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    An Analysis and Summary of Everyman Everyman is an English morality play but the author is anonymous. The play was written in the 15th century and it is thought to be derived from a Dutch play with the same theme. While the author is unknown‚ it is believed to be written by a priest. The reason is that the play has a religious content and morale message. Everyman is the story of a man who suddenly faces with God. There are many characters in the play and one of them is Death who is sent by God

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    to be one of the most flavored and thorough in history‚ and each facet of it—from religion to ideology to mentalities and beliefs. The Greeks valued intelligence and wit very strongly. “The Odyssey” offers countless examples of this. In fact‚ Odysseus himself gets out of many tough situations and conquers many obstacles with his wit and cleverness. He tells Polyphemos the Cyclopes that his name is “Nobody” and succeeds in blinding him and getting away. He overcomes Circe’s bewitching magic. He fills

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    with his jokes‚ riddles and songs. His speeches are full of wit and wisdom‚ pointing out Lear’s foolishness‚ and appealing to the slight sense of sanity that still exists. The fool’s main purpose in the play is to make the king see the world and laugh at his fear. He provides comic which relives temporary pathos though his jokes and riddles - “If a man’s brains were in’s heels‚ were’t not in danger of kibes? Then‚ I prithee‚ be marry; thy wit shall not go slip-shod.” This is when Lear just starting

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    Odyssey Essay Many people go on cruises‚ road trips‚ and fly on airplanes and I’m sure some can be considered very long journeys. These trips or journeys are nothing compared to what a man devoted his life to doing. A man named Odysseus travelled for years‚ even for a majority of his life to many different countries and foreign places. In each new place he was faced with many different obstacles to overcome that weren’t always easy or familiar to where he came from. Homer’s Epic Poem the Odyssey

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    policy. Further distribution of the source data used in this paper may be prohibited. Keywords: IMDb‚ Internet Movie Database‚ data mining‚ classification‚ movies‚ films. Data Mining V‚ A. Zanasi‚ N. F. F. Ebecken & C. A. Brebbia (Editors) © 2004 WIT Press‚ www.witpress.com‚ ISBN 1-85312-729-9 344 Data Mining V 1 Introduction The IMDb is an excellent

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    The character of Hellena in Aphra Behn’s The Rover could be described as outspoken‚ witty‚ and rebellious. This article will focus on Hellena’s rebellious nature and explore the deeper meanings of it. We find Hellena rebelling against her brother Pedro’s wishes to send her to a nunnery‚ against the conventional system of honor expected of 17th century women‚ and against the traditional roles of females in society. These three areas will be studied in depth to reveal the reasons for‚ and the results

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    John Donne as a metaphysical poet John Donne was the most outstanding of the English Metaphysical Poets and a churchman famous for his spellbinding sermons. His poetry is noted for its ingenious fusion of wit and seriousness and represents a shift from classical models toward a more personal style. Donne’s poetry embraces a wide range of secular and religious subjects. He wrote cynical verse about inconstancy (for example‚ Go and catch a falling star and I can love both fair and brown); poems

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    which he needed to overcome in order to complete his journey. Odysseus embodies bravery‚ courage‚ resilience‚ intelligence and wit. Throughout his journey‚ he encounters many hardships and obstacles which he manages to overcome with intelligence and wit. His plan to get the Cyclops drunk and then blinding it to get out of the cave was ingenious. He also relies on his wit to persuade the goddess Calypso to help him return home. Similarly‚ his plan to remain anonymous when he finally arrived at Ithaca

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    of his growing power makes him see those around him as a threat and is willing to turn to murder to protect his title. He especially believes the noble Macduff family to be a grave danger to him. Furthermore the three witches are able to use their wit and cleverness

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    time. This play‚ which was written in a patriarchal society‚ can be applied to today’s modern audience in a post – feminist world. Shakespeare’s conventions have ensured the ongoing success and due to his use of sexual innuendos‚ satire‚ deceit and wit‚ the modern audience is willing to look beyond the language barrier. Shakespeare is deemed unique because he has taken personalities‚ situations‚ and events and has used various techniques which can be interpreted into different contexts to be enjoyed

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