opinion of himself. In his eyes he is a dashing womanizer whose charm and wit is impossible for any female to resist. To the audience Benedict appears to be more overconfident than charming‚ and the contrast between the two viewpoints adds humor throughout the play. Beatrice is an orphan‚ and the niece of Leonato‚ the governor of Messina. Beatrice is an interesting character in this play because of her sharp tongue and wit. She is very outspoken about not wanting to get married‚ but she also seems
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morality play‚ the characters take on the common pattern‚ representing broader ideas. The characters in Everyman are Everyman‚ Messenger‚ God‚ Death‚ Fellowship‚ Kindred‚ Cousin‚ Goods‚ Good Deeds‚ Knowledge‚ Confession‚ Beauty‚ Strength‚ Discretion‚ Five Wits‚ Angel and Doctor. The play opens with a prologue‚ which takes the form of a messenger announcing the play’s purpose. Then God laments about humans having become too absorbed in material wealth to follow Him. So He commands Death‚ His messenger‚ to
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Of Studies by Francis Bacon -- the Theme and Style of the Essay Of Studies is the first essay of the first collection of ten essays of Francis Bacon which was published in 1597. But it was revised for the edition of 1612. More than dozen new sentences were added and some words were also altered. Of Studies is typically Baconian essay with an astonishing terseness‚ freshness of illustrations‚ logical analysis‚ highly Latinized vocabulary‚ worldly wisdom and Renaissance enlightenment. Bacon through
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the Heptameron. Many of the stories‚ such as Story 2‚ Day 1 ("The Mule-Driver’s Wife") and Story 2‚ Day 3 ("Sister Marie and the Prior") are simple examples of feminine virtue as chastity‚ but several stories present this virtue in combination with wit. At this point it is still quite early in the querelle‚ too early for any reshaping of the feminine ideal. Accordingly‚ Mme. de Navarre seems to view intelligence as more of an asset than a virtue‚ providing a woman with two advantages: the ability
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already disgusted with his mother for marrying his uncle such a short time after his father’s death‚ even more disturbing news about Hamlets mother‚ Gertrude‚ saying ”Ay‚ that incestuous‚ that adulterate beast‚ With witchcraft of his wit‚ with traitorous gifts‚ -- O wicked wit‚ and gifts that have the power So to seduce!--won to his shameful lust The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen. (1.5.42-5). The line "adulterate beast" provides evidence that Gertrude had been the lover of Claudius even before
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King Lear was a supposedly one of the first monarchs in prehistoric Britain. He had come down to Shakespeare’s time as a Figure of myth and folklore. King Lear knew to divide sovereign power would be to undermine the peace of the commonwealth and to infringe the biblical precept that no one should serve two masters. (Bossulet qtd in) Sommerville 350) Although such an act would have been considered illegal at the time and Queen Elizabeth asks her advisors if she can give away some of her land (Foakes
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entrance as a man who brings merriment to all those around him. He jokes with Hortensio and eagerly accepts the offer to woo Katherina. At his first encounter with the eldest daughter‚ he seems like the perfect match for her. He matches her wit for wit and skillfully reacts to every move she makes. When she says she has the sting of a wasp‚ he replies‚
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describe him as seeming to be "strong as a bull" (VIII.144)‚ and he sends a discus "beyond all others" (VIII.202) in a throwing competition. While Odysseus is clearly strong‚ it is his wits that allow him to return home to Ithaka in Books IX and XVI‚ "Nohbdy’s Smarter". Odysseus escapes the Kyklops using mainly his wits in Book IX. He visits the island with several of his men‚ and discover Polyphemus‚ a “brute so huge...he seemed rather a shaggy mountain reared in solitude” (IX.203‚ 206). Hoping that
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making that one decision to stay in the cave‚ two of his men got eaten alive that night. “One of the most prominent of the mental characteristics the ancient Greeks valued was the cleverness and the wit of an individual” (Greek). Although Odysseus’ temptation makes him weaker‚ his cleverness and wits help him overcome any situation he puts himself in. If Odysseus had listened to his men and left the cave when they asked him to‚ his encounter with the Cyclops could have gone much smoother. While
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The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin is an animated‚ lively account of life in a large Chinese household in the mid-18th century Qing dynasty. It remains a fascinating novel for modern readers with its vivid and detailed descriptions of the minutiae of daily life - from clothing‚ food and interior design to education‚ marriage and death. For all its realism however‚ The Story of the Stone is not set entirely in reality. The very premise of the whole tale‚ that of a single rock left out of
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