Arsenic and Symbolism: The Poison of the South When William Faulkner wrote “A Rose for Emily” the South found itself in a position of confusion. After the Civil War the economy was in a decline and Southerners were forced to question their ways of life and moral standards. Faulkner uses the life of a grim‚ southern lady to examine the tensions between the North and South and how he believed that it would be the ultimate downfall of the entire nation. As the main character Miss Emily struggles to
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The affect of poison in Hamlet Poison‚ a substance when introduced can cause injury or even death. In the tragedy of hamlet by William Shakespeare the motif of poison frequently occurs in the play‚ both physically and metaphorically. Each type and way used links to a different situation in the play. The theme of poison is directly linked to death‚ disease and decay. Poison is embedded deep within the well-known plot of the play. The first reach of poison in the play is shown when Claudius
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and was stung by a serpent‚ in reality Claudius poured poison into the sleeping kings ear‚ murdering the king and sending him to purgatory since he was not given a opportunity to confess his sins before his death. This scene of deceit also correlated to and biblical story of adam and eve where the serpent enter the garden and corrupts them both. The ghost reveals truth. Also note that the way claudius murdered king hamlet‚ by pouring poison into king hamlet’s ear‚ is actually a perfect metaphor for
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Chasity Choran The Poison of Greed and Mercury: A Case for Dolphins “They call him Flipper‚ Flipper‚ faster than lightning‚ No-one you see‚ is smarter than he...” And so it began. The craze over our adorable aquatic friend‚ the dolphin‚ came to life. Before the Flipper TV series‚ there were only 3 dolphinariums in existence. Now‚ the dolphin industry is a multi-million dollar business. Richard O ’Barry was one man that helped train the dolphins used in the show. For years he flourished off the
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Rose Martin Cruz Smith’s Rose‚ is an encrypting novel about love‚ mystery‚ and culture. It enwraps all the classic qualities of the Industrial Revolution in England in a collective way. For example‚ in the novel‚ it describes the grime and disgust of most cities‚ as well as the rampant diseases throughout many households of England. The protagonist‚ Jonathan Blair‚ is a victim of the disease Typhoid and must overcome his troubles in order to solve an encumbering mystery. This mystery is his ticket
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is an undisputed fact that roses of emotions are the most beautiful form of expression. Roses are precious than other ornamental shrubs because‚ not only the beauty of flowers is also effective in color. Roses can be classified into three main categories on the basis of meaning of colors: red roses‚ white roses and yellow roses. The red roses are the first type of rose that is a symbol of love‚ romance and passion. In the 18th century‚ a special rose language evolved as a means
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A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa‚ within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs‚ climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy‚ in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia‚ with smaller numbers native to Europe‚ North America‚ and northwest Africa. Species‚ cultivars and hybrids are all widely
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to the poison frog as the “jewels of the Rainforest‚” because of their peculiar colors‚ but beware these frogs can be very deadly. Their main habitat is the bottom of tropical rainforests‚ yet the some live high in the canopy and never come down. They have amazingly bright colors and fantastic patterns to warn other rainforest animals that they are poisonous‚ but occasionally they are swallowed‚ and the consumer might die depending on the type of poison frog. Their colors range from blue‚ green‚
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the Rose.[4] In another version of the story‚ Eco had wanted the neutral title Adso of Melk‚ but that was vetoed by his publisher‚ and then the title The Name of the Rose "came to me virtually by chance." The book’s last line‚ "Stat rosa pristina nomine‚ nomina nuda tenemus" translates exactly as: "The primordial rose abides through its name; we hold names that are naked." One may make nominalist hay of that‚ or much else. Approximately‚ so some say‚ the tag translates as "Yesterday’s rose endures
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The ignition to all of the fires in Denmark is poison. In the book Hamlet‚ poison is used as a metaphor and a motif. It was used to kill Hamlet’s father and then trickled its way to Hamlet’s heart after finding out about his father’s murder. A fire burned bright within Hamlet to seek revenge for his father‚ with doing so he swallows the poison from the Ghost and spewed it across those close around him because not only does Hamlet begin the demise of himself but he spreads it to those who cared for
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