Character Analysis of Jack Worthing

Character Analysis of Jack Worthing The play The Importance Of being Earnest is a bout two guys that get wrapped up in a web of lies due to bunburying. Bunburying is a term used throughout the play to describe lying about where you will be and what you will be doing there. Jack Worthing is a pretty important character in the play, and he bunburies under the name "Well, my name is Ernest in town and Jack in the country, and the cigarette case was given to me in the country," says Jack as he tries to get Algernon, the other main character who termed the word bunburying, to return his cigarette case to him (Wilde). By bunburying has his made up little brother Ernest, Jack can do whatever he wants in the town without destroying his reputation. Each of the men fall in love while pretending...

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST..SUMMARY

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST..SUMMARY The play opens in Algernon Moncrieff’s home in London. Algernon and his manservant are discussing marriage. After Lane exits, Algernon remarks that it is the job of the lower classes to set an example. Algernon’s friend, Ernest Worthing, whose real name is Jack, stops in for a visit. It becomes apparent that Jack wants to marry Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen. Algernon refuses to give consent because he has found a cigarette case that Jack previously left behind. The inscription reveals it is from a lady named Cecily to her Uncle Jack. Jack admits that he goes by the name Ernest in the city and Jack in the country. Cecily is his ward. To escape country life, he pretends that he has a brother, named Ernest, whom gets into trouble and needs his assistance....

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Return of the Native Plot Summary

Return of the Native Plot Summary Eustacia Vye, a beautiful, sensual nineteen-year-old "Queen of the Night," has one desire: to be loved to madness by a man who is worthy of her and who will take her to exotic places. Living in desolate, barren Egdon Heath, Eustacia considers only one man worthy enough to love--Damon Wildeve, a former civil engineer turned owner of an inn. She and Wildeve share a passionate, wild nature and enjoy toying with each other's affections. However, the sweet, simple Thomasin Yeobright has also caught Wildeve's attentions and is engaged to him. On their wedding day, the marriage license is discovered to be invalid, either by Wildeve's intent or mistake, leaving Thomasin utterly humiliated and Eustacia, who believes that Wildeve loves her more than he loves Thomasin--utterly...

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GRAND STYLE AND DICTION OF 'PARADISE LOST'

GRAND STYLE AND DICTION OF 'PARADISE LOST' INTRODUCTION ‘Paradise Lost’ was for Milton the fulfillment of a long cherished ambition. He had resolved that his ‘adventurous song’ intended to ‘soar with no middle flight’. Accordingly, after much deliberations he chose the epic form and a theme equally sublime. Milton himself tells us in Book IX that he could rise to the demands of his ‘sad task’ only. ‘If answerable style I can obtain Of my careful celestial patroness.’ This ‘answerable style’ demanded a verse which admitted of dignity and flexibility and an ability to rise to the sublime heights. And no responsive readers of ‘Paradise Lost’ can fail to notice that Milton indeed did obtain such a style. MILTON – THE INNOVATOR According to Hamford, “Milton of all English writers is...

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MADAME, WITHOUTEN MANY WORDES

MADAME, WITHOUTEN MANY WORDES Madam, withouten many wordsOnce I am sure ye will or no ...And if ye will, then leave your bourdsAnd use your wit and show it so,And with a beck ye shall me call;And if of one that burneth alwayYe have any pity at all,Answer him fair with & {.} or nay.If it be &, {.} I shall be fain;If it be nay, friends as before;Ye shall another man obtain,And I mine own and yours no more. —SIR THOMAS WYATT  ...

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The Role of Women in Othello

The Role of Women in Othello In Othello by William Shakespeare, the role of Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca portray how women were during the 15th century. Women were portrayed as being loyal to their husbands; doing what they are told, and not going against their husband’s judgment or actions. These women represent three different characteristics in which women are being recognized in Othello. The women in Othello represent various levels of class, virtue, and intelligence. Desdemona is aristocratic, virtuous, and makes her own decisions; Emilia is the middle class, a maid, manipulated by Iago and loyal to Desdemona; and Bianca is the bottom of the line, being represented as a strumpet. Iago states how women are weak, lazy, and inane and only desire physical pleasure. Throughout the play...

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Women's Role in Othello.

Women's Role in Othello In the play "Othello", Shakespeare presents us with another male dominated society where women are inferior. Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca are rejected by their partners, but love them completely and unselfishly. All three women are in unbalanced relationships, feeling more for their self-centered men who appear unable to reciprocate. Nevertheless, these women display genuine feelings toward each other unlike any of the male-male friendships. Desdemona and Emilia are both married to career military soldiers. Newly wedded Desdemona is inexperienced (innocent) in the "real world" despite being raised by a prominent Venetian Senator. In contrast, Emilia appears to have been married for some time. She is knowledgeable to the ways of a soldier, yet only believes...

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Hardy's pessimism

   Hardy's pessimism   Hardy is known for his pessimism. Actually the factor that plays a very significant role in his novels is that of chance. The negative shades that are visible in his writings are an effect of what he had seen in his childhood. A sight of two hangings will definitely leave an imprint on the psyche of a child’s mind as it did on Hardy's mind.The Victorian age was an age of doubt, of contradictions and conflicts. This fact too shows its impact on the writings of Hardy. People were to live by the Bible but many took it in the strict sense and followed the literal words strictly. We see in ‘Tess of the D’urbervilles’ how Tess is treated unjustly by the society, which followed the law in words and not in spirit.In Hardy’s tragic drama of life a conflict...

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Desdemona as a Tragic Heroine

Desdemona as a Tragic Heroine   When one considers the play Othello, Othello stands out as the tragic hero. He is not, however, the only one. To be a tragic hero, a character has to be suffering worse than he deserves, isolated from society, defeated at the end of the story, sacrificed for a cause, or have a tragic flaw. Desdemona is one character in Othello with some of these characteristics. Desdemona is a tragic heroine because her suffering is not proportional to her mistakes, she is overcome by forces she cannot control, and she is sacrificed for the benefit of others. Desdemona, like most tragic heroes, endures suffering that is greatly out of proportion to her mistakes. Desdemona is a kind and friendly individual. Her problem is that she is too kind. She also...

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Is Desdemona’s character too good to be true?.

        Is Desdemona’s character too good to be true? Explore the depiction of her character Throughout "Othello," Shakespeare shows that Desdemona is a pure, honest and law-abiding woman. They are her main characteristics when she is passive. However, when we focus on the first act of Othello, we see another characteristic which is her assertive personality. When we begin to study the play, these ideas are immediately put across to us through the introduction.Within the introduction, we observe the portrayal of Desdemona by the Duke of Venice and Brabantio. It is clear that Brabantio believes “[she...

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Critical Analysis of the “The Painter” by John Ashbery .

    Critical Analysis of the “The Painter” by John Ashbery Ashbery makes a genuine effort to portray the poetic vision of an artist’s mind by concentrating on the dictum "ut pictura poesis"--"as is painting, so is poetry". Through poetry he glorifies a mere painter’s struggle to find his true artistic form and inclination towards a specific way of being creative in The Painter. “For some people the fear of inner torment is such that the desire to create has to be repressed: ‘He does not embark on any serious pursuits commensurate with his gifts lest he fails to be a brilliant success. He would like to write or paint but does not dare to start’ (Horney 107). Or if the desire to create is not repressed, the creative process will be wracked with anxiety...

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"The Painter" by John Ashbery

The Painter" by John Ashbery   The best part about this poem is that it can be interpreted in any way you would like. He repeats the word "canvas" 7 times, "portrait" 8 times, "buildings" 7 times, "brush" 7 times, "subject" 7 times, and "prayer" 7 times. The artist is sitting out in front of the sea, imagining what he wants his protrait to look like. He expected ideas to come out so he could draw the sea, but he sat there in silence. He didn't end up painting anything until the people who lived in the buildings told him to select a new subject to write about, something that may fit his mood better. He picked to draw his wife, but he never ended up drawing her because she is art already, like ruined buildings. Unsatisfied, he went back to the sea and wished for his ideas to come...

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Oedipus Is to Blame .

Oedipus Is to Blame In Sophicle's Oedipus The King, Oedipus plays the lead character in the play. Oedipus plays blindfolded throughout the play. His character that he betrays is typical of those who honestly believe they have no part in the situation that occurs. I agree with Bernard Knox that Oedipus is responsible for the tragic outcome of the play. Oedipus's investigation of the death of King Laius is the reason for the tragic ending. The scene where Oedipus opens the investigation is the first step toward his downfall. Oedipus covers up the murder and is nervous when he hears the news. It is Oedipus's continuous effort to find the murderer. He wants to find the murderers of the king, not knowing that he is the murderer. Oedipus is the head investigator...

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The Decline of Oedipus in Oedipus Rex

The Decline of Oedipus in Oedipus Rex   Oedipus began Oedipus Rex as a king, only to end the tale as a blinded beggar. Oedipus' fall from his kingly status was not by accident or because of some other person. Oedipus is the only one that can be blamed for his misfortune. Oedipus' character traits are shown most clearly during his spiraling downfall, thinking he is "a simple man, who knows nothing", yet knowing more than he realizes by the end of the story. Throughout the story, Oedipus' haste or lack of patience is most evident. Wishing to end this mystery of the death of Laios as quickly as possible, Oedipus passes an edict to kill or exile anyone who withholds information. Teiresias tested Oedipus' patience in the beginning of the story with the information...

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jazz .

jazz In the winter of 1926, when everybody everywhere sees nothing but good things ahead, Joe Trace, middle-aged door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, shoots his teenage lover to death. At the funeral, Joe's wife, Violet, attacks the girl's corpse. This passionate, profound story of love and obsession brings us back and forth in time, as a narrative is assembled from the emotions, hopes, fears, and deep realities of black urban life.Jazz is the story of a triangle of passion, jealousy, murder, and redemption, of sex and spirituality, of slavery and liberation, of country and city, of being male and female, African American, and above all of being human. Like the music of its title, it is a dazzlingly lyric play on elemental themes, as soaring and daring as a Charlie Parker...

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