monstrous little voice. ‘Thisne‚/ thisne;’ ‘Ah‚ Pyramus‚ lover dear! Thy Thisby dear‚/ lady dear!’” (1.2.45-48) Bottom interrupts almost every time a part is given out. By Bottom doing that it shows character comedy because Bottom’s “smart” attitude and how he believes he is superior to everyone else is exaggerated. By incorporating this type of character comedy‚ Shakespeare is able to better portray Bottom’s personality to an audience or reader. This element of comedy is also seen within act 5‚ scene
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“Come on‚” I whispered. We ran across the square until we were hidden from view. Why the heck was Atticus was hangin’ ‘round the jailhouse this time at night? Only thing ‘round here at this time were the niggers. But‚ I was proven wrong when shadowy silhouettes got out of cars in pairs and walked purposely towards Atticus. From our vantage point‚ the men blocked Atticus from view and they spoke so softly that I could barely hear them. Something… something about this situation was just… fishy. Yeah
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pridefully boasts and begins to allow her ideas of his possible power to spin out of control. She uses all of her womanly influence to manipulate him into killing his cousin‚ Duncan‚ to become king. She goes so far as to question his manhood if he does not kill him. This play is about darkness and evil or about riddles or paradoxes. The weather reflects the stormy passions that will lead
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example of a classic wealthy person in the 19th Century. He does this with Scrooge enquiring of his nephew ‘“What reason have you to be merry? You’re poor enough.”’ Scrooge’s manor in saying this makes me‚ as the reader rather upset and disappointed that someone can be so shallow and uncaring. In Scrooge saying this‚ it demonstrates to the reader that Scrooge does not think one could be joyous if they were not well off‚ and proves that he does not understand the concept of Christmas spirit. Dickens continues
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Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus once stated “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around it.” In this essay‚ I’m going to discuss life lessons that can be learned from this novel and are still relatable today. The three life lessons that come to mind are racism‚ injustice‚ and don’t judge others based on their appearance. On page 144‚ Scout was talking to Atticus about people calling her father a “nigger-lover” she
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She says to Calpurnia: why do you talk nigger-talk to the to your folks when you its not right? White-folks talk‚ to some extent‚ does symbolise intelligence as only white people attended school at that time. This makes you wonder where Scout learnt this from because Atticus would not have told her this. She must have learnt it from school or neighbours which shows how racist Maycomb society is. There is a lot of tension and hatred between black and white people. Calpurnia explains to Jem and Scout:
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leads to conflicts between groups in societies. In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding creates the theme of savagery through the children’s location and isolation. To emphasize this‚ Golding portrays the people on the island as innocent children to show how primitive and savagery is the core in the human heart. Due to the boys’ desire for freedom and endeavor to kill the beast‚ the children become primally savage‚ which can be shown through their game‚ excitement over killing a pig‚ and murdering of Simon
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Characterization of Atticus Finch In the novel To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Lee introduces Atticus Finch as a as a loving and caring father‚ a supportive keeper of the law‚ a man of hidden talents‚ and a man of wisdom. Atticus has a mind of his own‚ and is unusual in both qualities and social status. As a man of honesty and wisdom‚ he is well respected throughout the city of Maycomb. Father to Jem and Scout‚ Atticus plays the heroic figure in the novel. He is a rather considerate
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Throughout The Great Gatsby‚ the main three female characters are presented to be Daisy Buchanan‚ Jordan Baker and Myrtle Wilson; although these women have different qualities and in some ways different lives‚ they could be seen to all conform to the patriarchal norms of society at the time with the men with which they interact and fall in love‚ or lust‚ in one way or another‚ for each different part of society they live in. In the novel there are‚ however‚ exceptions to this. Daisy and Jordan Baker
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The novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee has a naive view of life in the South of America in the 1930’s. The book is written through the eyes of Jem and Scout Finch. Scout is a young girl that is growing up around her father’s case. Her father‚ Atticus Finch‚ is a lawyer who is defending a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who is fighting the charge of raping a white lady. The lives of the characters are changed from the effects of racism in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. In chapter 11 there
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