them‚ especially in death. While his humor is insensitive and unfair‚ Hamlet uses it to cope with his unresolvable feelings. While he does have a heightened sense of language‚ he lacks emotional intelligence. Though he is self aware‚ the majority of the
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Decisions Toward Marriage Marriage is a social union under which a man and a woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments and religious ceremonies. The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures. In So Long A Letter by Mariama Ba‚ two of the plot lines center around the effect of polygamy: a marriage that includes more than two partners. Both Ramatoulaye and Aissatou experience a hurtful feeling when both of their husbands decide to take additional wives
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in Hamlet Hamlet has to kill his own uncle‚ on a hunch that he killed his father. Now yes‚ Hamlets father did come to Hamlet‚ to say “The serpent that did sting thy father’s life Now wears the crown.” (I‚v‚44-45) but‚ can anyone truly believe Hamlet when he says‚ that his dead father came back and told him? What makes this all worse is the fact of‚ as Charles Alexander said‚ “You aren’t crazy... unless you don’t realize you are crazy.” This problem is more of a up front problem‚ he can’t kill someone
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"Why was the civil war so long and so bloody?" In 1860 the average American believed that they were living the happiest and luckiest a person could be. They were generally living better than their fathers‚ and looked forward to their children prospering more than themselves. However‚ at the time America had developed into two very different societies between the North and the South. These changing societies were beginning to adjust to the start of the industrial revolution in separate ways. In
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Hamlet Act III Questions 1. In the play “Hamlet” written by William Shakespeare in Act III scene i‚ Claudius admits that he is suffering from his guilty conscious. “How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience! The harlot’s cheek‚ beautied with plastering art‚ Is not more ugly to the thing that helps it Than is my deed to my most painted word. O heavy burden!” (III‚ i‚ (50-55). This confession doesn’t change my opinion of Claudius because he killed his own brother on purpose and took
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families to take more than one wife. These customs may allow the taking of more than one wife‚ but it does not hurt the women any less. Betrayal hurts weather its custom or not. Tradition seems to force Islamic women into roles they have to accept rather than what they want out of life. This tradition probably causes some kind of emotional issues. Tradition is important‚ but as the world modernizes so will the newer generations. The new more modern women will find ways to overcome Polygamy. Ramatoulaye
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“Hamlet” “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare is a story about Prince Hamlet who is summoned home for his father’s funeral. One night the ghost who claims to be his father‚ tells Prince Hamlet that he was murdered by Prince Hamlet’s uncle and want Prince Hamlet to uncover the truth for himself. Prince Hamlet is Prince of Denmark and the son of King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude‚ he also the nephew of Claudius the man who is accused of killing his father. Prince Hamlet is mysterious and complex. He thinks
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Hamlet’s killing potential. For a moment it could be perceived that he is scared of what Hamlet may do to him in vengeance in his late father’s name. He is fearful of the backlash of karma he his about to receive for lying in his prayers and false repentance. He is fearful‚ but also jealous of this new found courage that Hamlet has to face him and kill him rather than the more cowardly approach he himself took. Is Hamlet provig how much bigger a ma he is rather than the king? I believe
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The use of comedy in Shakespeare’s Hamlet serves many purposes for the audience‚ while also serving a distinct purpose in the play. Hamlet is a tragedy about a son who avenges his father’s murder‚ but his madness and indecision take its toll on everyone. Shakespeare uses humor in this play as a device to temporarily distract the audience away from the almost relentless tragedy and dark plot turns that permeate the rest of the story. The humorous scenes in the play always come directly before or after
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