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- 5081: Long Days Journey Into Night
- In the play Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill, the Tyrone family is haunted not by what is present in flesh facing them, but by memories and constant reminders of what has been the downfall of ... place, being that they were Irish Catholic. "I’ve always hated this town and everyone in it." (44) The Style that O’Neill uses is one of reflection, as the play is set on one day but goes in-depth about many past issues and events. The use of vivid descriptive phrases by all of the characters creates the feeling of their true unease and disappointment. "…we sit pretending to forget ...
- 5082: Livvie
- ... the audience know Cash is going to be the one to lead Livvie to this life of great opportunities. Welty wrote "It might be if he had not appeared the way he did appear that day she would never have looked so closely at him, but the time people come makes a difference" (519). Cash shows up at the time. Solomon is dying and Livvie is ready to go out and ... case the bottle trees were supposed to protect Livvie from the evil spirits. Solomon made one tree each year to keep people like cash from coming to take his lovely wife away from him.. One day in the next year cash threw a rock into one of the bottles. This means there is room for one evil spirit to get hold to Solomon’s wife which happens to be Cash. Welty ...
- 5083: Hamlet
- ... Claudius is now justified” (The Hamlet Paradigm , by John S. Mamoun). In the scene in his mother's bedroom, Hamlet tells Gertrude that his insanity is assumed: "[I]t is not madness / I have utter'd: bring me to the test, / And I the matter will Pg. 4 reword, which madness / Would gambol from" (III.iv.142-5), but even without his confirmation, the queen has seen through his act. While ... one such speech, Hamlet criticizes himself for not having yet Pg. 5 taken action to avenge his father's murder: "O what a rogue and peasant slave am I / . . . the son of the dear murder'd, / Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell, / Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words" (II. ii. 560, 595-7). Hamlet calls himself a "dull and muddy-mettled rascal" (II.ii.578), a ...
- 5084: Little Women
- ... they knew as Laurie after that, and became the best of friends with him. Despite that one good trait, Jo has an uncontrollable temper that can erupt at any time. This is quite evident one day when Amy burns one of Jo's most precious items-a book that she wrote stories in and had for years. She is so outraged that she cannot even look Amy in the face and ... Laurie warns Jo that the ice is very thin in the middle, but Amy does not hear him and proceeds to skate into the center. Jo does nothing to stop her. Amy almost died that day, and Jo realized that her selfishness and anger almost cost her her own sister. Mrs. March then teaches Jo how to control her temper, and that was one of the most valuable lessons she ever ...
- 5085: Alienation in "The Minister’s Black Veil"
- ... s Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story about one clergyman’s alienation due to his outward dressing. Reverend Hooper was a well-respected preacher who got along well with the townspeople until one day when he appeared wearing a black veil over his face that consisted "of two folds of crape, which entirely concealed his features, except the mouth and chin" (Hawthorne 253). From that day onward, he was alienated both socially and physically from his community and from himself due to his inability to remove the veil. Reverend Hooper’s black veil caused alienation from his congregation. The minister did ...
- 5086: New Ending Of Romeo And Juliet
- ... shalt meet thy fate! Juliet Dear Friar the lord himself be in you So good a man deserve not be in such a place as you speak of So pray I for thee to one day be amongst men of eqaul greatness And so Farewell good man Pray I our paths will cross in better days [exit Romeo and Juliet] [enter Prince, Capulet, and Montague] Prince Good Friar, Mistaken am I ... house of death Friar Laurence Before thou can know that of the present Thou shalt learn that of the past Romeo be husband to her Juliet Married them I did, and yet their secret wedding day Was also Tybalt’s doomsday. And faithful wife Juliet be was to wed to County Paris And then with incredible sorrow, Thou bid me devise some mean to rid Her of this second marriage Or ...
- 5087: Death of a Salesman: Symbols in the Play
- ... man" and they in turn relate to both character and theme. The hose, tape recorder and the seeds are some of these symbols. The hose in Miller's drama directly relates to the theme of d eath. The hose is a line attached to the gas main in Willy's house which allows him to sniff the gas. This action can be seen as Willy's suicide wish, and escape from ... in his garden. In spite of such an action he is doomed to fail. Willy sta rts planting the seeds at night, but at night there is no sun shining and this seems very od d as seeds require light to grow. What else is strange is the fact that Willy's house is boxed in between large apartment buildings and is covered by the shadows cast by them. It is ...
- 5088: Antigone: Changing Views of The Chorus
- ... wedding herself to inhumanity. The next major choral address is a turning point regarding their attitude towards Antigone. At this point they are actually feeling pity towards the rebellious young woman: “But now, even I'd rebel against the king. I'd break all bounds when I see this-- I fill with tears, can't hold them back not any more. . . I see Antigone make her way to the bridal vault where all are laid to rest ...
- 5089: Anti-Semitism in The Merchant of Venice
- ... a forum in which racism can grow and become only a bigger problem. I think that this is a flawed way of looking at it. I see the play as a confrontation of a modern day problem which society still faces. Rather than providing a forum for racism to grow, the play provides a forum for anti-racism discussion, if all proper steps are taken. When I say if all proper ... ideas of racism in the play can be attacked through positive reinforcement of anti-racism views and showing how wrong racism is. Suppose we were to censor "The Merchant of Venice" what happened if one day someone picked it up, read it, and followed the anti-Semitism in it. I think that if it will stop one person from being racist, by teaching them it is wrong by teaching everyone then ...
- 5090: Personal Writing: Myself and Tennis
- ... adults trying to learn a new language. Needless to say I did not take to well to my first lesson. Soon I fell in love with the game and can be found playing almost every day even in the morning before school. I have gained a lot from tennis. It has taught me a lot about myself others, and how to put the two together. It has taught me that you ... times. Friends are like a pet. They are always there for you with an ear to listen and a big heart. They always find the right thing to say when you are having a bad day or just need someone to talk to. I hope that is the kind of friend that others see me as. I try to provide the same advice and love that some many people have given ...
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