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- 22161: Eve Of St. Agnes Does Porphyro
- ... that conclusion. It is true that Porphyro seeks Madeline out and comes to her home pining after her. However, the text provides clues that this behavior is not due to deceitful intentions, but to Porphyro s honest feelings for Madeline. For example, upon his entrance in the poem, he implores all saints to give him sight of Madeline that he might gaze and worship all unseen (lines 77-80). It is ... of respect for her. This suggests that he is not corruptly and deviously planning to seduce her, because he could not do such a thing to someone that he both admired and respected. Instead, Porphyro s obsession with Madeline hints that he is infatuated. If it were true love that he felt then he would not idealize her so much but rather view her realistically, as a person with flaws. In ... around at her home, persuade her nurse to let him see her, and then watch her without her knowing. His actions are very dishonest and very invasive, not the behavior of a devoted lover. Porphyro s behavior is very typical of someone who is infatuated; he is completely encompassed with her, yet he never considers her well being. He loves her because watching her, touching her, and being with her, ...
- 22162: The Odysseus: The Theme of Love
- ... out the course of this book there is one major emotional theme which is love. Often times in life we search for a companion, someone to share our love and life with. Odysseus and Penelope's lasting relationship is an obvious representation of love in the Odyssey. Although Odysseus is gone for twenty years he never forgets his faithful wife in Ithaca. This love almost seems to help him persevere through ... Ithaca, she stays loyal to Odysseus by unraveling his shroud and delaying her marriage to the suitors that are courting her. She always keeps the hope that her love, Odysseus, will return. Odysseus and Penelope's marriage clearly illustrates the theme of love. There are also many other bonds formed in life that show great love and guidance. One of the most emphasized in the Odyssey is the father - son relationship ... issue of love in the Odyssey. The father - son relationship between Odysseus and Telemachos is a little awkward because they both never really got to know each other but they still care for each other's well being. When Odysseus hears of all the suitors devouring Telemachos's future fortune and mistreating him, he wants to return and revenge the misuse of his family and property. Odysseus, like any parent, ...
- 22163: Theme of Love In The Odyssey
- ... out the course of this book there is one major emotional theme which is love. Often times in life we search for a companion, someone to share our love and life with. Odysseus and Penelope’s lasting relationship is an obvious representation of love in the Odyssey. Although Odysseus is gone for twenty years he never forgets his faithful wife in Ithaca. This love almost seems to help him persevere through ... Ithaca, she stays loyal to Odysseus by unraveling his shroud and delaying her marriage to the suitors that are courting her. She always keeps the hope that her love, Odysseus, will return. Odysseus and Penelope’s marriage clearly illustrates the theme of love. There are also many other bonds formed in life that show great love and guidance. One of the most emphasized in the Odyssey is the father - son relationship ... issue of love in the Odyssey. The father - son relationship between Odysseus and Telemachos is a little awkward because they both never really got to know each other but they still care for each other’s well being. When Odysseus hears of all the suitors devouring Telemachos’s future fortune and mistreating him, he wants to return and revenge the misuse of his family and property. Odysseus, like any parent, ...
- 22164: Fahrenheit 451 2
- Fahrenheit 451 451 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature at which paper, more specifically books, burn. As a fireman living in a futuristic city, it is Guy Montag s job to see that that is exactly what happens. Ray Bradbury predicts in his novel Fahrenheit 451 that the future is without literature -- everything from newspapers to novels to the Bible. Anyone caught with books ... of seventeen who changes his mind about everything. Clarisse McClellan knows many things that Montag has never considered. For instance, she recites poetry, the ideas of great philosophers, and most importantly, facts about the world s history. When she first speaks to Montag of these illicit things, he is taken aback and begins to question all that he has been told. Not trusting his current knowledge and cursed with a burning ... love with each other, or at least with what the other has to offer. For example, Montag is astounded by the information and opinions that Clarisse has to offer while Clarisse is interested in Montag s experiences as a fireman. Another theme could be Anne Bradstreet s quote If we had not sometimes the taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome , meaning that unless one has bad experiences, ...
- 22165: The Theme of Love In The Odyssey
- ... out the course of this book there is one major emotional theme which is love. Often times in life we search for a companion, someone to share our love and life with. Odysseus and Penelope’s lasting relationship is an obvious representation of love in the Odyssey. Although Odysseus is gone for twenty years he never forgets his faithful wife in Ithaca. This love almost seems to help him persevere through ... Ithaca, she stays loyal to Odysseus by unraveling his shroud and delaying her marriage to the suitors that are courting her. She always keeps the hope that her love, Odysseus, will return. Odysseus and Penelope’s marriage clearly illustrates the theme of love. There are also many other bonds formed in life that show great love and guidance. One of the most emphasized in the Odyssey is the father - son relationship ... issue of love in the Odyssey. The father - son relationship between Odysseus and Telemachos is a little awkward because they both never really got to know each other but they still care for each other’s well being. When Odysseus hears of all the suitors devouring Telemachos’s future fortune and mistreating him, he wants to return and revenge the misuse of his family and property. Odysseus, like any parent, ...
- 22166: Beowulf 3
- ... and the two main characters are Beowulf, a young man; and Grendal, a furious dragon. In the society in which the poem Beowulf takes place, war and kingship are normal factors in daily life. Beowulf's world is a very violent society with wars as a dominant part of daily life. Dragons and monsters are a constant threat to the Danes and the Geats. Warriors are a necessity to this war ... discuss, Beowulf is ready to fight a dragon with his thane Wiglaf. Beowulf has no fear of the dragon, because he has fought many enemies that were much more ferocious. For example one of Beowulf's great battles is the fight with Grendel. No one other than Beowulf is brave enough or strong enough volunteer to fight Grendel. I am now entering a new age of Beowulf's life. With all his great achievements, he finally becomes king of his homeland: Geatland. Even in his old age, his code of honor still obligates him to fight against an evil, fiery dragon. For ...
- 22167: Animal Farm Comparison
- ... that the pigs were the cleverest of the animals, so the work of organising for the Rebellion fell naturally to them. Especially two pigs take over leadership: Napoleon and Snowball. The pigs developed Old Major s teaching into a complete system of thought: Animalism. Rules of equality, formality, and hard work was proclaimed and encoded in The Seven Commandments - an unalterable law. The animals enthusiasm was expressed through a hymn, Beasts ... the idealist, faithfully considering the welfare of all the animals while Napoleon is the pragmatist, ready to achieve his purposes with violence. So the technique of the big lie and constructed evidence results in Snowball s being driven out from Animal farm, leaving Napoleon in sole command. The discredited Snowball can now be blamed whenever problems arise. Here Orwell is paralleling the conflict between Stalin and Trotsky with Stalin the winner. Another distinguishable technique used by Napoleon to hold power is revision of the past. The seven Commandments - unalterable law - are revised one by one to suit Napoleon s purposes. Also the democratic meetings are abolished, and replaced with assemblies where Napoleon issues his orders. The workers are often perplexed but they absorb everything they are told and therefore become perfect subjects for ...
- 22168: Fate In Macbeth
- In Macbeth, Shakespeare shows how the witches prophecies, Lady Macbeth s desire for power, and Macbeth s yearning to be king, affect the fate of the play. In Act I, the witches chant show how Shakespeare gives the fate of Macbeth, Thane of Glamis , Thane of Cawdor , that shalt be King hereafter ... to become king that it would be a great honor that he would accept, If chance will have me King, why, chance may crown me .(Act 1 scene 3, line 143) The prophecy of Banquo s son having power in the future effects the actions of Macbeth later in the play too. The thought that Banquo s child might take over the thrown from Macbeth makes him feel the need ...
- 22169: The Plague By Albert Camus
- ... help one of these sick people. Madame Rieux was the mother of Dr. Rieux. She comes to visit her son during the beginning of the plague. Madame Rieux (same as the mother) was Dr. Rieux's wife, who died in a sanitarium outside Oran. Jean Tarrou is the best friend of Rieux. His notebooks are used as part of the chronicle. M. Michel was a concierge and the first person to ... the end of the book and tries to kill a lot of people. Joseph Grand was a petty official and also a writer. Jeanne Grand was the divorced wife of Joseph. M. Othon is Oran's police magistrate. Dr. Richard is a colleague of Dr. Rieux. Dr. Castel an elderly doctor who perfects a new plague serum. Prefect is the chief magistrate of Oran. The old Spaniard is an asthmatic philosopher. Gonzales, Garcia, Raoul, Marcel, and Louis are Rambert's underground contacts. The novel begins in the 1940's at Oran, in a city on the northern Algerian coast, where the plague becomes known. The city was ugly and had a smug, placid air. ...
- 22170: Hot Springs National Park
- ... springs for the Nation took root, and a proposal was submitted to the Congress. Then, in 1832, the Federal Government took the unprecedented step of setting aside four sections of land here, the first U. S. reservation made simply to protect a natural resource. Little effort was made to mark the boundaries adequately, and by the mid-1800’s, claims and counterclaims were filed on the springs and the land surrounding them. In the 1870s, the government continued to control the springs and to reserve certain areas as federal property. Private bathhouses, under the supervision of the Federal Government, were allowed to be built. These establishments ranged from the simple to the luxurious. The government even operated a U.S. Free Bathhouse and a Public Health facility. Gradually Hot Springs came to be called "The National Spa," and such slogans as "Uncle Sam Bathes the World"’ and "The Nation’s Health Sanitarium" were used ...
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