with Laura resembles the poetic stance Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) adopted toward Beatrice in his Vita Nuova and Divide Comedy. At times‚ the virtuous lady acts as a guide to his distressed soul. Themes: • the beauty of the idealized‚ virtuous mistress • hyperbolic praises of golden hair‚ white skin‚ red lips‚ blue‚ gray‚ or clear eyes; features often compared to natural or celestial objects; Ovidian myths play a big role‚ especially Diana and Acteon‚ Apollo and Daphne • In Italian lauro=laurel
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Although his mistress was kind and let him be taught how to read at the start‚ her husband told her not instruct him. It made her change her character to a person with a lack of emotional response for other people. But again‚ slaves were not supposed to get an education
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marrying Moll for money‚ but he can only marry Moll with the condition that he marries his landed niece” from Wales to the Yellowhammers son Tim. This ties him into the second marriage‚ the marriage between Tim and Sir Walter’s niece who is really his mistress. Before he arrives at Cheapside he specifically instructs her to lye about who she is and she must pass for a pure virgin (I. i‚ 86). His servant Davy makes a comical remark saying how is she going to pass for a virgin when she is clearly a prostitute
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If she had stayed at Thornfield with Rochester‚ she would have become his mistress‚ and despite loving Rochester with all of her heart and wanting to be with him‚ she ran‚ knowing that being his mistress would be morally wrong. Jane couldn’t be Rochester’s mistress‚ even though most women would have accepted the opportunity to be with Mr. Rochester‚ even if only as his mistress‚ because it meant security‚ wealth‚ comfort‚ and love. Rochester put Jane’s strength and determination
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Chapter Five: Hester at Her Needle Summary Hester is released from prison and finds a cottage in the woods‚ near the outskirts of the city‚ to set up her new life. Hawthorne comments on the fact that she does not avail herself of the opportunity to escape to a new life without shame in some other city. He remarks that often people are irresistibly drawn to live near the place where a great has occurred. He further comments that even if that is not the reason‚ Hester may have been inclined to remain
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Women in Medieval Literature February 20‚ 2012 Paper # 2 Abelard and Heloise’s Love Affair Love is a beautiful thing and when it happens‚ you hold it dearest to your heart. In The Letters of Abelard and Heloise‚ Abelard and Heloise’s relationship and letters discuss virginity‚ punishment‚ sex‚ and a woman’s role in society. This portrayed the religious and ethical views of the era as well as point out problems within the church and society. Abelard and Heloise are one of the most admired
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injustice‚ great dramatist concern for the people and hatred for the oppressive ruling class. Kuan Han-ch’ing’s nobility of characters represent kindness‚ courage and spirit of self-sacrifice. Tou-Ngo served as a payment for her father’s debt to Mistress Tsai. She and her mother-in-law are bullied by Sai Lu Yi‚ an unscrupulous physician. He almost kills Dou’s mother-in-law by strangling her. Zang saved them and offer Tou Ngo to marry but she refused. Zang plot a murder scene by poisoning Tou Ngo’s
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Nick Caraway moved to west egg outside of NYC to work in stocks and bonds. While he is there he meets a man named Gatsby who is his neighbor the he also meets a man named Tom who is living in an illusion in east egg and then going to NYC with his mistress and takes her from her reality while leaving his wife at home. The elitist mentality of Tom makes him think that it is ok to cheat on his wife and have someone else cheat on their husband so he can live the way he wants to. One literary device shown
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Tom Robinson Tom Robinson is a Negro. He walks past the Ewell’s house every afternoon to get to his own. On the way past‚ he sees Mayella Ewell‚ the daughter of the drunken mess‚ Bob Ewell. Miss Mayella sometimes asks Tom if he can help her with some jobs around the house which she can’t do. Tom Robinson is a nice man and always agrees to help out. But one day‚ he was accused of raping Miss Mayella‚ by Bob Ewell. As the town of Maycomb do not accept blacks‚ they immediately see the worst of
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fulfillment of the pilgrim experience. Yet‚ this community was not available for Margery Kempe. One of the most poignant examples in which people abandon her is in chapter fifteen‚ “Her maiden‚ seeing trouble on every side‚ waxed rude against her mistress. She let her go alone in many good towns and would not go with her.” This abandonment was not only impolite‚ but it was downright dangerous. Her maiden was meant to be a source of comfort and support‚ yet this was not the case for any of her travel
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