Brienne Of Tarth Quotes

Cersei Lannister may now be a Baratheon but first and foremost will alway be a Lannister due to how she exhibits many traits that are like their sigil. Prides are what the communities that lions live in are called. These groups of lions take control of an area and defend it. Like the lion, Cersei has many people around her that use to make sure she stays in control.

A4. There are a few characteristics that Antonia exhibits that lead to Cather's admiration of her. One of them is Antonia's ability to be a hard worker. For example, after Antonia's father died, she helped her mother and brother work in the fields. One quote that proves this is "If I rode over to see her where she was ploughing, she stopped at the end of the row to chat for a moment, then gripped her plough handles, clicked to her team, and waded on down the furrow, making me feel like she was now grown up and had no time for me". This quote shows that Antonia was growing up and becoming a hard worker in the aftermath of her father's death because she only talked to Jim for a moment before going back to work. Another characteristic that Antonia exhibits that led to Cather's admiration of her is her

There is no doubt that Manfred mistreats the women in his life, in Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto. When Conrad dies, he demands a divorce from Hippolita, and then tells Isabella that he will marry her to produce an heir, no matter what she wishes. “’I tell you,’ said Manfred, imperiously, ‘Hippolita is no longer my wife; I divorce from her this hour. Too long has she cursed me by her unfruitfulness. My fate depends on having sons; and this night, I trust, will give a new date to my hopes.’" (34) This is a vile act on Manfred’s part, as Hippolita has just watched her son die, and Isabella has lost her future husband. Manfred lowers himself even further as Matilda is traded away in an attempt to win the hand of Isabella. The purpose of this essay is to show that while the female characters are more virtuous than the males, Walpole degrades them by making them submissive.

Even though Lord Capulet, from the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, is trying to do what he thinks is best for Juliet, Lord Capulet starts off as a loving and caring father but slowly graduates into an ignorant and insensitive father because when confronted by Paris, Lord Capulet tells him that Juliet is too young to marry and that in a few years, if she says yes, then it is possible. When Tybalt dies, Capulet moves up the wedding to the upcoming Thursday without Juliet's consent. Lord Capulet loves his daughter but does not know much about her true thoughts or feelings. Because of his ignorance towards her feelings, Juliet starts to resent her father and becomes a disobedient and dishonest daughter. Capulet

Quotation 9: “Ay, sir, but she will none, she gives you thanks./ I would the fool were married to her grave.” (Rom. 3. 5. 144-145) Translation: I did (inform her that we decided she is going to be married). But she is having none of it.

In Jane Eyre, the classic novel by Charlotte Brontë, the character St. John (pronounced Sinjin) represents the easy way out of things in life. St. John is a clergyman that takes in Jane when he finds her at his doorstep, close to death. He eventually asks her to marry him and to go to India as a missionary with him. St. John represents the easy way out of things because he is the perfect suitor for Jane. He is young, only 29 years old, while Mr. Rochester is almost old enough to be Jane’s father. Jane describes St. John as “a handsome man: tall, fair, with blue eyes, and a Grecian profile” (Brontë 454), and his manners as “polished, calm, and gentlemanlike” (Brontë 454). He is everything a girl a simple as Jane could wish for in

In On the Rainy River, Tim O’Brien uses the draft notice to illustrate the five traits of a quest. In this passage, our quester is Tim O’Brien. He sees himself as a coward saying,“ I would simply tap a secret reservoir of courage that had been accumulating inside me over the years”(37). Explaining that because he has been a coward throughout his life, he can now use his courage to tell about this embarrassing quest.

Buttercup, a milkmaid, falls in love with Westley, the farm boy, but Prince Humperdinck wants to take Buttercup as his bride to murder her and start a war. Westley must save Buttercup from Humperdinck while dealing with kidnappers, a Fire Swamp, and being tortured till he was mostly dead. A rhyme loving giant, a revenge seeking Spaniard, and a Miracle Man help Westley storm the castle and save Buttercup. In the process, Westley becomes the Dread Pirate Roberts, the Spaniard gets his long owed revenge, and the giant makes a new friend.

In the novel My Antonia, Jim states “to be dissolved into something complete and great.” He also stated “When it comes to one, it comes as naturally as sleep.” This means when you are involved in something you are good at and enjoy doing, it will come easy to you. Learning quickly is easy if you enjoy it and have a natural talent in doing a certain job. It could also apply to all life styles or situations.

WANTED Shea Ohmsford “Sword of Shannara” by Terry Brooks Description Shea Ohmsford is a half-elf, half-human crossbreed. He is the adopted son of Curzad Ohmsford, a distant relative and has a great love for him and his adoptive brother Flick. He has tousled blonde hair and pointed ears, along with a slim build that favors the elven side of his lineage. He also has close connections to Menion Leah, or the Prince of Leah, who is also wanted and dangerous.

This speech reveals the intent of Tamora who holds a grudge against Titus and how she plans to destroy the whole Andronicus family. She encourages her husband to act merciful in front of the Roman people who would probably side with Titus. In this passage, a lot is revealed about Tamora’s character and motive for taking revenge against Titus. It is the turning point of Tamora’s character. She transitions from a pleading mother, where she was pleading for Titus to spare the life of her first born son, Alarbus; to a vengeful villain that we later see, willingly encouraging her two son’s to rape Titus’s daughter Lavinia.

This was said by Freya Timms when she was dying. She wasn’t talking to anyone in particular, she was simply working out her thoughts. This quote means that it is impossible to tell to tell how long has without time itself being present. In the sense of the novel, if time was removed from reality itself, there would be no way to identify how much time had passed. This is because time simply wouldn’t exist.

Sansa Stark is Bran’s sister. Despite her absence in Winterfell, due to her being engaged with Joffrey Baratheon, she does not get her family off her head. While singing, she dedicates a song to Bran, Rickon, and Robb, also, for Arya, and her bastard brother – Jon. She does not laugh at her disable brother, she misses him the same way as before the accident. When Sansa accepts the Lady Ollena's recommendation to marry her son – William Tyrell, she depicts her future with him.

Then he banishes Cordelia from the kingdom and now that Cordelia is now banished from her home and is now set to be with the King of France, who was visiting Lear’s court is seeking her hand in marriage and he still wants to be with her forever. Also, in the poem King Lear is shown to act like a child sometimes almost childlike, he acts as he is cruel with passionate feelings, he is also kind as well. He wasn’t mature enough and didn’t have the ability to manage his emotions. King Lear occasionally had a violent temper that was out of control and he also had an adverseness to what he didn't want to see.

The following passage characterizes Aragorn while also giving us background info. We learn who the Naz’gul are, where they came from, and what they do. By Aragorn giving us this info, We learn that he is very smart. Foreshadowing what we are to learn about him later on. However not only does this passage give us info on the story, it also gives us input that we can relate to our own lives.