fashion-sense. His speeches are long and ridiculous‚ however they reveal ability to present a witty argument and entertain the audience with his language skills. The audience naturally loves him‚ and he often steals the show from Romeo‚ the main character. He can also be described as the fighter of the group‚ as although he tries to paint Benvolio as violent‚ it is clear where Benvolio prefers to ignore Tybalt and keep the peace‚ Mercutio faces the Capulets. When Tybalt insults Romeo and Romeo does
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c ENG1D Essay Assignment Cue for treason - Rough Draft This essay is going to talk about the character traits of Peter Brownrigg in Geoffrey Trease’s Cue for Treason. Peter Brownrigg is the novel’s narrator and protagonist. He is fourteen years old and he lives in Country Cumberland. One day‚ he throws a rock to Sir Phillip which makes him get in a lot of trouble‚ he has to leave his hometown for his own safety‚ and then Peter
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The only white woman in the play‚ Mrs. Van Buren is the character who embodies the decadence and absurdity of upper class. Mrs. Van Buren is an idle dreamer‚ who feels bored of her situation but does not confront problems or even try to recognize them. Apparently tired of social gatherings such as the annual Gardenia Ball‚ where she has to “smile‚ be polite”‚ she dreams of getting her room and living alone. However‚ she consider it impossible and “would rather not be a divorcee” because “it would
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Mr. Timothy Johnson English 24 October 2007 In William Faulkner’s memorable short story‚ “A Rose For Emily”‚ the main character‚ Emily Grierson‚ is very complex and not easily forgotten. In order to fully grasp and comprehend her character traits‚ we also have to take into consideration her way of life and other external factors that contributed to her character. First and foremost‚ she embodies the pre-war tradition of the South and this makes her very averse to change. Miss Emily is also
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redefined themselves and music grew to an all time high. This revolutionary and dynamic decade is the setting for The Great Gatsby and “Winter Dreams” both by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in New York‚ The Great Gatsby is the story of James Gatz‚ a newly rich man who tries to regain the love of his past girlfriend‚ Daisy‚ who is already married. The story “Winter Dreams”‚ set in Minnesota‚ is the story of Dexter‚ a boy who falls in love with an even younger girl‚ Judy Jones‚ who falls back into love with
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the Secret Annex with her husband and two daughters‚ Margot and Anne. Margot is a mature‚ quiet‚ and obedient child; on the contrary‚ Anne is out-going‚ flirtatious‚ and accomplishes things her way. Consequently‚ due to Margot’s more desirable character traits‚ Mrs. Frank appreciates her older daughter more than Anne. Mrs. Frank’s obsession of favoring Margot over Anne is apparent in Act 1‚ yet her unhealthy habit improves in Act 2 by showing an equal amount of concern amongst her two daughters.
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There are numerous similarities and differences between The Great Gatsby and "Winter Dreams". The key and most significant similarity between the two stories was the importance of class rank during their time period. Both stories emphasized class rank‚ which became very essential to the plot. Class rank informs how much money you make and how well you show it off to others. In The Great Gatsby‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Gatsby were all very prosperous. Each of them showed off their wealth with the kinds
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though the author did a great job on fully demonstrating the personalities of the characters. One of my favorite characters is a young 13 year old boy named Seth. Seth is a very reckless‚ fun-loving‚ and brave person. He is usually tough‚ annoying‚ and ignorant‚ he can be loving and careful to. In the following essay‚ I will describe SEth so that you can get an accurate description of his personality and his traits. On the outside seth is quite lanky. He is not very heavy‚ and his arms are not
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written confession to Governor Danforth John Proctor is a middle aged man who was married to Elizabeth Proctor. He is a hard worker and a sinner but he’s also loyal and a good leader at times. I think of myself as John proctor when it comes to his traits because I am hard working‚ loyal‚ and a good leader. One way i’m like John Proctor is by hard work. John has worked all of his life even on Sundays when it’s a sin to work on that day but he still plowed his fields on the farm and he rarely went
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To Kill a Mockingbird Scout is one of the main characters and the narrator in the story “To kill a mockingbird” by Harper Lee. She is depicted as “Scout” but her real name is Jean Louise Finch. Throughout the book Scout is good hearted‚ thoughtful‚ and intelligent. These traits are what make her such an interesting character in the novel. Scout is good hearted. We witness this when a fellow student of scout has no money for lunch at school. Her teacher was nice enough to give the student some
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