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    discontent towards Othello in which he says to his friend Rodrigo that he is only serving under Othello to hurt him later. This hatred and jealousy goes hand-in-hand with the time period and setting of the play. Along with coinciding with one of the major plot-driving themes, setting also juxtaposes nicely with the events that occur as…

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    serves as the foil character of Claudio by which Claudio credulous, strengths are illuminated through Heros Humble weaknesses; thus, interminably influences the conflict in the plot. Claudio and Hero are contrasted , for ,Claudio consistently being gullible and Hero as the Humble girl which these differences affect the plot by Claudio always getting the worse side of the stick. Brochio said this quote. This shows Bronchio and Don John's plan and how they convinced Claudio into thinking that hero…

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    Burrows, he discovers a journal that is left by his dad. It says that Mr. Burrows was leaving on an expedition upon discovering a mining elevator that lead to the Colony. The journal is important to the plot of the book because it leads Will in the direction of his father. If Will had not found the journal, he would never have a chance at finding his father. “But Will was too engrossed in the journal to explain. He recited slowly, in broken sentences,…

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    Women In The Great Gatsby

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    Daisy’s character and role is related to the plot it seems as if Fitzgerald decided to portray women as shallow and confused to heighten the plot. Considering the fact that Daisy choosing Tom for his wealth instead of Gatsby, it is only when Gatsby returns and displays his wealth that her feeling begins to change. In this way representing women through society’s view of the “perfect” woman Fitzgerald is able to utilize the character traits to further the plot of the…

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    literary elements of setting, character, plot, and symbolism. Setting increases the reader's understanding throughout a story. In "Killings" by Andy Dubus, the narrator describes the setting in depth to allow the reader hints of Matt's indecisiveness. When Matt threatens Richard to take him to Richard's house, the narrator describes the…

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    “that in virtue of which we ascribe certain qualities to the agents” (Butcher). What he means by this is that the character should have certain qualities that would contribute to their eventual misery in the play. Heracles’ essential quality in the plot is shown in the following quote spoken by Iris, “…him whom they call the son of Zeus and Alcmena” (Euripides). Heracles is the son of the god Zeus and Alcmena which incites Hera’s jealousy towards him as he is the outcome of Zeus’ extra…

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    theory emphasizes that a tragedy represents reality and universal truths rather than historical particulars. This is achieved by creating a tightly-woven cause and effect chain or “unity of action” that centers around the plot rather than the personalities of the characters. Also, the plot of the tragedy should have complex, specific, and coherent turning points, that are a part of the “unity of action”. In addition, the characters in a tragedy, have specific characteristics that designate…

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    have seen in tangerine so far is nature and man vs man and both of these conflicts help drive a plot in the novel. One conflict in the novel tangerine i have seen so far is the sinkhole this is an example of man vs nature. In the novel on page 81 it states “No! Sinkhole! Man its a sinkhole!” this quotes explains they are being affected by a sinkhole. This conflict helps drive the plot of the novel because the sinkhole damage resulted in paul transferring to a new Tangerine…

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    called Liturgy elements, and they fuel the fire to all great novels. Like in Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee uses these elements so that the reader creates strong, good or bad feelings, that involve the setting, plot, characters, and theme. Hating a character, loving how the plot flows, despising the place in which the story takes place in, or admiring how the author ties everyone in a common theme are all examples of literary elements. Within this knothole lies ten different objects…

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    and the book The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe both present cases where the lead detectives must procure a lost or stolen item. Although both authors use almost congruent plots, characters and situations to expose readers to great tales of ratiocination, the contrast in the characters’ behavior, the fluctuation in plots and the slight difference in situations lead to Doyle’s A Scandal in Bohemia to be a more thought provoking and cultural questioning tale. In both Poe’s and Doyle’s…

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