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Othello

... with tragic and exotic tales and has proved himself worthy of the title General in the Venetian army. Even before we, as an audience, have had a chance to meet and Desdemona we learn that the match is considered as disgusting as it is outrageous. From the very beginning everyone and everything seem to work against them, but in the hope that love will conquer all we do not allow ourselves to despair as yet. And indeed, the first act proves us right. After having explained why they love each other the world seems to accept this alliance. ...

Number of words: 960 | Number of pages: 4

Bless Me Ultima

... up and become a priest.” In chapter one Antonio takes his first steps toward his loss of innocence, “The brown water would be stained with blood, forever and ever and ever.” Lupito’s death is the first time that he is faced with death, and begins his questioning of God. Antonio also attends school for the first year, briefly described and rather unimportant, he skips from first to second grade making his mother proud for his studies and helping to reinforce her dreams of him becoming a priest. As the novel continues there is a st ...

Number of words: 702 | Number of pages: 3

Analysis Of Two Stories

... After reading that sentence I was captivated and found myself reading on. It wasn’t only the mere mention of girls in bathing suits, but the fact that it opened up so many possibilities for the story. In “The Rumor” you are told early on that a nasty rumor involving a young husband and a possible gay lover. This made for a good opening and made me want to read on. All throughout the story “A&P” your given a voyeuristic view through the eyes of an eighteen year-old check out cashier, as he follows a group ...

Number of words: 470 | Number of pages: 2

Gcse Wider Reading A Grade: Sh

... nineteenth century. However, it still conforms to most of the detective story conventions, therefore I conclude that it deserves to be called a detective story One of the conventions of the detective story is that the detective if frequently an amateur. In ‘the Speckled Band’ Holmes does not work for any official body, like the police, for example. He is not, however, an amateur in the sense that he solves crimes for a hobby, he says, “as to my reward, my profession is my reward.” Holmes is an amateur in the root se ...

Number of words: 1364 | Number of pages: 5

Madame Bovary 5

... is peavish. She is also suspect--the game has been foiled for her and she is getting old (no longer a woman worth chasing by Victorian standards). And so she pulls the trigger. Gabler's "living through others" is classic: women have been taught traditionally to define themselves in terms of their (often subservient, "nurturing") relations to others, rather than in terms of individual achievement,independent of domestic connections, as men are. If we identify a "strong" woman (Hedda Tesman) whose husband is an ineffectual, bumbling and cluel ...

Number of words: 446 | Number of pages: 2

John Donne And Shakespeare

... is asking God to restore his faith to an unquestioning level, either by force or proving his power to him so that his faith can be reinforced. The Shakespearean sonnet shows Shakespeare poking fun at the courtly conventions of the time. The sonnet is in the form of a love Sonnet. Although it mocks the conventional blazon it does not undermine the beauty of his mistress. Shakespeare tells us that he would love her even if “her breast were dun….” John Donne’s sonnet is quite personal as he is writing about his own beliefs but expressin ...

Number of words: 1723 | Number of pages: 7

Perfect Day For A Bananafish

... of their life. J.D. Salinger eloquently places the reader into the life of Seymour Glass at a time when he is struggling to find peace in his life after returning home from World War II, in the short story, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish." Seymour's struggle emanates from the psychological effects of the war, alienation from society, lack of compassion and understanding from his peers, and the lack of innocence he finds in the materialistic post-war society he returns home to. Seymour Glass is a veteran of World War II, who is caught in a ...

Number of words: 1353 | Number of pages: 5

The Book Of Matthew

... is the foundation for our society's moral, cultural, and ethical beliefs, accepted practices, and basic laws. This book affects all people who hear it. It is a fascinating literary masterpiece. Beginning in the New Testament the Bible moves from strict enforcement, punishment, and prophecy, into the glorious presentation of the Son of God. He is spoken of hundreds of times in the Old Testament through symbols and prophecies -- all pointing to the future and the coming of Someone. The Old Testament cannot be read without being a ...

Number of words: 2232 | Number of pages: 9

Panopticism

... (pp.333-34)” In the essay, , by Michel Focault, he makes the argument that we live in a society of “surveillance”. Meaning that our society is based on amalgamation of “forces and bodies” all of which act to create the individual. It is principally this surveillance which forms the basis of power that draws the individual to believe that the world he lives in is one that is continually watching over him. This constant friction of mental forces (those who fear or have a certain curiosity) shapes who the individual becomes wit ...

Number of words: 1237 | Number of pages: 5

Romeo And Juliet 2

... in Act three Scene one, the prejudice between the families get worse. When Tybalt wanted revenge with the Montagues, he then confronted Romeo and Mercutio and started a duel. In addition the prejudice between families got even worse, when Tybalt kills Mercutio. Also, in Act five Scene three, Tybalt challenges Romeo to fight and Romeo kills him. Which lead to prejudice between the families. The street in Verona, a public place, is where the prejudice starts between the two families. In Act one Scene one, Sam ...

Number of words: 541 | Number of pages: 2

"Deep Play: Notes On The Balinese Cockfight"

... essay in a very complex, almost incomprehensible, manner. Geertz seems not to have solved the problem of overcoming the "expert" view, Percy describes in his essay. Geertz begins very common. He portrays himself and his wife as characters in Bali. They seem to be on the outside of things. This is similar to the people in Percy's essay. The tourist had gone to the village and they just watched the villagers interact. This is how Geertz begins his visit in Bali. Geertz is an anthropologist and he is in Bali to experience the cul ...

Number of words: 1670 | Number of pages: 7

Writing With Mechanics

... certain scenes, the author creates an intense feeling of suspense. "The glimmer of white at the window behind the sheeting blur of rain had been - she was sure of it - a human face…there had been eyes staring back at her." Not only can one commiserate with the character's feelings, but also imagine the actual moment. Another example of a clever description usage occurs when the readers are eager to have Janet uncover what lies in the depths of her trunk. "Her old trunk that stood against the wall was open just a crack; from the crack cam ...

Number of words: 568 | Number of pages: 3

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