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King Henry IV Part 1 - Hal

... So Hal needs to persuade a general population that he is competent in order to remain a king once he has obtained the throne. Shakespeare wants the play to seem sympathetic to Hal, and he wants Hal to convince the audience (populace) himself. Therefore, Hal's fraudulence is hidden in undertones and slips of the tongue which he makes throughout the play. The first indication of this comes at his soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 1. It would be impossible for a reasonable man to have boozed and bummed all of his teen years and suddenly renounc ...

Number of words: 1441 | Number of pages: 6

Beowulf, Epic Hero

... of various things, and to be fearless is quite an honorable characteristic in one’s personality, although it could get you in to trouble now a days. Because of the rise in crime in the Twentieth Century, there are many things to fear such as getting mugged, robbed, raped, killed, or even just getting lost, but none of these compares to fighting gigantic sea-monsters and vicious beasts. Although these are fictional obstacles of great feats, they are still scary to think about. Imagine watching a monster eat your friends, and then come after ...

Number of words: 608 | Number of pages: 3

Jane Eyre - Nature

... "Till morning dawned I was tossed on a buoyant but unquiet sea . . . I thought sometimes I saw beyond its wild waters a shore . . . now and then a freshening gale, wakened by hope, bore my spirit triumphantly towards the bourne: but . . . a counteracting breeze blew off land, and continually drove me back." The gale is all the forces that prevent Jane's union with Rochester. Later, Brontë, whether it be intentional or not, conjures up the image of a buoyant sea when Rochester says of Jane: "Your habitual expression in those days, ...

Number of words: 1900 | Number of pages: 7

The Joy Luck Club: Cuture Gap

... as they struggle to instill in their daughters remnants of their Chinese heritage. Throughout the course of the novel, the mystery of the mother-daughter relationship is revealed to the reader by various means. First, such a strong connection can only be the product of an essential, timeless, emotion called love: "She loved you very much, more than her own life" (Tan 29). Unfortunately, in Chinese culture, mothers rarely say "I love you" and find little to no time at all to provide for their daughter's emotional needs. Such attitudes occa ...

Number of words: 1154 | Number of pages: 5

Barn Burning: An Endless Circle

... down barns. Along with many of Faulkner's short stories, “Barn Burning” is set in the imaginary Mississippi county of Yoknapatawpha. During the restoration of the South, the time period following the Civil War, the only thing that kept the South alive and running where the memories of fallen heroes and the belief that the South would someday regain the status that it had once held. Families like the Sartorises and the de Spains were glorified and praised for honors that their family members had achieved during battle. The honor t ...

Number of words: 618 | Number of pages: 3

Animal Farm - George Orwell

... and also the importance of hard work. Animal Farm tells the story of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, but from a viewpoint slightly more comical: that of a farm in England. The story begins in a barn, where a boar on the farm named Old Major has gathered the other animals to tell them of a dream he had, a dream of a world in which humans do not rule over other animals. Old Major encourages the animals of the farm to revolt against Mr. Jones, the owner of the farm. Not long after, he dies, but the animals keep his ideas of Animalism (wh ...

Number of words: 1685 | Number of pages: 7

The Adventures Of Huckleberry

... to give Jim protection. Throughout this novel the relationship between Huck and Jim differs in and out of society because of Huck’s feelings towards Jim. These two adventurers had planned to leave the Mississippi and go North, but missed their chance. The river took them farther and farther South. If Jim was caught, he would be in big trouble. If Huck didn’t turn Jim in, he would also be in big trouble. Huck found himself battling with his conscience, when he realized how close Jim was to his freedom, "…I begun to ge ...

Number of words: 622 | Number of pages: 3

Writing Analysis

... experiences at the mortuary and the resulting disturbing thoughts she had. Descriptive language is used to give graphic details. This paints vivid mental pictures in the reader’s mind. It contributes to the feeling of personal involvement of the reader. All the author’s observations are described in detail. Words used are simple yet effective. The article was an enjoyment to read. It provides an insider’s view of what goes on in the mortuary, where not many people can access. It deals with a subject which people do not u ...

Number of words: 525 | Number of pages: 2

Great Expectations

... story who at first, was a pauper, but in the end became to acquire money from a benefactor and ends up living his life happily. Miss Havisham is a lady who had to have luxury and riches to make her happy. Herbert, Pip, and Miss Havisham are related to this statement, "wealth is no substitute for happiness." In this novel, Herbert is portrayed to us as being rather plain and simple. When we first are introduced to Mr. Herbert Pocket in Chapter 16, he is rather down to earth. His living quarters don't consist of anything expensive and lux ...

Number of words: 782 | Number of pages: 3

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Hamlet Character Analysis

... “if they do what they are told they will be rewarded.” One of the jobs that the king had them do was to spy on Hamlet and find out why he was acting so mad or insane. When Hamlet saw Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, he was very glad to see them and remembers how much of excellent good friends they are. Before Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were able to ask why Hamlet was acting mad, Hamlet said, “Were you not sent for? Is it your own inclining? Is it a free visitation? Come, deal justly with me: come, come, nay, speak.” ...

Number of words: 702 | Number of pages: 3

Hemingway's "A Clean Well-Lighted Place": The Concept Of Nada

... that “the only way to approach the Void is to develop a very special mode of being, the concrete manifestation of which is the clean, well-lighted place” (Hoffman 176). This cafe is a warrior against this nothingness. The place is clean, pleasant, and orderly. There is no music. It is a plain and simple refuge against the lonely, dark world that awaits outside (Hemingway 256). However, this cafe must close at some time or another thus proving that the cafe isn't enough to combat the nada. It is not even a place but an artifici ...

Number of words: 1308 | Number of pages: 5

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