Category: Study Guides
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Vera Claythorne
The first and foremost thing that should be mentioned is the fact that Vera Claythorne is a former governess. At the beginning of the story, she seems to be a considerably positive and enjoyable person. In the following chapters, we can understand that Vera Claythorne has been accepted as a secretary of Mrs. Una Nancy…
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Patrick “Paddy” Dignam
Patrick “Paddy” Dignam is considered as Joyce’s analog of Elpenor, who died in similar circumstances and who greeted his friend Odysseus. He dies in a drunken stupor. Each episode is represented by a bodily organ which gives life to the city. Each episode also has an allotted hour of the day, and meals chart the progress of time.…
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Paradise Lost Study Guide
Paradise Lost Study Guide Author: John Milton Original title: Paradise Lost Characters: Satan, God , Son of God , Holy Spirit, Sin, Death, Adam , Eve, Raphael, Michael, Gabriel, Abdiel , Mammon, Moloch, Belial, Beelzebub Published: February 27th 2003 by Penguin Classics (first published 1667) ISBN 0140424393 (ISBN13: 9780140424393) Those of us who are madly…
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Summary
About the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas “The narrative of the life of Frederick Douglas” is a memorandum and a treatise on the abolition in 1845. It was written by a former slave and world-famous orator Frederick Douglas. The Plot of the Narrative Frederick Douglass was born into slavery circa in 1817 or…
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Herbert Pocket
In each book should be a story about boys who hate each other and later become best friends helping each other in different life situations. Herbert Pocket is the son of Matthew Pocket, Miss Havisham’s cousin, and hopes to become a merchant so that he can afford to marry Clara Barley. Pip first meets Herbert…
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Dr. Straus
Dr. Straus is another person who is involved in the Charlie’s surgery. He asks the man to keep a diary to monitor the changes in mind. Although he is one of those who encourage Gordon to take the surgery, Dr. Straus shows signs of real humane worries about Charlie’s emotions. It can be noticed when…
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Pride and Prejudice Quotes – Page 8 | Just Great DataBase
I have been used to consider poetry as the food of love. Pride and Prejudice 3 Ha de aprender mi filosofía. Del pasado no tiene usted que recordar más que lo placentero. Pride and Prejudice 3 In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me…
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Prince Stepan “Stiva” Arkadyevitch Oblonsky
Stepan is Anna’s brother, and they have some common features of character. They both put their personal desire, love, emotions above the societal rules and regulations. For them, it is more significant to be happy, even if nobody else supports their decision. Oblonsky is a handsome aristocrat who works in the governmental sector. He has…
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Satire
Jonathan Swift who is also well-known by his pseudonym Isaac Bickerstaff was born in Dublin in November 30, 1667. This author is very popular even nowadays for his numerous exciting texts and prose. But the most popular text by which we know him is “Gulliver’s Travels” (1726)…
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Adèle Ratignolle
Adele is a very close friend of Edna. They were friends for a long time, had a lot of similar things. Adele adores and idolizes her husband, children. She even seems like she likes all house duties and responsibilities. She represents an ideal woman of the Victorian period. When she sees that Edna is rapidly…
