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    Armitage deal with themes of jealousy‚ resentment and violence as well as many other similarities and differences. ‘Hitcher’ is about a depressed man who is deeply angered and takes his frustration out on an innocent hitch hiker spontaneously. ‘The Laboratory’ is about a woman who‚ driven by jealousy‚ wants to poison her husband’s mistress. There are many themes that are seen in both the poems. These include Revenge‚ Anger‚ Depression and Death. The two key themes in the both poems; Murder and Jealousy

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    Themes in Beowulf

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    Two of the themes present in Beowulf are good vs. Evil and the magic and supernatural elements. Beowulf is a basic poem that contains many examples of good against evil. This story shows how good will always prevail even against insurmountable odds. For example‚ Beowulf is the perfect example of a good warrior. He is loyal to his king and family and can defeat any monster. Grendel on the other hand is born evil and enjoys killing the Danes. When Beowulf and Grendel engage in battle‚ Grendel sees

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    Themes of The Odyssey

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    An Enduring Tale Thousands of years after it was written‚ people continue to read The Odyssey not only for its thrilling adventure‚ but also for its invaluable dissection of inherent human qualities. In his epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Homer addresses intrinsic characteristics of humans that man has continued to demonstrate throughout history. The Odyssey incorporates the timeless topics of cunning over strength‚ greed and folly‚ and loyalty‚ into Odysseus’ story while simultaneously offering insight

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    Catullus Poem 7

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    Catullus 7 Essay In poem five Catullus wrote an invitation to his girlfriend Clodia‚ who he addresses as Lesbia to hide her true identity. This is because Clodia is older than him and she is married. He asks her to join him in a life of love. We can then assume that after reading this poem Lesbia asks the question “how many kisses?” Because Catullus‚ in poem seven‚ responds to Lesbia’s question and uses many similes to show how much they would love each other. The readers can therefore see

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    Violence Poem

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    Violence Poem Violence affects the lives of people like a car without brakes‚ Spiraling out of control with one simple mistake. It may seem fun and the cool thing to do‚ When you make a mean joke about the weird kid at school. Sure when you say it‚ he fakes a smile and laughs along‚ But on the inside‚ the comment plays over and over like a catchy song. When he gets home‚ he takes a quick glance in the mirror. It’s the same reflection he always sees‚ but this time‚ someone different appears

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    Hispanic Poem

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    as the light bulb. This invention had the biggest impact on mankind because we have progressed to using electricity. Technology has innovated at such a remarkable rate. New methods‚ ideas‚ and inventions were being introduced during this time. Comparing today’s culture with the early 1900s‚ we can evaluate that we have progressed greatly. Back then America was being presented to new inventions and familiarizing itself on how to use them. However nowadays‚ we have many businesses that are primarily

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    The poem “Creep” has a very dark‚ twisted and displaced feel to it and crates an image of a “psychotic” person obsessing and wanting control over a certain person. Part way through the poem‚ the writer says “I don’t care if it hurts / I want to have control” (12-13). This indicates that one of the characters wants control and will do anything to achieve it‚ even if violence actions are needed. This feeling of dark and twistedness is present throughout the whole poem. This gives the poem an overall

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    Themes of Antigone

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    The Themes of Antigone Antigone is credited as one of the best works of Sophocles‚ ranked by most modern critics above Oedipus the King. There are many aspects of Antigone that make it the play critics love to decipher and rave about. "Antigone must be received as the canon of ancient tragedy: no tragedy of antiquity that we possess approaches it in pure idealism‚ or in harmony of artistic development" hails critic Berhardy (Theatre History). He goes on to rave "It is the first poem produced by

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    The Club Themes

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    The Chilean cult filmmaker‚ Pablo Larraín‚ endures in his keen observations of the society‚ interweaving themes such as obsession‚ morality‚ complex human conducts‚ and political denouncement‚ aspects that can be found in his singular cinematic creations such as “Tony Manero”‚ “Post Mortem”‚ and “No”. In “The Club”‚ 2015 Berlin’s Grand Jury choice‚ he aims ferociously and bluntly at the Catholic Church‚ taking us to a secluded house located in a small Chilean seaside town‚ to where four former clergymen

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    Sharon Olds’ poem "Late Poem to My Father" exposes the profound effect that childhood trauma can have on someone‚ even in adulthood. The speaker of the poem invokes sadness and pity in the reader by reflecting on the traumatic childhood of her father‚ and establishes a cause and effect relationship between the abuse he endured as a child and the dependence he develops on alcohol as an adult. The idea of emotional retardation caused by childhood experiences is not uncommon‚ especially in our

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