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The Crucible 10
Words: 858 - Pages: 4.... Abigail Williams has for blaming John Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth Proctor, of witchcraft, is the fact that she is madly in love with John Proctor. Elizabeth knows this, too, and has even caught her husband with Abigail once. She then got rid of her as a maid, and put her on the road. When she is talking to her uncle, Reverend Parris, she even mentions that “She [Elizabeth Proctor] hates me, uncle. It’s a bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman...” (page 12). It is clear that Abigail is speaking with a jealous tone, and that Elizabeth only did what seemed to be the best way to keep her family together. Ab .....
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Bouldering
Words: 2505 - Pages: 10.... Birth Records were usually not available to slaves. Booker, his brother and his mother moved to Malden West Virginia after the Civil War. They went to live with his stepfather, whom they had only seen a few times before. When they arrived in Malden, Washington was no more then nine years old. However, he went to work with his stepfather in the salt mine business feeding the furnaces. His education started with a Webster's old "Blue-Black" spelling book that his mother had provided him. She hoped it would help him to learn to read. When Washington started working with his stepfather in the salt mines, he had to work from dawn to 9:00 PM, .....
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Epic Of Gilgamesh 2
Words: 498 - Pages: 2.... whining dog!" Achilles then takes Hector's naked body and drags it over his friends grave. Achilles's pride almost overtook his other traits and this flaw demonstrates the fact that Achilles was still human.
The hero from the Bhagavad-Gita, Arjuna, did not posses such super-human strength as Achilles did but is still classified as a hero. Arjuna was stuck with the choice of fighting ones in which he respected. What he wanted was to not fight, "how can I fight against Bhishma and Drona with arrows when they deserve my worship?" Krishna, Arjuna's charioteer who is really a god tries to convince Arjuna to fight. Arjuna tells Krishna tha .....
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Shakespeare And His Theater
Words: 562 - Pages: 3.... that he used to the best of his ability. The costumes the actors wore were made to be very elaborate. Many of the costumes conveyed recognizable meanings for the audience such as a rich aristocrat wearing silk clothes with many ruffles. Many times there were musical accompaniments and sound effects such as gunpowder explosions and the beating of a pan to simulate thunder.
The stage itself was also remarkably versatile. Behind it were doors for exits and entrances and a curtained booth or alcove useful for actors to hide inside. Above the stage was a higher acting area which symbolized a porch or balcony. This was useful in the story of Rome .....
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Blue Hotel
Words: 782 - Pages: 3.... Bible reading and preached "the right way." Similarly, his mother, who "lived in and for religion," was influential in Methodist church affairs as a speaker and a journalist in her crusade against the vices of her sinful times (Stallman 5). This emotional frenzy of revival Methodism had a strong impact on young Stephen. Nonetheless, he -- falling short of his parents’ expectations on moral principles and spiritual outlook -- chose to reject and defy all those abstract religious notions and sought to probe instead into life’s realities.
Moreover, Crane’s genius as "an observer of psychological and social reality" (Baym 1608) was .....
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Kreutzer Sonata
Words: 1124 - Pages: 5.... as marriage. From these generalizations he comes to the conclusion that there is no such thing as everlasting love.
In the story, women are constantly described as devious beings that need to be dealt with carefully in relationships such as marriage. Pozdnyshev believes women to be naturally weaker, and therefore lack the rights afforded to men. Despite this incongruity, women can easily level the playing field by utilizing what Pozdnyshev calls their "sensuality". Once this option is exercised, the inequalities are not only erased, but reversed, and the woman gains full control. Pozdnyshev is discomforted by this notion and states, .....
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Beowulf: The Ultimate Hero
Words: 1771 - Pages: 7.... his life on the line for an entire
kingdom.
Beowulf's heroism can be seen when he takes 14 of the bravest in his
land to go help Hrothgar. Hrothgar was Beowulf's father's close friend who had
been plagued by attacks for twelve years that threatened an entire kingdom.
Beowulf did not have to offer Hrothgar's kingdom help, but does so because he
wants to uses his God given strength to the best of his ability. As soon as
Beowulf heard of the troubles in this land he set sail immediately. Beowulf
continues to show his thankfulness by thanking God for giving them safe travel
across the sea. Beowulf is lead to Hrothgar and offers him is "se .....
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The Merchant Of Venice
Words: 2420 - Pages: 9.... expresses physical and mental blindness when he approaches Launcelot and surprisingly asks him, “Master young man, you, I pray you, which is the way to Master Jew’s?” (Pg. 21, lines 29-30) for he was looking for his son, Launcelot. Surprisingly Old Gobbo did not know that he was speaking to his son. Old Gobbo is nearly blind, which is the physical part of the blindness, which was one of the reasons why he unable to recognize Launcelot’s features. He is also mentally blind because a father should recognize his own son’s voice. Launcelot briefly jokes with his father before confessing “[he is] Launce .....
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An Analysis Of Roddy Doyles Wr
Words: 3373 - Pages: 13.... detailed imagery, and stream of consciousness, Doyle is able to show the effect that abuse has on its victims.
Ever since she was a child, Paula Spencer was treated with disrespect. She attended a grade school which classified her as an idiot. As Paula described it, “ All the classes are named after Irish musicians. We were just 1.6. We got the worst room the worst teachers, the dopes…It was a fright, finding out that I was stupid” (Doyle Doors 28). This use of vernacular language is seen throughout this novel. Doyle’s technique of writing in the vernacular is very effective in getting his point across, plain and simp .....
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Macbeth - Power
Words: 655 - Pages: 3.... to prove himself to Lady Macbeth. He is attempting to prove himself to Lady Macbeth, because she obviously has her doubts, "When you durst do it, then you were a man,/ And, to be more than what you were, you would/ Be so much more the man." (1,7,54-56). As a result of Lady Macbeth's doubts and mocking, Macbeth finally murders Duncan in a final attempt to prove himself to Lady Macbeth.
Although Lady Macbeth was successful at convincing Macbeth to murder Duncan, the Three Witches were the people who made it all possible. The Three Witches hold the ultimate power. If the Three Witches had indeed not informed Macbeth about what was to be .....
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