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    There have been hundreds of outlaws that terrorized the public for years. Even though all of them committed crime regularly they were all different. Some of them ran around with gangs, others went alone. Others robbed banks and most of them killed people. Outlaws have always been a problem and always will be. Some of the most well-known outlaws were Jesse James and Clyde Barrow. These outlaws murdered and killed many people. These two outlaws lived in different time periods one being during the 1800’s and the other in the 1930’s but there are many similarities between the two. In fact Clyde Barrow said that he would like to think of himself as the young Jesse James. One of the main similarities is that they both killed many people. It is not exactly for sure of how many people Clyde Barrow killed but it is believed to be around 13. His partner and lover also killed a few so that could be added. He had killed at least three lawmen alone, but with Bonnie they killed two more highway officers. He then killed multiple citizens throughout the United…

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    A Good Hero In Beowulf

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    at the ripe age of approximately 70 decides to take the dragon on himself, with the help of Wiglaf. With no regard for his people or his land he risks his life in order to be glorious. By the end of the battle Beowulf is fatally wounded and his dying wish is to have a barrow built in his honor. He does not think for one second about his people or who will lead them when he is gone. “After many trials, he was destined to face the end of his days in this mortal world; as was the dragon, for all…

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    In theatre, repetition often insinuates value. The reiteration of certain ideas, actions or objects in drama is never coincidental, but rather symbolizes a motif that links with the theme of the play. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams presents Blanche Dubois, the embodiment of a typical Southern Belle: dainty, vain, and very feminine. After moving in with her sister Stella and her husband Stanley, Blanche finds herself caught in a spiral of alcoholism and stupor. The fallen and…

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    Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, Darl was always perceived as mildly insane. He was able to know and understand things that he shouldn’t know. In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” by Tennessee Williams, Stella’s sister Blanche lied throughout the play in order to change the way she was perceived. She was also unable to keep her secrets and painful memories which led to her insanity. In As I Lay Dying and “A Streetcar Named Desire,” both Darl and Blanche’s levels of sanity decreased when they lost…

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    social class, normally by economic bracket, into groups of varying worth and dispensability. Those who place themselves on top through classism thrive while those under them suffer for it. A Streetcar Named Desire, a play by playwright Tennessee Williams holds a great example of how dangerous and hurtful classism can be. A Streetcar Named Desire is a play about Blanche Dubois, moving in with her poorer sister after losing the family home to debt. Blanche, being of the upper class, is not used to…

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    vain due to the fact shortly after, she walks down the spiral staircase and joins him in to bed. At the end of the play, after Blanche tells her about Stanley attacking her, she chooses not to believe it. Stella is trapped in her marriage, because she allows it. She wants a fairytale ending with her husband and child, and decides to stay with him regardless of his…

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    lives. In the play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Blanche DuBois desperately yearns for this connection but fails to find it. Her isolation will become her ultimate defeat in the aggressive, merciless world she simply is not fit for. In Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche DuBois’s failed search for connection illustrates the crucial balance between illusion and reality necessary to survive in a…

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    In the controversial novel “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin the main character, Edna Pontellier, struggles with an internal conflict. Set in 1899, this novel follows Edna as she is vacationing with her family on an island in Grand Isle, Louisiana, and her arrival back home to New Orleans. Edna’s movement from Grand Isle to her home in the city forces her to explore the various ways in which she is expected to live her life. This internal conflict that Edna experiences throughout the novel is…

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    The main characters in that play are Blanche Dubois, her younger sister Stella, and Stella’s husband Stanley Kowalski. Blanche Dubois has unexpectedly come to live with her sister because she has lost her job. In Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche Dubois is characterized as a liar, mentally unstable and having troubled relationships with men. Blanche Dubois lies about her life to escape reality. She tries to keep…

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    Why is the beginning of scene eleven of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" significant? The beginning of scene eleven is one of the most significant passages in Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire". In the aftermath of Blanche's rape, the audience is unsure what repercussions Blanche and Stanley may face and how the other characters will respond. In his final portrayal of Blanche, Williams creates sympathy for his fallen heroine and explores some of the play's key themes,…

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