The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” is a tale of a well thought out‚ well planned murder. Hidden in this story are examples of four of the seven deadly sins; envy‚ wrath‚ pride‚ gluttony‚ greed‚ lust‚ and sloth. These sin are considered to be the cardinal sins of humanity. These sin cause the downfall of both the men in this story. Envy can be seen in the narrator‚ it is made rather clear that he is very jealous of Fortunato. “...we will go back; your health
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There are many effectiveness when reading heinrich schliemann. Because schliemann stol many artifacts when he has trying to discover troy. Many people think he is a thief and a liar. Did you know schliemann was a very rich guy and he di archaeology for fun. The reason why this article is effective is there are many facts and true statements in the story including why he is a thief and a liar. One of the effects why he is a liar is when he was digging for the city of troy he did not record any of
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Have you ever thought how blaming someone could cause problems for you and others? In The Scarlet letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne was blamed for being an adultness and ever took the blame for Dimmesdale‚ who didn’t say anything till seven years‚ which made him feel guilty not revealing to truth. Many readers think blame doesn’t affect anyone. However blaming can cause many problems for people who take the blame‚ just get blamed because of pure hatred‚ or a person regretting themselves
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Plato is credited with having said‚ “ The measure of a man is what he does with power.” Power is best known for being able to corrupt people‚ and those people only using power for their own means to an end. But power is also able to get people to follow orders‚ or bad down from a bad decision. It can even be used positively‚ to help both whoever is using it and whoever encounters it or inspire others. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Candy‚ Curley‚ and George each use or encounter
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In this scene‚ several language forms and features were used to convey major themes and allow character development. “Arise black vengeance‚ from thy hollow cell” in L 448 is an allusion to Ate; the Greek goddess of delusion and folly who dwelt in infernal regions‚ exposing Othello’s shift of faith from good to evil. In lines 551-2‚ Othello says “Swell bosom‚ with thy fraught‚ For tis aspics’ tongues” which refers to the tongue of a venomous snake. This exhibits the poisoning of Othello’s heart
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Iago is a soldier who has fought beside Othello for several years‚ and has become his trusted advisor. He speaks very differently towards different people; for example when talking to Roderigo he presents hatred towards Othello‚ whereas when he is beside Othello‚ threatens Roderigo by raising his sword. Sly and cunning Iago uses language as his weapon by turning people against each other with a mere sentence. He deviously becomes Othello’s trusted servant‚ whereas in reality the audience know he
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Iago is EVILLL . Like everyone in this world Iago can choose to be a noble person or live a selfish life. A selfish ravage life is the path Iago choses. In William Shakespeare’s Othello Act 1‚ Iago is portrayed as a Duplicitous and Machiavellian man. Iago is smart and strategic‚ he uses these qualities to manipulate Roderigo and Othello to get what he wants. Othello trust Iago. ‘Honest Iago’ and Iago uses this to advantage. Iago hates Othello because he believes that Othello has been Cuckolding
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In Act IV‚ scene III of Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Emilia explains reasons for unfaithfulness. Emilia conveys her ideology about infidelity to Desdemona‚ a character that has not yet been exposed to the idea‚ through the use of rhetorical strategies such as appeals‚ imagery and diction to further reinforce her point that infidelity is caused by the husband. There is a plethora of appeals in Emilia’s monologue‚ many of which involve Emilia’s personal encounters with the idea of unfaithfulness. In Act
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| 2013 | | Akershus Fylkeskommune Nour Loulanti | [Engelsk tentamen ] | | Task 2B “You’re just a step on the boss man’s ladder” The meaning behind this is that his Boss does not give him a fair promotion. He is giving the other co-workers that work less than him more money. He wants to be treated equally. If he wants to do anything‚ he never gets allowed to. He feels that his Boss is out to get him. That he is just his Boss’s Rat‚ doing everything
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Shylock is a monster of cruelty‚ miser‚ greedy‚ suspicious ‚cunning ‚ bloodthirsty ‚revengeful‚ mean ‚a bad father and a bad master. But it is the circumstances that made him like this. Shylock is a tragic figure‚ trapped by prejudice and driven to revenge by the treatment he receives He is not cruel by nature. He is human in inner-self as the Christians are. He is therefore the most injured man‚ insulted‚ abused and disgraced by the Christians and even by his own daughter‚ His cruelty is made
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