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    The passage excerpted from William Shakespeare’s King Richard III Act 1 Scene 4‚ Clarence had just woken from an odious nightmare‚ dazed and frightened‚ to describe his nightmare with the keeper. In his nightmare‚ he escaped the Tower with his brother Richard to Burgundy‚ but Clarence was pushed by his brother and fell into the sea. He drowns to the bottom of the sea‚ first suffering the physical pain on his body‚ then noticed the flamboyance wealth on the seafloor with dead man’s skeleton. Clarence

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    Loss of Innocence in Lord of the Flies Every child will lose their innocence one day and it is something that is unavoidable. This happens when a child explores the real world and that they realize that it is nothing like a fairy tale. In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ a group of English kids (five to twelve years old) are stranded on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This was caused by a horrible plane crash. They are stuck there with no help or any adults

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    A disastrous‚ wicked‚ and shameful story of the vengeance of a teen are the only descriptions for this story. The Crucible‚ by Author Miller a play about a vengeful teen who accuses her rival of witchcraft. The story takes place in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ in 1692 when anything can spark a fear. When a group of girls start accusing some of the population of Salem of witchcraft‚ the remaining townspeople become afraid and can only agree with them. During the time period this story took place‚ fear

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    the reality and the struggles of their neighborhood. Scout along with her brother and her best friend‚ Dill start to notice the many wrongs in their town. This book shows the children’s loss of innocence due to racism and other complications in their society. As children come of age‚ they begin to lose their innocence. When they are young and less involved in their society‚they are curious and full of imagination. “The gum looked fresh‚ I sniffed it and waited for a while. When I did not die I crammed

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    MANURO20 Vile Innocence Innocence can be torn with simple sore actions. Throughout the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ the loss of innocence is existent in many characters‚ this very lucid theme is induced through Victor Frankenstein‚ the protagonist and a young innovator of science and the monster he creates‚ a wretched creature with no experience in the human world. In this narrative‚ Mary Shelley portrays innocence as vile promptly after it is corrupted due to human nature. Moreover

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    Loss of Innocence in Lord of the Flies Within the novel innocence is progressively lost through the boys. The boys were placed in a situation where they had no other choice but to grow up‚ and grow up fast. These boys were put in a very traumatic situation and they had to learn on their own and from each other how to survive and almost create a thriving society all on their own. Slowly they learn that their needs to be a leader‚ but there are no adults to precede the role of authority. Therefore

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    In William Shakespeare’s play "The Tragedy of Hamlet" there are quite a few moments that raise numerous questions as to whether Hamlet truly does love Ophelia or if he is just using her. At the start of the play Hamlet is sending out mixed signals‚ one second he loves Ophelia but also then making it seem as if he is just using her. However‚ throughout the play it is proven that Hamlet is indeed truly in love with Ophelia. Hamlet’s love for Ophelia is shown in many ways throughout the play such as

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    Does Hamlet Truly love Ophelia? In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ many arguments have been argued as to whether or not Hamlet is really in love with Ophelia. I believe that there is a lot of evidence arguing that Hamlet never loved Ophelia and that he was just using her. By the way he acts around Ophelia when he is alone with her‚ he shows that his feelings for her are true. Hamlet shows throughout the play that he is really in love with Ophelia. One piece of evidence showing that Hamlet really

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    their parents‚ he receives abuse and bitterness. Consequently this means Johnny has no one to look for when he feels alone‚ which is a leading factor in what made him grow up quickly‚ thus losing his innocence at a young age. However‚ this is just one way that caused Johnny to suffer a loss of innocence.

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    Exploring the Loss of Innocence in Christina Rossetti’s poem ‘Cousin Kate’ The poem ‘Cousin Kate” written by Christina Rossetti signifies a story of the speaker which explains what happens to a ‘cottage maiden’ once she has been sullied by a man which consequently leads her to lose her innocence. ‘Cottage maiden’ creates a rural simplistic image of the speaker who has a low status. Due to the Victorian era in which the poem was written it is clear that the poem is based around the fact that women

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