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    Hamlet Character Analysis

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    Shawnee Martinez April 13‚ 2013 Warner ND2 English 233 Hamlet Character Analysis Generally‚ the way we understand characters in a work of literature depends on the way that we perceive them. Frequently‚ Hamlet is seen as a very complex character who never really tells how much he truly knows. Many readers may come away from the story with a sense that they don ’t really know everything about Hamlet as a character‚ nor that they know all that he does. Hamlet spends nearly the entirety of the

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    by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch shows courage by standing up for his beliefs and by respecting values that he does not share. “To Kill a Mockingbird” takes place in 1930’s Alabama‚ where racism and segregation were accepted as social norms. Lawyer Atticus Finch defended “Negro” Tom Robinson in court‚ whom Mr. Ewell accused of raping his daughter. People considered defending a black man in court against a white man as a disgrace to the lawyer‚ his family and community. While Atticus talked to his brother

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    The deserts are not only made with her love and secret recipe‚ they include her fiery attitude. Miss Maudie’s attitude is portrayed throughout To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Miss Maudie Atkinson is a widower-that lives next to Jem and Scout Finch-that loves her azaleas! Miss Maudie is tough on the inside‚ but she actually is kind at heart. If she is not tending to her likely azaleas‚ she is giving Maycomb and its citizens a dose of Southern Hospitality. As the novel continues Miss Maudie represents

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    Shelbi Holt 7/30/09 Character Analysis In “The Birthmark”‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the character Alymer is portrayed as a mad scientist. He cares about his wife‚ but his love for science and intellect overcomes any love he could ever have for her. By saying Alymer is a mad scientist‚ I am meaning that he will go to great lengths to try and create cures and become intertwined with science itself. Alymer’s behavior is very manipulative around others. He doesn’t just come out and say how

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    “Othello is a man of mystery‚ exoticism and intense feeling‚ trustful‚ open‚ passionate but self-controlled: so noble… he inspires a passion of mingled love and pity.” * A.C Bradley 1904 This statement by A.C. Bradley examines the Othello character in an interesting light that perhaps gives a false image of the play. The first statement Bradley makes is that Othello is “a man of mystery‚ exoticism and intense feeling…” These facts ring true. Othello is a mysterious foreigner who holds intense

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    Timmy Bullard Mrs. Howe English 1 honors March 6‚ 2013 Character analysis Of all the characters described in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations‚ Phillip (Pip) is the most unsatisfied with himself and his environment. Pip explains how distraught he is with how he treats Joe in the scene where Joe is visiting Pip in London. Joe is here to deliver a message to Pip from Mss. Havisham and Estella‚ but the entire time they are talking‚ Pip feels a sense of awkwardness. Joe then hits Pip with a curve

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    Character Analysis- The Great Gatbsy‚ Chapter 1 Nick Carraway serves as the novels narrator and tells us in chapter one that he is tolerant‚ open-minded‚ and quiet and a good listener‚ which makes others; want to confide their secrets in him. Nick is repulsed by the phony nature of the socialites and his moral sense sets him apart from the other characters in the novel. “ Unjustly accused of being a politician”. He seems to be a biased narrator‚ and possibly unreliable as he seems to contradict

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    When we examine Atticus in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Peekay in the movie Power of One directed by John G. Avildsen‚ we notice that both of these characters exhibit a very common quality of integrity. This quality of integrity is demonstrated in both of these unique characters‚ because both of them are leaders‚ hold others accountable for what they each do‚ and are very disciplined. These characters greatly demonstrate how to lead and not to follow‚ but in two different acknowledging

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    Character Analysis of Montresor If written with skill‚ “Villains” can be some of the most interesting characters in literature. The character of Montresor from Edgar Allen Poe’s “A Cask of Amontillado”. Poe‚ being the horror writer that he was‚ portrays this dark character in exactly that way. The story begins with Montresor explaining to the reader as a narrator that a man named Fortunato has insulted and hurt him for a great deal of time. Montresor never explains what exactly Fortunato did to

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    No Sugar Character Analysis Jimmy serves as the voice of protest throughout the play. Make a list of the ways Jimmy fulfills this role. In Davis’ drama the character Jimmy serves as a voice of protest against the works highlighting of discrimination against Aborigines between 1929 to 1934. Jimmy is an Aboriginal man who despises the fact he is not equal in society to the white man and is not regarded as a ‘person’ by the government. Through Jimmy’s words and actions we see him openly stand

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