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    and had his feelings command his mind and decisions in different fields. As a teenagers we are in a young age were we think everything revolves around ourselves and don’t take our time to think things through, we are impulsive. Just like our main character Romeo he is a teenager living in a world of feuds between his family the Montagues and their enemies, the Capulets. Those are some things that lead to his impulsiveness starting with love. At the beginning of the play Romeo was madly in love…

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    well as glimpses into the true life of Tennessee Williams. The play features Tom Wingfield, the main character and narrator of the play, Laura Wingfield, his older sister who appears as a painfully shy young woman, Amanda Wingfield, their overbearing mother, and in the final scenes of the play the Gentleman Caller who is thought, by many, to be the antagonist of the play. There is also another character that…

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    reality and act as someone completely different. His determination to marry Gwendolen, and the fights with Algernon Moncrieff and Lady Bracknell’s just to receive her approval, shows how he was chosen as the protagonist. “Earnest” is defined by the characters as someone who is truthful and honest. In my opinion Jack was struggling with “the importance of being earnest”. All he had to do was tell the truth because everything he thought he was lying about, actually turned out to be true. Jack…

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    ambitions.” This quote is seen throughout the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, however there are characters in the play that know the meaning of understanding yourself and the happiness of success. Ben in the play is Willy’s older brother and is a form of guidance in Willy’s life, so he has a major impact on Willy and unlike his brother, he is very ambitious. Willy is a main character in the play. He is very self centered and prideful, which causes his life to fall apart. Charley and…

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    You will need help in life.In the book Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Harry the main character sets out on many adventures and tasks. One of the many tasks is getting Horace Slughorn's real memory. Another adventure is finding a fake horcrux and Professor Dumbledore is killed by Professor Snape.Harry learns you can't do everything by yourself. Harry needs help when he and is almost killed.Inferi rush up the rock attacking harry over repeatedly. Dumbledore wouldn't of helped…

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    In Miller’s The crucible, John Proctor is faced with conflict and a decision to choose what is morally correct, or the most convenient choice for him. Although he chooses his convenience for most of the play, Proctor makes a crucial decision that demonstrates he wants to do what is morally correct. Proctor, originally a stubborn and bad-tempered man becomes an honest man with principles. Even though Proctor becomes an honest man, he starts out as a sinner. John Proctor is a dynamic individual…

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    Can someone fall into such a deep jealousness to the point where they would deliberately hurt their supposed best friend? In the story “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles, one of the main characters, Gene, has deep jealousy toward his self-proclaimed best friend Phineas. When Gene’s deep-rooted jealousy toward Finny goes too far, it will cost Phineas his outstanding athletic ability and it will cost him his life. Gene sabotages his own happiness because of the jealousy he has toward his best…

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    A Streetcar Named Desire is one of Tennessee’s most well-known pieces of literature. Blanche DuBois is the main character and is arguably the most iconic character. There are multiple interpretations of her as well. Blanche has conflicting identities throughout the story that cause her to make bad decisions and end up in an institution. Blanche has many experiences that add to her trauma throughout her life. To begin with, Blanche was married, at a very young age, to Allan Grey. She one day…

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    In John Knowles novel, A Separate Peace, Phineas has to die in order for the main character and protagonist of the story, Gene Forrester, to finally let go of his guilt and become an adult. Finny’s death brought closure to Gene, as his whole friendship was unstable for the reason that Gene felt jealous of Finny’s ability and life. Gene also could never really forgive himself for the fact that he had made Finny fall out of a tree and break his leg, causing him to not pursue his athletic abilities…

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    When you fall in love someone but not able to confess your love to her because of your self-image and she is extremely pretty, in Cyrano De Bergerac play by Edmond Rostand, Cyrano is worried about his appearance because he has such an enormous nose. This is the most important of this play because some people are judging a book by its cover. Cyrano is a poet, swordsman and smart but he is really ugly outside. Opposite from Cyrano, Christian is really pretty, handsome but unintelligent and dull…

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