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Irony Moll Flanders

... the cruelty and the immorality of the time. In this autobiography (the novel is written in the first person) Moll's life seems to be fill of contrasts and ironic situations, but is that not interpretation? This essay will discuss the irony in the novel Moll Flanders taking examples from the book to prove whether or not it should be considered as a ironic novel. Let's have a look at the interpretations that one may have. As a preliminary, it must be noted that Moll has a basically bipartie structure, the first part containing Moll's sexual ...

Number of words: 2958 | Number of pages: 11

Oedipus Rex - Tragic Hero

... (Miller 67). All of the above characteristics make Oedipus a tragic hero according to Aristotle's ideas about tragedy, and a narcissist. Using Oedipus as an ideal model, Aristotle says that a tragic hero must be an important or influential man who makes an error in judgment, and who must then suffer the consequences of his actions. Those actions are seen when Oedipus forces Teiresias to reveal his destiny and his father's name. When Teiresias tries to warn him by saying " I say that you and your most dearly loved are wrapped together in a hide ...

Number of words: 914 | Number of pages: 4

Witches In Macbeth

... if Macbeth ever had a chance of doing what was right after he met with the witches. It is however, more realistic to believe that Macbeth was responsible for his own actions throughout the play and in the end it was he who made the final decisions. The witches could foretell the future, they can add temptation, and influence Macbeth, but they can not control his destiny. Macbeth creates his own misery when he is driven by his own sense of guilt. This causes him to become insecure as to the reasons for his actions which in turn causes him ...

Number of words: 912 | Number of pages: 4

The Barn Burning

... him and his family. The economic status of the main characters is poor, without hope of improving their condition, and at the mercy of a quasi-feudal system in North America during the late 1800’s. Being sharecroppers, the Snope’s family, had to share half or two-thirds of the harvest with the landowner. Out of their share pay for the necessities of life. Because of this status, Ab and his family know from the start what the future will hold; hard work for their landlord and mere survival for them. No hope for advancement preva ...

Number of words: 778 | Number of pages: 3

In Step With Inclusion

... and teaching assistants when certified special education teachers are not available, requiring states to offer professional developmental programs, and more.” My reaction to the article “”, compiled by Christine Stinson, and the MENC (Music Educators National Conference) staff, in the December, 1997 issue of “Teaching Music”, Volume 5, Number 3; was in complete agreement with the conclusions drawn concerning the inclusion of disabled students into the music classroom. This article serves as a successful example for inclusion of disa ...

Number of words: 548 | Number of pages: 2

Heart Of Darkness

... experience in Africa starts with the desire for travel and great journeys to conquer the “blank spaces” on the map and the naive believe that the mission of the Europeans is to civilize the natives. Marlow’s aunt believes that this voyage is a mission to “wean those ignorant millions from their horrid ways.” (Conrad, 16). In reality everywhere they went they colonized the land, used the natural resources, and left ruins behind them. Marlow says, “They grabbed what they could get for the sake of what was t ...

Number of words: 1283 | Number of pages: 5

Romeo And Juliet 3

... the prologue the scene is set on a street in Verona where members from the two families, the Montagues and the Capulets, have a fight and are warned that the next fight will result in punishment by death by Prince Escalus. Romeo enters the story with his cousin Benvolio and they talk about Romeo being in love with Rosaline. Mean while, at the Capulet home, Paris asks approval to marry Juliet. The Capulets then arranged a party for Paris and Juliet to meet. While on the street, Romeo and Benvolio are approached by a Capulet servant ...

Number of words: 995 | Number of pages: 4

Frankenstein

... then received a letter telling of his little brother’s death. He suspected the creature, but the police suspected a female friend of his family’s and hanged her. One day the being found Victor and told him of his survival and his knowledge. He requested Victor make him a companion and in return they would flee away never to be seen again. He eventually agrees to make the “bride,” but after much pondering destroys all the work he had done. The “monster” curses Frakenstein assuring revenge on his wedding night. Later anothe ...

Number of words: 692 | Number of pages: 3

Odysseus: A Hero

... of the heroes of the epic "Odyssey" standout. He was constantly expected to be a true hero, always obey the rules laid down by the immortals, posses wisdom and courage. The Greeks believed that all heroes must always obey the Guest/Host relationship rule-- which all guests must treat the hosts with courtesy, and the host must treat the guests properly-- laid down by the gods and goddesses. Those who did not obey the rule would be punished severely. Odysseus throughout the epic, demonstrated that he obeyed the Guest/Host relationship rul ...

Number of words: 1345 | Number of pages: 5

Comentary For English

... choice and the society . Alienation because it describes how the person in the poem had been alienated from their society, for example, the person mentioned in the poem that "they keep their distance in case i breath and by saying four little letters stand for so much". A for alone I for ignorance D for death S for suspicion Personel Choice because he or she made a choice to trust people in the blood transfusion and because of that mistake the person got the deadly disease called AIDS . He or she made the choice to have the blood ...

Number of words: 403 | Number of pages: 2

A Man For All Seasons

... widow. King Henry and Catherine were married “for State reasons”, but although Catherine was pregnant many times, only one child survived—Princess Mary. King Henry needed an heir to his throne, so he wanted a son. He thought Catherine could never get him a son, because she had already failed so many times, so he wanted to have a child with Anne Boylen, but he couldn’t because he was already married to Catherine. Therefore, he wanted the Pope to divorce him and Catherine also, for “State reasons.” When Sir Thomas didn’ ...

Number of words: 2049 | Number of pages: 8

Comparing And Contrasting Hamlet And MacBeth

... be seen by anyone they approach, the ghost of King Hamlet is only seen by Hamlet himself, and in one scene by Marcellus and Bernardo, Hamlet’s servants. Similarly in both plays, the main characters are slightly suspicious of the actual powers these supernatural figures have. As the witches use their apparent powers to tell Macbeth the future, the ghost of King Hamlet tells Hamlet what has happened already. Hamlet states in one of his soliloquies “The spirit that I have seen / may be the devil” (2.2.598-599). Macbeth also has his do ...

Number of words: 641 | Number of pages: 3

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