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    them once a year because of he’s job. His extrinsic factors that influenced his writing had a lot to do with his daughters death as after the death of one of his twin daughters which explain ‘the lost years. In many of Shakespeare 's plays, if not all of them death does occur sometimes more than once, for example in one of his most famous tragedy, Romeo and Juliet both the main characters do die because of the confusion that Romeo was declared dead and Juliet felt she couldn 't live without her…

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    religious lens to that of Guibert of Nogent. This is presented in Joinville’s writing as the tale of St. Louis on a boat that has set sail and is stuck in a storm. This storm is an extremely rough one and causes the ship to rock heavily making the men onboard think it will sink. Rather than accept that it is just a storm or a force of nature St. Louis interprets it as God saying “See how easily I could have encompassed your death, had it been my will.” This kind of interpretation of a situation…

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    Is Lady Macbeth Guilty

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    In the play “Macbeth”, Lady Macbeth was just as guilty of the King’s death as her husband. Lady Macbeth was the one who urges her husband to kill Duncan. Macbeth is only contemplating killing Duncan until Lady Macbeth convinces him to do it by taunting him, “When you durst do it, then you were a man. And to be more than what you were, you would Be so much more the man.” ( Ⅰ.vii.49-51). She questions his manhood and emasculates him by saying a real man would kill Duncan and if he were one he…

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    fate, “Oh, let it come, let it appear, that fairest of fates for me, that brings my last day,-aye, best fate of all! Oh, let it come, that I may never look upon to-morrow's light” (Sophocles). While Antigone never even gets a moment of catharsis, this moment elevates Creon’s tragedy in particular because of how adamant he was throughout the play. His stubbornness makes his catharsis all the more redeming and sympathetic. A similar effect can be seen with the Andy Murray. His “aloofness and…

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    a christian and later on finding out he is a minister. Doing what any minister would he tries to appeal to their faith. He then brought up many biblical characters like “Apostle Paul.” He also mentioned a greek philosopher by the name of Socrates. King’s goal was more of an example or comparison to give an idea of what he is wanting to happen. In paragraph…

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    written in English becomes the foundation of Western literatures. As an epic poem from Anglo-Saxon period, Beowulf not only tells the story of Beowulf, but also the culture of Anglo-Saxon that people revenge for their loves ones, women are married to men as peace wavers and kings and queens need to show hospitality to…

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    he was going to be the Thane of Cawdor, he goes to the king’s castle.…

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    For example, Antigone decides to bury her brother over accepting her king’s orders. To the kingdom, Antigone’s brother is considered a traitor; therefore, he is not granted a proper burial. Furthermore, Antigone believes allowing her brother’s body to decompose is a far worse punishment than she could receive. For this reason, Antigone decides to defy her king’s orders. “If I die young, I say I’d gain something. For one who bears such sorrows as are mine, how can…

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    mostly known through out people’s minds as Martin Luther King’s wife. She was seen marching alongside Martin during his fights for equality, and knew that he was very much in love with her. However, she also was a very determined Civil Rights leader by her own right. It was her who continue the Civil Rights Movement after her husband’s assassination, and her who continued to fight for her own causes. These causes included equality for all, regardless of race, gender, or sexual preference. She…

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    already in Panama City, “one if its wealthiest and most powerful citizens”. So when pizarro when to the king he was already rich, and only sought more wealth for himself. Although some of the gold, the royal fifth, when to the king. Pizarro did pay his men after he took a fifth for himself. Which meant he got 18 percent of the gold and silver they collected. The way he got the gold was horrendous. Bartholome de las casas states, “The way they normally dealt with the native leaders and nobles was…

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