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through its own “eyes.” The mirror begins by describing its physical appearance as “silver and exact,” and how it has “no preconceptions,” the mirror is emphasizing the fact that when looking at one’s physical appearance in the mirror, in this case the lady character in the poem, that the mirror gives the entire truth of how a person actually appears. The mirror is not willing to alter the image of an individual because it is not the truth. It is often perceived that the mirror is being “cruel” because

Modernism refers to the radical shift in aesthetic and cultural sensibilities evident in the art and literature of the early 20th century, approximately between 1890 and 1860. Modernism marks a distinctive breakthrough from Victorian morality. Modernism stemmed from depression that had resulted from the tragic outcomes of World War 1. Moreover, modernists made language central to artistic exploration and focused on the individual and his alienation and confusion. Stream of consciousness is a postmodernist

Prufrock the Coward T. S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is a dramatic monologue that Prufrock gives to an unknown person when he asks him or her to accompany him on a walk. J. Alfred Prufrock is the perfect example of someone who over thinks everything. He uses his gift of over thinking everything to help him to be a coward and not ask the question that he is dying to ask a woman. T.S. Eliot uses allusion, symbolism, and imagery to show that Prufrock is over thinking everything

Fears of the Supernatural During the Elizabethan Era, many strange superstitions became common around Europe. Some of these are still evident in society today. Why do people think that black cats mean bad luck? Why do people say “God bless you,” after somebody sneezes? And what does this have to do with ghosts? During the Shakespearean time period, superstitions were caused by the creation of ghost stories, provoked greatly by plays, and were blamed for misfortune. The word superstition is often

Reading Journal: (Entry 1), 9/10/17, ‘Mariana’, The Lady of Shalott’, ‘The Lotus-Eaters’ · Comment on a theme that you find significant in the text In the poem ‘The Lady of Shalott’, Tennyson addresses the isolation of women which was present due to the increasing gender divisions at the time. Tennyson may be responding to the anxieties surrounding isolation since the Victorian era; rigid class systems were put in place and women were most at risk as they had to abide by traditional British

Betty Velazquez Mrs. Dehorn English 10 May 19, 2017 Summaries Chapter 1-8: The main character, Paul, is the son of the duke Leto and Jessica, the duke’s secretary; Jessica was forbidden to give birth to a son but did so nonetheless for a chance to have her son be a Mentat. A mentat is someone who has similar characteristic as a computer, analytical thinking. The plot is a bit confusing in the beginning but from what is currently known the story takes place in a society where people fear intelligence

rise, you will take revenge on those who prey on the weak and the innocent? But neither are what this poem is about. The poem is about our narrator who rises from the dead to take a stand against our past, and not letting in happen again. In the Poem Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath, there is a sense of pain in the words that Plath uses. The poem is very hard to follow when we read it for the first time, we must read it multiple times to see what is going on. Every time we read the poem there are words

In T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, the title alone is ironic because throughout the poem Prufrock struggles with being unable to talk to anyone, yet the poem is supposed to be a “love song” (Eliot). The epigraph of the poem is quoted directly from Dante’s “Inferno”, the translation says “If I thought that my answer were being made to someone who would ever return to earth, this flame would remain without further movement; but since no one has ever returned alive from this depth

Lady Macbeth: The slayer of King Duncan In the 7th grade I was suspended from school for being an “instigator.” I would cause disputes by persuading individuals who didn’t like one another, to hate one another. I’d gradually use my dynamic lingo to provoke the victims in the so called scuffle to get to that final step where they’d lose it and fight. I got what I wanted by manipulating the ones who were vulnerable and unsure what to do when placed in a troubling situation. Understanding the

In the Shakespearean play ‘Macbeth’, the title character and his wife Lady Macbeth become the victims of the destructive force that is evil. Although the two characters shelter a sinister persona, Macbeth is less virtuous, demonstrating his villainous qualities conspicuously due to the crimes he committed that Lady Macbeth did not instigate. However, it is evident that Lady Macbeth, intertwined with other outside factors, was the primary motivation for Macbeth’s immoral inclinations, as she is viewed