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    The Necklace Writers share their views about life through their literary works. In the short story‚ “The Necklace”‚ Guy De Maupassant expresses the theme of “Appreciate what you have instead of being envious of others.” “The Necklace” is a story about a young woman which desires social standing and wealth over everything including her husband. The author‚ Guy De Maupassant‚ uses characterization‚ conflict‚ and the setting to convey the theme. Mathilde Loisel

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    about our personalities. Like those “Expectations vs. Reality” moments we always encounter‚ the appearance of people are not the same as the reality. Never has this been more evident than in Shakespeare’s playwright Hamlet portrayed through several characters. Hamlet is a play solely revolving around revenge. With the play being based on revenge it needs to have characters who are not what they seem to be. This brings in the appearance vs. reality factor in Hamlet. Every character has something to

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    A Closer Look. Themes are the framework of works of art. Just like a backbone in humans is needed to provide support and aid movement‚ a theme is used to send a message across to the audience and provide the means used to send it. Appearance vs. reality is a theme most commonly used in writing. It requires the audience to think about the fact that the piece of art they have just read or seen has more to it. This theme is used in Nadine Gordimer’s “Once Upon a Time”‚ Julio Polanco’s “Identity” and

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    Othello - Appearance vs. Reality Uploaded by firealive (20) on Oct 30‚ 2004 William Shakespeare focuses a lot of his play‚ Othello‚ on the theme of appearance versus reality. Othello‚ along with other characters in the play‚ depend on only their eyes and with that they jump to major conclusions. There are many instances in the book where there is hidden confusion‚ meaning the character believes on only what his or her eyes tell him‚ hence‚ Looks can be very deceiving. One of the first

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    Appearance vs reality in Shakespeare’s plays According to definition in Oxford dictionary reality is a quality of being real; real existence; that which underlies appearance. And appearance is something that is showed or can be seen. The word appearance comes from the word appear. And one of the meanings of the word “appear” is “seem”. When we say: “it seems to me” we mean that we don’t know for sure. Shakespeare tries to reveal the reality‚ which underlies appearance. If appearance is something

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    but sometimes eyes aren’t telling the truth. In the Williams Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ appearance vs. reality‚ is used by Shakespeare to reinforce the theme of hallucinations. Macbeth thinking he sees a flying dagger before killing Banquo‚ Macbeth thinking he sees Banquo’s ghost sitting in a chair‚ and when Lady Macbeth thinks her hands are stained with blood‚ all give show an imagery of appearance vs. reality. As Macbeth is walking towards King Duncan’s room to murder him Macbeth has the illusion

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    actually purchase one‚ it looks completely different than the advertisement? That is exactly what appearance vs. reality is. It is also one of the most frequently used themes in literature and William Shakespeare often included it within soliloquies to subtly highlight the main idea of his plays. In the play Macbeth‚ you will learn a lot about Macbeth’s character development in regards to “appearance vs. reality” as he seems to be a noble and trustworthy person but turns cruel and loses morality throughout

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    It is all about Looking Good: A Comparison between The Role of Appearance vs. Reality In Macbeth and Frankenstein. Macbeth is one of the works of playwright William Shakespeare and it is considered one of his most powerful tragedies. It tells the story of a good warrior‚ Macbeth‚ who turns bad because of ambition and greed. It is a classic tale of biting more than one can chew. A few centuries later‚ an author named Mary Shelley wrote a gothic novel‚ Frankenstein‚ about a young scientist named

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    Marley Denomme ENG4UI Mr. Reihe November 12/12 Appearance Versus Reality in Hamlet A common theme in literature is the confusion between appearance and reality. The contrast between appearance and reality often causes one to disregard the fact that everything is not always as it seems. Characters in literature often disguise themselves as something their not‚ In order to deceive others and receive what they wish. Appearance and reality has become a constant issue and discussion of philosophy

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    The decision I made about appearance vs. reality as the theme to analyze is the right decision Because murder‚ friendship‚ fear are all things that happen in the world and it all relates to the story.“There was than a long and obstinate silence(Beers et.al 292) is illustrated in the short story‚ “ the Cask of the Amontilago” this quote supports my claim because it describes the very last sound Fortunato made by saying “There was than a long and obstainate silence(Beers et.al 292). The decision

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