Banquet scene from Macbeth(analysis)
- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How can we elaborate on Calpurnia as a disciplinarian and her link between black and whites?
What is a disciplinarian? This is a person who administers discipline to others, setting the boundaries and keeping people line. Calipurnia is clearly the person who disciplines the children, and…
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- MACBETH
Banquet scene from Macbeth(analysis)
The banquet scene is both a high point for Macbeth as King of Scotland and the beginning of the end for him. The banquet is his first celebration as King, and he is joyous, thrilled with his new…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Who is a mockingbird besides tom and boo?
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- LOOK BACK IN ANGER
How can Jimmy Porter in Look Back in Anger be judged as a Hamlet-like figure?
While it can best be argued that Shakespeare’s Hamlet from Hamlet and Jimmy in Look Back in Anger are mostly unlike each other–particularly since Hamlet dies a tragic death and Jimmy…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In what ways is “To Kill a Mockingbird” a story of love of childhood, love of parenthood and love…
To kill a mockingbird is a novel written from the ponit of view of Scout who is a precocious 6 or 7 year-old. She is smart, cute, funny, and different from most girls in her age group. She likes…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
chapter 3: Nick thinks he’s one of the few honest people he knows, why? Do you think he is…
Nick’s opinion of his honesty is largely based upon the people that he is surrounded with. He is telling this story of Gatsby after it has taken place, therefore the people that he has met in East…
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- MACBETH
How would you write a paragraph to suggest that Macbeth is the main character?What kind of theme…
You might try something such as: MacBeth is the main character of Shakespeare’s “MacBeth” because not only is he the title character of the play, but he is the example of someone who falls victim…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How is Mr Dolphus Raymond characterized in “To Kill A Mockingbird”?
Mr Raymond enjoys the prestige of being a wealthy man, but his name is swarthed in scandal because of his preference for Negroes, including his taste in women. This has especially been the case…
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- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
UsuryTo what extent can the attack on Jewish money-lending be seen as a projection by a Christian…
I would agree that Merchant expresses the Christian world’s projection of its own ambivalence or anxiety about interest charging onto the Jews. The larger society was increasingly adopting usury as…
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- TO HIS COY MISTRESS
I want a critical essay based on the deconstruction approach about the poem “To His Coy Mistress”???
You could try the Oxford University Press’ Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature 5th edition. It applies different critical perspectives, including deconstruction, to six classic texts,…
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- LITERATURE
Society today compared to Society in To Kill a Mockingbirdwhat would you say that society does…
Oliver Stone, the director, once declared that Americans “worship fame.” There does seem to be an inordinate interest in the lives of celebrities. Interestingly, there does not seem to be an sort…
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- LITERATURE
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the deconstruction approach?
Deconstruction is one of many methods for reading and interpreting literature. It is a theory developed by the philosopher Jacques Derrida. The advantage of deconstruction is that the reader is…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In what way are the children a reflection of their fathers in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird?’In Scout’s…
Scout, the lawyer’s daughter, wants to keep things fair, so she goes to the trouble to explain to the new teacher Miss Caroline why Walter Cunningham can’t or won’t accept a quarter for lunch….
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- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
What is ironic about Shylock leaving his keys with his daughter?In Act II, scene 5 of “The…
Shylock is reluctant to go to this dinner because he’s had dream about his money bags that he sees as a premonition of someone stealing from him. He gives his daughter Jessica his keys so she can…
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- HAMLET
Opening PlayAs the play opens, what is the mood? Looking closely at the text, what words or…
The opening scene is presented in the dark of night, at midnight. Bernardo tells us that “’tis now struck twelve.” “‘Tis bitter cold,” we learn from Francisco. The guards discuss “this thing…this…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Why does Nick choose to share his thoughts and feelings with Jordan in Chapter 3 of The Great…
The quick answer is “because Nick and Jordan are beginning a semi-romantic relationship;” however, the tenor of your question makes it seem as if Nick spends most of Chapter 3 discussing his…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How is Society today similar or different from Society in To Kill a Mockingbird? prejudice,…
Now, this is a critical thinking question and there should not be a right or wrong answer except for stating current events and facts. For once, that story takes place in times of intolerance and…
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- SHAKESPEARE’S SONNETS
What does this quote by William Shakespeare mean? “The course of true love never did run smooth.”
Put simply, it means that things don’t always go smoothly in “true love.” Sometimes people think that love will make all bad things go away, that it will overcome all foibles, disagreements,…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In The Great Gatsby what does Nick think of Gatsby after meeting him?
Nick is pretty impressed with Gatsby. He never expected “The Gatsby” to be just around 30, tanned and very introverted. He thought if he met Gatsby, he’d be middle aged, very outgoing and…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Pay attention to Nick’s judgments in Chapter 3. What do they reveal about his character…
Fitzgerald’s Nick Carraway believes he is the only honest person in the text of The Great Gatsby. Nick’s father taught him early in life to avoid criticizing others because they may not have had…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Describe the violent act Tom committed against Myrtle in The Great Gatsby. What does this reveal…
At a party in their apartment, Myrtle keeps saying the name “Daisy” over and over. Tom hits Myrtle across the face, breaking her nose. This is the second time that Tom’s penchant for hurting women…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
What more is learned about Nick in Chapter 2? Is he similar to or different from the people he…
Chapter 2 takes introduces us to Myrtle Wilson and shows us the affair between Myrtle and Tom Buchanan. Myrtle is shown to be in a much lower social class than Tom. More than once, Nick as…
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- HAMLET
In Act I, scene 1 of “Hamlet”, both Bernardo and Francisco were protecting which country?
Bernardo and Francisco are guarding the palace of Ellsinore, the residence of the King of Denmark. As Horatio explains later in Act I, the King Hamlet of Denmark has recently died and the nephew of…
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- MACBETH
Lady Macbeth says of macbeth, “What thou wouldst highly,/ that wouldsnt thou holily; wouldnst not…
When Lady Macbeth speaks these lines, she just has read a letter that her husband sent about his meeting with the three witches. He says that the witches told him he would become King. Lady…
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- SPLIT CHERRY TREE
Explain why Dave is late returning home from school in the short story, “Split Cherry Tree.”
Dave Sexton wishes he hadn’t followed his five friends in climbing a tree during a school field trip in Jesse Stuart’s short story, “Split Cherry Tree.” When the tree splits and owner Eif Crabtree…
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- THE GIVER
Who is the most important elder?
The answer to this question comes in Chapter 7, which narrates the Ceremony of the Twelve where Jonas and his friends are given their assignments. The community meets in the auditorium all together…
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- THE TEMPEST
What are your opinions on The Tempest character Ferdinand ?I’m performing the character in a play…
Ferdinand and Miranda, I think, are a lot like the Romeo and Juliet. They are both very young and aren’t really caught up in all the adult matters that everyone else seems concerned with. Neither…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
When Mercutio says, “A plague o’ both your houses!” (3.1.106), he is referring to what?
When Mercutio says “A plague o’ both your houses!” (3.1.106), he is referring to the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. In other words, he wishes both the Montagues and the Capulets ill…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In chapter one How does Nick react to Jordan? What does Tom’s behavior reveal…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
What are some examples of thesis statements that can effectively carry through the theme,…
Remember that a thesis should argue something specific about the text. Contrast, conflict, irony, and theme are broad, non-specific terms that you might consider narrowing. Try and think of how…
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- THE LADY OR THE TIGER?
What was “barbaric” about the king and his daughter? What wasn’t Barbaric?Please x10000 help…
The barbaric nature for the king and his daughter found in their sense of justice and entertainment. The king didn’t care about discovering how was actually guilty and innocent, he wanted to leave…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Why is Friar Laurence reluctant to marry Paris to Juliet?
At the beginning of Act IV, Juliet’s father has arranged for her to marry Paris. When Paris goes to see Friar Laurence, though, the Friar does not want to marry Paris to Juliet. The reason for…
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- LITERATURE
Which two characters from different the book “Inside Stories II”, can be compared and…
Harrison Bergeron and the female protagonist from The Lamp at Noon are both victims of their environment. Both try to confront the problems in their lives, and both lose. With Harrison, the problem…
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- THE HIDING PLACE
In The Hiding Place, what did Corrie mean when she observed that life in Ravensbruck took place…
The two separate levels on which Corrie observes that life takes place for the women at Ravensbruck are the observable and the spiritual. The “observable, external life”, filled with unbelievable…
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- THE GIVER
What are the important events that happen at each age level in the book The Giver?The age groups…
There are different events that happen at various stages and they are revealed at different times throughout the book. Age one of course is the naming and the assignment of families. The “rite of…
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- HISTORY
What were the ups and downs of the economy in the 1960s?
The 1960’s were mostly good times for American’s in an economic sense. Business profits reached record levels, small business start ups had never been greater and family incomes were increasing…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
How does Austen use irony to shape the main theme of appearance versus reality in Pride and…
Irony in literature can be situational, dramatic or verbal. Irony is the occurrence of a statement or situation that opposes what is expected. For instance, Elizabeth Bennet visiting Pemberley when…
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- HAMLET
In Act III of “Hamlet,” what is Claudius’s attitude in Scene 3?
Like Macbeth, who reflects, Who can be wise, amazed, temp’rate and furious…in a moment? No man./The expedition of my violent love/Outrun the pauser, reason. (II,iv,109-112) Claudius, in this…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In Chapter One of The Great Gatsby, what factual information is given about Nick and what can…
We know Nick is from a comfortable, well established (but not wealthy) family in the Midwest that has taught him the value of work. He served in World War I. After returning home, he was restless…
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- THE EDIBLE WOMAN
How does Margaret Atwood offer no hope and create an inevitable fall from innocence which…
Marian was undergoing a massive and very intense inner change. She was no longer acting in accordance to what she had decided to be the journey of her life. She was now a walking and talking…
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- THE FURNISHED ROOM
Stream-of-consciousness writing is when the author takes us into the character’s head, and relays all of the thoughts just as they occur. As a result, we hear each and every thought-no matter how…
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- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Is Shylock’s conversion sincere? What evidence does the play offer in support of this?
Well, that one is up to the actor and the director, I think. I’ve never seen a production which tried to play Shylock’s ”conversion” at the end of the play as genuine, though I suppose it could…
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- SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT
In “Shooting a Elephant”, what does George Orwell conclued regarding the position of foreign…
Orwell concludes that foreign authorities have power by virtue of their military might and power, but they will never be liked by the people they oppress. He realizes that his position seems…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What are some strong quotes in the book To Kill a Mockingbird that show descrimination?or even a…
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- GEORGE ELIOT
What were the contributions made by George Eliot to the development of English novel?
According to George Elliot’s own statements, one of her contributions to the English novel was to depict common life with a sympathetic rendering, in the same vein as Dutch painters, written in a…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Is society the same or different from the society in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird? I am…
To Kill a Mockingbird has many themes running through it that are just as pertinent today as when Harper Lee wrote it. Prejudice is still blatant in American society- it may take on different…
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- ARCADIA
How does Tom Stoppard make us interested in Thomasina and Septimus in Arcadia?
From Thomasina’s opening question about carnal knowledge and Septimus’s clever answer considering the question we are interested. Who is that young girl? Who is that handsome young man? Thomasina…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
How does conflict of upper class versus lower class shape the theme of appearance versus reality…
In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen doesn’t include references to the lower class. The closest she comes to including a lower class character is Georgiana’s former governess, however a governess to…
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- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
What are the personality traits of the characters in A Midsummer Nights Dream by William…
One thing we know about Hermia is that she is very bold and self-assertive. We even see her boldness and assertiveness in the very first scene. When her father Egeus petitions Duke Theseus to…
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- A JURY OF HER PEERS
Describe what type of person Minnie Wright was before her marriage.
Clearly, if you read the story carefully, you will see that through the various reminisces that Mrs. Hale has of her friend, Minnie Foster, before she became Mrs. Wright, she was a social woman who…