connecting this very philosophy with the logic of capitalistic exploitation that underlay the aristocratic façade of Dorian’s England. By Wilde’s time‚ the aristocracy could do little more than serve the capital-owning class as a kind of enhanced mirror image of its own behavior. The worst tendencies of Wilde’s wealthy characters are none other than the selfishness‚ isolation‚ exploitation‚ and brutality that made the most perspicuous Victorians condemn capital. In Wilde’s aristocracy‚ we see rich
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civilization. The needs of today’s society are vastly different from the needs of the society during Beowulf’s time. Different needs produce different battles and‚ therefore‚ require different weapons with which to compete. In a contemporary novel by Judith Guest‚ entitled Ordinary People‚ it is this very notion of expressiveness around which the storyline builds upon when each of the characters attempt to appear to be something different from what they really are by suppressing their emotions. The
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liberal Mrs Kay and the strict Mr Briggs have completely different ideas about the day should be organised. Mrs Kay and Mr Briggs have two distinct personalities that clash frequently throughout the play and Willie Russell presents both in an interesting and comical way in his drama. Mrs Kay is a benevolent and fun teacher who treats the children as if they were her own. ’She always reminds me of a mother hen rather than a teacher’. Mr Briggs says this and it sums up exactly what Mrs Kay is like and
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1. Uncertain and antipodal information in regards to dates‚ numbers‚ and logical facts. foreword: xv The overburden of negative information based upon events. foreword: xviii 2. The reunification of the material word 2: 36 The thought that money was evil and beauty vain 2: 36 Desire for anything‚ knowledge etc.‚ was vainglory 2: 36 3. Nobles had control over all other non-nobles within his territory‚ excluding clergy and merchants of a free town. 1: 16 Nobles were tax-exempt
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In the first chapter of the Orientation of critical theories entitled The Mirror and the Lamp (1953) M. H. Abrams concentrates on four main elements; the universe‚ the audience‚ the artist‚ and the work and relates them to four broad critical theories that explain the nature and worth of art. He explains that almost all theories will make use of at least one of these elements‚ some all four. That is a critic will derive from one of these terms his principle categories for defining‚ classifying and
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How John`s attitude toward the narrator in ‘’The Yellow Wallpaper’’ mirrors social attitudes regarding mental illnesses The diagnoses‚ treatment‚ and overall understanding of mental illnesses have progressed greatly from when “The Yellow Wallpaper” was written. In those times the classification of a mental illness for a woman was madness. Women were treated accordingly‚ and not just by their doctors‚ but by their families and communities. Today‚ many facilities and medications exist to help
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Judith Beveridge is a remarkable poet who has an astonishing talent of writing poems that closely reflect on life. Her intentions in writing the poem ’Fox in a tree stump’ are to provoke thought on people. She has successfully accomplished this by conveying themes of life value‚ role of authority and human relations with animals through her rich use of language techniques including symbolism‚ metaphors and much more. Firstly‚ Beveridge has provoked much thought on people in this poem by raising
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If works of art mirror their societies‚ they reflect the burning issues of their societies. The historical backgrounds of the two selected texts: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy and Othello by William Shakespeare are key to the task at hand. In short‚ setting both in place and time plays a very significant role in answering this question. So the task at hand is to situate the selected texts within the context of their history‚ geography‚ intellectual and cultural struggles and then compare
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Judith Wright once said in an interview‚ "I write poetry because it’s one way to understand life". Being able to understand life and how it works seems to be Wright’s intention in the poem Sports Field‚ a poem that she was inspired to write after going to a school sports day. The entire poem is a metaphor for a deeper understanding of children‚ in the ball games and races they participate in‚ representing their individual life-courses. In "Sports Field"‚ Wright emphasizes the values of innocence
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To what extent did the contrast from both our study of Judith Wright‚ Oodgeroo Noonuccal and Bruce Dawe make you aware poets present different responses to the same issues? Bruce Dawe and Judith Wright both present their readers with similar themes‚ although their style of writing differs. While Wright’s poetry is mainly focusing on the concerns about the natural world and society itself‚ Dawe’s poetry focuses on ordinary people in the suburbs and confronting their everyday problems. Although
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