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Twelfth Night, What Was Shakes

... that Olivia doesn't like him, and believe all that is written. In writing the letter Toby, Fabian and Andrew were sure to play on all of Malvolio's emotions; instead of trying to fool Malvolio; they let Malvolio fool himself. The letter was written, in Malvolio's mind, as if it was written to him. That was the intent of the three fools, but Malvolio exaggerated every sentence with his own inflated ego. As he reads on, his head fills with more crazy ideas and he lends himself better to be fooled. Anything could have been written at the ...

Number of words: 885 | Number of pages: 4

Hero Of Animal Farm

... hero (protagonist) of the story. It is Boxer who is the unsung hero of the farm. The farm had been taken well care of after the rebellion. All the animals had done their share of the work. Some however could not do some of the hard and large tasks, so Boxer took it upon himself to do it. Boxer was described as to have the strength of two ordinary horses. He had a white stripe down his nose that had given him a very stupid look. That look that he had was also true; Boxer wasn’t the smartest animal on the farm. His lack of intell ...

Number of words: 679 | Number of pages: 3

The Myth Of Perfection

... tries to live up to her husband's expectations of a perfect wife, she builds up enough self-hate to leave everything that she loves and start an entirely new life. Striving to be this ideal person, like attempting to acquire any other impossible goal, is damaging to the characters in both cases. The fortunes of these characters illustrate the harm in attempting to achieve these impossible objectives. As human beings, we have no conception of any absolute values, such as perfection and imperfection or hot and cold. We can only perceive ...

Number of words: 1278 | Number of pages: 5

Beowulf 14

... of hell on earth. This is like hyping the monster's reputation so that it can foreshadow the coming of a great hero. (Beowulf) Grendel then goes on a murderous rampage and renders the Meade hall lifeless, and enrages the great king Hrothgar ( owner of the Meade hall). Stories of Grendel's rampages soon reach the ears of the local hero Beowulf, and he immediately outfits a boat and sails across some great sea. He rushes to the king and finds his great Meade hall abandoned. He ends up setting up a trap for Grendel by boasting to the great ...

Number of words: 501 | Number of pages: 2

The Crucible-thomas Putnam

... witch hunt. He is the first character who blames unnatural causes for the illness among the children. Furthermore, he firmly believes in the existence of “vengeful spirits layin’ hands on these children”(15). “There is a murderous witch among us,” he vehemently cries out(16). His action isn’t surprising because he has lost seven newborns and his Ruth is sick. He wants to hunt down the witch, but he needs some aid. He lays his eyes on Parris because Parris is the minister and Betty is also ill. Thus, Pu ...

Number of words: 690 | Number of pages: 3

A Rose For Emily -- Symbol Of The Past

... various roles in the community to further the reputation of his name and to earn his family a great deal of honor. He also, however, had and air of superiority about him. His attitude toward women, as evident in the treatment of his daughter, reflects his old-fashioned ways and his inability, or his lack of desire, to move on into the future. Throughout Miss Emily’s childhood, her father believed that "none of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily." Mr. Grierson did not allow his grown daughter, even at the ag ...

Number of words: 978 | Number of pages: 4

Death In Venice: A Tragic Vision Of A Flawed Artist?

... to Venice, where all will change. In his hotel, he sees a young boy by whom he is fascinated. The young boy is the perfect image of a happy, idle child that has all it desires, all Aschenbach never had; his childhood was rather gloom since it was spent mostly at home and indoors, he didn’t meet many people and he certainly never had that laisser aller attitude that the young boy so obviously possessed. Aschenbach studied the child and found out that his name was Tadzio. The sound of his name was almost musical. Aschenbach would sit on the ...

Number of words: 1037 | Number of pages: 4

Scarlet Letter Scaffold Scenes

... not yet fully repent for her sin because her love for Dimmesdale is still strong. Through Hester, Hawthorne is trying to communicate to the reader that it difficult for Hester to repent the sin of adultery. In the first scaffold scene, the author writes “Could it be true? She clutched the child so fiercely to her breast, that it sent forth a cry; she turned her eyes downward at the scarlet letter, and even touched it with her finger, to assure herself that the infant and shame were real. Yes!-these were her realities-all else had vani ...

Number of words: 667 | Number of pages: 3

Motives In Toni Morrisons Song

... control of Milkman's life and future, many make aggressive attempts to do so including his best friend Guitar who, ironically, sympathizes with Milkman's situation, his frustrated cousin Hagar, and most markedly his father, Macon Dead. Guitar Bains, Milkman's best friend since childhood, serves as Milkman's only outlet to life outside his secluded and reserved family. Guitar introduces Milkman to Pilate, Reba, and Hagar, as well as to normal townspeople such as those that meet in the barber shop, and the weekend party-goers Milkman and ...

Number of words: 989 | Number of pages: 4

Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

... on the right Went down into the sea And thus, the tale begins. The mariner starts his journey with a light heart full of joy and promise; ready to conquer the world. Quite similar to the man who has net yet heard the good news about salvation. Heedless of the destination of his immortal soul, he charges off into the unknown. However, chargin off without being prepared, usually brings trouble. And now the STORM-BLAST came, and he Was tyrannous and ...

Number of words: 502 | Number of pages: 2

Hamlet Plot Summary

... at Elsinore. The Lord Chamberlain Polonius, his son Laertes and other members of the court accompany the king and Queen, Claudius and Gertrude. They speak of the mourning of the death of his brother, King Hamlet. He also says that desecration prohibit excessive grief. Next he speaks of Fortinbras who demands the surrender of the lands lost by his father to King Hamlet. Claudius has sent Cornelius and Voltimand with a letter to the bedridden king of Norway to restrain his nephew. The suit of Laertes asks if he should leave for France a ...

Number of words: 2413 | Number of pages: 9

The Politics Of Education Reform

... own community involvement activities, within guidelines that will be provided by the school. Students will be responsible for fulfilling this requirement on their own time, and for keeping a record of their activities on a form supplied by the school. (Ministry of Education and Training 1999) At first glance this prerequisite does not seem to create a problem. With our "open" curriculum students will have a variety activities from which to choose. Students will Desmarais 2 gain insight to certain occupations; students will gain exposer ...

Number of words: 1553 | Number of pages: 6

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