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The Plague

... result of the people’s sins. He feels that they deserved everything they got. Father Paneloux believes that Lucifer has his spear in his hand pointing it at people’s houses sending into their house where will be awaiting their return home. Father Paneloux believes that the people of Oran are being punished because they didn’t spend enough time with God at church. He believes that they are being punished just like Cain from the Old Testament. He believes that , which is killing many also, is trying to lead the people towards the ri ...

Number of words: 466 | Number of pages: 2

Macbeth Essay On Good Behavior

... Macbeth lies and cheats his fellow men in the following scenes and is killed in a heated battle with Macduff. He receives both his reward and punishment in the five-act play. Lady Macbeth first enters the book right after Macbeth receives his first predictions from the three Witches. She does not think twice about her actions and starts planning Duncan's murder without consulting her husband first. Lady Macbeth, however, does not feel that her husband has the heart to kill the King for the crown: Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and sha ...

Number of words: 1092 | Number of pages: 4

Lady Macbeth Vs. Macbeth

... Macbeth to kill Duncan, by questioning his manliness. Lady Macbeth illustrates her evil ambition, and her persecution of Macbeth's manliness in this quote. She is talking to Macbeth. "Was the hope drunk? Werein you dressed yourself? Hath it slept since? And wakes it now, to look so green and pale At what it did so freely? From this time Such I account thy love. Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own esteem, Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," Like the poor cat I' th' adage*" (Act I, ...

Number of words: 1324 | Number of pages: 5

The Scarlet Letter: Evil And Mistriss Hibbins

... characters. Mistriss Hibbins represents evil in the novel. She was accused of being a witch. This is a very evil thing in the eyes of the Puritans. Mistriss Hibbins can also be said to be evil simply because she is always in the forest, which is an evil place. She is said to go on "night rides" and attend witch meetings there. "And Mistriss Hibbins, with some twigs of the forest clinging to her skirts, and looking sourer than ever, as having hardly got a wink of sleep after her night ride." The people in town are scared to even be near Mist ...

Number of words: 843 | Number of pages: 4

George Orwell Wrote 1984 As A Political Statement Against Totalitarianism

... when the totalitarianism state, Nazi Germany, was at war with England and destroyed the city of London. "'I know that building' said Winston finally. Its a ruin now. It's in the middle of the street outside the Palace of Justice.' That's right. Outside the Law Courts. It was bombed in-oh many years ago'" (Orwell 83). This reflects Orwell's own life experiences as a citizen in war torn England and how he uses this in 1984. George Orwell is famous for two major novels which attack totalitarianism. The first is Animal Farm, a satire describin ...

Number of words: 2930 | Number of pages: 11

Parallels Between Beowulf And

... are many parallels. The dragons have the same type of bed. They sleep on a mound of stolen treasure. “A king’s ransom of ancient treasure lay in that earth house. Once, long ago, a noble warrior had given the matter grave thought before he hid that vast inheritance dear to his people . . . . . . a kingdoms bounty, priceless rings and plated gold a worthy hoard! (2232-36,2244-46)” In The Hobbit the dragon is introduced by saying: “there he lay, a vast red-golden dragon, fast asleep . . . Beneath him, under all his limbs ...

Number of words: 826 | Number of pages: 4

Hound Of The Baskervilles

... Now of course this was the place whereupon Sir Charles Baskerville was slayed by this vicious hound. As the story begins to develop, Holmes sends Watson to Devonshire with Sir Henry to gather information on the recent murder. During his inquires he came across many figures, there was a Mr. & Miss Stapleton who were naturalists and also lived on the moor. They portrayed themselves as brother and sister, but as you will find out later, they were more intimate than that. At about this time, a convict escaped who was referred to ...

Number of words: 793 | Number of pages: 3

A Streetcar Named Desire - Com

... to come to an end. While Stella did the logical thing and left the 'beautiful dream' and married Stan, Blanche hung on to it unable to move on and face reality. Blanche comes to Stella in an unbalanced state of mind in need of her sister's aid. The impression is given that this isn't the first time Stella has been there to help Blanche through a time of trouble. As much as she needs her help and as much as she respects her, Blanche strongly disapproves of her sister's new life. Stella tolerates Blanche's continual criticism of her husband, hom ...

Number of words: 767 | Number of pages: 3

Hawthorns Letter A

... which he so hates. Only in private does he torture himself for both his original sin and his continued deceit. He nearly fails in his quest to be a holy man, as the horrific deed that he committed nearly kills him through self-hate and illness of spirit. Eventually, however, he succeeds in conquering his fears of humiliation and stands triumphant, publicly repenting for his misdeeds and dying clean of soul. It is not known until well into The Scarlet Letter that Arthur Dimmesdale is Hester Prynne’s lover, but by this point, his cons ...

Number of words: 1263 | Number of pages: 5

Anna Karenina: Characters And The Life Novel

... both major and minor, that contribute to the sense of realism. The most striking feature of Tolstoy's minor characters is that although they may only appear briefly, they still possess a sense of lifelikeness. When a character is introduced, Tolstoy provides the reader with details of the characters appearance and actions that give a sense of realism. For example, the waiter that Stiva and Levin encounter at their dinner, although a flat character is definitely presented in a manner which allows him to have a sense of lifelikeness ...

Number of words: 1697 | Number of pages: 7

Name And Naming In Beloved

... nearly always some subtle purpose. As evidenced in the aforementioned examples, naming can be a powerful device if properly used. In Beloved Toni Morrison utilizes naming to convey many important aspects of the narrative. Throughout Beloved, the dehumanisation of slavery, the significance self-definition, and interpersonal relationships are all communicated through naming. Sixo, perhaps the most absurd name in Beloved, epitomizes the dehumanisation of slavery in Beloved. While the origin of the name Sixo is not specifically stated in the n ...

Number of words: 995 | Number of pages: 4

The Beauty Myth

... between female liberation and female beauty. She writes: The more legal and material hindrances women have broken through, the more strictly and heavily and cruelly images of female beauty have come to weigh upon us….During the past decade, women breached the power structure; meanwhile, eating disorders rose exponentially and cosmetic surgery became the fastest-growing medical specialty….Recent research consistently shows that inside the majority of the…attractive, successful working women, there is a …dark vein of self-hatred, ph ...

Number of words: 573 | Number of pages: 3

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