The Road not taken
The Road Not Taken On first reading "The Road Not taken" seems formal and moralistic There are 4 stressed syllables per line, the rhyme scheme throughout the poem "ABAAB" creates the flow in the poem, the punctuation steps in shows contrast which in life there are decisions and what decisions you make reflects the start and the stop point in your life. There are only full stops in the 3rd stanza because he is confused "I doubled if I should ever come back" confused about if he could ever go back to the point where he had to choose the two roads. Also shows that its not easy for him to back as he struggles to make the decision to the road he chooses, the roads also represent life as one road leads to another just like life, as well as life is short which where he has no time to go back and take the other road the metaphor for wood and forks is life itself. "two roads diverged in a yellow wood" the key word is "two" in our lives we face decisions where we have two choices, even when it seems there is only one choice, we can or not do it so there are two alternatives, also "Yellow wood" questions reader what time of day it is? What feeling do you get from yellow? What season it is? A "No one has yet walked upon the leaves" initiate that it is autumn and yellow is an autumn color. "And sorry I could not travel both and be one traveler, long I stood" tells the reader that
Hedda Gabler. In the play Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen chooses to develop his characters slowly, revealing their strengths and weaknesses as the drama unfolds, progressively adding layers to each personage.
In the play Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen chooses to develop his characters slowly, revealing their strengths and weaknesses as the drama unfolds, progressively adding layers to each personage. The first impressions gained of the characters are consistently accurate representations of their natures, while not being whole pictures. Ibsen prefers to allow the continuing character interactions to define each one a little at a time. The dynamic between three characters in particular remains the same throughout the story, but reveals with each successive encounter the particular nature of their relationships, as well as their pasts. Those characters are Hedda Tesman, Ejlert Lövborg, and Mrs. Elvsted, called Thea. In Act II of the play, the first scene where Hedda, Thea and Lövborg meet occurs. Act I revealed Hedda's arrogant manner through her interactions with her new husband, Jörgen Tesman, and his family, whom she holds in apparent great contempt. Her words to her husband, as well as her refusal to visit his aunts or pay them the least respect, defines one of the key points of her personality: her pride. The way in which Tesman and his aunts seek endlessly to please her shows the esteem in which she is held, and the reputation that she has made for herself as the hard-to-please general's daughter. Act II is the scene of the revelation of Hedda's other greatest character trait,
Commentary The extract in context is a part of Act 1 Scene 1 of the novel Merchant of Venice written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century.
Merchant of Venice Commentary The extract in context is a part of Act 1 Scene 1 of the novel 'Merchant of Venice' written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century. Written as a Romantic Comedy, it is set in Venice and in the first few paragraphs Shakespeare portrays the elements of male friendship, wealth and trade. He begins the play by introducing the characters of Antonio and his friends Solanio and Salarino. The scene opens with a sense of uncertainty. The uncertainty is depicted by the line 'In sooth...I am so sad', Antonio is shown to be depressed and melancholic but the reason for the same is not known. His friends Solanio and Salarino try consoling him and finding a possible reason for his sadness. Salarino and Solanio, hint at his trade as being a possible reason for his sadness. He was 'The Merchant of Venice'. They try to make Antonio understand that every trader worries about his goods and vessels. Salarino talks about the magnificence and might of Antonio's ships in order to pacify him. He refers to them as 'signor's', 'rich burghers' and 'pageants of the sea'. How the 'petty traffickers' look up to his ships with reverence. Solanio tries comforting Antonio by telling him that if he was in his place, he would have similar feelings. 'Believe me...abroad', in these lines Solanio puts forth that if he had such a business, his mind would constantly be thinking
Victims of Circumstances? Antigone , in the play Antigone by Sophocles and Nora in a Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen.
World Literature Victims of Circumstances? Antigone , in the play Antigone by Sophocles and Nora in a Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. Name:Ayush Rungta Vishwashanti Gurukul IBDP session: 2009 Candidate Session Number: 002767-031 Candidate Code: csv758 Word Count: 1451 Victims of Circumstances? Antigone , in the play Antigone by Sophocles and Nora in a Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. "It had been a woman's task throughout history to believe in life when there was almost no hope"-Margaret Mead. In both plays, Nora and Antigone are the perfect examples of this quote. Though a timeline exists between them, both of them go against hope for respect and /or self empowerment. They were victims of circumstances that led to them becoming what they eventually became. Sophocles was a Greek lecturer. His first plays were Euripidies and then Aeschylus. Sophocles was the most awarded play right in dramatic competitions which took place during religious festivals. He competed in approximately 30 dramatic competitions. In Greek mythology the name of two different women is Antigone. In Antigone Creon proposes that we should choose our 'philio' as a principal on the basis of the prevalent society. In this Creon followed the canon of the law and confines 'philia'. In frequent wars, it was everybody's responsibility to defend one's polis. The regulation of law and civilized life
Eveline is a short story by James Joyce about responsibility and family ties. Eveline is an adolescent who has to make a choice between the promise she made to her dead mother and her need for freedom.
"Eveline" is a short story by James Joyce about responsibility and family ties. Eveline is an adolescent who has to make a choice between the promise she made to her dead mother and her need for freedom. Throughout the story Eveline faces and recalls many events that lead to her decision in the end. Joyce uses character development, symbolism, repletion and irony to support his theme of moral and spiritual paralysis. There is no significant change in Eveline's character over the course of the story. Joyce does an excellent job showing how Eveline's character is paralyzed. For example, in the beginning of the story, Joyce states that Eveline sat at the window watching the day go by (Joyce 29). This is important because it shows that Eveline is aware that life is about changes, yet she remains inside and does the same routine. Then an opportunity arises when Frank, her lover, tells Eveline if she would like to leave to Buenos Ayres. Yet, as the story comes to a close, Eveline states "He was drawing her into them: he would drown her" (Joyce 33). This not only shows that she is afraid to leave Ireland, but it also shows that she perceives Frank as a source of danger. Unfortunately, she does not have the courage to set herself free from misery and leave her family. Thus, Joyce is able to demonstrate paralysis through Eveline's character. Joyce is able to demonstrate moral
The significance of death in the main characters of "The Stranger" and "Metamorphosis".
Significance of Death in the Main Characters Of Stranger and Metamorphosis Carlos Pons 11 (1) The main characters in both novels are responsible of their death due to their actions to society. Although both characters have a complete different description physically and mentally, both are first alienated and then die using the reason of their meaning in life. Each character has a different story to tell but they shared the same ending, death. Gregor and Meursault are two men of about the same age that were living their live as they didn't want both were oppressed by their job and family. Both had a job that they didn't want only for paying their needs and debts. Each main character experiment a different type of death. Although both finished dead they suffer it in different ways. In the Stranger, the main character, Meursault is executed publicly in the middle of all the society of Algiers that wanted him dead. Meursault went to be executed by the guillotine in the middle of all does thirsty and anxious eyes watching and seeing their "monster" die by loosing his head of its shoulders and seeing him keep blinking his eyes for about 5 seconds, all thin and sharp, some bony like pencils and others thick like sausages all were pointing at him and all mouths screaming, some people said "death to the criminal" others said "death to the monster." For everything to be
Commentary on Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Kevin Character Analysis
Paul Chun En Ci (17) 6.12 Jericho Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Written Commentary Character Analysis Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha written by Roddy Doyle is about a boy named Paddy and the experiences he has as a child. This essay, however, will be focusing on Paddy's best friend, Kevin. Kevin is not the central character in the novel, yet he is still a very important character. We can see that the attitude of the other boys in the group towards him chances as his dominance over them slow deteriorates as the novel progresses. Initially, Kevin was someone the other boys aspired to be like. However, slowly his friends began to come to the realization that Kevin was just an ordinary, average child just like them. Roddy Doyle presents Kevin such that it contributes to the realism of an average childhood in Ireland during the 1950s. Doyle uses anecdotes to introduce the characters in the play. By writing from Paddy's point of view, he is able to capture the mindset of the children at that time, even through the use of simple vocabulary. Writing from Paddy's perspective, he portrays the other characters from Paddy's point of view. Paddy sees Kevin as the leader of the group of boys and Kevin's dominance is very evident throughout the novel. His dominance is demonstrated through his actions towards, Paddy's thoughts and even the way his friends try to imitate his actions and his way of
With reference to the novel A Pale View of Hills and the film The Painted Veil, I have many reasons to say that I consider Ishiguro a better storyteller than Curran, albeit both have actually done a brilliant job.
Nicole Leung F. 6U (20) 2. Who is the best storyteller - Ishiguro or Curran? Compare and contrast their storytelling techniques. In your answer, say whether and how a writer's or director's choice of medium affects audience response. A remarkable storyteller often makes very good use of the 5 basic element of fiction, that is, plot, setting, theme, characters and style, to create a story that captivates and holds the attentions of the readers or the audience. On top of the 5 essential components of a novel, a good storyteller also employs symbolisms, ironies, special narrative techniques or other literary devices to make the story more compelling and intriguing. With reference to the novel "A Pale View of Hills" and the film "The Painted Veil", I have many reasons to say that I consider Ishiguro a better storyteller than Curran, albeit both have actually done a brilliant job. The most apparent difference in terms of the two storytellers' storytelling techniques is that Ishiguro's story is told in a highly implicit, ambiguous and macabre manner with emotions of characters often being subtly expressed while that in Curran's film, ideas are expressed in a much more explicit and concrete way with emotions of characters being reflected straightforwardly. While Curran's way of presenting the story allows audience to follow the plot closely as well as makes it easier for the
Confinement in "like water for chocolate" and "doll's house"
How confinement leads to eventual emancipation in the two books, "Like Water for Chocolate" and "A Doll's House" In the two texts, A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, Nora Helmer and Tita, who is also referred to as Josefita, are subject to the paradox of confinement and freedom. We soon notice that Tita is restricted to the ranch and kitchen, and Nora to the house. In the seclusion of the Kitchen, Tita is is liberated from Mama Elena's control, has freedom of self expression through cooking, and can openly express her feelings. Along with the realization that Tita is restricted to the ranch and kitchen, we find that Tita is a very skilled cook with mystical abilities, and also has some freedom and control in the household. Tita and Nora are victims of role-play. Tita has the role of housewife and Nora is a mother and wife. Nora finds freedom in her debt, which gives her a sense of authority and control. Ibsen uses debt as a symbol to expose the superficiality of Nora and Torvald's marriage. Ibsen uses Nora's secret debt as a tool for making social comment. It is significant for Nora's realization of the shallowness of their marriage and it also gives her a sense of pride and control in her dialty life. The debt gives her freedom for self discovery but simultaneously restrains her because she must deprive herself and lie to Helmer
The reader and clearly the writers sympathy lie with the woman at the Oakum Room. Discuss how Theresa Tomlinson has used language to evoke sympathy and convey a serious message to us.
The Oakum Room "The reader and clearly the writer's sympathy lie with the woman at the Oakum Room. Discuss how Theresa Tomlinson has used language to evoke sympathy and convey a serious message to us." Theresa Tomlinson creates an extremely vivid image of the cruel, demanding conditions that faced the citizens of Britain who were unable to support themselves. Tomlinson reveals to us the shocking reality of how the malicious staff enforced the regime to which the workers were forced to follow day in, day out, with scarcely enough food or sleep to survive. I aim to examine how these bitter reflections of Victorian life are portrayed to us by the writer's skilful use of techniques like imagery and word choice. Tomlinson persuades the reader to feel compassion towards the female 'victims' of Mrs Hanson's brutality when she reveals to us the extent of the power she holds over her employees. She is immediately portrayed as an enemy to the female workers, by the onomatopoeia used with the very first mention of her name. When Susan hears the "slap, slap" of Mrs Hanson's shoes against the tiled floor, it immediately gives us a clear impression of her violence and aggression towards the women. This technique also involves the reader, as if we too are part of the fearful group of women, listening to her aggressive footsteps towards the Oakum Room. Further more, the word choice used