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I wandered lonely as a cloud Poem Literature Essay

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The poet expresses his happiness and joy at the vision of the daffodils and he tries to express the beauty of the sight of these flowers in his poem. The poem revolves around the theme of the magnificence of nature and explains the contentment

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Literary Analysis of Short Story Literature Essay

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Therefore, the significant role that she plays cannot be ignored. Mama describes herself as a woman with rough hands resulting from physical labor. She also describes herself as a big-boned woman who wears

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Analysis of the Tolstoy Story The Death of Ivan Ilych Literature Book Report/Review

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Peter develops a similar perception though he is a little more touched by death. On arrival at Ivan’s house, Peter finds Schwartz, who is equally unaffected by the death, and Schwartz proposes a game later in the day. Peter is however emotionally touched and he notices an expression of fulfillment and a sense of warning, to those who are still alive, on Ivan’s face.

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The Heroes' Challenges in Campbell's Hero's Journey and Clzio's Wandering Star Literature Book Report/Review

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Wandering Star by J.M.G. Le Clezio offers a classical example of the journey of a hero who has to undergo overwhelming obstacles in her life. The main characters are Esther and Njema whose stories are told separately but merge as

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Critical Examination Literature Essay

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Therefore, they were opposed to foreign influence and domination. Meanwhile, America believes that it is their duty to foster peace, in the world, at all costs, no matter the consequences. This book, “All The Shah’s Men,” explores the outcome of American foreign policy in Iran that has elicited hate from the Iranians by focusing on the coup that culminated in Mossadegh’s forceful removal from office.

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Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer and The Welcome Table by Alice Walker Literature Book Report/Review

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The particular form of literature may be a factor for study. For example, poems are constructed in a way that is quite different from the other literary works, and the way that poems are studied may be quite different from the way other literary works are studied. However, other issues that are related to the study of literary works such as style are usually the same.

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Reading response to poem Literature Essay

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The poet used the analogy of a swimmer right from its title, Not Waving but Drowning, (Smith, 1972). In this title, the reader is

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Itinerant Methodist Preacher - Character and Symbol in Eliots Adam Bede Literature Research Paper

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About the book, Adam Bede, by George Eliot (aka Mary Evans), it is often noted that the character of Dinah was modeled after Mary’s aunt, Elizabeth Evans. Elizabeth was an itinerant Methodist minister, and she was the source of a novel-generating true-life prison tale. It is reasonable that Dinah was also an itinerant Methodist minister.

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Critical Analysis of Stephen G Millers Ancient Greek Athletics Literature Essay

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He fails, however, to make many interesting or original points that cannot be found more thoroughly developed and explored in other texts, meaning that someone with an already existing knowledge of Greek sport may come away from this text somewhat disappointed. The work makes its points well, but the points would perhaps be better if they were more original and insightful.

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The World Trade Center: Film, 9/11, Directed by Jules and Gideon Naudet Literature Movie Review

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September 9/11 attack was a learning experience for America and the world at large. The film “Film, 9/11,” Directed by Jules and Gideon Naudet captured some of the moments

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The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East by Kishore Mahbabani Literature Book Report/Review

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According to the author, the most important aspect of the interaction between East Asia and the West is the absorption of the key pillars of Western wisdom by the Asian nations and the implementation of the same to accelerate economic development. Besides, the Asian nations are trying to attain long long-term success.

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The Letter from a Skeptic - Failures of the Author in Detailing His Ideas Literature Book Report/Review

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Greg Boyd highlighted a number of letters between his own father and him. Boyd’s father lost faith and gave up on the church after the death of his wife. Over some time, the bitterness, the rage, and the uncertainty had reached a point that when the story begins, he does not know what he considers as truth.

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Symbolism of the Journey in the Books Literature Book Report/Review

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Phoenix in her journey struggles to make through despite her poor eyesight, due to the dense forest. She is worn out with fatigue, and many make it through many obstacles on her way. These include barbed wires, bushes, and thorns.

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Stories Based on Bless me Ultima Literature Book Report/Review

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The themes explicated through this novel include: the loss of innocence, conflicting cultures, good versus evil; myth, as an underlying premise in the cultural code surrounding Antonio; family expectations, the dreams of the parents as opposed to those of the new generation, and that of World war two

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Trifles by Susan Glaspell Literature Book Report/Review

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According to the law, it is not the right decision but again, one might argue that once Mrs. Wright is freed, the other women will get together to help her start a clean and independent life. The liberation that they feel in hiding the clue is, indeed, a moment of exultation in their lives as they know that this is the only way they can gain the respect and freedom that they have always wanted.

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Systemic Functional Analysis of the book of Job Literature Assignment

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The analysis of the text in the book of the job will take the form of experiential meaning to demonstrate the way grammar can be used to express experience. This essay will analyze the text using some of the grammatical systems such as transitivity, mode, aspect or mood. The essay will attempt an interpretation of the text using the SFG literature.

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Those Winter sundays Literature Essay

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In the first stanza the poet has used descriptive words to narrate to its reader the scene in which his father would wake up. Using terms like the blue black cold to describe the before dawn cold in which his father used to wake up. Even after working the whole

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The Poetical Work by Elliot Literature Annotated Bibliography

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This poem showcases a narrator living an isolated love-life and incapable of expressing his inner feelings. As a poet, Elliot makes Prufrock the main character in his poem to shed light on real-life experiences that a majority of people go through in the modern world. The physical setting made by the poem makes it the artwork unique.

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Text and Image Interactions in Hybrid Narratives Literature Essay

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These narratives are powerful visual storytelling mediums in helping visual thinkers to explore the subject and interpret matters ranging from historical to fantastical matter in diverse ways with no restrictions. The use of symbolism, allegory, metaphors, and simile makes the reader dig much deeper as compared to traditional books or narratives.

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COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY OF Literature Essay

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In ‘Godfather Death’ the son has to be given a godfather, and the choice has to be Death, God or the Devil. The father of the child looks at the three choices and settles for Death. According to him, Death was the best choice because it did not

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All My Sons - Miller's Version of the American Dream Literature Book Report/Review

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The American dream is often exaggerated to draw the attention of the masses and to appeal to their emotions and in the process, they have to encounter bitter realities of life. Families are the building blocks of society. When the values that blend the family into a cohesive unit are lost disintegration begins.

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Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden Literature Essay

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The poem, on the one hand, demonstrates the anger of the narrator at the lack of time that the father possesses. On the other hand, the father is also looked up to as a role model who works very hard for his child. The reluctance of the child to feel unconditional love for the father is attributed through the poem by Hayden, to the tight schedule of the father even on a Sunday.

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Analysis of Character Traits of Professor Higgins (Pygmalion) Literature Book Report/Review

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Higgins comes across as the character of contradictory traits for the reader. We have analyzed three distinct traits of Professor Higgins. These traits stay very much constant throughout the play. He is absent-minded throughout the play and only acknowledges Eliza as a subject of study. He is extremely insulting to her throughout the play

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Cancer in Connecticut - does CT have a higher than normal cancer rate and are environmental issues to blame Literature Research Paper

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icut was ranked to have the most alarming cancer related cases in the whole of the United Stated of America with high rates of breast cancer, urinary bladder cancer and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma leading in that list. Between the period 1970s to 1998, Connecticut has witnessed a

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Museum Assignment Paper Language of World Art Literature Admission/Application Essay

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The first painting to be analyzed is Public Prayer in the Mosque of Amr, Cairo By Jean Leon Gerome painted in 1871. Virgin and child with Saint Anne by Albrecht Dürer’s painted around 1519. This essay will compare the approach of

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Scott Momadays The Way to the Rainy Mountain Literature Book Report/Review

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Scott does not only present Kiowa's traditional myths but helps us to create and relate Kiowa culture. Through a well-examined process of mentally forming a clear picture of traditional stories, Scott’s view on contemporary cultural life, the reader is placed at a point of being able to offer a personal appreciation of the fluctuating experience of Kiowa as a culture.

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Jed Smith Trailblazer of the West by Frank Latham Literature Book Report/Review

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Jed Smith, though young, was full of ambitious and dared at anything in order to pursue and achieve his dreams. The pursuit was not as easy as he could have wished; he faced several obstacles such as hostile Indian tribes, dangerous terrain, and grizzly bears just like the rest of the settlers who were moving to the west.

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Character Traits of Maggie in Everyday Use Literature Book Report/Review

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She thinks people will mock her damaged looks. Still, no matter how nervous her personality is, she is kind at heart and dutiful. We know this by the incident in which she hands over the quilts to her elder sister even when her mother snatches them from the latter and hands them over to her as she had already promised.

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Hardy and Wilde's Presentation of the Fallen Woman Literature Report

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A number of characters by these two writers have been involved in unfruitful relationships that resulted in children born out of wedlock. Tess’s relationship with Alec is not as expected since he sees her as an object of sex. This is the reason he ignores Tess’s feelings and opts to rape her in the woods claiming that women are supposed to submit to all that men want.

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Omnivores Dilemma (Industrial Corn) Literature Coursework

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This tendency in human beings gives rise to a dilemma for the choice of food and time of taking them. To justify these dilemmas in human nature and choice of meals, Pollan investigates the entire food habits of Americans or the American way of eating.

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The Pearl Maiden by H. Rider Haggard Literature Book Report/Review

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The story starts off with the reason why Christians are persecuted. Jesus had just been crucified for objecting to the Jewish religion. The author explains the genesis of the hatred between the Christians and the Jews. The actions of Jesus against the Jewish religion led the Pharisees to seek help from the Pontius Pilate.

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Story Literature Book Report/Review

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Seeing the difference between Floyd and him, Carl understands the way destiny sets different courses for each person. The story reveals how the river of life makes dynamic even those who love to be static. The story catches readers’

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The Story of An Hour and In the Lake of the Woods Literature Book Report/Review

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The importance of art in the success of certain social movements and in attaining certain social ills the attention that they deserve cannot be stressed too much. Artists in every age have been the torchbearers of change and have managed to communicate the sentiment of the downtrodden in forms of protest, to the rulers of a community or nation.

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Tuesdays with Morrie: an Old man, a Young Man, and the Last Great Lesson by Mitch Albom Literature Book Report/Review

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Our inner selves are empty without a proper self-understanding, in case our inner emotional rods are absent. A feeling of love is the most reliable bonding agent, which helps us keep ourselves together even in the face of death. A real love is something that cannot be lost. It exists for years and it becomes the most authentic feeling of our lives

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Media Review & Book Critique Literature Assignment

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AARP has been working with the National Association of Home Builders to either build or renovate the homes of senior citizens to make them more safe and accessible for the challenges that senior citizens face due to mobility and potential physical limitations. For senior

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Bloom's Taxonomy Literature Coursework

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ly and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generalized by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning or communication, as a guide to belief or action [or argument]" (Scriven & Paul, 2001, p.1).

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Short story ,Open Boat by Stephen Crane, Answers of college quiz (5 question) Literature Coursework

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Telling the story from a first or second person’s point of view would create some kind of tension emerging from the character’s exclusive viewpoint and the real

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Analysis of Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Literature Book Report/Review

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The turn of events has captured Annemarie’s curiosity. This makes her relate a number of events that have taken place in her life through flashbacks. On the same note, the actions and eventualities that are coming up are shocking but Annemarie is not in a position to figure out what exactly is happening around them

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Analysis of The Underdogs Novel by Mariano Azuela Literature Book Report/Review

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Hostile forces gained ground against the Huerta government. Pancho Villa, Carranza, Obregón led the revolutionary armies. Huerta flew Spain after giving his resignation as president of Mexico. The revolutionary armies made their way to Mexico City; there is opposition within these revolutionary forces, particularly between Villa and Carranza

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The Doorbell Rang: A Critique of Hoovers FBI Literature Book Report/Review

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Stout’s political stand on the issue of FBI abuse was not just influenced by current social conditions and his own internal perspectives of these. His own past already gives a basis for this. Prior to his prominence as a fiction writer, he was part of the American Civil Liberties Union. In fact, he also wrote for publications that were known to have Marxist leanings in the 1920s.

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A comparison between I Used to Live Here Once and Nothing Gold can Stay Literature Essay

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There is also a great difference between the forms of the works, one being a poem and the other being a short story. The difference in the forms of these two works brings several difficulties in their analysis and the comparison may run the risk of remaining an analysis of the differences of the thematic concerns of the authors of the works.

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What is the Function of Disguise in Dr Faustus and The Shoemakers Holiday Literature Coursework

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Shoemaker, on the other hand, was a light-hearted comedy that was reminiscent of some of William Shakespeare's comedy. As such, there was not necessarily a deep moral message in the play, other than the message that class does not mean anything when it comes to love.

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Ezra Loomis Pound Literature Research Paper

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Pound taught at Wabash College for two years but then left his job to travel abroad to Spain, Italy, and London. He became interested in Japanese and Chinese poetry working abroad as a literary executor of Ernest Fenellosa. Ezra Pound was greatly influenced by the dramatic events that happened in his lifetime.

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Persuasion by Jane Austen Literature Book Report/Review

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The reader gets a very good knowledge about the various characters in the novel, while in the film the viewers are drawn directly to the plot. This is a limitation which the film has to offer its viewers than to any person who reads the book, since they are made to believe about the incidents taking place, without any prior knowledge about what is in store for them.

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Temptation as Recurrent Theme in Literature: Hawthorn's Scarlet Letter and Poe's Telltale Heart Literature Book Report/Review

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Guilt, as in the case of Arthur Dimmesdale, is the primary moving factor in the plot. It is guilt born of temptation that drives the narrator into his ‘disease’ and forces him to give himself in. It is as if temptation and succumbing to it must necessarily be punished, whether by external forces, divine forces, or by the committers themselves.

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Why Everyone Should Read The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch Literature Admission/Application Essay

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After reading this book I reflected on the way that our modern world provides countless ways to waste time, whether it be through passively watching television, chatting to friends about trivial celebrity matters on Facebook, or shopping for material goods that eat up more and more of our precious lifetime.

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Red Riding Hood: To Be Chaste or Chased Literature Essay

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As the story draws to a conclusion, we see Vanessa & the police close in on grandmother’s trailer park, where the wolf has already killed the old lady & lays in her bed waiting for little red riding hood. A brawl ensues & Vanessa manages to knock out the wolf with her bare hands. The police arrive late on the scene & are amazed to see what the little girl has accomplished. Therefore in conclusion, after having reviewed the ten books, we can see how the fairytale of ‘Red Riding Hood’ has changed throughout the years.

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Beneath Lion's Gaze and Major Pettigrew's Last Stand between Cultures Literature Essay

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In this paper, I will explore how the theme of family is presented in the novel. So in the very first episode readers are introduced to doctor Hailu, a recognized surgeon, taking a bullet out of the student’s body. The bullet was fired by the police at the back of one of the students who protested against the Emperor’s rule.

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Bilingual by rhina p.espaillat and preface to a twenty volume suicide note by Leroy jones Literature Essay

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The carefully selected title also acts as a foreshadowing for the readers about the ensuing conflict. The Poem Bilingual is written in the form of nine heroic couplets with frequent use of enjambment

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The Representation of Queen Gertrude Literature Assignment

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Hamlet may stop degrading Claudius' character in front of her. The line shows her childish character and how quickly she gets emotionally attached to people, as Claudius in this case. She is not a sharp person to analyze right and wrong and identifies deceptive persons. One can term women as being emotional beings.

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