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    16th CENTURY SHAKESPEARE SONNET 33 Jackson Hawkins Ms. Sokash Honors English Literature Per 4 20 May 2015 Jackson Hawkins Ms. Sokash Honors English Literature Per-4 20 May 2015 In the early 16th century, the English language did not have the prestige as it does today. Many great works were written in other languages like Latin. One of the first major works to be written in English was Thomas More 's Utopia which was originally written in Latin and finally translated into english in the

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    The life of William Shakespeare has been an enigma throughout history. Little can be found about his life because many of the documents have been lost from the Elizabethan times. Information regarding his family, himself, and his works has been unraveled through looking at past historical documents and connecting one source of information to another to provide sufficient history on William Shakespeare. Many of William Shakespeare’s plays and poems have influenced other writers with their works, but

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    Amila Dzananovic Communication Arts 2 Hr 16 December 2014 Othello Essay The Tragedy of Othello The renowned play of Othello was written by William Shakespeare in the 17th century. The drama follows the life of Othello, a well-respected and admired Venetian general, and the lie he gets tangled up in. Othello is deceived by his “trustworthy” friend, Iago, who confidently convinces Othello that his honest wife, Desdemona, committed infidelity upon him with his honorable lieutenant, Cassio. At the

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    There’s Something About Nature In the same way Ted had lost touch with Mary, humans have lost their connection with nature. William Wordsworth, in his poem, “The World is Too Much With Us; Late and Soon,” illustrates the careless attitude of humans towards nature and all it has to offer. In this Italian sonnet, the narrator, who is Wordsworth himself, is standing on a grassy area overlooking the sea while wishing he could see the glory of nature which humanity has chosen to disregard. He also expresses

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    Handkerchief Destruction Destruction caused by a single piece of cloth seems like a very farfetched idea. In William Shakespeare’s play Othello, he shows how a single handkerchief can cause mass devastation, and he shows how it can ruin many lives. The background of the handkerchief is what makes the handkerchief so important to Othello. The handkerchief was a family heirloom, and was handed down to him by his mother. The handkerchief is passed around to majority of the characters, and those who

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    age. As a result of this we here at The Beat Goes on have decided that our journey of reflection will began at the peak of poems in the romantic era with a famous poet named William Wordsworth and his poem “The World Is To Much With Us” and end in the 21st century with a famous song called "Gone" by Jack Johnson. In William Wordsworth’s poem “The World Is To Much With Us” the theme shows us that humanity has lost its way or is losing its way. Over time this idea of “Humanity losing its way” has brought

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    In The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams beautifully encapsulates man’s desire to escape from uncomfortable emotional and physical situations. Whether he’s showing a young man trapped in a factory job he hates, an aging single mother who mourns for her life as Southern belle, or a young lady who fears that she’ll spend her life alone, he clearly demonstrates these desires and fears for his audience. Williams shows us through the actions of his characters how humans handle a wide variety of uncomfortable

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    children who have not experienced, or have no knowledge about the evils and sufferings of the real world. However, at some point of your life you will lose that innocence and what is it replaced by? Maturity? In the novel Lord of the Flies, the author, William Golding includes many symbols throughout the story, that represent the corruption taking place inside the boys, as they survive on the island. Thus, throughout the story the symbols that best represent the boys’ transformation from innocence to savagery

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    Hamlet has captivated audiences, as well as readers for many years, and the initial thing to take note of is the fact that he is mysterious. There are continuously more mysteries when it comes to him when weighed against the additional characters within the performance that people are able to figure out. In addition, even the utmost vigilant and clever readers finish the play with the sense that they do not make out everything that entails to Hamlet as a character. He in reality tells other characters

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    PROF. JACK LYNCH ENGLISH 232, SPRING 2015 MARCH 3 2015 SAFIE in FRANKENSTEIN The novel of Frankenstein was written by Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, later known as Mary Shelley, whose parents William Godwin; philosopher and political writer, and Mary Wollstonecraft; famed feminist philosopher who died only 11 days after her birth. Even though Mary Shelley couldn’t spend time with her mother, she inherited her mother’s feminist thoughts. Mary Wollstonecraft

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