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    should be treated with equal respect regardless of their socio-economic status. Respect should be given to people despite one ’s socio-economic status because an individual ’s background‚ disabilities‚ and the wealthy. Ignorance in America stands very tall‚ no one has the knowledge of other peoples

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    Why do readers feel sometimes extreme sorrow for the negative characters in a novel? It’s not their fault that the main character made a mistake and ended up ruining their life. Sometimes the characters deserve what’s coming to them‚ depending on the magnitude of their blunder. There’s no need to give pity to those who bring pain upon themselves; nobody pities a serial killer‚ yet in Frankenstein‚ the creature‚ which is in essence a serial killer‚ is given sympathy by the viewer and it doesn’t seem

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    tragedies to ever have been created. Lady Macbeth presents a dynamic character who undergoes significant changes throughout the text. She goes from being a determined‚ cold blooded and possessed cruel woman to being a nervous‚ scared and remorseful soul. When we first see her at the beginning of the context‚ Lady Macbeth is essentially perceived as a thoroughly‚ irreligiously cold and cruel person with an overall sinister appeal. This is evident through Lady Macbeth’s interactions and statements

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    The play ‘Macbeth’ was believed by scholars to have been written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1603 and 1606. Shakespeare’s date of birth is unknown but he was baptised on 26th April 1564 and died on 23rd April 1616‚ aged 52. He was an English poet and playwright with 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ 2 long narrative poems‚ and several other poems which all consist of his surviving works. His plays have been translated into every major language and are performed more than any other playwrights around

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    Character Analysis of Edna Pontellier Edna Pontellier was a very respectable woman from the 1800’s that was unsatisfied with her situation in life. Mrs. Pontellier was a mother of two sons and had a husband whom she adored at the beginning of their marriage‚ but overtime they have became distant and her sexual desires were no longer being fulfilled. She soon broke the role society had casted upon her and became rebellious by leaving her womanly duties behind. Kate Chopin reveals Edna Pontellier’s

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    “Advice to Young Ladies” by A.D. Hope is a poem with an ABBA rhyme scheme arranged in twelve quatrains. It observes the oppression of women and subtly contrasts it with the power of men. The poem begins with an allusion to ancient Rome and the “vestal virgin Postumia” (3). The speaker opens the poem with subtle alliteration in lines 3 and 4 that continues throughout the entire piece. The use of alliteration adds emphasis to what the speaker is trying to convey to the reader. Postumia is depicted

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    How is Lady Macbeth presented as a disturbed character?” In the Shakespeare play Macbeth‚ his wife Lady Macbeth is presented in many ways‚ mainly a controlling‚ cold‚ crazy lady. Here are a few examples of her peculiar behaviour and why she may have behaved this way: Lady Macbeth could be presented as a disturbed character quite early on in the book. In Act One‚ Scene 5 when she has received the letter from Macbeth she immediately starts to plan and take matters into her own hands. She knows immediately

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    1. What are rocky shores? Rocky shores are where the land and the sea come together that support a very diverse group of plants and animals 2. How are organisms on a rocky shore distributed? Organisms are distributed on a rocky shore by horizontal zones on the shore. 3. What three types of bedrock are typically found in a rocky shore ecosystem? Three types of bedrock are sandy shore‚ rocky shore‚ and salt marsh. 4.What are the different zones of the rocky shore? The different zones

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    Lady Macbeth is an important character in William Shakespeare’s play‚ “Macbeth”. In the beginning of the play‚ Lady Macbeth seems to be the ideal woman whom a man prefers to encourage Macbeth to achieve success beyond boundaries. Lady Macbeth is empowered to go beyond the boundaries set up by the society for a woman when pushed to stand firmly and take decisions like a man who is the head of any family. Lady Macbeth is a tactful wife to Macbeth‚ to whom provides ultimate support and help‚ though

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    Forbidden Lover Story I chose to discuss the short story by Nadie Gordimer‚ Country Lovers‚ I will identify the theme and the literary elements that helped me with my analysis. I would consider the story Country Lovers to be the story of racial barriers that created a forbidden love story. There are many literary elements that aid my analysis‚ and support my interpretation of the stories theme. I will discuss how symbolism‚ characters‚ and settings supported the forbidden love story theme.

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