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    mammals‚ and there are some animalistic traits that every mammal shares. The story of Macbeth by Shakespeare includes a theme that is the epitome of a trait that all mammals share‚ weak versus strong. Through the use of metaphors including birds‚ the symbolism of Macbeth as an owl throughout the story‚ and the juxtaposition between birds‚ weak versus strong is represented by the motif of birds in Macbeth. Birds are incorporated into other literary elements that Shakespeare utilizes‚ showing the true

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    The inclusion of the minor character Mrs. Reynolds serves a rather major purpose‚ the redemption of Mr. Darcy’s character in the eyes of Elizabeth Bennet. Mrs. Reynolds is introduced as the housekeeper of Darcy’s estate of Pemberley‚ and is regarded as‚ “a respectable-looking‚ elderly woman” (43.5). Even upon first introduction‚ Mrs. Reynolds is considered “respectable-looking‚” a value of high quality to Eliza who appreciates respectability over many other attributes throughout the novel. That

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    Mazhenov Dauren Student ID: 20123464 Undergraduate Foundation English 5/ ENG0005 07/11/2012 A Short Summary And Analysis Of The Book ‘’ Pride and Prejudice’’ By Jane Austen BACKGROUND INFORMATION - BIOGRAPHY Jane Austen was born in 1775 at Steventon‚ Hampshire in southern England‚ where her father was a minister. She was the sixth child in a family of seven children. The family was very close‚ and Jane had a particular closeness to her sister Cassandra. Although she attended boarding

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    This document of ENG 125 Week 2 Discussion Question 2 contains: Chapter 7 explores the role of symbols in conveying literary themes. Themes are abundant in literary works (though they are at some times more obvious than at others). Select one short story from the reading assignments (from either Week One or Week Two) to examine more closely in relation to symbolism. Consider the story Linguistics - English ENG125 W 1 DQ 2 Review the key literary terms and concepts presented throughout Chapters

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    Elizabeth and Darcy In the beginning‚ although Elizabeth and Darcy dislike one another‚ each develops emotionally to overcome their own pride and see each other for what they truly are and not what society makes them out to be. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are conflicted in their prejudices against one another’s character and social status throughout the novel. The conflict between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy seems almost impossible to break. However‚ Elizabeth’s accusations towards Darcy are exactly

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    In Much Ado About Nothing‚ William Shakespeare depicts both Benedick and Beatrice as characters with one major flaw: both are full of pride. With the use of the masquerade scene‚ as well as the orchard scenes‚ Shakespeare allows the characters to realize their awry characteristic. By realizing their erroneous pride‚ Benedick and Beatrice are able to correct this and not only become better citizens‚ but fall in love. From the very first scene in the play‚ Beatrice is shown as a character who is

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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: The Author’s Criticism on the Society During the 19th century‚ society was a lot different in both governmental and economic. In Pride and Prejudice‚ the author‚ Jane Austen‚ uses irony and satire to criticize aspects of the society. Jane Austen uses her satire to marvelously bring out the ridiculous characters. These characters symbolize her criticism on the society. Through her use of characters‚ she reveals her concerns towards the law‚ government‚ and each

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    ------------------------------------------------- Write a comparison of the two proposals Lizzie receives from Mr Collins and Mr Darcy Lizzie’s view of Mr Collins is that is a very proud and boastful man. He is more interested in his own position and success than the feelings of other people. She therefore does not like Mr Colllins‚ and would not consider marriage to him as a possibility. She is under pressure from her Mother to get married‚ but her feelings towards him are so negative so would

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    Jane Austen’s classic comedy of manners novel "Pride and Prejudice" depicts the life of protagonist main character Elizabeth Bennet. Using her typical "light and bright‚ and sparkling" tone‚ Austen uses themes of love‚ reputation and class to highlight the development of Elizabeth’s character in the first volume of the novel. Set in rural England during the Napoleonic Wars the writer shows how setting‚ in both time and place‚ has an impact on the main character. The opening sentence of the novel

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    person and tense‚ other componences are same to the direct speech‚ so the other merit of the free indirect speech is that the speechs of the characters are still vivid. 1.2 how does the author use it to portary the personalities In " Pride and Prejudice"‚ the narrator use a lot of free indirect speechs in portarying the characters . For example: in the 14the chapeter‚ when Mr. Bennet talks about Lady Catherine with his nephew Mr. Collins. "Mr. Collins was eloquent in her praise. The subject

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