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    justice from Gaspard for killing Gaspard’s child. The nobility in general received justice from the populace during the revolution. Darnay received justice by being vindicated in the first trial and being rescued in the second. But most importantly‚ Madáme Defarge received justice from Miss Pross by being shot. Another major theme in the book was redemption. The book begins with an initial redemption story. When Doctor Manette was set free from the Bastille‚ he was completely lost to the world

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    ASSIGNMENT: “The Necklace” Madame Loisel’s perspective and attitude changed over the ten years she spent repaying her debt. Before the dilemma‚ Madame Loisel was self-conscious‚ bothered by her own simplicity‚ and was envious of other women’s “beauty”. Madame Loisel was particularly bothered by the fact that these women had “no caste and no descent‚ their beauty‚ their grace‚ and their charm serving them instead of birth and fortune.” (Guy de Maupassant 1) She was more

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    one story “The Necklace” Madame Loisel looses a diamond necklace and replaces it with a real one‚ but the one she lost wasn’t real. The other story the “Gift of the Magi”‚ Della and her husband both don’t make a lot of money‚ but want to get each other something for Christmas. Both have to get rid of something to be able to afford it. As you can see Madame Loisel and Della are alike and different in many ways. Madame Loisel and Della are similar in many ways. Madame Loisel and Della both are

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    SCENE 1 The scene represent a small villa near Nogent-sur-Marne ‚The curtain rises and Julitter and her maid are discovered Julitte :- Won’t the people of ITP coming to see the house ? Maid :- Yes ‚ Madame they will be here at 4 noon Juliette :- Thats good Maid :- Won’t Madame be sorry ? Juliette :- Not at all ‚ If someone had bought it on the same

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    also really greedy. He cared for his money way more then anything else. Chaucer’s story also gives a different point of view based on characters we thought we knew but who were actually not that mental image we created. For example the Prioress Nun (Madame Eglantine) who was suppose to be your little average good perfect girl who worshiped and only worried about god. Meanwhile she was by far not little but fulombtious‚ she was by far more slutty than perfect‚ and she worried about her jewelry as much

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    all the mistresses during the Versailles Period‚ Madame de Pompadour is quite special‚ not only because she was able to keep Louis XV’s heart for such a long time as a commoner‚ but also because of her influence on art‚ architecture‚ culture‚ politics… This kind of influence can still be found in remains in modern France‚ mainly in form of painting and decoration of Rococo style. There were so many mistresses in French history‚ but this one‚ Madame de Pompadour was quite a woman of influence. The

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    we feel even more secluded. This theme is present in both “The Cherry Orchard” by Antonin Chekov and “St. Lucy’s School for Girls Raised by Wolves” by Karen Russell. In the works‚ main characters Madame Ranevsky and wolf-girl Mirabella are forced to adapt to a change they don’t want to undergo. Madame Ranevsky‚ who lived her life on a cherry orchard‚ is being asked to sell her home and to move on to a new life‚ one more urban and less extravagant. Mirabella‚ the youngest of the wolf girls‚ is sent

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    male form. Lives by his own rules and with not a care in the world. Madison and I were able to visit the Madame Tussauds London museum while on our trip to London just recently‚ thanks to the kind folks of Merlin Entertainment. Since this is most likely the only way we’ll ever get to the meet the Royal Family we just had to do it. Now if you’re thinking all wax museums are the same‚ well Madame Tussauds London is on a whole new level of awesome. I’ve

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    surprise ending. “The Necklace” tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loise‚ a lowly clerk’s wife‚ who‚ in an effort to appear more debonaire than she is‚ borrows expensive jewels from Madame Jeanne Forestier‚ a wealthy friend. After the inevitable loss of the jewels‚ Madame Loisel and her husband secretly replace the jewels. Years later‚ Madame Loise‚ now impoverished‚ encounters Madame Forestier on the streets of Paris and admits to the secret. Madame Forestier‚ shocked by the change in Loise‚ explains

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    characters (Mad­ame Chalon‚ Luchaire‚ Jean-Marie Villerois‚ etc)‚ the titles “Madame”‚ “Monsieur”‚ the names of dishes and drinks (’Dindonneau Forci aux Marrons’‚ ’Omelette en Surprise a la Napolitaine’‚ Dubonnet etc)‚ the name of the town (Villefranche) and eventually‚ by the phrase‚ where the character directly points at her citizenship: “Murderess I may be‚ Inspector‚ but also a French woman”. In the second part of the story Madame Chalon narrates about

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