Thousand Character Classic

Questions 1: Of the plays we have read this term, Much Ado About Nothing and Richard III had interesting plot points outside of their respective genres. The first play is categorized as a comedy because of the nature of the plot and the happy conclusion. Despite the cheerful nature of the start of the play, there is a secret plot to ruin Claudio and Hero’s love that could have turned the final act into the ending of Othello. The other play, Richard III, is considered a history because it…

novel, The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, one character stands out above all. Pearl, the walking scarlet letter, at several points in this novel, serves as a bridge between sin and happiness. Unity is a key part in this novel, and is displayed by and through Pearl at various parts of this novel. Pearl is constantly used to symbolize several different things, and is essential to understanding each individual character and also essential to understanding the novel in general.…

A Room of One’s Own is an essay written by Virginia Woolf exploring women’s roles as writers as well as characters in stories. The essay is based on her lectures given at at Newnham College and Girton College. The main theme concerning A Room of One’s Own is that of analyzing women’s role in society such as their accessibility to education or labor and how women are portrayed in fiction. She makes the point that "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction" which is…

annoyances: "If I ever dared say, 'Ah, you're kidding!' there was trouble. People got angry. What was I to do? I believed them, and hope at least that did them some good." This illustration also shows his unselfishness for others, and his noble character. “Gimpel the Fool” teaches us an important lesson; you get what you give. Also, it teaches us that you should not worry too much on small challenges or problems. The author uses methods such as well organized characterization, strong…

Critics in the Resource Paper In “Birches”, Robert Frost, The speakers sees a tree that is bent and he tries to believe that the boys swinging on the limb is the reason for it being bent. He knows that the real reason for the tree being bent is the ice storms that occur. Throughout the poem the speaker uses his imagination to escape what is actually happening. The speaker is alone and captivated in his imagination. In the poem the isolation is not necessarily a bad thing but an escape from the…

Every story has a purpose; the main character has a goal to reach and to do so they must go through a trial to suppress. Though it is often noticed that the character doesn’t recognize their full potential until they are on their journey. In the movie Midnight In Paris, Gil’s aspirations are shown in the beginning credits. The movies overall setting is defined but the protagonist 's goals, needs, and wishes are also presented. The movie also identifies the ideologies of the protagonist and of…

The entire story is written the way the main character, Hazel speaks. While the vernacular used makes this story very unique, it also makes it a little hard to follow. There is a clear sense of a developing story: members of a family go to a movie, the title is misleading, for that reason they misbehave in the theatre and strive to get their money back. Although many of the characters mentioned aren’t featured in the piece, the author does a good job at including…

the short stories “The Furnished Room” and “I’m a Mad Dog Biting Myself for Sympathy” it displays the emotions of both main characters bathing some type of mental condition characterized by feelings of severe despondency over women in there respected lives and how the desire the attention of individuals by there threatening and erratic behaviors. The central main characters that seem to be imprecise and imperfect in there own ways have some type of fixation on unachievable woman in each of their…

being a king. ("King Lear Character List") Lear has three daughters: Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. As any normal father would do, he wants one of his own flesh and blood to carry on ruler of Britain and keep the family tradition and bloodline alive. He wants to choose Cordelia, the youngest and “Daddy’s favorite.” It is no secret, from the beginning of the play, the audience members can tell that Lear chooses Cordelia over Goneril and Regan all the time. ("King Lear Character List") As time…

writer of this story is John Uplike whom published A&P in 1961. Characters The story is built around three main characters. These include Sammy who also happens to be the narrator, Lingel, and Quennie. Sammy is the main character who is determined to express his feelings for Queenie, one of the girls who have visited his working station in a group of two others. As depicted by Ceranic, stories are always built around the main characters and this can be said to be the case with Sammy who has been…