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  • Odysseus

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    He is a legendary protagonist of the epic poem. The question related to the essence of this parsonage is rather controversial. He is a hero with virile mind who can easily overcome difficulties. Despite his young age he is a brave hero experienced in different battles. There is no better “improviser” or “strategist” in Greek…

  • Cyrano de Bergerac Essays

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    Character Analysis : Roxane Introduction The centre of universe of the supremely captivating play “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Edmond Rostand is the beautiful Roxane. She is loved and admired by several powerful characters of the time and she has a long list of suitors who want to win her over. She is apparently… 1 552…

  • Doc Daneeka

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    Doctor Daneeka, Yossarian’s friend, is a physician of the squadron. He is the one who explains the point of the Catch-22 to Yossarian. He is afraid of flights, so Yossarian helps him to fake the length of the flight hours. Due to that, Doc Daneeka is considered dead, since he was on the list of…

  • The Iliad Summary

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    The Iliad is one of several myths in the ancient history where the main accent is made not on gods, their omnipotence and relationships but on people. These people are heroes and have some drops of divine blood in their veins too but still they are mortals, they love and hate, fight and feast, are…

  • Mr.Boldwood

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    Mr. Boldwood is a 40 years old man, a holder of the estate in Weatherbury, who is considered to be an almost aristocratic person among residents in this remote place. He is a prosperous landowner and a mature perspective bachelor. Mr. Boldwood has a passion for collecting and making gifts. He is ready to put…

  • Captain Thomas Auld

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    In the novel, he is a brutal and cruel master who took wife’s property under his control. He was not intended to rule over the slaves, but still, he managed “either by force, fear, or fraud.” Douglass hated Captain Thomas Auld as he ignored religious rules, but at the same time, he proved his strong…

  • Emily Grierson

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    The main character of the story. We can find out that her father was very strict, and he controlled almost every part of her life. He did it until he died when she was 30 years old. In total isolation until his death, when she is 30 years old. Her struggle with loss and attachment…

  • Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax

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    This cute little girl (well, not so little she was old enough to fall in love, but her mother perceive her as a little girl saying all the time about things that have and haven’t to be done), is a daughter of tyrant mother Lady Bracknell and Algernon’s cousin. She is submissive to her mother…

  • King Lear Act 1 Analysis

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    Main events of the act 1: King Lear wants to retire and share his kingdom between three daughters; When asked about how much they love their father, two daughters, Goneril and Regan pay him lots of fake compliments; His youngest daughter, Cordelia, doesn’t want to demonstrate her feelings through this staged act; Lear is outraged…

  • Ted Lavender

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     Ted Lavender wasn’t the bravest man readers can hear of. Usually, all the soldiers took twenty-five grenades with them, but the timid Ted Lavender, when he was killed near Tan Khe, had thirty-four grenades with him. He collapsed like a heavyweight; he was twenty pounds of ammunition, a bulletproof vest, helmet, NZ, water, toilet paper, dope and three…