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Death Of A Salesman
Words: 1233 - Pages: 5.... being. He wants to believe that he's a well liked, decent person who doesn't make mistakes. The truth is that he makes mistakes, many that haunt him, and that he is human. Willy does not consider this normal and severely regrets such failures such as raising his children poorly, as he sees it, not doing well in business, though he wishes he was, and cheating on Linda, showing her to be a commodity of which he takes advantage. "The quality in such plays that does shake us... derives from the underlying fear of being displaced, the disaster inherent in being torn away from our chosen image of what and who we are in the world" (Miller, "Trag .....
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The Fellowship Of The Rings
Words: 484 - Pages: 2.... by
a man, a warrior by the name of Strider. He took aim on their quest and
was reluctant to aid in their cause. Gandalf had departed them to seek
the wisdom of another wizard. With Strider and the remaining party they
traveled the broad expanse if terrain. Where they would befriend new
adventurers along the way. Many a time would they be tempted to misuse the
ring. But Frodo's will held strong. Up unto the climax of events, when
the ring raids came to take what once belonged to them. In a moment of
weakness, Frodo placed the ring on his finger. He vanished from his
party's sight. "Take the ring off Frodo!", they yelled. But he wa .....
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The Crucible: John Proctor
Words: 453 - Pages: 2.... nobody else would dare to do. Another
quality that made him brave was when he confessed to the court that he had
an affair with Abigail just to save his life.
That John Proctor is brave, is obvious but ha can also be very
extreme at some times. An instance of Proctor's extremity was when he
shouted, "I say - I say - God is dead!"(Pg. 119), and that he will see all
of them burn in hell. That statement implied to the court that Proctor
worshipped the Devil and committed perjury. When Proctor tore the warrant
issued for the arrest of Elizabeth showed his ability to defy the court and
in a way his religion because the court was controlled .....
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Dr. Faustus
Words: 638 - Pages: 3.... society, and indeed the world. The only aspect of his life which he does not deny is his physical reality. When Faustus meets with Mephistopheles (a messenger of the devil) he is frightened and demands a new appearance for his devil servant.
"I charge thee to return and change thy shape; Thou art to ugly to attend on me.
Go, and return an old Franciscan friar; That holy shape becomes a devil best." (Marlowe p.14)
By choosing Mephistopheles to change his form, he is almost sugar coating the reality of having a real devil serve him.
He also brought his own downfall upon himself by being filled with pride. Unfortunately for Faustus his .....
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All Quiet On The Western Front
Words: 1265 - Pages: 5.... seemingly eternal siege, possesses some glorifying reward. The people who have not been forced to look into the eyes of a dying comrade, whose legs have torn off due to the shrapnel of a mortar, can not sympathize with the broken hearts of the soldiers. They only visualize a possibly strenuous battle resulting in few casualties and from which their troops emerge elated and victorious. The soldiers on the front lines actually experience events, which scar their minds with thoughts of death and destruction. Remarque displays these ideas of pain and suffering through ignorance, fear, and inhumanity.
Remarque depicts the misconception of war .....
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The X-Files, X Marks The Spot: Book Report
Words: 265 - Pages: 1.... got into
the second chapter. I didn't want to put the book down. I sometimes have
trouble trying to find a book that's actually interesting, but I didn't
have any trouble with this book. I got through the whole book fast, I was
always reading it in study hall, and trying to get as far as I could in
readers workshop.
It was easy to understand. I've read a lot of science fiction books that
are very complicated. Some books have too many characters to remember, or
they have something that is really weird or unrealistic. Some science
fiction books get way too far out. This book was nothing like that.
The events were spread out well. Some sc .....
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The Canterbury Tales
Words: 605 - Pages: 3.... church was to help people, who committed crime, by giving them a guide to pray for a certain time so that they can receive absolution. But the Friar in was not honest and dedicated in doing his job. He abused his position by taking money from people who came to confess. He told them that they would get absolution if they pay him and thus broke the vow of obedience because it is against the Catholic Church. He broke the vow of chastity by having adulterous relationships with other women. By wearing expensive clothes, spending his time with wealthy people rather than helping beggars or sick lepers, he broke the vow of poverty.
The Pardoner .....
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A Brief History Of Time: A Review
Words: 524 - Pages: 2.... of out age.
From the vantage point of the wheelchair where he has spent the last twenty years trapped by Lou Gehrig's disease, Professor Hawking himself has transformed our view of the universe. His groundbreaking research into black holes offers clues to that elusive moment when the universe was born. Now, in the incisive style which is his trademark, Professor Hawking shows us how mankind's "world picture" has evolved from the time of Aristotle through the 1915 breakthrough of Albert Einstein, to the exciting ideas of today's prominent young physicists.
Was there a beginning of time? Will there be an end? Is the universe infini .....
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The Legendary King Arthur
Words: 364 - Pages: 2.... It is similar to Malory's account, but the style and some of the details are different. It begins with Arthur living with Merlin. He continues living with him up until the day of the tournament. On the day of the tournament, he is given to Sir Ector and Sir Kay. From that point on, he is referred to as Wart. The first the reader hears of the sword in the anvil is when Ector, Kay, and Arthur hear of Uther's death form King Pellinore. The similarities and differences evident in a variety of tellings of the Arthurian legend combine to prove that, across the centuries, the tale has remained alive and well and continues to prove that, across .....
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Of Mice And Men 4
Words: 1033 - Pages: 4.... too Lennie’s aunt
Loneliness is defined as Without companions; lone. I will use this definition to describe different aspects of Steinbeck’s treatment of loneliness in this novel. Steinbeck’s use of loneliness is in this novel is very noticeable in some of the dialogue like when Lennie accidentally stumbles into Crook’s home in the stable and they talk. "You got George. You know he’s goin’ to come back. S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go to the bunk-house and play rummy ‘cause you was black. How’d you like that? S’pose you had to sit out .....
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