Antonio’s bond. Shylock then offers a ‘fake’ bond‚ being a pound of Antonio’s flesh if the loan wasn’t repaid in 3months. Antonio agrees to this despite Bassanio’s wishes. This essay will look at whether shylock is a villain or a victim. A reason to argue that shylock is a villain is when he hears news of one of Antonio’s ships crash on the rocks. Shylock almost celebrates. Here shylock is illustrated as cheerful that Antonio will lose money‚ Shylock now has the feeling he will win the bond. He
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explores some of the multiple meanings buried in the idea of "meanness." A "mean" person is‚ like Curley who is nasty and a bully. Both George and Lennie express their hatred for that kind of people. George says that he "don’t like mean little guys". Curley’s thirst for violence and his constant urge to pick fights contrasts with Lennie’s "innocent" violence. After Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife‚ George says that Lennie "never done it in meanness" Lennie killed several animals by merely cuddling
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----------------------- Emily Bronte also convey’s aspects of the class system within Victorian society through the use of imagery. Bronte depicts two English households which both resemble slightly different classes but for which could not be further apart. The heights is described as “narrow windows being deeply set in the wall” and then Thrushcross Grange as “the large‚ half curtain windows allowing the sun to come in from the outside” - these two pictures painted by Bronte show the contrast
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In the play “Macbeth”‚ William Shakespeare uses belief in the existence and power of witches to create and influence the audience’s understanding of the play. Our initial impression of Macbeth is one of a brave and capable warrior‚ however once we see his interaction with the three “evil sisters” (Shakespeare‚ 1996) we realises that his physical audacity is coupled by an intense amount of ambition and self doubt. It is believed that the witches are the motive behind this ambition which eventually
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Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife as the only women in the ranch and because she doesn’t have a name it shows that she is not important and she is someone’s belonging. The first time you hear about Curley’s wife is when candy describes her to George. Candy uses expression such as “she got the eye” and goes on to describe her as looking at other man because of this they call her a “tart”. Through Candy’s words‚ we could develop an initial perception of Curley’s wife as Flirty and even promiscuous.
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S4fra Thursday 8th November 2012 Writing: The Character of Curley’s Wife Curley’s wife is the only women in the ranch‚ as we learned from the previous chapters‚ and is not given a name as she is seen as Curley’s property. First destined to be an actress as she recounts to Lennie‚ Candy and Crooks‚ her chances were taken away by her mother who thought she was too young and she so ended up at the ranch by marrying Curley‚ concerned in getting away from her opportunity-breaker mother as soon
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For my history project I chose the Villain Adolf Hitler. I chose him because he was obviously a significant villain in history leading to the death of millions. He was born in 1889 in Branau‚ Austria. He moved to Vienna when he was young but failed to get into the Arts Academy. He remained in Vienna as a bit of a failed artist until 1913 when he moved to Germany after failing the medical for the Austrian army. In 1914 he volunteered for the German Army for World War 1. He fought on the Western front
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Men‚ by John Steinbeck Lennie and Curley’s wife are two characters who are oppressed by their loved ones and society due to the way of how they act. Lennie’s social interactions with others‚ except with George‚ are very limited because he is mentally retarded making it hard for him to socialize. Just like Lennie‚ Curley’s wife has very little interaction with others‚ because she is know to be flirtatious‚ making others on the ranch uncomfortable and Curley angry. Lennie is abused due to his lack
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Napoleon Bonaparte was inarguably an important figure in the history of France and Europe. However‚ there has been much controversy over the subject in the past. Would history perceive him as a hero or an enemy of France and the world? Many twentieth-century dictators would later model themselves on Napoleon‚ more than a hundred years after his death. Napoleon was not the first dictator‚ so why was he such an important figurehead for future dictators? Some historians may consider that Napoleon was
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Department of Health and Human Services‚ 2011). Victims of fatal neglect are more likely to be 7 years of age and younger. The most common reasons of fatal neglect are physical neglect‚ supervision neglect and medical neglect. Neglect fatalities can be difficult to identify due to lack of definitive evidence
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