Behind every great man lies a great women. In some cases the women herself may not always be good or ideal according to society. Nevertheless it seems to add character to the man‚and also influences his actions and maybe even his morals. In Shakespearean literature‚Shakespeare tends to use people to develop certain characters throughout the play. In Romeo and Juliet‚ Juliet is the person with the most influence on Romeo. This influence allows him to develop as a character and also helps develop
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open-minded relationships in this era; it also influenced women to break from previous social standards and become more ‘equal’ to men. Two texts‚ which are associated with this topic‚ are an advertisement for ‘Lucky Strike Cigarettes’ and the novel The Great Gatsby. Both texts are excellent examples on how women acted‚ dressed and lived in the 1920s. The I’m A Lucky Girl poster advertises cigarettes for women in the 1920s‚ stating that smoking their product “will keep [their] figure[s] trim”‚ creating a
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Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age classic‚ Jay Gatsby‚ is revealed to the reader throughout the novel‚ creating a sense of mystery around his character‚ his past and his future. The quasi - fantastical pictorial of the same name‚ by Greenberg‚ also follows this reveal‚ portraying Gatsby’s world and evoking a lingering curiosity. Initially‚ in both novel and graphic novel‚ the reader is set up to expect the worst. In the introduction of the novel by Fitzgerald‚ Nick states ‘ No- Gatsby turned out alright in the end;
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the novel The Great Gatsby‚ love is shown between many different characters in different ways. The reader experiences love at its best and worst. We see relationships flourish‚ rekindle and end between the different characters. The most controversial relationship is the relationship between Daisy and Tom. Through infidelity‚ and mistrust‚ tragedy occurs. Other characters become associated with their marital problems‚ showing different kinds of love and relationships. In the play Hamlet‚ the reader
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that everyone is full of deception and ulterior motives. Tom‚ Daisy and Gatsby all appear innocent and happy from an outsider’s perspective but when given a closer look the imperfections shine bright…. Hamlet is based aroundcharacters that play their roles behind the veil of duplicity. Everything appears to be true and accurate‚ but in reality it’s vice-versa. Three of the main characters that hid behind the mask are Hamlet‚ King Claudius‚ and Polonius. From behind this mask‚ their appearance is
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Zacchigna 1 Danielle Zacchigna ENG- 4U1 Ms.Bej May 21st‚ 2013 Hamlets Tragic Flaws In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the characters of Fortinbras‚ Laertes‚ and Claudius contrast the imperfections of Hamlet through their own success due to their starvation for power‚ making Hamlet appear vulnerable. Success is accomplished through Fortinbras strong willed assertiveness‚ Laertes loyalty towards his sister‚ and Claudius’s ignorance of moral
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Melody Akinduro ENG4U Ms.Jackson 8th of January 2012. The Journal Of The Great Gatsby JOURNAL ONE The great Gatsby book started with a man telling us his father advised him never to criticize anyone ‚ he said his father told him he should remember that all this people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had and his father thought him how to be reserved. He also have good manners and a well honourable character. Nick just graduated from yale university and he
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During history there have been literary works that had characters that were remarkably similar to each other. Two characters that stood out was Jay Gatsby‚ from The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald and Hamlet from The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare because they were both being driven to a separate kind of person than who they usually which is being more insane than the usual human would be. Some reason for their peculiar outbursts of who they really are is a particular
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Examining Hamlet and The Great Gatsby 1/9/13 According to Roger Lewis‚ “The acquisition of money and love are both part of the same dream‚ the will to return to the quintessential unity that exists only at birth and at death” (41). In both William Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the protagonists are willing to sacrifice all that they have in order to achieve their unrealistic objectives and ambitions‚ resulting in their tragic demises. While there
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The texts which I have studied in my comparative course are “The Great Gatsby” (G.G.) written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. “Casablanca” (C.B.) directed by Micheal Curtiz and “Translations” (T.) written by Brian Friel. The cultural context of all three texts impacts on how and why the people behave the way they do. In this essay I will examine the elements which I thought had the most significant impact on the characters which contributed to their behaviour throughout the narratives. The first aspect
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