Q 1. Sketch the character of Shylock. Lord Lyttelton finds Shakespeare a dramatic genius par excellence. “He (Shakespeare) painted all chara cters‚ from kings down to peasants with equal truth and equal force”. “The Merchant Of Venice” shows that he is an astonishing artist and his deep insight into the human heart is par excellence. “The Merchant Of Venice” is famous‚ not only for the beauty of the language but also for the beauty of characterization. Shylock‚ the Jew is one of the inconceivable
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Okonkwo from a young age learns the importance of‚ as a man in his village‚ being a hard worker and the fruits that that characteristic bears. Seeing his father Unoka lazily let his life pass him by‚ Okonkwo leaned first-hand the consequences of not being a hard worker. It was this experience that drove in the need or desire in him that if he worked hard enough constantly at everything that he did then he would never be anything like his father. He would be able to earn the respect and titles that
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Dallas Winston or "Dally" is one of the main characters in the book The Outsiders. He is a very dynamic character. He is the toughest member of the outsiders’ gang. He grew up in New York where he was toughened into a cold hater of the whole world. Dally’s first characteristic is that he is tough. When in New York he was arrested when he was ten. "Man‚ I thought New York was the only place to end up in a murder rap‚ Jesus Christ!". Everyone in the gang knew Dally was the toughest and wasn’t one
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In the biographical film‚ A Man for All Seasons‚ Thomas More played as a husband‚ father‚ and scholar. He was later promoted to becoming Lord Chancellor of England‚ after the previous Chancellor‚ Wolsey‚ dies. More was seen as a very trustworthy and dependable throughout Europe. King Henry appreciates More as a friend and advisor‚ and More tries to please the King to the best of his ability. More’s characters throughout the film focuses mostly on his conscience. He will not tell anyone how he feels
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English 1D0 5 May 2012 Protagonist George Character Analysis George Milton is a complex character from the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck. He travels with his long time companion‚ Lennie Small since Lennie is unable to care for himself. He has no family and spends his days working as a ranch hand. In the novella‚ the protagonist George is an authoritative‚‚ resentful‚ yet very compassionate character. George’s authoritative nature is evident form the start of the novella. His
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Jrome.K.Jrome J‚ the narrator‚ represents a simple middle-class Englishman who is hypochondriac. He believes that he is suffering from innumerable diseases and ailments caused by ‘overwork’. He is a man of decent dressing sense with an inclination towards ‘taste in colours.’ J has a fondness for water and water-related activities like boating‚ rafting and rowing. He narrates numerous anecdotes‚ comic set-pieces and funny incidents from his memory that add to the humour in the novel. He finds
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The main character of the book I read‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is a young boy named Ralph. He is athletic‚ charismatic‚ and a primary representation of order‚ civilization‚ and productive leadership in the novel. He is described as a rather large and muscular boy that could have been a ’Karate Kid’ as far as "width and heaviness of shoulder went". He is also described as having fair hair‚ but not much physical description is offered‚ otherwise. Being the main representation of democracy in the group
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“The Ethics of Living Jim Crow: An Autobiographical Sketch” In “The Ethics of Living Jim Crow: An Autobiographical Sketch” Richard Wright explains how the oppression and violence of the white are what lead to a shift in morals in the black community (Wright 21). There was constant fear of death that the blacks felt like they were under; they became more and more accustomed to that abusive treatment. It seems that Wright used a series of vignettes‚ while mostly consisting of narration of events
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Hongmin Du Mrs. Duckert English II PAP 29 Februarty 2012 Save The Whale: Campaign Speech Hello fellow people‚ I am here today to state the objective‚ which I am running for‚ and my reasons. Many of you for sure are familiar with one of the biggest sea creatures on the planet‚ the whale. I would like to run for the president of the save the whales industry‚ because I have the utmost intelligence over whales and Ill make sure that not a single whale will
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Essay #3 – Writing an Argument 1 WRITING ASSIGNMENT – DIGITAL NATION 1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Within a single generation‚ digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture‚ from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war. But is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? And is our 24/7 wired world causing us to lose as much as we’ve gained? In Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier‚ FRONTLINE
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