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At the time of Shakespeare’s plays, the role of women was seen as obsolete or unencouraged. Women were not to be educated, they were to obey their father’s wishes then their husbands, and they were grouped into the social class of their husbands. Women also rarely left the comfort of their homes; except to attend church then return straight home thereafter. The female roles in plays were played by younger boys. In medieval times, it was considered to be disgraceful or embarrassing for women…

If you were to go to my house and you went over to my study area you would see a have a kind of desk, a chair, and a lamp. The desk actually contains a sewing machine in the inside that used to belong to my mother. God rest her soul. Main reason I use this as a desk it that it is one of the few places in my house where I have a flat surface that is not cluttered with odds and ends. Also this desk is in a centrally located place in the dining room right next to the dining table. The dining room…

In a typical life, individuals will develop a friendship with someone who is overly dependent. The overly dependent friend spews their worries and conflicts on to others in hopes for consultation or a solution. This kind of relationship, however, often includes a “friend” with malicious intents of destroying the dependent friend. In William Shakespeare’s Othello, multiple relations between characters prove to be resilient, but most often relationships are portrayed with extreme reliance and…

Tale” and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” are different in the language, or the tone. The tone of the Wife of Bath was distinctive. She was loud, self-promoting and extremely aggressive. Her prologue silenced the Pardoner for daring to interrupt her: ‘Madam, I put it to you as a prayer,’ / The Pardoner said, ‘go on as you began! / Tell us your tale, spare not for any man. / Instruct us your men in your technique.’ ‘Gladly,’ she said, ‘if you will let me speak, / But still hope the company won’t…

“Do not be misled; bad company corrupts a good character…” The previous quote is cited from the Bible. With that being said, characters and their future have always been affected by those that they are around. Although it is important to always take ownership in your wrongs, those around you will likely affect your future. In the short play, Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were provoked by those around them. First, the nurse’s irresponsible actions are to show for Romeo and Juliet’s…

The reason why I chose to write about Nokugcina Mhlophe, it is because I like her work and stytle, because she was also involrd in fighting for freedom. I will be looking at her work in writing poetry. The inspiration that she gives out to young people. I was moved by her praise poem in honour of Nokukhanya Luthuli, widow of chief Albert Luthuli. She than gave a motivational speechn immediately after the praise poem, and that is where I started to like her work. BIOGRAPHY Nokugcina Elsie…

In act 3 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet , Juliet is a driving force of the narrative in her search for autonomy, overtly rebelling against her parents and deciding to give herself ‘the power to die’ (3.5.242), if she cannot be with Romeo. This scene draws together major themes of the play – maturation, sex, day and night, the use of language and class roles – demonstrating how they interact and are involved in the inevitable culmination of the narrative. The first passage of this scene sees Romeo…

Establishing Tragic and Comedic Elements in The Visit: A Tragicomedy The genre of tragicomedy surfaces first in Greek and Roman works. After World War II, tragicomedy became widespread in British theatre. The Visit is a play written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and contains qualities from both tragedy and comedy. The play follows the billionaire Claire and her quest to exact vengeance upon her ex-lover, Alfred Ill. The use of sarcasm, irony, and Claire’s characterization establish the play as a…

right.“Well, if you two are going to chicken out, fine, I don’t want to break rules, you know. I think threatening Muggle-borns is far worse than brewing up a difficult potion. But if you don’t want to find out if it’s Malfoy, I’ll go straight to Madam Pince now and hand the book back in —” This quote came from hermione trying to stand her ground because she knew she was right and she brings in a bit of sassiness as she is confronting Harry and Ron.This trait helps her build her character into…

When looking back to early America, a few common themes surface. Some may think of agriculture, because it dominated American society, while others may think of religion, which also influenced a large portion of settlers’ lives. However, through the works of John Smith and Sarah Kemble Knight a new, self-centered side of American society surfaces. In “The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles,” Smith describes the people he encounters on his trip coming to, and…