one that stands out the most. She seems to be a sprightly‚ money-hungry wife of the important Torvald Helmer. Yet as the plays progresses‚ Nora has a major growth development. Her development allows the audience to notice how she has become a strong-willed‚ independent woman rather than the childish woman who is crazy about her husband. Nora’s portrayal in Act I is that of a stereotypical woman‚ one who spends and wants money. The beginning of the act starts with Nora returning home from shopping.
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How often do you see female prime ministers‚ househusbands‚ or lady soldiers? Although there are a larger variety of jobs and characteristics both men and women can possess in these modern times‚ gender inequality thrived in the Elizabethan era. Men were seen as the leaders who were brave and subject to war‚ whereas women were portrayed as their usual quiet self who are usually unable or not supposed to interfere with their husbands’ affairs. Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ employs the use of conventions
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is something they would be willing to make a universal law‚ it is a good action. The first shopkeeper’s motivation to be honest is inconsistent with this formula‚ as their maxim of being honest is purely selfish‚ and it would not be effective if willed to a universal law. This is because it fails the concept of reversibility‚ for in an ideal society one would want others to treat him according to what the other person is doing. In this case‚ society would not function in the sense of moral rightness
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Accomplishing the American Dream There is no real definition of what the American Dream is. But rather it’s your own viewpoint on society‚ yourself‚ and where you place yourself on the chart of happiness and success. Winston Churchill claims‚ “Success is not final‚ failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts” and believes that nothing is final or fatal‚ but persistence and self-encouragement is ideal to living a successful life. In a broad sense‚ the American Dream represents
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laugh: "Thou suffering thing‚ Know that thy sorrow is my ecstasy That thy love’s loss is my hate’s profiting!" Then would I bear it‚ clench myself and die‚ Steeled by the sense of the ire(2) unmerited; Half eased in that a Powerfuller than I Had willed and meted(3) me the tears I shed. But not so. How arrives it joy lies slain‚ And why unblooms the best hope ever sown? -Crass Casualty obstructs the sun and rain‚ And dicing Time for gladness casts a moan... These purblind Doomsters(4) had as readily
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IntroductionThe Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeares most popular plays. Its wit and comedy revolves around Kate Minola‚ a strong-willed woman who is seen as a shrew due to her unwillingness to conform to the unwritten rules of lady-hood and Pertruchio who is convinced he was born to tame [Kate]. The most obvious and major question would then be‚ was Katherine tamed by the end of the play? To be tamed‚ one would have to be forcibly changed into submissive obedience. A tamed being would obey
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Materialism Murders Nowadays‚ the new trend is the have the most. People are constantly judging each other on how much they have or how new it is. Society does not look down upon materialism‚ but rather celebrates it. But this was not yet the case in the 1920s. During this time period‚ there was a move toward mass production but the idea was not accepted by all. Many people detested the idea‚ one of these people being Willa Cather‚ who valued simplicity and intelligence over money and items. This
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the People. America is based on the ideal of freedom. But how free can we be if we follow a set of extensive laws? So in a free land why would there be restrictive laws? The answer is to ensure the safety of the people‚ but because we are all free-willed not everyone can be made safe. The government has already used laws to minutely manipulate or free will‚ but would it be more beneficial to completely control our will to keep us safe? In Fahrenheit 451 the citizens are living in a false reality of
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Routine‚ Escape‚ and Life & Death in “Araby” Of the many stories in this collection‚ Joyce uses many themes in each particular story and reuses the themes again many times in the stories following. The three major themes that were quite a standout were when the main character of one story had to deal with either: the Imprisonment of Routine‚ the Strong Willing Desire for Escape‚ or the Corresponding Intersection of Life and Death. Along with many others‚ “Araby” had these three themes laid out
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Additionally‚ Danforth‚ who was the judge‚ was quick to believe false accusations of witchcraft without much evidence. Around 72 people were unjustly hanged‚ as Danforth believed that he was purifying the town of evil. Reverend Hale‚ an honest and strong-willed man stands up to Danforth with his well-recognised reputation‚ and attempts to divert this ‘delusion’ as the townspeople slowly fall away from God’s grasp. Lastly‚ and most importantly one’s reputation was‚ and still is heavily cherished. When one’s
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