...In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare writes about a tragic love story between two star-crossed lovers. His writing also includes many examples of juxtaposition to help characterize the personality of the characters in his play. This supports Juliet’s actions of being impatient, and how Romeo has a gorgeous face, but an ugly heart. Juxtaposition is defined as the fact of two things being compared closely together, such as beauty and ugliness. Shakespeare uses juxtaposition as an indirect characterization in Romeo and Juliet to show how complex their relationship is to retain. Shakespeare uses juxtaposition to highlight that Romeo’s love for Juliet ironically ends up complicating his life and relationships with his friends and relatives. Romeo can only describe Juliet as,“Beauty too rich for use, for Earth too dear,”(1.5.45). He is so unbelievably in love with Juliet that he cannot see Juliet as anything other than a beautiful face. Romeo can only describe his pain of being rejected by a, “Heavy lightness! Serious vanity,”(1.1.171). Juliet’s love is weighing Romeo down, but he has serious...
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...Romeo and Juliet Essay A writer has more power when they create life like characters, when having them use juxtaposition, and paradox. When william Shakespeare creates the two main dueling genders in romeo and Juliet, he makes them more realistic with such power. He gives them life coming from paradox, oxymoron, paradox, and juxtaposition characterization. The power William Shakespeare puts to use, allows the audience to see the characters interact, and contrast. Speech like paradox, oxymoron, paradox, and juxtaposition express the characters even more, as they are constantly on this rise if life's next challenge. Helping hand Friar Laurence uses both juxtaposition, and paradox, saying their love to the terrible fall it might create. he...
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...way with the information given. Another way that can help out with characterization is with figures of speech.William Shakespeare never uses direct characterization on any of his characters in his play Romeo and Juliet. To find out what a character is like, the reader must read in between the lines of the play. The reader can also use the speeches, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks in the play to indirectly characterize them. Shakespeare uses indirect characterization when he uses oxymorons, paradoxes, and juxtaposition to describe Romeo and Juliet’s complex star crossed love. William Shakespeare uses oxymorons to emphasize how Romeo’s romantic nature leads to tragedy. Romeo, in one of his speeches, is talking about loving Juliet with “serious vanity”(1.1.171). The deeper Romeo falls in love, the...
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...The Game of Love Juliet waits impatiently for night to fall so Romeo can climb to her balcony unseen and consummate their marriage. Sighing to herself, she wishes the darkness would spread faster. She divulges her nervousness in a soliloquy and invites night to teach her how to tame her racing emotions. Come, civil night, Thou sober-suited matron, all in black, And learn me how to lose a winning match, Played for a pair of stainless maidenhoods. Hood my unmanned blood, bating in my cheeks, With thy black mantle till strange love grow bold, Think true love acted simple modesty. (3.2.10-16) Juliet personifies night as “civil” and a “sober-suited matron, all in black,” which portrays night as a dignified, established woman in contrast with Juliet’s shy inexperience. As a widow, night in her black robes appears modest and humble but instructs Juliet in the...
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...foreshadows the death of a character later on in the scene. Another example of foreshadowing would be when Romeo says “This but begins the woe others must end”. The use of the word ‘woe’ shows Romeo’s misfortune and misery. When he says ‘others must end’, it foreshadows more death later on the scene. The use of foreshadowing death many times in the scene will leave the audience astonished but will hint at scenes to come. Juxtaposition is another technique which helps to create conflict. * Audience members can relate to the theme, as they will have all been a part of conflict in their lives. * Conflict is the reason why the play is tragic: it is because of the families' conflict that Romeo and Juliet die. Shakespeare opens the play with a prologue and it is here that he first depicts the conflict between the Montagues and the Capulets. | "Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean." | Shakespeare opens his play with the first line, illustrating the "ancient" grudge that has been happening in Verona. Shakespeare does this to show that the conflict has been ongoing and isn't likely to stop. He describes it as "ancient"' to illustrate how ingrained the conflict is with the families - it is a part of their daily lives. | Juliet's inner conflict | When Juliet discovers the true identity of her true love, she is shocked and cannot believe she loves someone...
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...The play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is a well known and very well liked story about two star-crossed lovers who end up killing themselves for love’s sake. During the entire play there are several genres flowing throughout the story. The obvious ones like love, conflict and drama are there, but there are also some not so well known ones like fate, tragedy, loyalty and authority. Tragedy’s definition is a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character. This is Romeo and Juliet summarised in one line. Shakespeare has made tragedy evident in Act 1, Scene 5 where Romeo and Juliet find out who each other’s families are. Metaphor is used when Shakespeare...
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...Poison Shakespeare uses Romeo’s monologue (Act 1, scene 5) with intent of foreshadowing a tragedy upcoming in the play; where he is left to his own devices. The deliberate usage of “dove trooping with crows”, an oxymoron highlights to the reader the bad in something that appears eye-catching. Such as when he first spots Juliet, he’s infatuated by her “beauty too rich” referring to her enticing physical appearance, but loses sight of her kinship. Something that he doesn't question, although it physically destroys him in the end. Moreover, use of the word “crows” is effective in foreshadowing; as crows are thought of as a bad omen according to the Greeks, and indicative of an individual's forthcoming death. Alternatively, “dove trooping with crows” could be referring to Juliet metaphorically. It reinforces the fact that something so elegant and pure such as a “dove” could carry the burden of death caused by the Capulet family name. Thus making this brief encounter symbolizes their tumultuous relationship, that will be made so by the powers that suppress them - their families. The idea of inconsistency in relationships is also featured in The Laboratory, linking with the relationship between the narrator and her poison. In which we learn she feels fondly about at the start referring to it as “exquisite” and soft”, proving her passion for...
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...Name:Darrion Duhart Date:2/7/16 Graded Assignment Research Paper First Draft Type your name and the date at the top of this page. Type or paste your draft into this document. Be sure that your draft is double-spaced and in 12 point, Times New Roman font. Save the file as: ENG402A_S1_5.1_Research Paper First Draft_FirstInitial_LastName.docx Example: ENG402A_S1_5.1_Research Paper First Draft_M_Smith.docx Total score: ____ of 200 points (Score for Question 1: ___ of 200 points) Answer: In his poem, 'Scorn not the Sonnet' (Poetical Works, 1827), Wordsworth famously said that the sonnets were the 'key' with which 'Shakespeare unlocked his heart' and whilst this can certainly be seen to be the case, the sonnets do much more than that. Writing of various forms of love, and indeed of love itself, using the contemporary sonnet form, Shakespeare develops the aspects of love which the sonnets reflect into an all-encompassing discussion on the major themes of life itself that continue to inform and direct the human condition, a fact which is perhaps partly responsible for their continuing popularity with both public and critics alike. This dissertation sets out to discover, through close reading of carefully selected representative sonnets and critical context, the way Shakespeare accomplishes this. The sonnet form as Shakespeare, whose 154 sonnets were first published in 1609, and his contemporaries used it was introduced into England in the sixteenth century by Sir Thomas Wyatt...
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...depravity, supernatural powers, psychological fear etc * exploration of the ways in which some of the stories may be considered comic – “Puss-in-Boots” is obviously comic – other stories have moments of sardonic humour, often created by surprise or defiance of our expectations * Response to the word “darkly” in the question and its implications of black comedy – laughing at things which are not normally considered funny – expect some personal response here – sense of humour is very individual! * some candidates may discuss Carter’s language – her intermingling of the poetic and literary with the bluntly crude may be seen as a source of dark humour, equally her choice of structure may make her writing darkly comic – her use of juxtaposition – some readers have seen the absurd brevity of “The Snow Child” as comic and it is unquestionably “dark” Carter’s ‘The Bloody Chamber’ certainly embeds an element of terror within the collection. However, despite claims of horror apparent in the Marquis from the very start, it is also reasonable to argue that the tale also combines elements of dark comedy within the text provided by the very uncanny male protagonist. By the “leonine” portrayal of the Marquis, to his obvious fascination with murder; The Bloody Chamber could be seen to be crafted as too melodramatic and surreal, therefore setting itself up as dark comedy rather than a text of Gothic literature. A sense of foreboding is created within...
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...On Love and The Human Condition Devin Conway Philosophy In Film 06/11/2015 In mankind’s never-ending search for truth, purpose, and meaning, at the very center of the human experience, lies a universal longing for an unconditional love; bound not by circumstance or subject to change, an exclusive relationship to be molded by acceptance and solidified by an impenetrable barrier of trust and understanding. Our personal relationships, in reality, do not reflect this perversely romanticized notion of true love. Generally speaking, people are emotionally volatile beings with ideas and desires that are constantly evolving to accommodate newly processed information and experiences. When you combine this emotional instability with the continuous adjustments being made to our basic dispositions, you get individuals who rarely compliment one another in any compatible manner, let alone in a functional intimate relationship. Given these circumstances, it’s easy to see why so many people cling desperately to the love that they do happen to find in this world, that the search for love serves as fuel for our endlessly burning desires, and how the pain of a love lost can twist an innocent soul, driving many towards radical and even reckless behavior, often in the direction of a maddening state of emotional oblivion. Since the earliest developments in man’s creative pursuits, the concept of love has played an essential role in...
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...The Gift of the Magi Themes Love "Gift of the Magi" is the story of a poor, young couple whose love for each other is the most important thing in their lives. Such is their love that they're led to sacrifice their most valuable possessions to find Christmas gifts for each other. The warm home they make together contrasts with the drabness of their poverty and the dreary world outside. Their love seems to know no bounds, though Della (the wife) worries about how her sacrifice will affect her husband because of how it affects her looks. If ever there were a story with the message that all you need to be happy is love, this is it. Sacrifice The two main characters in "Gift of the Magi" are a husband and wife who give up their most precious possessions to be able to afford gifts for each other on Christmas Eve. The story seems to be all about sacrifice. We watch Della go through the process of deciding to make the sacrifice and going through with it, only to discover that her husband has made the same sacrifice. The story's narrator assures us that in their willingness to give up all they have, they have proven themselves the wisest of all gift-givers. It might remain unclear, though, exactly what their sacrifice has accomplished, or how it has affected them. Wealth In many ways, "Gift of the Magi" is a story about what it means for something to be valuable. Does something's value lie in how much money it is worth? Or are other things more valuable than money? The main characters...
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...Министерство образования и науки Республики Казахстан Кокшетауский государственный университет им. Ш. Уалиханова An Outline of British Literature (from tradition to post modernism) Кокшетау 2011 УДК 802.0 – 5:20 ББК 81:432.1-923 № 39 Рекомендовано к печати кафедрой английского языка и МП КГУ им. Ш. Уалиханова, Ученым Советом филологического факультета КГУ им. Ш. Уалиханова, УМС КГУ им. Ш. Уалиханова. Рецензенты: Баяндина С.Ж. доктор филологических наук, профессор, декан филологического факультета КГУ им. Ш. Уалиханова Батаева Ф.А. кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры «Переводческое дело» Кокшетауского университета им. А. Мырзахметова Кожанова К.Т. преподаватель английского языка кафедры гуманитарного цикла ИПК и ПРО Акмолинской области An Outline of British Literature from tradition to post modernism (on specialties 050119 – “Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages”, 050205 – “Foreign Philology” and 050207 – “Translation”): Учебное пособие / Сост. Немченко Н.Ф. – Кокшетау: Типография КГУ им. Ш. Уалиханова, 2010 – 170 с. ISBN 9965-19-350-9 Пособие представляет собой краткие очерки, характеризующие английскую литературу Великобритании, ее основные направления и тенденции. Все известные направления в литературе иллюстрированы примерами жизни и творчества авторов, вошедших в мировую литературу благодаря...
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...re tu ra li CAPE Modern te ng Languages Literatures nE e siniEnglish ur e at l er g it En sin ur e at er it L Caribbean Examinations Council ® SYLLABUS SPECIMEN PAPER CSEC® SYLLABUS,MARK SCHEME SPECIMEN PAPER, MARK SCHEME SUBJECT REPORTS AND SUBJECT REPORTS Macmillan Education 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW A division of Macmillan Publishers Limited Companies and representatives throughout the world www.macmillan-caribbean.com ISBN 978-0-230-48228-9 © Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC ®) 2015 www.cxc.org www.cxc-store.com The author has asserted their right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988. First published 2014 This revised version published 2015 Permission to copy The material in this book is copyright. However, the publisher grants permission for copies to be made without fee. Individuals may make copies for their own use or for use by classes of which they are in charge; institutions may make copies for use within and by the staff and students of that institution. For copying in any other circumstances, prior permission in writing must be obtained from Macmillan Publishers Limited. Under no circumstances may the material in this book be used, in part or in its entirety, for commercial gain. It must not be sold in any format. Designed by Macmillan Publishers Limited Cover design by Macmillan Publishers Limited and Red Giraffe CAPE® Literatures...
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...Beginning theory An introduction to literary and cultural theory Second edition Peter Barry © Peter Barry 1995, 2002 ISBN: 0719062683 Contents Acknowledgements - page x Preface to the second edition - xii Introduction - 1 About this book - 1 Approaching theory - 6 Slop and think: reviewing your study of literature to date - 8 My own 'stock-taking' - 9 1 Theory before 'theory' - liberal humanism - 11 The history of English studies - 11 Stop and think - 11 Ten tenets of liberal humanism - 16 Literary theorising from Aristotle to Leavis some key moments - 21 Liberal humanism in practice - 31 The transition to 'theory' - 32 Some recurrent ideas in critical theory - 34 Selected reading - 36 2 Structuralism - 39 Structuralist chickens and liberal humanist eggs Signs of the fathers - Saussure - 41 Stop and think - 45 The scope of structuralism - 46 What structuralist critics do - 49 Structuralist criticism: examples - 50 Stop and think - 53 Stop and think - 55 39 Stop and think - 57 Selected reading - 60 3 Post-structuralism and deconstruction - 61 Some theoretical differences between structuralism and post-structuralism - 61 Post-structuralism - life on a decentred planet - 65 Stop and think - 68 Structuralism and post-structuralism - some practical differences - 70 What post-structuralist critics do - 73 Deconstruction: an example - 73 Selected reading - 79 4 Postmodernism - 81 What is postmodernism? What was modernism? -...
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