during the Civil War which was in 1861-1865. The narrator is a 3. person narrator who is omniscient and the point-of-view is seen from Scarlett, who’s also the main character in the story. The extract we have read takes place at Ashley’s house, which is like a mansion and it’s a plantation. We follow some conflicts and decisions which arise at a party at his house. The people who’re there come from the upper-class which is seen in their clothes and ways to behave and they have servants who’re black people
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Throughout the history of literature there have been countless names that have been forever etched onto the book cover of writing—William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Sylvia Plath. But perhaps one of the more controversial and disputatious of them all would be the Irish writer, Oscar Wilde. Born in October, 1854, Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde1 was and is feasibly one of the most revered Irish novelist, playwright, essayist and poet in the Irish literature and culture renaissance. With his rather
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Pride and Prejudice The first line of Pride and Prejudice reveals that a man who has money desires a wife. In the novel, Jane Austen criticizes British society and social expectations of the 19th century. Austen does this by her use of satire in her portrayal of her characters and in multiple situations. Her use of satire is to challenge the way things were in that time. Specific characters are the opposite of what they should be. However, some are just as they should be, and Austen pokes fun at
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and friends by setting up housekeeping with Caroline Graves, a young woman who already had a daughter, and presumably a husband. Even when the opportunity presented itself later in life, he refused to marry her, encouraged her to marry another man, and then moved in with her again when that marriage failed. In the meantime, he kept a mistress on the side, Martha Rudd, by whom he had three children. At his death, he divided his estate equally between his two mistresses and two families. Through
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black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live on the square.” Pg. 5 Reason: I picked this passage because it described to me what the town was like. In my head, I could easily visualize what it looked like. Chapter 2: “Now you tell your father not to teach you anymore. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I ‘ll take over from here and try to undo the damage - your father does not know how to teach. You
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The readers were introduced to Lord and Lady Montague in Act one, briefly after Tybalt's death, and then Lord Montague appeared after Romeo and Juliet’s death to bring news of the passing of Lady Montague. This is a huge sign that Romeo’s parents had a lesser effect on his life than Juliet’s parents had on hers. Were Romeo's parents not going to go after Romeo when he
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have violent ends and their triumph die, like fire and powder…” Said Friar Laurence. In William Shakespeare’s drama “Romeo and Juliet,” Romeo and Juliet met at the Capulet’s party and fall deeply in love with each other. Friar Laurence marries them and not only Friar knows about the marriage, the Nurse knows also. Neither Romeo nor Juliet can reveal their marriage because it may or may not cause more fighting with the Capulet and Montague’s. I ultimately think that the Nurse and Friar Laurence are a
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The adventures of heroes always accompany unpredictable danger and unknown challenge. They must have experienced a life which seems like they are walking on the rough sides of the valley. Intruding into the forbidden area in the dark forest, with enlaced vines and bottomless swamp, although those difficulties and plight act like heavy burden suppressing them, heroes are not that kind of normal men who obey current disadvantaged situation. By the change of psychological emotions and irritation from
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ASSIGNMENT SOLUTIONS GUIDE (2015-2016) MEG-03 British Novel Disclaimer/Special Note: These are just the sample of the Answers/Solutions to some of the Questions given in the Assignments. These Sample Answers/Solutions are prepared by Private Teacher/Tuthors/Authors for the help and Guidance of the student to get an idea of how he/she can answer the Questions of the Assignments. We do not claim 100% accuracy of these sample answers as these are based on the knowledge and cabability of Private
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I should think of shallows and of flats (Act I.i.25-26),” “Shall I have thought to think on this, and shall I lack the thought that such a thing bechanced would make me sad? (Act I.i.36-38),” “…[Y]ou shall seek all day ere you find them, (Act I.i.116-117),” and “You shall look fairer ere I give or hazard (Act II.ix.21).” Deontic modality frequently features in the play: “I pray you have in mind where we must meet (Act I.i.71) (obligation),” “A stage, where every man must play a part, (Act
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