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- 361: Goblin Market
- ... in the first two stanzas of the poem. Laura pronounces, "Look, Lizzie, look, Lizzie" (ln. 54), as she tries to engage her sister in sharing a glance at the Goblin men. Lizzie is the consummate modest woman as "She thrust a dimpled finger/ In each ear, shut eyes and ran" (ln. 67-68). Lizzie refuses the "eye candy" that Laura indulges in. Lizzie tries to get Laura to resist by stating ...
- 362: Faust: The Dichotomy Of Gretchen
- ... brought up young woman would never allow herself to be picked up on the street. It is her naivetΓ© that attracts Faust most of all. "I've never seen [Gretchen's] equal anywhere! So virtuous, modest, through and through!" (2610-1) Even Mephistopheles acknowledges her virtue. He calls her an "innocent, sweet dear!" (3007). Goethe further identifies Gretchen as a saint when Gretchen's bedroom becomes a shrine to Faust. Faust ...
- 363: Crime And Punishment
- ... husband and wife acknowledge their injustices towards Dunia, their endeavors to rectify their offenses only serve to cause Dunia more grief. Along with Martha Petrovna's venture to vindicate Dunia's name comes the marriage proposal to Martha Petrovna's distance relative Peter Petrovich Luzhin, a court councilor. Even though Luzhin appears to be "an extremely worthy man" during the first few meetings between him and Dunia (44), he desires a ...
- 364: Chaucer
- ... dramatic monologue. The most important function of the pilgrimage framework, however, is the question it leaves hovering over each of the Tales as it is told: Is this Tale the best Tale? The Host's proposal of a contest invites the reader to judge all the Tales but at the same time requires the reader to reflect on the criteria by which the Tales are to be judged. What is the ...
- 365: Canterbury Tales - The Prioress
- ... prioress' tale, we are shown what this so-called religious person is really about. Chaucer's initial introduction to the Prioress is as follows: "There was also a nun, a prioress, Who, in her smiling, modest was and coy; Her greatest oath was but "By Saint Eloy!" And she was known as Madam Eglantine. Full well she sang the services divine," (118) At first, one would think that Chaucer's description ...
- 366: Canterbury Tales - Courtly Love In Chaucer
- ... in each of these words announces Arveragus' awareness of the eyes of the courtly audience observing his performance. The concern with the outward appearance of the relationship extends to Dorigen as she dutifully accepts his proposal as a means of repaying the "distresse" (65) undergone by her lover. The brief description of the couple's courtship covers only 13 lines, suggesting that the relationship's foundation has little time to progress ...
- 367: Bread Givers
- ... would understand her because, as she says, "He had given up worldly success to drink the wisdom of the Torah" (p. 202). When in fact he came to chastise her for not accepting a marriage proposal. He feels this is her only chance to live a holy life and get into heaven. After her continued refusal and argument with her father Reb responds with, "I disown you. I curse you. May ...
- 368: Birdhouse
- ... piece of paper that holds the wrapping over the cigar before being bought) and places it on her finger. Then says "Ill replace this with a real ring some day" (suppose to be a proposal). Beverly of course does not die
The story ends when Beverly actually gets a job as a librarian at a school in Yakima, Washington. There she would be paid one hundred and ten dollars a ...
- 369: A Separate Peace Analysis
- ... to get an official scorekeeper so Finny could get a plaque but Finny said "no, in my head I know that I did it, that's all that matters," thus demonstrating that Finny is very modest and secure. The next day Gene and Finny went to the beach, which wasn't allowed. This was done at Finny's request, Gene was going to study for a test, but he felt that ...
- 370: A Separate Peace - Detailed Analysis
- ... to get an official scorekeeper so Finny could get a plaque but Finny said "no, in my head I know that I did it, that's all that matters," thus demonstrating that Finny is very modest and secure. The next day Gene and Finny went to the beach, which wasn't allowed. This was done at Finny's request, Gene was going to study for a test, but he felt that ...
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