By reading both Jane and Bertha together‚ it is clear that Bertha is a vehicle through which Jane’s inner conflicts and desire for freedom are brought to life. Brontë successfully portrays this through her use of language‚ mirror imagery and constant proximity between the two characters. Firstly‚ both Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason are perceived by Victorian society similarly – they are both unwanted‚ unnoticed and unfitting to their surroundings‚ with Bertha being locked away as a result of her supposed
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Shakespeare still the best teacher for our students. Shakespeare is one of the most vital parts of our history in today’s society with accurate representations of how society acted during that period‚ everything from language‚ the social hierarchy and even the superstitions. Asking if Shakespeare is important is the equivalent of asking if the history of our language the core of the words we speak important. Shakespeare’s work offers some of the most vital understanding of the English language
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shown in many different ways. During the play there are many different sub-stories and extra plots that it is easy for Shakespeare to add many different ideas‚ these sub-stories in the play are the story of Pyrimus & Thisbee and also the story of the Fairy King and Queen Oberon and Titania. With these added plots in place Shakespeare adds the themes of deceit‚ magic and confusion. In Act 1 Scene 1 parental love is shown when Hermia’s father Egeus tries to get his daughter to marry Demetrius who he believes
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Does Romeo truly love Juliet? I think in this case he truly does. Love can happen in a lot of strange ways‚ In a blink of an eye (like with Romeo and Juliet) or it can take over 15 years (like in the movie when Harry met Sally. Although I’m pretty sure it is just Romeo and Juliet who falls in love that quickly. Romeo’s capacity of feelings is rather larger than the normal person though. When he love’s he loves‚ when he’s angry he kills a Capulet‚ when he’s sad (about Juliet) he kills himself‚ Sad
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Literature in Translation Broken April: Does Kadare portray the blood feuds as an act of revenge‚ or as a ritual? In Kadare’s novel ‘Broken April’‚ protagonist Gjorg Berisha’s family is ensnared into the trap of the blood feuds and the Kanun quite by chance. Rather than starting a feud by murdering someone in a fit of passionate rage or due to a long-held grudge‚ as most feuds begin‚ the Berisha family accidentally become involved after giving shelter to a stranger who was then shot dead after leaving
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How important do you think is the theme of love in “An Inspector Calls”? How does Priestley presents different forms of love in the play? At the beginning of the play‚ Sheila and Gerald’s relationship is unbalanced because Gerald sees himself as the dominant one‚ and is controlling. Sheila is naïve‚ quite immature for her age and impressionable. Gerald chose and bought the engagement ring for Sheila‚ without her having any say about it‚ and she just accepts that without questioning Gerald. She
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The truths revealed by John Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men unfold the reality of America and the human condition during the Great Depression in the 1930s. He incorporates these truth no matter how agonizing they might be. Loneliness‚ friendship‚ and dreams are a few of the truths exposed in the novel. One of the truths Steinbeck introduces is loneliness. The recurring theme of loneliness is detected throughout the whole novel. Loneliness‚ presented in various amounts of characters in Of Mice and
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Edmond Dantes’ perception of life has transformed throughout the book as he lets prison change him‚ his beliefs‚ as well as how he acts towards others. Edmond Dantes‚ from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ begins the novel as a sweet‚ naive‚ hardworking sailor in the Pharaon. He had everything going for him. He was just about to marry the love of his life‚ Mercedes‚ and was about to be promoted to Captain of the Pharaon. Everything he had to live for was lost when he was wrongfully sent
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Americans are inferior through emphasizing the prejudice of characters. Twain displays the biased idea about slavery in Pap’s long rant. In the log cabin‚ cooks dinner while Pap drinks alcohol. Huck mentions how when Pap drinks‚ he usually attacks the government. This night‚ Pap rambles on about how the government is bad for allowing an African American from Ohio have freedom and voting rights‚ which Pap responds by saying he will never vote again. Pap questions why the freeman is not sold into slavery
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How does Thomas present regret in “Tears”? Written in January early 1915‚ Thomas was housebound due a badly sprained ankle and used the time to contemplate his future prospects. Regret is a prominent feature throughout “Tears” as the emotion was stimulated by his perceived failings in life: he was conscious he was yet to enlist to fight for his beloved country even though many of fellow “countrymen” had recently died in the Battle of Ypres; he was concerned with his inability to express emotions
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