“Vitzliputzli” from one of the devils in the play Faust. Liesl can be considered a devil figure because of the temptation she brings to Ramsay by first trying to seduce him and second‚ to tempt him into doing something irrational. Liesls temptation for Ramsey was strong and demanding. In Chapter six‚ part two‚ Diana Marfleet created a new name after St. Dunstan
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Liesl Robertson Davies’ colourful novel “Fifth Business” outlines and describes the development of a lost and emotionally void man‚ Dunstan Ramsay. This is a man who carries the weight of Paul Dempsters premature birth on his shoulders his entire life. It portrays his quest for self knowledge‚ happiness‚ and ultimately fulfilling his role as ‘Fifth Business.’ This would not have accomplished without Liesl‚ an extremely graceful and intelligent woman imprisoned inside a deformed and gargantuan
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and reality surfaces in the main conflict of the novel between the two main characters‚ Dunstan Ramsay and Percy Boyd Staunton. Faith is relied upon by some of the main characters in an attempt to choose between what is right and what is wrong. In the end‚ the reader is exposed to a stable‚ but exciting novel with two characters that prove to be perfect foils to each other. Characters of the Novel Dunstan He is the protagonist of the novel. He values spiritual things and tries to discover
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reality of a situation. In this classic novel‚ there is a constant battle between appearance and reality in most‚ if not in all of the characters involved. Boy Staunton and Dunstan Ramsay seem to be very close friends‚ but they have always had a secret rivalry in their relationship that consists of jealousy and differences. Dunstan Ramsay hides how he really feels towards Diana Marfleet‚ and Leola Cruikshank hides who she really is to fit the standards set for her by her husband Boy Staunton. The battle
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town boy named Dunstan Ramsay from Deptford. This is a boy who develops loneliness and feelings of guilt from incidents that have occurred in his past. Dunstan Ramsay fails to understand his feelings and creates conflicts between himself and characters from his childhood. Dunstan and boy are best friends whom have a very complex relationship with one another. Dunstan and boy oppose different opinions and outlooks on the Dempster family throughout their youth‚ because of this Dunstan faces a lifetime
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Business: Search for Self Identity In Robertson Davies’ novel Fifth Business‚ the author uses the events that occurred in Deptford as a Canadian Allusion to reveal character identity. Three characters in the novel from Deptford: Boy Staunton‚ Dunstan Ramsey and Paul Dempster‚ leave Deptford to embark on a new identity to rid of their horrid past. The three main characters of the novel‚ all of whom to some extent try to escape their small town background‚ change their identity to become people
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stages‚ Dunny as a boy‚ and Dunstan as a man. The situational archetype that relates to the theme and character is rebirth. He experienced rebirth as each time he was given a new name. 2. Relate one of the symbolic archetypes to the novel. Be specific. The symbolic archetype that is refered to in Fifth Business is light vs dark. When Dunny was a young boy‚ he purposly let a snow ball hit Mary Dempster by ducking. The accident caused the premature birth of Paul‚ that led Dunstan to extreme guilt. He constantly
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Introduction Hook “It is living with these guilty secrets that exacts the price” says Dunstan who believes that he will certainly go to hell and wants to die because of the guiltiness that torture him within. Background/ Info. The snowball incident initiates the theme of guilt as Dunstan blames himself for the result of his actions. Revenge is revealed through physical terms as well – Boy’s death. Dunstan allows guilt to control his mind and future actions/decisions. *Thesis At the beginning
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Competition‚ guilt‚ and the contrast between Boy Staunton and Dunstable Ramsay is what Robert Davies used to define the novel‚ Fifth Business. Davies portrays the idea of competition through the relationship between Boy and Dunstan in their childhood‚ their military recognition‚ and their love for Leola. Moreover‚ the theme of guilt is shown through the experiences of the characters as Dunstable felt guilty for the premature birth of Paul Dempster‚ Boy subconsciously felt guilty for the death of
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It prevails through aspects of faith verses reality‚ psychological truth verses reality‚ and myth verses reality. A psychological truth Dunstan Ramsay posses in the novel is the belief that Mary Dempster is a saint. Even at a young age‚ Dunstan believed that “She lived by a light that arose from within.” (46). As a result of this belief Dunstan had‚ he then got interested in saints and continued to study it until he became an expert in hagiology. But his efforts are futile‚ because later
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