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    A Centuries Old House

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    windowpanes reflected apples‚ reflected roses; all the leaves were green in the glass.”  “…the garden still as ever‚ only the book had slipped into the grass.” Tone: The tone is mysterious and suspenseful throughout most of the story as the ghosts are searching for something. This something is unknown to the reader until the last sentence of the story.Use of it and here. Unknown‚ engages reader ‚ pulls them into story  “…lifting here‚ opening there‚ making sure…”  “ „Here we

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    Theme Of Honor In Hamlet

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    matter in the present. Using the theme of Honor that drives actions Shakespeare’s play uses the actions of hamlet to do so. Prince Hamlet who’s father has recently passed away‚ has to leave the throne to his cunning and mischievous uncle; until the ghost of his father tells hamlet to avenge him in his honors. In the end‚ the duty of honor leads to a series of

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    Hamlet and the Lion King have many similarities and differences throughout the movies. All throughout the movie and play you realize that they go hand in hand. A few of the things that fit with the compare and contrast are how both of the fathers die and everyone thinks it was an accident‚ many relationships are fairly similar as well‚ and lastly both of the main characters have to overcome a struggle in their life. In the movies both fathers die “mysteriously.” Hamlet’s father was killed

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    Revenge is wrong‚ so is murder‚ therefore Hamlet should not avenge his father’s death to what a “spirit” tells him. Furthermore the ghost says to Hamlet “revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (1‚ 5‚ 25) means that Hamlet has a moral duty to avenge his father’s death from King Claudius‚ but in contrast how do we know that the ghost is real or not. As I quoted the ghost states that revenge is foul‚ meaning that it is sinful for a man to follow through with revenge‚ but Hamlet believes that God has

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    Gothic Literature and Magical Realism are similar because both Gothic Lit and Magical Realism refer to the supernatural‚ such as ghosts and time travel. In Edgar Allan Poe’s “Fall of the House of Usher” the ghost of Madeline comes to haunt Rodrick and this happens because Rodrick buries Madeline alive. The Ushers’ house falls down this happens because the rest of the Ushers died. For instance‚ “We have put her living in the tomb!” (29). This is when Rodrick goes insane and admits his sins to his

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    Hamlet and Audience

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    For example‚ many of the characters are superficial and have different motives behind what they say. At the very beginning of the play the concept of illusion becomes apparent‚ as I believe Shakespeare uses the ghost of King Hamlet as a representation of illusion and reality- i.e. is the ghost really there?

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    Hahahahaha nothing much :D

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    B: Short stories Johanna Lim Ziyun (3) S1-09 School of Science and Technology‚ Singapore The day had come. It was one of the most important days of my life and I was ready to face it. It‚ so coincidentally happened on a Halloween night. Halloween was one of the scariest days of the year. Little children would knock on the door of each house‚ saying ‘Trick-or-Treat’‚ asking politely for the adults to put candy into their bags. I was finally a teenager and was afraid of nothing. I found trick-or-treating

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    Outline Worksheet Title: One-Man Hide and Seek Name: Chelsea Deras section Topic: instructions on how to play One-Man Hide and Seek General Purpose: To inform Central Idea/Thesis This game is for those who like to play ghost games like “Bloody Mary” and it’s a perfect game to play with friends when they’re bored‚ at sleepovers‚ or even on Halloween Preview: This demonstration speech will teach the students of the class how to properly play the game of One-Man Hide

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    Hamlet Logs

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    After all‚ if young Hamlet is in deep mourning‚ then maybe Gertrude and Claudius should be too – instead they’re newly married! Claudius comes across as an insincere and arrogant in this first meeting. It sets tone for the later scene in which the ghost of King Hamlet returns to reveal the truth about Claudius. Act 2 Scene 2: Letter to Polonius Dear Polonius‚ What in the world is wrong with you? How can you be so selfish and only care about yourself? Why would you read your daughter’s love

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    for the long delay‚ one reason being internal and the other external. The internal reasons being‚ Hamlet was too weak‚ he thought too much‚ and he was too religious. The external reasons being Claudius was heavily guarded and he was not sure if the ghost that gave him the orders to kill Claudius was actually his father. Every critic explains his view thoroughly. Herman Ulrici believes that Hamlet delays killing Claudius because he is too religious. Characteristically speaking Hamlet is a philosophical

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