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Paige: Act 5
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Monday, December 14, 2009. 1 I think the point of the gravediggers riddles or song is to break up some of the tension in the play by creating comic relief. Perhaps it's put in to release the built up tension of the audience before the final big scene comes into play (killing of Claudius). His song fits in the play because it is talking of the natural death that everyone is going to at sometime face. 6 It seems to shift because at first he just wanted to avenge his father's death, but now he sees it as a ...
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Mickey's Attempt At English: Canto XX-XXII
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Mickey's Attempt At English. A blog in which mickey tries to make sense of what he is thinking in an attempt to pass Mr. Fielding's class. Thursday, April 8, 2010. Line1 "The new pains of Hell that I saw next demand. New lines for this CantoXX.". Line "So it will not be seen That you are here, find some jagged outcrop and crouch behind it.". Line80 "Do you , O Malacoda, think I could get. Through all of your defenses safely as this. Except by HEaven's will and happy fate? Inferno: Circles 6 and 7.
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Mickey's Attempt At English: Cantos 7teen, 8teen, and 9teen
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Mickey's Attempt At English. A blog in which mickey tries to make sense of what he is thinking in an attempt to pass Mr. Fielding's class. Sunday, April 4, 2010. Cantos 7teen, 8teen, and 9teen. Pg171 Line9 ".his face was a just man's face, outwardly kind". Pg187 Line125 ".and is my favor with you great? Pg191Line1 Simon Magus was a false. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Inferno: Circles 6 and 7. Dante's Inferno, Cantos Twenty Three - Twenty Five. TOo much to do. Cantos 7teen, 8teen, and 9teen.
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Mickey's Attempt At English: March 2010
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Mickey's Attempt At English. A blog in which mickey tries to make sense of what he is thinking in an attempt to pass Mr. Fielding's class. Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Take A Spin at The Wheel? Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Cantro13 pg129 Line9 "Here the repellent Harpies make their nests,.". Cantro14 pg147 Line108 ".Toward the pit by left turns always down". Pg91 Line91 ".he was sent to us by heaven". Pg93 Line109 "The lids were raised with sound of woe so great.". The more original idea of hell is people sitt...
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Brandy Intro to College English: March 2010
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Brandy Intro to College English. Monday, March 29, 2010. Dante's Inferno, Cantos Thirteen, Fourteen, and Fifteen. 1 "Behind them, eager as greyhounds off the leash, black bitches filled the woods". (lines 118-119). Dogs are symbols of skilled hunters, so that is why they are chasing the souls. Dogs also traditionally symbolize loyalty and faithfulness. These souls are being chased by dogs because they were disloyal and unfaithful during their lives. Dante's Inferno, Cantos Eleven and Twelve. 1 "if any so...
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Brandy Intro to College English: Dante's Inferno, Cantos Twenty Three - Twenty Five
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Brandy Intro to College English. Friday, April 9, 2010. Dante's Inferno, Cantos Twenty Three - Twenty Five. 1 The snakes in this canto remind Dante of the previous monsters he's seen in Hell. This reinforces the idea that this level of Hell is the worst place he's seen so far. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Logan S. Weber AP. Intro To College English. TOo much to do. Intro To College English. Inferno: Circles 6 and 7. Intro to College English. Dantes Inferno, Cantos Twenty Three - Twenty Five.
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Brandy Intro to College English: November 2009
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Brandy Intro to College English. Monday, November 16, 2009. Canterbury Tales, Characters. Knight: Extremely respected because he's ridden everywhere fighting battles. Follows the code of chivalry to the letter. 1 "Truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy" (pg. 4). 2 "He was a true, a perfect gentle-knight" (pg. 5). Squire: Young and happy, not taking anything too seriously. He dresses nicely and owns fine things mostly because he really likes the ladies. 1 "Singing he was, or fluting all day" (pg. 5).
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Brandy Intro to College English: December 2009
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Brandy Intro to College English. Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Hamlet, Act Five. 1 The gravedigger's songs and riddles and the ease which with he sings them show that death is no big deal, just a natural part of life. This reinforces what Claudius said earlier in the play, and what Hamlet now seems to realize. 3 Hamlet is 30 because we learn that the gravedigger has been digging graves for thirty years, and that he's been digging graves since the young Hamlet was born. 7 Osric is sucking up to Hamlet in a ...
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Brandy Intro to College English: October 2009
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Brandy Intro to College English. Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Sir Gawain: Section 2. 1) Look at the progression of each stanza in this section and briefly list/discuss in order what every stanza is about. Even though Gawain has cut off the head of the Green Knight and must go receive his fate in one year, everything goes on as normal. This stanza describes the spring that passes while Gawain waits to embark on his journey. He has a dreary journey as it rains and he begins to go hungry. He cannot find a...
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Brandy Intro to College English: September 2009
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Brandy Intro to College English. Thursday, September 24, 2009. Lines 3006-3007 "He worked for the people, but as well as that he behaved like a hero.". Lines 3010-3012 "His royal pyre will melt no small amount of gold: heaped there in a hoard.". 3051-3057 "That huge cache, gold inherited. to open the hoard.". Line 3100 "his worth and due as a warrior were the greatest.". Lines 3114-3116 "Now shall flame consume our leader.stood his ground in the steel-hail.". Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Lines 2417-242...
