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Henry V

... leaving some gaps between events. It also explains what happens in an act beforehand because the scenes switch around from place to place, and it can get confusing. The most important function of the Chorus is that it encourages the audience to be patient and reminds them to use their imagination to envision the events that occur in the play, to really imagine the royal courts of England and France, and to really imagine the battle scenes with all the horses and men. The prologue to the beginning of this play calls upon the "Muse" to ...

Number of words: 1662 | Number of pages: 7

Eveline: Character Analysis

... father has done to her siblings when he would “hunt them in out of the field with his blackthorn stick (Joyce 4).” As of late she has begun to feel “herself in danger of her father's violence (Joyce 4).” Ironically, her father has “begun to threaten her and say what he'd do to her only for her dead mother's sake (Joyce 5).” Eveline wants a new life but is afraid to let go of her past. She dreams of a place where "people would treat her with respect (Joyce 4)" and when contemplating her future, hopes “to explore a new l ...

Number of words: 628 | Number of pages: 3

Go Ask Alice

... Alice's employer in San Francisco. Sheila, Chris's employer in San Francisco. Doris, a drug-user with whom Alice lives in Coos Bay, Oregon. Joel Reems, a student that Alice hoops to marry. Babby, Tom, young people that Alice meets in the mental hospital. 2. Alice is a member of a middle-class family of the western part of America. The names of the towns the live in are not mentioned. The story takes place in the 1960's. 3. Jill Peters, an old friend from school, invites her to a party. At the party Alice is given a Coke with LSD in i ...

Number of words: 1454 | Number of pages: 6

Ordinary People 2

... and responsible man, is positive on his outlook in life and looks forward to everything, including having a productive day at work. He tries to take care of Conrad by giving sending him to a psychiatrist. The mother, Beth, a strong working woman, is also like Calvin; she is responsible to the family as well. Obviously, the parents have no personal problems, but ironically they create conflicts with each other. Although these conflicts are very minor, they eventually build up to separate the family later on throughout their marriage. An exa ...

Number of words: 506 | Number of pages: 2

Review Of The Red Lantern

... sympathetic to the fourth mistress. She was the youngest among the other three who arrives at the estate after studying at the university. Cherished memories of her life before arriving there were ultimately destroyed. In one instance, the master burned the fourth mistress’s flute that her deceased father gave to her. The film evokes feelings of sorrow and disgust, but it manages to fill in humorous bits that alleviate the tense mood. The film revolves around the master’s polygamist lifestyle and his utter dominance over his ...

Number of words: 425 | Number of pages: 2

Snow Falling On Cedars

... book unfolds, we find ourselves looking through the eyes of a man that has lived on the island for most of his life. His name is Ishmael Chambers. Ishmael seems to be a perceptive child, and soon gets to know one of the island’s many Japanese girls, named Hatsue. As fate would have it, they fall in love with each other in Shakespeare-like-fashion. The problem of them coming from two different races of people forces them to be secretive about their relationship. When Hatsue is forced to move away because of WWII regulations, she e ...

Number of words: 808 | Number of pages: 3

Fallen Angels

... a lot of thinking about himself, and he asks himself what kind of person he is. Then Perry looks deep inside and asks himself with “all the dying around me, all the killing, was making me look at myself again, hoping to find more then the kid I was. Maybe I could sift through the kid’s stuff, the basketball, the Harlem streets, and the find the man I would be.” In the beginning of the book Perry is very different than he is at the end. In the beginningof the book Perry goes into the war a little scared, because he doesn’t know w ...

Number of words: 846 | Number of pages: 4

Heart Of Darkness 8

... is confronted with white greed and black slavery. He discovers disease ridden African workers awaiting their death. He also meets the Company's chief accountant. The accountant tells of Mr. Kurtz who is and agent who has sent more ivory back from the jungle than the other agents combined. Marlow becomes obsessed with Kurtz throughout the remainder of the story. Marlow arrives at the Company's Central Station, following a difficult 200-mile tramp. Upon arrival, he learns that the steamer he was supposed to command has been wrecked. He meets t ...

Number of words: 1211 | Number of pages: 5

Heart Of Darkness

... to expect. When his journey is completed, this little "trip" will have changed Marlow forever! is a story of one man's journey through the African Congo and the "enlightenment" of his soul. It begins withCharlie Marlow, along with a few of his comrades, cruising aboard the Nellie, a traditional sailboat. On the boat, Marlow begins to tell of his experiences in the Congo. Conrad uses Marlow to reveal all the personal thoughts and emotions that he wants to portray while Marlow goes on this "voyage of a lifetime". Marlow begins his voyage a ...

Number of words: 4065 | Number of pages: 15

Aristotle's Refutation Of Plato's Theory Of Ideas

... which answered to each item of exact knowledge attained through human thought. Also, Ideas are in Plato's view concrete standards by which all human endeavor can be judged, for the hierarchy of all ideas leads to the highest absolute - that of Good. In addition, the theory claims that states of being are contingent upon the mingling of various Forms of existence, that knowledge is objective and thus clearly more real, and that only the processes of nature were valid entities. However, Aristotle attacks this theory on the grounds that Plato' ...

Number of words: 1360 | Number of pages: 5

Macbeth

... To be king is an alluring thought to and killing the the rightful King Duncan to get to the crown does cross his mind, but Lady has to manipulate and taunt her husband to convince him to do the deed. When it's set in his head what's to be done, on his way to Duncan's chamber, sees a bloody dagger floating in the air before him. Do his eyes deceive him? Is it real? He is unnerved but it does not take away his resolve to kill the king. His desire for the crown is stronger than knowing what is right. kills Duncan and is wracked with re ...

Number of words: 639 | Number of pages: 3

Beowulf: The Three Monsters Of The Middle Ages

... the dragon is killed by Wiglaf, a warrior under Beowulf. The significance of each of the creatures in this epic novel teaches an important lesson on the behavior of humankind. Through Beowulf, it can be seen that humankind is held back by evil (In this novel, they are in the form of monsters.) in their search for salvation. The monster, Grendel, is described as being a very large and vicious monster. Grendel attacks men while they sleep, ripping them apart and eating them. Grendel is “the creature of evil, grim, and fierce, was quickly r ...

Number of words: 907 | Number of pages: 4

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