That was where Mark Anthony came handy. Cleopatra was aware of two battles at Philippi which was a success for Octavian and Anthony(Egypt p.25) . She was also aware that Anthony was Octavian right hand and that all of the captured provinces as well as the custody of the united kingdoms went to Anthony (Egypt p.25). Cleopatra realized that Octavian can be dangerous for her so she captured the heart of Anthony. When Anthony send for Cleopatra to meet with him at Taros in Cilicia in order to assure Egypt’s loyalty to him, Cleopatra appeared in front of him as a glittering spirit, the incarnation of Isis-Aphrodite (Egypt p.26) .This incarnation was delimited by extraordinary effects (Egypt p.26).
The all seeing sun / Ne’er saw her match since the world begun” (1.3.99-100). By contrast, when Romeo lays eyes on Juliet, he immediately associates Juliet’s beauty with the sun during his exclamation, “It is the East, and Juliet is the sun” (2.2.3). Therefore, Rosaline’s physical appearance, Romeo’s original motive for love, instantly pales against Juliet’s extrinsic and external beauty. Also, Romeo’s expression of his love for Rosaline through oxymoron such as, “O brawling love, O loving hate” serves to illustrate the unclear nature of his love for her (1.1.181). Romeo’s equivocal love for Rosaline is chiefly
Racism is pervasive, as shown through even the least expected characters in The Secret Life of Bees. In the beginning of the book, Lily does not consider herself a racist at all. However, when she arrives at the Boatwright’s house, she finds herself surprised that blacks could be smart; she realizes she had a bit of racism in herself. She thinks shortly after meeting August, “…August is so intelligent, so cultured, and I was surprised by this. That’s what let me know I had some prejudice buried inside me” (Kidd 78).
Holocaust survivors are very rare these days, but Anne still remains, because of her published diary. She has already made a big impact on the world, just by being in the Holocaust, but her diary has increased her impact. Overall, Anne Frank was and still is a very brilliant and intelligent girl. She proved through her diary that the Holocaust happened, and how awful it was. She made a big impact during her lifetime.
Her use of imagery here is to convey her own image of the region she knows so well, to her reader. This image portrays a sense of glorification, yet another of disappointment and loneliness, because it gives the effect that the Midwest is rather dull and boring to be in. She also describes the women who call this region their home, as blonde, fresh-faced, and Midwestern. This supports the idea that news anchors and movie stars come from this area, suggesting that they acquire a “perfect” image and are highly important or above average. This creates a sense of admiration for the reader, and also shows the pride that Marquart has for the people of her hometown.
Browning over-exaggerates the features and beauty of the nature of England almost making them come alive with her use of personification. The poem is very descriptive and also plays on all the five senses. She shows the sense of taste with the use of the word ‘sweeter’ in line 12, ‘ Made sweeter for the step upon the grass’ and also line 20, ‘Fed full of noises by invisible streams,’ the sense of hearing is shown using the word ‘noises.’ Browning also used the repetition to give the reader a sense of continuity. She shows that nature is evergreen and will be omnipresent in this world. This can be seen with the repetition of words like ‘the’ and ‘and’.
She is also not afraid to lay on sarcasm, as when she writes, of the rare slaveholder who is good Christian, “Her religion was not a garb put on for Sunday, and laid aside till Sunday returned again” (48). Basically, this seems to be a narrator who cannot make up her mind whether she wants to lecture her readers or make them cry. It could be that this uneven tone helps explain why Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was not immediately popular. Moreover, Jacobs’s simple language can make varied readers fully understand what is going on in her story. She is not big on metaphors or symbolism and gets her meaning across through anecdotes and dialogue.
Gender inequality was normal during the time this story was written. John Steinbeck did an excellent job with the character Elisa Allen. He showed how women were not treated equally and revealed Elisa’s emotional toll on the situation. Although Elisa’s interaction with the tinker was quite exciting and made her feel like a woman again, it had no effect on her in the long run to change her current situation. Elisa did however, got dolled up for her husband in the
Candy tells Dan “I wanna try it your way this time”, suggesting she wants to find the limitlessness of pleasure in her life. The bath scene has almost a biblical reference to a baptism. Candy wakes up from her short coma enlightened almost as if she has been to heaven and back. “That was beautiful”, she tells Dan suggesting she has found paradise in heroin. The jerky camera movements within the scene reassure the audience of the reality and suggest they are disillusioned by the surreal world they live in.
The bestselling novel, Truth and Beauty, written by Ann Patchett is about enduring friendship, though the relationship between Ann and Lucy in decidedly complex. Ann, a safe, caring, shy, focused, and intelligent person never saw herself being best friends with Lucy Grealy, the popular, outgoing, strong, fierce, and troubles person. Ann had accepted the fact that she was just another face; she is completely fine knowing that she is like other all the other people in the world. However, Lucy had discovered that she was different from everyone. Lucy had a story, Lucy had been through pain, Lucy had grown strong, Lucy had grown to be invincible.