Summary Of A Winter Tale : A Winter's Tale

The short story, “Winter Dreams”, by F. Scott Fitzgerald holds lasting impact today, mainly for the author’s ability to weave love, desire, emotion, and the moral fiber of an individual into a story. The underlying theme is centered on how charisma can drives a person to lose sight of their true goal in life, thereby finding pleasure in selfish gain which results in eventual loss. I will develop an analysis of characterization and theme in this famed short story that is as relevant today as it was when it was written in 1922.

Shakespeare, in The Winter’s Tale, invents Autolycus as an implementer of satire, playing a fundamental function in the context of the play as the counterpoint, however playful, to the first act. Furthermore, Autolycus serves as the chief instrument for the introduction and advancement of comedic themes and acts of trickery as a rogue, thief and master of masks. Therefore, as the implementer of satire, Autolycus furnishes as a crucial counterpoint to the play, which warrants his significance in relation to the play in its entity.

Beep! Beep! Beep! I wake up to an alarm screaming in my ear. I smack the alarm to shut the yelling off. It was a January day, in the middle of the cold, brutal winter. I finally got up after sitting in bed for what felt like hours, and looked outside like I do every morning. I noticed that there was no sign of grass to be seen. All that could be seen was white, frozen blanket of thick snow. I started to get ready for the school day and I just prayed that school was going to be canceled. As soon as I was fully ready I stepped outside and my food sunk down a foot and a half below the snow! I could not believe it that school was still open. As soon as I got to my car that was completely covered in snow, my mother comes out and yells that school was closed. I felt a huge wave as release and I ran back inside and went right back to sleep.

Did you know that eating disorders have some of the most shocking- not to mention frightening, statistics compared to all other mental disorders? Not only do eating disorders have the highest mortality rate compared to any other mental illness, but over 30 million people of all ages, genders, and races suffer from eating disorders. Although all ages can suffer from eating disorders it is most common among teenagers and women. Many books have been written, displaying the intense mental and obviously physical struggles of this sickness. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson has become very popular over the years as well as Perfect written by Natasha Friend. Eating disorders have also continuously been glamorized in movies and songs. In Civil War Sickness directed by Isa Gueye, she tells about her recovery as well as her struggles

King Lear and Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, are two plays that reveal similar thematic elements, yet possess fundamentally different plot structures. Driven by the suffering and rage of two complementary characters, both plays suggest injustice through ‘good’, but ultimately flawed characters. This shared overarching theme is, however, conveyed differently within each of the works, as one employs two mainly disparate plot threads, while the other relies more heavily on the interaction between the two central plots. Yet the ultimate purpose of this dualism remains the same within both King Lear and Hamlet, in that Shakespeare’s use of the double plot illuminates the tragic elements within both plays, emphasizing core injustices through

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls and Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson are both novels about people trying to get their lives in order. In these books there is at least one character that only appears for a short amount of time but has a major effect on the story. If the book is analyzed enough, these characters can be picked out. Ken Fink and Bob Gross both changed Suzanne Walls life, even though they were only in the story for about 2 chapters. Milholland in Snow Falling on Cedars was able to change the complete direction of who was guilty for murder, although he only appeared in one chapter.

     Born Lisa Williamson in 1964, Sister Souljah is a hip-hop artist that burst to the forefront of mainstream media in 1992 when she was criticized by then Presidential candidate Bill Clinton for saying “If Black people kill black people every day, why not have a week and kill white people?” Clinton was trying to prove to other Democrats that he did not sympathize with the organization that Souljah was a member of. She basically said Bill Clinton and went on to sign music and publishing contracts. She has become one of the more passionate and articulate voices to emerge speaking for young African Americans in the United States. She has written and published to works: No Disrespect, and

The story takes place during an epidemic outbreak that spread rapidly as well as vigorously. Steven Johnson begins the book in London during the nineteenth century (1854). The book discusses the contaminated conditions in England. More than two million people were living within a 10 mile radius. In particular, he starts by painting a picture of the lower class. He calls them rag-gatherers, deredgermen, bone-pickers, myud-larks, night soil men, and more. The main character in the story is a man named Dr. John Snow. While everyone is convinced that people are dying because of the terrible smell, Snow spends his time trying to prove that the smell isn’t what’s killed people. He didn’t know it at first, but research and proof supporting his research proved time and time again that it was a bigger deal than smell. In his book, Johnson says,“Great breakthroughs are closer to what happens in a floodplain: a dozen separate tributaries converge, and the rising waters lift the genius high enough that he or she can see around the conceptual obstructions of the age.” (pg. 149). His belief was that cholera, a disease commonly spread through water is what’s causing all the deaths. Johnson gives the reader a view of Snow’s day to day efforts of proving himself. And although, Dr. Snow played a colossal part in this story, Reverend Henry Whitehead, whose expanded knowledge of the

The book “Wintergirls” tells the story of a girl named Lia. As Lia lives her daily life she is forced to deal with her ex-best friend's suicide, her parents divorced, cutting and anorexia. Both Lia and her ex-best friend Cassie struggle with maintaining a positive body image; Cassie attempts to being the skinniest girl in the school by throwing up after every meal and Lia starves herself in order to be skinny. Before Cassie died she atmented to call Lia thirty-three time and Lia did not pick up the phone leaving her feeling guilty throughout the book. Lia does not get along with her mother so she lives with her father, his wife Jennifer and her daughter Emma. Throughout the book she tries to keep her weight loss a secret so the won’t send her to the doctor or a mental hospital. Lia adores her sister Emma and views her as the only good thing in her life. As Lia continues to push herself to eat less and exercise more she begins to see Cassie as a ghost. Lia reaches a tipping point when she passes out in the same motel room Cassie died in; as Lia is slowly dying she realizes that she wants to live. Lia goes to the hospitable and begin to eat and rest and slowly becomes”a real girl” again.

T.S Eliot’s poem, “The winter evening settles down” is a short, simple to read poem with several different examples of imagery. Eliot uses descriptive words, for instance, “withered leaves”, “broken blinds”, and “lonely cab-horse” (lines 7-10). He paints an extremely bleak image of a town that seems to be deserted of people. The tone of the poem plays hand-in-hand with the imagery used. This town is an unpleasant place where it has seemed to be neglected for some years now. Eliot’s use of imagery takes the reader to this deserted, torpid place; however, at the same time, his goal is to bring the life back into this grim town.

In the land of Primoria, there are eight kingdoms, four are seasons and the remaining four are rhythms. The seasons are Spring, Winter, Summer, and Autumn. The rhythms of Primoria are Cordell, Ventralli, Yakim, and Paisly. Each kingdom is not like the other. They dress, talk, and look different from all other kingdoms. For instance, one from the kingdom of Cordell looks nothing like an individual from Winter. In the way people from every kingdom are not like the other, every conduit is different and unique to each kingdom. Each kingdom has a conduit, a conduit is an object that has been infused with magic that is specific to that kingdom. The conduits are are explicitly made for the royals of that kingdom. For example, one from Yakim is not able to use the conduit of Paisly. Likewise, a common citizen from Summer can not use Summers

Tannenbaum, Terry. “Shakespeare Carolina Does Bard Right with The Winter’s Tale.” Creative Loafing Charlotte 20 April 2016: 2. Print. Tannenbaum is a local, famed theatre critic, who reviews all of Charlotte’s biggest productions. He opens this review by illustrating the plot of the play itself, and then continues on to critic the actors and the quality of the production. Tannenbaum gives an overwhelmingly favorable review of this production; he even takes the time to compliment each individual character. Renowned for being the harshest of critics, Tannenbaum’s appraisal of this production encouraged the actors and increased the size of the

A poem is an experience, not a thought. It is an experience both the author and the reader share with one another. Authors of poems use tones, keywords, hidden messages, irony, and diction to create their work. They use these tactics so the reader thinks about what they are reading and try evaluating what the message is that the reader wants to get across. In the poem “Snow” by Louis MacNeice, he uses these same characteristics to get the readers mind active in the words. Let’s examine the poem “Snow” and see what the meaning behind this poem is.

Since “The Winter’s Tale” is a grandiose character play, where Shakespeare himself battles art and nature with characters that put on alter egos and defenses over

On a snowy and windy night, I was at Barnes & Noble in Green Bay with my friends, Alan and Karina. Christmas music played overhead, the smell of hot chocolate and freshly brewed coffee wafted over, the customers were kind and cheerful, and snow was beginning to blanket the parking lot outside. We were sitting near the cafe wrapping books to support their mom’s school fundraiser. I stared outside and remembered my mom’s warning of the large snowfall that was almost upon us. Around 7:15, the snowflakes were becoming larger and we could barely see outside the window.