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In Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, the personality of the protagonist
Nora Helmer is developed and revealed through her interactions and conversations
with the other characters in the play, including Mrs. Linde, Nils Krogstad, Dr.
Rank and Ann-Marie. Ibsen also uses certain dramatic and literary techniques and
styles, such as irony, juxtaposition and parallelism to further reveal
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In reading Ibsen's A Doll's House today, one may find it hard to imagine how
daring it seemed at the time it was written one hundred years ago. Its theme,
the emancipation of a woman, makes it seem almost contemporary. In Act I, there
are many clues that hint at the kind of marriage Nora and Torvald have. It seems
that Nora is a doll controlled by Torvald. She relies on him for everything,
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In many pieces of literary work, there are elements that are used to help
develop the audiences understanding of characters and events. In the play A
Doll’s House * by Henrik Ibsen, animal imagery is used in the development of
the main character, Nora. It is also later found that the animal imagery is a
critical part in understanding who Nora is, and how other characters perceive
her. Ibsen uses c... Full-text essay
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In reading Ibsen’s A Doll’s House today, a person could find it hard to
imagine how daring it seemed when Ibsen wrote it over one hundred years ago. A
main subject of this play is the emancipation of women from the restrictions
that society and men place on them. When Ibsen wrote this play he was making a
statement about a woman’s role in Victorian society. That statement is that
society should al... Full-text essay
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"A Doll's House" is classified under the "second phase" of
Henrik Ibsen's career. It was during this period which he made the transition
from mythical and historical dramas to plays dealing with social problems. It
was the first in a series investigating the tensions of family life. Written
during the Victorian era, the controversial play featuring a female protagonist
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In what ways do you find Nora a victim? In what ways at fault? Nora Helmer, the
wife of Torvald Helmer and mother of 3 children, is a very complex and brave
woman for her time. She plays the main role in the play and is essential to its
plot. She is both a victim of her circumstances and also at fault for actions
which she committed. Nora is a victim. Throughout her entire life, she has never
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Madman or Idealist? In my judgement, Don Quixote is and idealist. He lives in a
time of Machiavellian beliefs and wants to escape these characteristics. He
fantasizes about the way things used to be in the times of the knights, and the
code of Chivalry, and wishes that he too could live in this time period. Some
may argue that he was a madman due to his attack on the windmills, but he just
seems t... Full-text essay
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Renaissance humor with a modern translation A Spanish knight, about fifty years
of age, gave himself up so entirely to reading the romances of chivalry, that in
the end they turned his brain, and nothing would satisfy him but that he must
ride abroad on his old horse, armed with spear and helmet, a knight-errant, to
encounter all adventures, and to redress the innumerable wrongs of the world. As
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“Doorknobs” Langston Hughes is considered by many readers to be the most
significant black poet of the twentieth century. Except for a few examples, all
his poems are about social injustice in America. The somber tone of his writing
often reflected his mood. Race relations were present in almost his whole
career, following him from his first poem to his last. The poem “Doorknobs”
was written in 19... Full-text essay
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“The content of the writing brings you directly into the author’s mind.”
In the novel, Dorian Gray, the author, Oscar Wilde, related the values during
the 19th century through his characters. His personality and view of life is
expressed through his novel-"Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord
Henry what the world thinks of me: Dorian what I would like to be” On the
surface, Dorian Gray i... Full-text essay
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"The Doubt of Future Foes" by Queen Elizabeth I The doubt of future
foes exiles my present joy, And wit me warns to shun such snares as threaten
mine annoy. For falsehood now doth flow, and subject faith doth ebb, Which would
not be, if reason ruled or wisdom weaved the web. But clouds of toys untried do
cloak aspiring minds, Which turn to rain of late repent, by course of changed
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My analysis of the setting in My Last Duchess and Dover Beach At first glance
the setting of a poem is the psychological and physiological environment in
which the story takes place. In some instances, the setting is used to develop
the characters. Robert Browning and Matthew Arnold use the setting to expose
their character traits. “My Last Duchess” and “Dover Beach,”
respectively, portray the wea... Full-text essay
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Matthew Arnolds melancholy in life, religion, and love In “Dover Beach,”
Matthew Arnold discusses his religious views, the melancholy in his life, and a
new love, which he experiences by an isolated individual as he confronts the
turbulent historical forces and the loss of religious faith in the modern world.
Matthew Arnold’s faith in his religion is lost, and he is awaiting his lost
love. He is m... Full-text essay
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'Down at the Dump' Patrick White, most noted for his longer works of fiction,
exemplifies his craft of storytelling in his short story 'Down at the Dump'.
White has dramatized an event in life, such as a funeral, and given us a very
believable insight into our own culture. Some readers will take offence to such
a raw and truthful portrait, while others will find humor and hope in the same
story. W... Full-text essay
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The Downward Path to Wisdom was, to put it simply, a very confusing story for me
to read. I am not exactly sure what message or meaning the author was hoping to
pass on to the reader, but it does seem to make the reader feel much pain for
little Stephen. Stephen seems to be a resilient young lad. He goes about his
daily routines even though he is called dumb and is told how bad and mean he is.
Per... Full-text essay
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Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. – Romans. XII. 21 Evil
often triumphs, but never conquers. – Joseph Roux The two quotations from
above explain that evil never conquers because good always overcomes it. A good
example of this is the book Dracula by Bram Stoker because the author expresses
the nature of good vs. evil. Dracula wants to come to London because he wants to
turn eve... Full-text essay
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I. Strengths A. Immortal 1. Speaks of history as if he was there 2. Legend in
the story states that “un-dead” will go on for eternity 3. Dracula himself
states “Time is on my side.” B. Blood gives him strength and restored
vitality 1. Dracula looks younger after consuming blood 2. Renfield explains
what Dracula is doing to Mina C. Ability to heal injuries much faster that
normal men 1. Throws hims... Full-text essay
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Joyce said that in "Dubliners" his intention was "to write a
chapter in the moral history of my country and I chose Dublin for the scene
because the city seemed to me the centre of paralysis".The 15 stories which
make up the collection are studies on the decay and banality of lower
middle-class urban life and the paralysis to which Joyce refers is both
intellectual and moral.Th... Full-text essay
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Through vivid imagery and compelling metaphors “Dulce et Decorum Est” gives
the reader the exact feeling the author wanted. The poem is an anti-war poem by
Wilfred Owen and makes great use of these devices. This poem is very effective
because of its excellent manipulation of the mechanical and emotional parts of
poetry. Owen's use of exact diction and vivid figurative language emphasizes his
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E. E. Cummings, who was born in 1894 and died in 1962, wrote many poems with
unconventional punctuation and capitalization, and unusual line, word, and even
letter placements - namely, ideograms. Cummings' most difficult form of prose is
probably the ideogram; it is extremely terse and it combines both visual and
auditory elements. There may be sounds or characters on the page that cannot be
verba... Full-text essay
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E. E. Cummings, who was born in 1894 and died in 1962, wrote many poems with
unconventional punctuation and capitalization, and unusual line, word, and even
letter placements. Cummings' most difficult form of prose is probably the
ideogram; it is extremely short and it combines both visual and aural elements.
There may be sounds or characters on the page that cannot be said or cannot
carry the sam... Full-text essay
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Edgar Alan Poe was an American writer, known as a poet and most famous as the
first master of the short story, especially tales of the mysterious and macabre.
The literary merits of Poe's writings have been debated since his death, but his
works have remained popular and many major American and European writers have
professed their artistic debt to him. Born in Boston Massachusetts, Poe was
orphan... Full-text essay
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Written by Edward Albee, is a play that takes us into one evening of the lives
of one couple entertaining another. This play has very dramatic characters that
are very diverse and dynamic. Albee explores the dangerous fun and games played
by one married couple and how they use two seemingly innocent people as pawns in
their games. By the end of the night, a stunning revelation is revealed that
thr... Full-text essay
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You might wonder why someone would go through all the trouble to write an essay
on immigration. (besides the fact this is an assignment in history) Much of what
we say, eat, and even do is connected to something that an immigrant brought to
this country years ago. Many of the dishes that we as Americans enjoy, such as
pastas, burritos, or even some types of sausages were brought here by Italians,
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Ralph Emerson wrote many journals and essays dealing with the subject of
transcendentalism. One of his most famous works is the essay
“Self-Reliance.” In “Self-Reliance,” Emerson hit on the idea that the
individual should be completely reliant on God, and that every person has been
put into their certain life and position by God and that the person needs to
trust themselves. He said that God has p... Full-text essay
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Ralph Emerson wrote many journals and essays dealing with the subject of
transcendentalism. One of his most famous works is the essay
“Self-Reliance.” In “Self-Reliance,” Emerson hit on the idea that the
individual should be completely reliant on God, and that every person has been
put into their certain life and position by God and that the person needs to
trust themselves. He said that God has p... Full-text essay
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Emerson's "transcendentalism" is essentially a romantic individualism,
a philosophy of life for a new people who had overthrown their colonial
governors and set about conquering a new continent by their own lights. Though
Emerson is not a technical philosopher, the tendency of his thought is toward
idealist metaphysics in which soul and intuition, or inspiration, are central.
The new Ame... Full-text essay
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The most Emersonian person that I have ever known would be with out a doubt be
Frederick Jones. I spent two summers working with this man on the Linville River
for the Kawana fishing club. In ТSelf RelianceУ Emerson writes
ТYour genuine action will explain itself and will explain your other
genuine actions. Your conformity explains nothingУ. This is clearly a call
for indiv... Full-text essay
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Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman are two of literature’s greatest innovators,
they each changed the face of American literature. they are also considered one
of literature’s greatest pair of opposites. Dickinson is a timid wreck loose.
While Whitman was very open and sociable, Whitman shares the ideas of William
Cullen Bryant, everyone and everything is somehow linked by a higher bond. Both
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"This could be your last meal," my mother jokingly said before we left
that day. The day was bright, and the sun gleaming. The group packed into the
muggy van, it was stifling hot, and downright uncomfortable. On a hot summer
Missouri day, in the middle of July, your shirt clung to your damp skin. The
mission: White Water Rafting. The drive to the river, where we would begin our
incredib... Full-text essay
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Grady Cole, the last in a long line of west Texas ranchers, is, at sixteen,
poised on the sorrowful, painful edge of manhood. When he realizes the only life
he has ever known is disappearing into the past and that cowboys are as doomed
as the Comanche who came before them, he leaves on a dangerous and harrowing
journey into the beautiful and utterly foreign world that is Mexico. In the
guise of a... Full-text essay
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She moved into the house across the street when I was fifteen. She was fourteen.
I was dumb struck. I had never seen a girl like Lilly before, and probably never
will again. I had to have her. I fell in love from the first moment I saw her.
My father returned from work at his usual time of 5:30 in the afternoon.I ran
out to tell him we had new neighbors. He told me he already knew that. He said
he... Full-text essay
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Christopher McCandless' last journal entry before dying of starvation in the
Alaska bush was simply the words "Beautiful Blueberries". Over the
previous two years he bought a secondhand canoe on impulse and paddled to
Mexico. Then he lived on the streets of Los Angeles with vagrants, camped in the
Arizona dessert with hippies, tramped through almost every western state,
occasionally hold... Full-text essay
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The theme of "healing" is ever present in the novel, Beloved by Toni
Morrison. Many forms of "healing" take place, with many different
characters undergoing the "healing" process. These forms of
"healing" range from healing personal conflicts from within, to
healing as a community, and by overcoming individual prejudices. I feel that the
overcoming of indivi... Full-text essay
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How does Hawthorne in the "Birthmark" use Irony, Ambiguity, Paradox,
and Symbol? Ambiguity: Two different interpretations can be used to describe
Georgiana’s character. At first she seems to be a strong confident women who
is very self assured. Only after the constant focus of her husband’s attention
to her birthmark, does she begin to willow away. When Aylmer gives her the
elixir to dri... Full-text essay
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Growing up as a Negro in the South in the early 1900’s is not that easy, for
some people tend to suffer different forms of oppression. In this case, it
happens in the autobiography called Black Boy written by Richard Wright. The
novel is set in the early part of the 1900’s, somewhere in deep Jim Crow
South. Richard Wright, who is obviously the main character, is also the
protagonist. The antagonis... Full-text essay
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Verily I say unto you, Whoseover shall not receive the kingdom of God as a
little child shall in no wise enter therein. [S Luke, 18 (17)] The words are
those of Jesus, who was neither unaware of reality, nor indifferent to
suffering. The childlike innocence referred to above is a state of purity and
not of ignorance. Such is the vision of Blake in his childlike Songs of
Innocence. It would be fool... Full-text essay
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Graham Greene`s Brighton Rock is a religious story which begins as a battle
between good (Ida Arnold) and evil (Pinkie). This battle takes place in a resort
area south of London called Brighton. Brighton contains all kinds of
restaurants, amusements, slums, and higher class areas. One example of these
slums is Nelson Place; where Pinkie and his later on to be wife Rose are from.
Nelson Place in my... Full-text essay
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Erin Lowe- also author of many "outstanding" American History
essays.... of which two are published somewhere here..... one about Peter Noyes,
and another about Mercantilism..... "Books won't stay banned. They won't
burn. Ideas won't go to jail… In the long run of history, the censor and the
inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better
ideas. The sou... Full-text essay
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The novel The Chamber, by John Grisham, is an emotional account of a lawyer's
struggle to liberate his racist grandfather from death row. This attorney not
only battles to save a life but skirmishes against of the most debated topics of
modern society: capital punishment. Along with other controversial issues such
as euthanasia and abortion, capital punishment has raised much turmoil amongst
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One of the most salient social problems of the Victorian period was the struggle
of the working class. In Chartism by Thomas Carlyle, the problem is outlined; in
William Dodd’s narrative, it is recounted from personal experience. Elizabeth
Gaskell’s North and South is a fictional account of the very real condition of
England. Clearly, questions of social and economic injustice were on the front
bu... Full-text essay
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An unlikely candidate to dispute the unfair, misogynistic treatment of women by
men and society, Christine de Pizan successfully challenged the accepted
negative views that were being expressed about women by the all-male literary
world of her era. Part of Christine’s uniqueness stems from the time in which
she lived, the middle to late 1300’s. The lack of a positive female role model
to pattern h... Full-text essay
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Christmas time is a wonderful time for me to celebrate. It is also the most
joyful and memorable season. To bring Christmas time, I go to many festivals and
activities. Where include the city park,the Christmas parade, and church. I also
decorate my house inside and outside to get into the Christmas spirit. The
Christmas season makes me excited and makes me smile. At Christmas time, I enjoy
many c... Full-text essay
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Chronicle of a Death Fortold, by Gabriel Marquez, is concerned with death in
life and life in death. It was rainy on the day of Santiago Nasar’s murder,
and yet by the account of others, it was not. His death is so mingled with
illusory images that everything seems mystified: much like death itself. The
fact that the story is about how a death consumes the lives of the entire town
as well as the v... Full-text essay
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George Herbert was born on April 3, 1593 at Montgomery Castle, the fifth son of
an eminent Welsh family. Herbert's religious beliefs caused him to be an active
opponent of the puritans and the Calvinists. Herbert became the cannon of
Lincoln Cathedral and in 1630 he took holy orders. During the years Herbert
spent at Bemerton he worked on a collection of verses known as The Temple. Upon
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Cry the Beloved Country "Opinions founded in prejudice are always sustained
with the greatest violence."(Jeffery) The theme of the book Cry, the
Beloved Country revolves around the idea of prejudice causing violence.
Throughout the book the author shows how the laws of white men caused many South
Africans to resort to stealing and even murder. The book is divided into three
portions, eac... Full-text essay
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The monsters in Dante's Inferno are drawn almost directly from classical
mythology. He creates some small demons and other beings, but the major monsters
are taken from Greek and Roman lore. Dante uses monsters in his poem for many
purposes. They all have specific jobs and are not just there purely to freighted
the reader. Most of the jobs, that the monsters serve are in a modified
municipal fashi... Full-text essay
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My first hint that something was wrong came Sunday afternoon when I logged on to
the BBS (bulletin board service, a central computer acting as a host for other
users to exchange messages) for auto racing. Someone posted a short but gripping
note, "I think I just witnessed the death of Ayrton Senna," he said.
My eyes widened as I exclaimed "what," in shock and dismay. A few
hour... Full-text essay
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Lee Smith was on his way to town with his girlfriend sharon. Lee was 32 and a
postman from maghull. They were going to town to get some wine for their dinner
party that night. Lee’s car had been taken off him when he had drunk and drove
3 months before, so they were going by train. The station was only a few minutes
walk from their flat so they were on the train in time. The train left the
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Disney World is seen as an artificial, programmed environment in the eyes of
Susan Willis, a Duke University English professor (84). To her, the practice of
amusement seems as catastrophic as the end of mankind. I disagree and believe
that there is nothing wrong with amusement. In the words of Aristotle, "But
to amuse oneself…seems right, for amusement is a sort of relaxation, and we
need rel... Full-text essay
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