Exclamation

Something striking about Emily Dickinson’s poetry is the makeshift way it all seems to come together. It’s written on any type of paper—whether envelope or wrinkled, torn corner—in an endless chain of thought, as if her entire body of work was sticky-noted. And so this allows for reproduction upon reproduction. Because of its jotted down nature, Dickinson’s collection of poetry lends itself to a continuous but broken style, which is built around her punctuation and self-revision. To bring this…

Act 1 Scene 2 is a key moment that includes Hamlet’s first soliloquy, during which the audience start to understand the complexity of Hamlet and his personal state of melancholia. Shakespeare’s use of syntax, fanatic language and striking imagery develops the tension within Hamlet’s relationship with Gertrude, while feeding the reoccurring theme of misogyny. Shakespeare uses intense juxtapositions and the theme of corruption to strengthen the characterisation of Claudius, through the eyes of…

World War II is considered to be one of the most significant event in world history. It was a phenomenon that destroyed countries, families, and lives yet simultaneously brought people together to combat a world wide evil. Countries such as the United States invested heavily on the resolution of the war, by sending thousands of it 's own men into battle. By doing so, the United States faced a problem. The factories were left abounded because of the lack of laborers to produce the heavy…

" Is this not what Revelation 3:15 encouraging? "That you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other!" Noticed the exclamation mark. The Oxford Dictionary defines the use of exclamation mark as "something shouted" or "spoken very loudly." Merriam-Webster defines it as "strong emotion". But I prefer how Wikipedia defines the use of exclamation mark. Used to emphasize a precautionary statement. A precautionary statement provides information concerning potential hazards.…

Family is not just about who shares your blood, but rather, who cares about you more than anyone else. Throughout Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare is able to create many different evident relationships with sheer indirect characterization. With his use of the Friar’s exclamatory remarks along with his contrasting of Romeo and the Friar’s personalities, Shakespeare is able to emphasize that the Friar is almost a fatherly figure to Romeo. Throughout the passage, the Friar has many exclamatory…

Michel Foucault, in The History of Sexuality, argues that the concepts of power and pleasure are intertwined. In the given excerpt from Herculine Barbin, both narrator Camille and her “sister”/lover, Sara, are teachers at a religious boarding school in nineteenth-century France, thus being forced to keep their relationship a secret. One religious figure of authority at the school, Abbé H., plays a significant role in the dynamic between the two women as confessor and religious guide. The…

Olivia and Desire In the seventeenth century comedic play, Twelfth Night, Shakespeare uses Olivia to display how one’s desire affects others’ emotions, which changes how people feel about the person who has desires or about a situation. Desire has importance as all people have some form of aspiration. Desire comes in three main forms: love, wishes, and orders or instructions, and Olivia displays all of these throughout the play. Thanks to Olivia’s desires, Shakespeare teaches readers how…

Quiet Kill Buck and Reacher came to his desk. Buck said, “That’s him.” “Are you sure?” “Of course I’m sure. I saw him with my two eyes. I can’t forget that face. It saws there that he was trialed two times for two wife’s murders but was acquitted both times, and was arrested for attempted murder but acquitted and for forgery.” Buck said, “Don’t know about guys, but Bones sounds like our guy to me.” Sherlock printed out a copy of the man’s photo. “Says here, his real name is Nat Weathers…

their dream. Although Lennie invariably tells George to continue describing it. "An' live off the fatta the lan', Lennie shouted. An' have rabbits have. Go on, George!" (14). Lennie's excitement is indicated when it says he is shouting and from the exclamation mark. This enthusiasm Lennie has motivates George to become excited about the dream. Additionally, it makes George describe the dream so vividly they can picture it. Lennie becomes a constant reminder to George that dream is very possible.…

On William Hazlitt’s “On the Pleasure of Hating”, he writes about the many different ways people show and act out their petulance and hostility toward other living beings, including their own human kind . Hazlitt makes no big arguments but instead, all his essays build up with well-drawn points to create a conclusion. Hazlitt argues that it is human nature to hate and to exploit the misery in other beings. It is our own self-knowledge of the undesirable within us that leads us to chase and…