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    plan‚ influence Othello in his speech and emotions. Iago uses symbolism throughout the play in order to suggest that Desdemona is having an affair. Furthermore‚ the “ancient” repeats specific words that impact Othello’s sense of hearing and vision to achieve his goals. Finally‚ Iago also uses repetition to suggest precise ideas to Othello. Symbolism allows Iago to plant the idea in Othello’s mind that his wife is cheating on him. Throughout the entirety of the play‚ Iago uses the handkerchief

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    “star-cross’d” Shakespeare is alluding to destiny‚ the inevitability of the two characters’ paths crossing each other and suggests that the outcome is going to be fatal. The Prologue is written in sonnet form‚ a form of poetry which is usually used for love and by doing this Shakespeare is suggesting to his audience that that the play is concerned with love as well as tragedy: it brings a sense of heroism to the play and makes Romeo and Juliet the eponymous heroes that every play needs. Shakespeare shows

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    In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ violence is used to develop the main character‚ Holden. To convey a sarcastic tone and to refer to the theme‚ which is the protection of innocence‚ throughout the book. Salinger’s use of violence in the novel helps the reader understand Holden’s thought process. Violence is used to expose some of Holden’s main characteristics including his need for attention‚ his sensitivity and last but not least‚ his ability to care. Holden would be classified

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    purity.” Does this statement resonate with your own interpretation of Othello? The play‚ Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare is most definitely a play that is concerned with good and evil‚ and Desdemona does reflect the good in the play and remains the victim throughout. Throughout the play the reader is presented with a battle between the deceitful forces of evil and the innocence of good. It is these forces of evil drive the plot and ultimately leads to the breakdown of Othello. Throughout

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    How does Shakespeare present Romeo before he meets Juliet? Romeo is presented as a Petrarchan lover. He does not seem to truly be in love‚ he idolizes Rosaline and puts her on a pedestal. He appears to be in love with the idea of love rather than actually being in love‚ it is an infatuation. Firstly‚ the language that Romeo uses makes the audience suspicious of his love. He uses quite conceit and exaggerate metaphors making it appear as though he is putting on a show. He likes the idea of

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    don’t mix. It’s so strange. I’m very social indeed.It all depends on what you mean by social‚ doesn’t it? Social to me means talking about things like this.’ She rattled some chestnuts that had fallen off the tree in the front yard. ‘Or talking about how strange the world is. Being with people is nice. But I don’t think it’s social to get a bunch of people together and then not let them talk’”(Bradbury 27) Mildreds and her friends act social but they do not talk about anything it’s just watching the

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    With leadership comes power; some use their power for the greater good and some abuse it. Many people want to be the leader of a group‚ but may underestimate the amount of responsibility it actually takes. Although everyone is capable of using their power for the greater good‚ it is easy for someone to get caught up in power and abuse it. In Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies” Ralph‚ one of the main characters‚ shows how people are capable of using their power for good. The plane Ralph‚ and a group

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    knee’‚ a ’fireball’ is the metaphor he used to illustrate the intensity of his pain - an agonizing‚ flaming burn. ’A wave of nausea...’ exemplifies his fear as there is a queasy‚ unsettling feeling in his stomach because of the situation he is in. He uses emotive language in the lines ’It wasn’t just broken‚ it was ruptured‚ twisted‚ crushed..’‚ Joe piled up powerful adjectives to make us undergo what he is feeling. In this line he also used the power of three to showcase and emphasize the seriousness

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    Hamlet 1. Show how Act I‚ scenes i and ii provide an introduction to the main plot of the play providing background information‚ establishing mood or atmosphere‚ and introducing key characters and their relationships. The introductory scenes of Hamlet convey a dark and somber mood with bitter cold temperatures and news of the recent passing of the king of Denmark. It immediately becomes apparent that the death of Hamlet was of unnatural causes‚ as his ghost is seen meandering aimlessly around Elsinore

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    Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses his trademark descriptive way of writing his stories to describe the scenery of the island‚ the appearance of the boys and their behavior‚ and the beast that is claimed to share the island with the boys. Golding uses this imagery to create a visual picture for the reader‚ so they can feel as if they’re seeing the events in person‚ and to have a better understanding of the book and Golding himself. The descriptions he uses to describe the boys as the story progresses

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