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    Authors give characters personality through the characters actions‚ language‚ and thoughts. In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Laurence is one of the characters with a tremendous personality. Friar Laurence’s character is that of a trustworthy‚ friendly‚ and helpful man. The first trait of Friar Laurence’s personality is him being trustworthy. When talking to Romeo the Friar says "But come‚ young waverer‚ come go with me. / In one respect I’ll thy assistant be" (89-90). By telling this to Romeo

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    your life which could lead to a positive or a negative impact on your life. Oedipus Rex was written around 429 BCE by Sophocles and is the second play of the trilogy‚ The Three Theban Plays. This play consists of a prologue‚ parados as well as an exados and four acts and odes. The setting of the play takes place mostly in Thebes with side notes about previous pasts in other areas‚ like Corinth. Oedipus is the main character‚ who‚ in his best‚ tries to help the city of Thebes and reveal the killer

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    important to have good character traits‚ so that you can represent Jesus in a good way towards non-believers. It is our job to bring non-believers in and show them the correct path. So the way u act and respond in certain situations will be looked at from the world and you want them to make others ask the question of what makes you different. We can not achieve anything with God’s help so it is only with the help of God can we develop good Character traits. Good character traits are very important for

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    In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence is one of the characters with an amazing personality. Friar Lawrence character is shown as trustworthy‚ friendly‚ and a helpful man. The first trait of Friar Lawrence’s personality is him being honest and trustworthy. When talking to Romeo Friar Lawrence says “But come‚ young waverer‚ come‚ go with me. In one respect I’ll thy assistant be” (A.2.3.96-97). By telling this to Romeo Friar Lawrence is telling him that he can be trusted to marry him to Juliet

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    The character traits‚ fears‚ and personal experiences of Edgar Allan Poe can be seen in the narrator of “The Black Cat”. Within the first page of the passage‚ the narrator describes his wife‚ whom he married early‚ as “not uncongenial” or friendly. Poe is most likely referring to his wife Sarah Elmira Royster‚ who is both his cousin and bride when she was 13 years old. Like Poe’s wife‚ the narrator’s spouse is described as friendly‚ faithful‚ and loving. Moreover‚ Poe’s apparent problems with alcoholism

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    In the Oedipus Cycle Sophocles conveys a powerful message through his characters—that with experience comes wisdom‚ and with wisdom comes the ability to see the truth. Oedipus is the man of unyielding pride and arrogance‚ Creon‚ his brother‚ is the crafty politician‚ and Antigone‚ the daughter of Oedipus‚ is perceptive and righteous. These three characters ’ personae play a major role in making the idea of truth tangible. In the beginning of Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus is still riding on the power

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    Romeo Character Analysis Romeo is one of the two protagonists in the William Shakespeare play: Romeo and Juliet. He is the son to Lord Montague who is head of a wealthy family of Verona‚ Italy that has a long established feud with the Capulet family. Romeo’s life changes when he goes a Capulet party and instantly becomes smitten by Juliet who is also the daughter of the Capulet family. Ultimately Romeo is attractive‚ hasty and passionate and uses all these traits perfectly to obtain Juliet’s love

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    May 2010 Oedipus and his Tragic Character In the play Oedipus the King we identify the classic tragic hero. The characterOedipus Rex plays the role of the tragic hero perfectly. He shows the three main characteristics being talented and of noble birth‚ possessing a tragic flaw that causes the downfall and pain of everyone‚ and the recognition of responsibility. Oedipus’s first characteristic of being a tragic hero is being talented and of noble birth. Oedipus is talented

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    novel written by Caroline Pignat about a praiseworthy protagonist‚ Katie McGillvray. As the novel progresses‚ Katie’s character gleams on multiple occasions and lowers a few times. However‚ by the end of the novel Katie displayed herself as a courageous‚ selfless‚ and intelligent person. I will justify Katie’s character traits‚ in the following paragraphs. The first character trait Katie displayed was her fearlessness. For instance‚ on the first day of school when Shane‚ Devin‚ and‚ Brad were troubling

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    Meghan Harrington Mr. Ott Character Trait 11th Oct. 2012 The character of Montresor in‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” is one who can only be defined with words along the lines of evil‚ or wicked. He vows to avenge the bold and childish Fortunato‚ whom Montresor swears did him wrong. Montresor could be described with many bold words‚ one being guilty. Though he is guilty‚ he is determined not to get caught. For instance‚ Montresor declares‚ “I must not only punish‚ but punish with impunity” (Poe‚

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