It started years ago like a joke cracked by a famous jester. A lifeless stick of matches scratched against its coated paper produces a small flame but when left carelessly near an open jar of volatile petrol‚ causes a conflagration‚ which can claim life and property. Rose started smoking at the age of fourteen. She was born to a very wealthy family of five and she was the only daughter. I wonder why most children born in wealthy homes appear to be the worst groomed. It may be because of the luxury
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“devil hand” in the 1560s‚ to play the guitar. Donovan Age: 12-13 Appearance: Blue eyes‚ long black hair‚ Characteristics: Loyal‚ quiet‚ adventurous Experience: He was captured by Irata in the time of Mary‚ Queen of Scots and was forced to be a jester for Irata. Linnet Age: - (fairy) Appearance: Green eyes‚ short white curls‚ old and small‚ creased skin Characteristics: Caring‚ loyal Experience: Had been serving the Rose family for more than 400 years. Irata Age: - (fairy) Appearance:
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oseph’s Tunic is a 1630 painting by Diego Velázquez‚ now held in the museum of the Sacristía Mayor del Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid‚ Spain). It was painting in the house of the Spanish ambassador in Rome and brought back to Spain with Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan. External links[edit] Velázquez‚ exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF)‚ which contains material on this painting (see index) [hide] v t e Diego Velázquez (List of
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Montresor is witty and intelligent. He lures Fortunato into his trap and takes his revenge by burying him alive. Fortunato is rich and respected. He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. Fortunato wears motley‚ a multicolored attire of the court jester or fool‚ and conical cap and bells for the carnival event. Later he puts on a mask of black silk and a roquelaire‚ which is a knee length cloak. It represents the culture of that time and richness of his wealth. Montresor wears a mask‚ which also
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ripple was also in act 5 scene 1. A gravedigger is digging a grave when Hamlet walks in. When a skull rolls out of the grave being dug‚ Hamlet picks it up. He asks the gravedigger whose skull it was‚ to which the gravedigger told him it was the court jesters. Talking to the skull Hamlet says‚ “Now get you to my lady’s chamber and tell her‚ let her paint an inch thick‚ to this favour she must come.” (page 270‚ lines 179-181) The whole time Hamlet was talking to the gravedigger and talking to the skull
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created in 1891. This painting was done in the medium oil on canvas in the style of Pointillism. When looking at Seurat’s painting‚ you are shown a small scene of a circus from the perspective of a circus performer. At first glance‚ you first see a jester then you are quickly drawn to the focal point‚ a dancer on top of a white horse. This painting was left unfinished due to the artist’s death. Georges Seurat’s The Circus is composed of a variety of implied lines‚ color‚ and depth that unify the overall
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David Akao Mr. Greenfield ENGL 101 12 8 October 2017 Compare/Contrast Essay "The Cask of Amontillado‚" is about a man named Montresor‚ who seeks revenge on Fortunato by taking him on a journey and burying him alive. "The Pit and the Pendulum" starts with the narrator recounting hearing his death sentence. Fainting after listening to this news‚ he awakens later in the darkness as the man finds himself disorientated about where he is. He explores the room he is in and his body is very weak. The narrator
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At the start of the movie known as ‘Groundhog Day’‚ we see the protagonist‚ Phil Connors‚ a selfish‚ arrogant weatherman who goes to the city of Punxsutawney to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities. But when he stays there overnight‚ he starts reliving Groundhog Day over and over again‚ though no one else is aware of it‚ as it is only affecting Phil. At first‚ he is confused‚ but when he meets two men that he’s befriended‚ he asks them: ‘If this way your last day ever‚ what would you do?’
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Much Ado About Nothing was written between 1598 and 1599‚ it was first published in a good quarto in 1600. It is a mature romantic comedy‚ and has enjoyed considerable success in the theatre. This would make Much Ado one of Shakespeare’s later comedies. This is a specific comedy because the humour of Much Ado about Nothing does not depend upon funny situations. Though it has some similarities with earlier plays‚ the comedy of Much Ado derives from the characters themselves and the manners of the
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Twelfth Night Criticism William Shakespeare and The Twelfth Night Known for his tragedies‚ comedies‚ sonnets and love stories‚ William Shakespeare is argued to be one of the best writers of his time. Throughout his plays‚ including The Twelfth Night‚ he uses disguise and deceit to fool the other characters to benefit another. Shakespeare was born in April of 1564 in the town Stratford-upon-Avon. Although the exact date of his birth is not known‚ historians traditionally celebrate it on the 23rd
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