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Beowulf

... over foes. All of these characteristics were invulnerable to the warrior tribes of the Anglo-Saxon Period. Throughout , the folk hero is described as a big, strong muscular man. He had the stregth to kill Grendel and his mother. His people saw that he was strong, and they relied upon him for protection. did himself what a number of "weaker" people had tried. He slew an unassailable monster with his bare hands. The Danes had all tried and were slaughtered. Where strenght was concerned, he was unsurpassed. Condidence, was also a ch ...

Number of words: 395 | Number of pages: 2

Hamlet And Comic Relief

... the pun, the dialogue with the minor character Polonius, and the graveyard scene reveals intentions and plans through the mode of comic relief. The exchange of wit often relied heavily on the identity of the actors (Thomson 116). Shakespeare writes the plays for his audience in his time, so the audience would be familiar with the actors. Thus, there may have been some very pointed sarcasm thrown into the dialogue that seems very funny to the 17th century playgoer (depending on the real identity of the speaker), but appears mystifying to the mo ...

Number of words: 3515 | Number of pages: 13

Ubu The King

... of the people involved in the same relationships in modern society are seen as behaving rationally by the modern standards. However, Jarry has his characters act very irrational which questions human behavior. The opening line of lets viewers know that it will not be a play that displays humans as being kind. "Crrrap!" Père Ubu exclaims (55). This word in itself defies society. Modern society's standards say it is wrong to present language like this to the public. "Why don't I smash you, Mère Ubu!" is a line that further expresses such lan ...

Number of words: 828 | Number of pages: 4

Hamlets Troubles

... Throughout the whole play, Polonius is the only one that seems to be trying to tie everything together to help everyone out, and in the end, it is that quest for knowledge that leads to his demise. Polonius is a man that confuses most, but intrigues all. For the beginning of the play he is the readers guide, and helps to inform the reader of all that is happening within the lives of the main characters. He was not meant to be a main character, but any character that is put in the position of an informant, instantly becomes a main chara ...

Number of words: 826 | Number of pages: 4

Paradise Lost

... but he still thinks he can convince them. Moloch speaks second, the “strongest and the fiercest spirit that fought in Heaven ; now fiercer by despair”. He tells the devils that they should have open war, for he is a person possessed with the lust for violence and someone who just wants revenge on God. As his speech goes on he get more worked up and irate. He whips up emotion by talking of the pain they are suffering and although he knows there will be no victory - they cannot beat God - they will at least have had some revenge. Moloch is s ...

Number of words: 530 | Number of pages: 2

An Analysis Of The Quotation "The Mills Of The Gods Grind Slowly, But They Grind Exceedingly Small"

... small,” is interpreted as God's way of finally answering the prayers in the best possible way. While there are many different types of prayers, the most common type is a prayer of petition. These are prayers that ask God to do something or to give something that are truly desired or needed. God always hears every prayer that is lifted to the heavens. “The mills of the gods...” can be interpreted as synonymous to God's constant hearing and answering of the many prayers that come to Him. God weighs the practicality of each pr ...

Number of words: 592 | Number of pages: 3

The Solitary Reaper

... says in the last two lines, "the music in my heart I bore, long after it was heard no more". This shows the impact that the woman's singing had on him and how he could still hear the singing in his mind long after he had encountered the woman. Many language techniques were used in "". These helped create an impact on the reader and make the poem more enjoyable. Alliteration was used to effect in the fourth line of the second stanza - "Among Arabian sands". The repetition of the soft letter "A" rolls off the tongue and leaves a me ...

Number of words: 579 | Number of pages: 3

The Roles Of I-330 And O-90

... especially I-330, have major roles in the story that documents D-503’s gaining of a soul. In the beginning of We, D-503 is satisfied with the life he is living in OneState. As a mathematician, OneState is perfectly suited for him. All daily events are scheduled to a certain time block in the day, the citizens have alphanumerical names, and OneState is attempting to create a law of ethics based on addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. He is a builder of the space shuttle, Integral, which will colonize other planets. D-5 ...

Number of words: 1117 | Number of pages: 5

Michel De Montaigne On The Edu

... and physical development as a way of education the entire person. Montaigne's assertion is that the purpose behind education should not be for the sole aim of the increase in knowledge, but "to have become better and wiser by it" (112). The overall effect of the education should be to produce an individual that is both wise and happy; according to Montaigne the two are irreconcilably bound, as "the surest sign of wisdom is constant cheerfulness" (119). The methods used to achieve Montaigne's ideal education are a mixture of the ab ...

Number of words: 1017 | Number of pages: 4

The Merchant Of Venice

... in profit, and he sleeps by day More than the wildcat. Drones hive not with me.. ..His borrowed purse." 1 Shylock also acts villainous towards Launcelot by acting belligerent towards him. "Who bids thee call? I do not bid thee call." 2 Shylock mistreats this man because of his poverty, and because Launcelot is socially beneath him. You also start to wonder about how fair Shylock is, when Launcelot is deciding whether or not to leave him. Shylock also mistreats his own daughter, Jessica. He mistreats her by keeping her as a captive in ...

Number of words: 647 | Number of pages: 3

Macbeth - Bird Imagery

... says: “Yes, as sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion”(1.2.39). The Captain is comparing the predator to its prey in order to describe the way Macbeth and Banquo reacted to the battles. Shakespeare is taking an unnatural occurrence, such as a war, and characterizing it using natural imagery(life) such as birds. Immediately after Lady Macbeth reads her husband's letter about the witches' prophecies, a messenger comes with the news that King Duncan is coming to spend the night at her castle. After the messenger has left, ...

Number of words: 740 | Number of pages: 3

The Great Gatsby And The Pursu

... his success without hard work, but this success is not a matter of being able to achieve just like every other person. His success is just a result of the “I want” materialism of Gatsby’s time, the 1920’s. The figures in Fitzgerald’s book all represent different outlooks on the American Dream. Nick, who comes from the Midwest, represents the traditional morality that this country used to have in the past. As the narrator, Fitzgerald is making the reader look through the eyes of America’s old morality to ...

Number of words: 835 | Number of pages: 4

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