William Shakespeare once insisted “They are books‚ the arts‚ the academies‚ that show‚ contain‚ and nourish all the world.”A book can hold much power and information within its pages‚ yet throughout the history of literature‚ writings have been banned with the dislike of the precious information held inside of these plays‚ books‚ scripts‚ etc. The Tragedy of Othello‚ the Moor of Venice‚ a Shakespeare classical play‚ has been argued both unfit and inappropriate for teenagers of high school age. In
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The facts with which I shall present today are quite contrary to my good friend the Senator of Massachusetts‚ Mr. Sumner. May I quote William Shakespeare’s Hamlet; “We know what we are‚ but know not what we may be.” With that being said‚ the concept of reconstruction is fraught with great difficulty. We simply must begin with disorganized and discordant elements‚ despite the embarrassment of the fact that we differ among ourselves over the mode‚ manner‚ and means of reconstruction. We all agree that
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18th and 19th centuries‚ the Industrial Revolution was born in England. With this new growth in industry and capitalism‚ businessmen recognized the advantage of cheap labor. Children were among the most abused work force in that country ’s history. William Blake saw this increase of social injustice and was overwhelmed‚ so he began to write about this hypocrisy of social values that he felt was being carefully hidden from the mainstream. While most considered this unavoidable‚ child labor was a topic
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Often in great literature‚ authors often seize upon the plight of one particular character to represent a more general concern of humanity. In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding portrays the general concern of survival and humanity best in our loveable character we all know as “Piggy”. In the first few pages of the book we see that the boys are stranded on a uninhabited island. Thanks to Ralph’s conch‚ all the boys grouped up together. Once again as a group‚ they choose themselves
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On September 29‚ 2016‚ I went to see Macbeth‚ a play written by William Shakespeare. This production was adapted for Young Audiences by Christopher Matsos and directed by Geoffrey Wilson. I viewed this play at the Lincoln Theatre. This version of the production was performed in a steampunk Scotland. It was supposed to suggest that there was something “punk rock” and cool about the play. Furthermore‚ this play was not at all what I had expected‚ the characters were dressed in dark cloaks‚ there was
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The lamb The poem was written by William Blake and belongs to the collection “Songs of Innocence”. The title suggests that the poem is about a lamb‚ a symbol of sacrifice and purity. It is made up of two stanzas of ten lines each. Every line has got six syllables. The poem is narrated in first person. The poet is made equal to a child‚ to deal with the theme in a more subjective way. In the first stanza the speaker asks the lamb who made it. He also wonders who gave it life and enabled it
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William Faulkner’s work “Barn Burning” is a great example of how authors can connect his writing with the reader. I observed that Faulkner gives us the duty to figure out each situation along the story. He introduces a problem‚ provide the details‚ but doesn’t conclude with a resolution. To me‚ it sounds as if he wants us to draw our own outcome. For instance‚ when Sartoris betrays his dad‚ Mr. Snopes gets killed‚ but we don’t know for sure what happens after it. In order to satisfy our ending‚
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story about the illness Emily suffered after her Father’s death‚ the fear of the townspeople that she would kill herself‚ her resistance to the inquiry of the townspeople thirty years earlier‚ Emily’s death and the events that follow thereafter. William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” strikes the interests of the readers by how it is in accordance with Henry James’ “The Art of Fiction” because of how it reflects life with such a degree of frank realism which is shown in the historical setting of the
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William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” tells a story of a southern aristocratic woman who fails to modernize with her changing community. The theme of decay is shown throughout the entirety of the story. Faulkner sets the story through a twenty-year span before and after the Civil War; his use of imagery helps the reader visualize the decay of the traditional homes as the rest of the town modernizes. Faulkner then shows the decay of Miss Emily‚ a well-known tradition throughout the town of Jefferson
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Nephtalie Celestin Baker Honors English 10 7 December 2015 The Conch‚ the Fire‚ and the Beast A symbol is a thing‚ person‚ or place that is presented as a representation of a larger mean. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ as the story unravels‚ the objects which the boys encounter are decoded to provide a deeper meaning. Golding uses symbolism to expose that an item is more powerful than it first seems. A central symbol at the beginning of the novel is the conch shell. It is Piggy who
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