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    In the book titled American Born Chinese, written by Gene Luen Yang, there are many plot elements. Each character in this book have different scenarios and different stages of plot elements. The main characters in this story are The Monkey King, Jin Wang, Wei-Chen Sun, Danny, and his cousin Chin-Kee. Each one has different problems and there are many plot elements to each. In the first story, about the Monkey King, there is major conflict in the beginning. The Monkey King wants to be let into…

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    many plays written by William Shakespeare. The many characters of the play all have functions. The characters with the most important functions are Friar Lawrence, Prince Escalus, and Juliet's Nurse. These people have major functions in the entire plot of Romeo and Juliet. The first important character is Friar Lawrence. He is the Friar or priest of the town of Verona. His functions are helping Romeo, helping Juliet, and marrying them.He helps Romeo by saying this: “ Hence from Verona art thou…

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    Finally, the witches in Macbeth play a pivotal role in the advancement of the plot as they spark Macbeth’s thought to murder Duncan and they intensify Macbeth’s ambition and overconfidence. The three witches bring about Macbeth’s inclination to murder Duncan as they prophesize that Macbeth will be “future king.” Bearing this prophecy in mind, Macbeth immediately thinks to himself, “If good, why do I yield to that suggestion/ Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair/ And make my seated heart knock…

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    Plot is certainly the most imperative component of most literary works, especially short stories. With the help of an excellent plot, a phenomenal story is made. This was achieved with the short story, “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”. Kurt Vonnegut mastered the elements of the prominent narrative arc. Vonnegut intrigues the audience with an exceptional exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement. The exposition of a narrative is the introduction to the characters and…

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    characters, and the plot. The characters develop to the theme based off of Napoleon the leader who constantly changes things to keep his motto “ Napoleon is always right” and Squealer the provada who covers up the lies and manipulates them and cover up the lies. The setting contributes to the theme because it is used to divide the “classes” like the pigs living in the farmhouse and not doing no work, and the animals are the working class who live in the barn and do all work. The plot contributes…

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    works of men, but the roles that they entertain play a crucial role in the development of the plot and storyline. Gender roles are a social construct that outlines the ‘appropriate’ attitudes, behaviors, and actions of men in women in the context of society. They aid in defining what is masculine or feminine and displays the way people should be regarded. In Homeric epics, female characters are vital to the plot because they act as a basis of comparison for the men, as the outrageousness of…

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    stories that I will be contrasting are Gawain and the Green Knight, Morte D’ Arthur and How the Round Table Began. The style, plot, and characters of these three stories are vastly different. For example, Sir Gawain changes who he is as a person throughout the three stories. The style of these stories changes dramatically if you look at the difficultly of the styles. Even the plot within the stories have changed drastically. The style of writing is Middle English, simplified by mass amounts…

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    Cinder, The Book to Read Cinder is a wonderful novel that all young readers can enjoy. It has a plot that never becomes mundane, and keeps the reader intrigued from cover to cover. Cinder is an amazingly thrilling and exhilarating novel, and is beautifully written, with integrated plots, and extraordinary descriptions. Some people may think it is too complex and intricate, but it can truly be a splendid novel that all readers can love. Cinder is a story that never gets boring. This is…

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    King Lear Subplot Essay

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    rivetingly tragic play "King Lear" by Shakespeare, there is a sizable amount of themes that ricochets between the subplot and main plot. In an attempt to universalize the travesties endured by the protagonist and tragic hero, Shakespeare incorporates a significant subplot into King Lear. Although the focus clearly lies on the tragic plight of King Lear, the secondary plot involving Gloucester and his offspring mirrors and dramatizes Lear's hopeless situation. Both Lear and Gloucester misjudge…

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    The Advancement of the Plot by Secondary Characters in Macbeth Every great story will centralize on one main individual, the protagonist, who will always strike as remarkable. The protagonist is certain to face their antagonist somewhere on the plotline that they must voyage. Along the way to whatever endeavors they are aspiring to achieve, they will additionally encounter various characters relatively minor in nature. Unlike the unforgettably significant main characters, these secondary…

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