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    As depicted by the countless sold copies of this sort, tragedies appeal to the pathos of human pity. Having been distinguished from their beginning in ancient Greece, when authors such as Sophocles and Homer wrote rhetorics that are still being taught today. In fact, famous, talented Elizabethan playwright, William Shakespeare is best known for his tragedies including the acclaimed Romeo and Juliet. Therefore, it is no surprise that he exquisitely produced the play “Othello”, illustrating the…

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    On the other hand there is Plath. As it was earlier mentioned critics define Sylvia Plath as a confessional poet, pre-feminist, suicidal poet who is obsessed to a certain extent with the theme of death. In Lady Lazarus the narrator is in 1st person this is shown through the use of “I”. The narrator is a narcissist who is obsessed with the idea of death and makes herself be undefeatable against death as she is “a sort of walking miracle.” This is one of the reasons why critics associated it as…

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    William Shakespeare is one of the highly cherished brilliant writers of all times. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in English literature. Besides, he is a prominent dramatist, poet, actor and a playwright. He is widely acknowledged for his contribution in the drama and writing history as a fiction writer and his use of literal devices in his works. Among his best works are a drama known as “The Tragical History of Hamlet” or simply Hamlet. Hamlet is the longest of all Shakespeare’s…

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    Conflict between forces in nature, humans, groups, states, and countries has been a part of the human condition as long as there have been people and things to fight about. In The Diary Of Anne Frank, a young girl experiences the methodical extermination of the jews by the Nazis in WWII, from the perspective of a family hiding to save their lives. Another type of conflict and resolution is the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the U.S. near the end of WWII. These were actions in response to…

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    Do movies based on books portray the same details? The Devil's Arithmetic was published in November 1988, and the movie was released almost 11 years later, in March 1999. Both are about a girl named Hannah who gets transported back in time to the year 1942. The book and movie versions of The Devil's Arithmetic are based on the same events, however, there are countless differences between the two. In the beginning of both the book and the movie, the protagonist is Hannah Stern. She lives in New…

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    Henry Viii Personality

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    then knocked him unconscious (Chalmers & Chaloner, 2009). There are no records regarding his mental or physical state post accident, but historically following the trauma the King initiated a marriage annulment to Katharine of Aragon in order to marry Anne Boleyn, and instituted himself the head of the Church (Graves, 2003, p. iv). There was no correlation that his head injury contributed to these events, especially since the motive for his divorce was in his desire for to have a son (Historic…

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    Princess Diana was a strong woman who was loved by the people of Wales. She was a member of the British royal family as the first wife of Prince Charles, who is the eldest child and heir of Queen Elizabeth II. Together they had two children named Prince William and Prince Harry. Princess Diana and Prince Charles divorced on August 28th, 1996. A year later, on August 31st, 1997, tragedy happened: Princess Diana died in a car accident in a Paris tunnel. After hearing about her death, there was…

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    June 20, 1837, until her death on January 22, 1901, Queen Victoria’s reign had set out a whole new trend from progressing technology, to new clothes that would inspire modern-day clothing wear, to gender roles, religion, arts, and literature would change our world forever. Alexandrina Victoria was born on May 24, 1819, to her parents Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in Kensington Palace, London, United Kingdom. Alexandrina, later became…

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    The Elizabethan Settlement

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    problems related with religion before she had even born. Henry VIII dissociated himself from the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope Clement VII when he divorced Catherine of Aragon to marry Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was a child, she was raised Protestant as her mother Anne Boleyn. However, as Anna Keaton says, Elizabeth always followed “the religious requirement of the country regardless of whether they were Catholic or Protestant.” (Citar) During her brother’s reign, she…

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    3.1.2. The Portuguese Restoration War (1640-1668) As Charles V married Isabella of Portugal, Portuguese was possessed by the Habsburgs through the political marriages which were traditionally implemented. Since his son, Philip II of Spain, also known as Philip the Prudent, both Spain and Portugal were considered harmonious, the usage of ‘’the Iberian Union’’ was common. However, when Philip IV of Spain began to overtax Portugal, Portuguese felt uncomfortable with the situation. In addition to…

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