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    Discuss Tennessee Williams’ use of symbolism in "The Glass Menagerie" Tennessee Williams’ memory play "The Glass Menagerie describes three separate characters‚ their dreams and the realities they face in a changing world. The play is set in an apartment in st Louis during the American depression. The Glass Menagerie exposes the lost dreams of a southern family and their desperate struggle to escape reality. The play "The glass menagerie" itself is a symbol Williams uses to represent the broken

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    To be or not to be. This was a line from the play Hamlet‚ written by William Shakespeare. He was a brilliant author‚ poet‚ and playwright who revolutionized literature forever. He was born in 1564‚ and his literary works are still read over and over again today from each corner of the globe. That line‚ to be or not to be‚ is very similar to a line in the movie Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back‚ in which Yoda‚ a tiny alien man‚ tells the protagonist Luke‚ "do or do not‚ there is no try." Despite

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    3 : Coleridge in Contrast to William Wordsworth There are several differences in Coleridge’s poetic style and philosophical views. Coleridge’s poetry differs from that of Wordsworth‚ and his association with Wordsworth overshadows Coleridge’s individual accomplishments as a Romantic poet. In addition‚ Coleridge’s poetry complicates experiences that Wordsworth views as very simple and very commonplace. Samuel Taylor Coleridge has a poetic diction unlike that of William Wordsworth‚ he relies more heavily

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    William Blake exemplifies the rebellious and questioning spirit of the Romantic age in the various poems he wrote. This rebellious spirit especially exemplified in his most famous poem‚ “The Tyger‚” which was published in a book of poems he wrote entitled Songs of Experience. The poem takes the reader on a journey of faith‚ questioning god and his nature. By asking a series of rhetorical questions‚ Blake is forcing the reader to think about the possibility that God is not just the meek and gentle

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    Commentary about “London” by William Blake London‚ which consists of sixteen lines‚ is not just a description of William Blake’s birthplace but also a detailed poem of how the social status works in London. The poem is a devastating and concise political analysis delivered with passionate anger. It is revealing the complex connections between patterns of ownership and the ruling ideology‚ the way all human relations are inescapably bound together within a single destructive society. The reason why

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    A Rose For Emily A Rose For Emily"‚ by William Faulkner‚ is a short story that is widely read and debated because it has many interpretations among readers. "A Rose for Emily‚" captures reader’s attention because it is a love story and a mystery at the same time. The story is about the dark mystery that surrounds a mysterious old woman named Emily‚ who grows increasingly strange throughout time. Faulkner paints an incredible picture by setting up the story and inviting the reader with the mystery

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    2016 William Blake and Arthur Rimbaud: Loss and Prayer. Blake and Rimbaud were poets who were the most influential out of the many in the time of Romance and Realism. William Blake (1757–1827) was an author who was popular in the era of Romanticism and was known to some as one of the most well-known literature figures in Europe. Whenever I read a William Blake poem I can with no trouble imagine what is being said because of imagery and metaphors he uses. In The Garden of Love by William Blake

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    Paul Tillich and Margery Williams’ writing Paul Tillich and Margery Williams present the similar opinions in their writing; they all agree with the power of love. Paul Tillich had a deeper discussion that connecting ontology with the nature of love‚ whereas Margery Williams make use of a fairy tale to describe love. In Tillich’s (1945) work‚ ”Ontology is the elaboration of the ‘logos’ of the ‘on’‚ in English of the ‘rational word’ which grasps ‘being as such’” (p18). He also points that “when

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    “All The World’s a Stage” by William Shakespeare “All The World’s a Stage” by William Shakespeare is a short poem comparing our lives and the many stages we have to a theatrical play and the many rolls an actor plays in them. William Shakespeare identifies the seven stages a person goes through in life. Infancy‚ the stage where he is a baby introduced to the world‚ crying and puking in the nurse’s arms. Childhood‚ this is the stage where he is growing up and starting school with no enthusiasm

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    To learn a lesson is to gain insight on matters from mistakes or past experiences. Everyone can learn from others to avoid mistakes that can be stressful. In the play Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the main characters demonstrate actions that we all can learn from so we do not end up in uncomfortable positions. In the beginning‚ an evil plan is made out of jealousy in hopes to hurt others and their reputations. The gullible protagonist quickly believes the lies of others‚ betrays his friend

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