reduced her to the object of a mere business transaction. Chughtai critiques the mercenary aspect of marriage that dehumanizes women to fulfil societal obligations and dreams of upward mobility. Begum Jan was married off to the Nawab by her family‚ in spite of their age difference‚ so as to rid themselves of the financial burden and social taboo of having an unmarried woman in the house. Moreover‚ since Begum Jan’s family was not well-off‚ they saw in her marriage to the rich and influential Nawab a favourable
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The Art of Film Film Review #1 The Road to Redemption The most appealing thing about Road to Perdition is its over-arching theme of redemption. Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks)‚ an Irish mafia heavy‚ wants more than anything to keep his son from following in his criminal footsteps. Even though father and son will eventually drive to a place called Perdition to lay low‚ the story’s title suggests that Michael has for many years been traveling the road to hell. He understands as much‚ and wants
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During Wind and Rain “During Wind and Rain” by Thomas Hardy‚ a poem based on Time and Death‚ exploring the notion that in spite of the fact that life affects joy and happiness‚ the ‘years’ will catch up to us and take these moments away. Hardy uses a range of literary devices to enhance the sense of the nature of death and time to the reader. He uses imagery in the form of metaphors to show that Time and Death work together to bring about the worst of an end to one’s life. “Sick leaves”‚
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wretch! I’ll tell you what: get to church on Thursday‚ or never look at me in the face again. Don’t say anything. Don’t reply! My fingers are itching! Wife‚ we thought we were very lucky that God gave us this only child-but now I realize we’ve been cursed in having her!” (Act 3 Scene 5
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from the crabs is causing their newborn to become ill. Pelayo sees something from a distance and hear sounds of moaning. The author writes‚ “He had to go very lose to see that it was an old man‚ a very old man‚ lying face down in the mud‚ who‚ in spite of his tremendous efforts‚ couldn’t get up‚ impeded by his enormous wings” (638). At first‚ they describe him as a ragpicker with little to no hair. They had no clue what he is so‚ they called the neighbor woman to evaluate the man. She says‚ “He’s
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forget everything and the only thing he will remember from now on is revenge. He swears "So‚ uncle‚ there you are. Now to my word" (1.5.111). Hamlet has now sworn that he shall take revenge from his uncle. The only thing that hamlet believes is "O cursed spite‚ that ever I was born to set it right!" (1.5.190-191). He believes that he is the only one who can avenge his father’s death. The lust for revenge was so great that revenge started revolving in Hamlet’s mind even before the ghost left‚ Hamlet said
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Hamlet Character Sketch As the character‚ Hamlet‚ dominates the play‚ his unending mental burdens of choosing right from wrong‚ procrastinating through inaction‚ and his reliance on passion instead of reason‚ lends the tragedy its philosophical and spiritual dimensions. Shakespeare has elevated Hamlet above the simple figure of an avenger by proving he is an intellectual aristocrat. As a scholar and a thinker‚ Hamlet often reveals the high quality of his mind‚ pondering many weighty matters. He
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"Hamlet’s nature is philosophical‚ reflexive‚ prone to questioning and thus aware of larger moral implications of an act" Shakespeare’s ’Hamlet’ remains at the pinnacle of high culture texts and the cannon as one of the most iconic texts in the modern world. ’Hamlet’ is a deeply philosophical in which grapples with metaphysical questions- existential in nature that underpins the human ethos. It is through the highly charged language‚ textual integrity and use of meta-theatrical techniques that
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promises action‚ though he delivers none. He says "Haste me to know’t‚ that I‚ with wings as swift as meditation or the thoughts of love‚ may sweep to my revenge." (Act 1‚ Sc. 5‚ 29-31). At the end of the scene he says "The time is out of joint: O cursed spite‚ that ever I was born to set it right!" (Act 1‚ Sc. 5‚ 188-189). This shows that he is no longer in such a rush to avenge his father’s death by killing his uncle Claudius. The appearance of his father’s ghost didn’t seem very reliable to him
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strength to avenge his father’s murder.” (Goethe 91) Shakespeare gave Hamlet this “great duty” because he knew that since he has such a faulty characteristic‚ it would take a great deal and will power to overcome it. “The time is out of joint---O cursed spite‚ That ever I was born to set it right!” (Shakespeare 1.5.210-211) Hamlet curses that fact that he has to go through with his father’s ghost’s request because he does not think he has potential to do
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