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2631: The Merchant of Venice: Shylock - An in-depth character analysis: ... of Venice, is portrayed as a beastly monstrosity, with a lust for Antonio's life. Through a more careful examination it can be determined that Shylock was an upstanding member of his community, who endured abuse, forgave easily, and upheld the customs and law. Shylock endured much of Antonio's abuse, overt a long period of time. This can be seen by the sheer volume of disgraces he has bore. A good example is in Act 3 Scene 1, beginning with line 52: “He hath disgraced ...

2632: Pygmalion: ... her response concerning the cost of the cab ride. Eliza feels humiliated by the taxi-man’s sarcastic response to her. From the start of Higgins and Eliza’s relationship, Eliza is treated like a child. Higgins says to her, "If your naughty and idle you will sleep in the back kitchen among the black beetles, and be walloped by Mrs. Pearce with a broomstick." (p. 36) Higgins treats her like ... hurls these at him with force. "I’m nothing to you--not so much as them slippers." (p.81) Eliza then walks out on Higgins. She is now confidant and no longer acts like a child, but like a strong woman. In the final scene, Eliza asserts herself. She says, "I want kindness. I know I’m a common ignorant girl,and your a book-learned gentleman; but I’m not ...

2633: Summary of Clancy's Rainbow Six: ... vary phones that the terrorists are using to communicate, with each other. Once their communication is out Rainbow Six easily takes them out one by one. They then take out the large group. Only one child is killed. The terrorists do this killing to show they are serious. One terrorist goes outside and takes a child that is in a wheelchair and shoots her in the back. The team just had to sit there and watch. If they had interrupted, they know more children will die. In the meantime while this ...

2634: Adam Smith: ... his birth is unknown, however, he was baptized on June 5, 1723. Adam Smith was the son of Adam Smith, the comptroller of the customs at Kirkcaldy, and of Margaret Douglas. He was the only child of the married couple. His father died a few months before he was born. He was a feeble and sick child during infancy. He required all the attention he could receive from his only remaining parent. He grew up with an infinite indulgence, but this did not effect his temper or disposition (Stewart 1). Adam attended ...

2635: The Power And The Glory: ... his neighbours. When the whisky priest prays, it is only for his daughter and no one else. The love that he should feel for every soul in the world is selfishly concentrated on the one child. The service of a priest is not only to the people but to all living things. As the whisky priest returns to the plantation of Captain Fellows, he discovers the abandoned house and the crippled ... lust. He lusts for the woman named Maria. In his desire, the whisky priest breaks an integral law of the priesthood and commits the sin of fornication. To make matters worse, his action brings a child into the world for whom he cannot care for. The priest has less worth than that of the half-caste. The half-caste betrays the priest for money to survive where the whisky priest betrays ...

2636: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Contrast In Human Mentality: ... others are all abound here. Oberon, king of the fairies, is the quintessential symbol of human impulsiveness. He obviously loves his queen, Titania, very much and is instantly jealous of her love for a indian child. He rashly devises a plan to snatch up the child for himself and at the same time have a little amusement at Titania expense. His plan is to cast a magic spell over her with a ‘love flower' causing her to fall in love with ...

2637: Macbeth: Superstitions: ... meaning. Their three prophecies parallel the three of the first of the play. The first apparition, the helmeted head, represents Macbeth himself and echoes the fears of his mind concerning Macduff. The second, the bloody child, represent Macduff - no man born of women would eve conquer him. Macduff's birth was unnatural. The third apparition, a crowned child bearing a tree, represents Malcolm. The apparition told Macbeth that he would never be harmed until Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane Hill. The prophecies at the beginning of the play led him to his success ...

2638: Bless Me, Ultima: ... through the process of growing up and losing his innocence as well throughout the novel. In the beginning of the whole story, Tony is concerned with nothing much but his own little world like every child ought to be. His worries and experiences are really nothing compared to what he had in store for him later on, but although his later experiences would be rather unreal it still would be how any child would grow up, very gradual learning and taking things in stride. So as the story progresses we see that Tony loses his innocence in everything that he learns. Almost every new thing and experience he ...

2639: Macbeth: Witches Influence on Macbeth's Decisions: ... he finds them, they present him with three apparitions. The first apparition appears as an armed head that says, "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! beware Macduff; / Beware the thane of Fife." The second apparition is a bloody child that tells Macbeth, "Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn / The power of man, for none born of woman / Shall harm Macbeth." Finally the third apparition, in the form of a child with a crown on his head, holding a tree, tells Macbeth that he "Shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane Hill / Shall come against him." Macbeth now feels assured that he ...

2640: Macbeth: The Weird Sisters: ... their three prophecies. The apparitions predicted the death of Macbeth, but he was too blind to realize. They told him about an armed head, which said to beware of Macduff. They also said "a bloody child," which meant no man born of a woman could harm him. The third apparition told him there would be a child crowned with a tree in his hand. This meant that Macbeth would live until great Birnam Wood came to Dunsinane Hill. Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! beware Macduff; Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough. (Act ...

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