In a street of Venice the merchant Antonio laments that he is sad but knows not why His friends Solanio and Salerio try to cheer him up to no avail More friends Lorenzo and Gratiano also try and fail Antonios friend Bassanio informs him that he intends to seek the wealthy Portias hand in marriage yet needs financial backing Antonio though reluctant offers Bassanio 3 000 ducats money to help him At Belmont Portias house she laments to her servant Nerissa that she fears a suitor she dislikes will
Lord of the Flies is a story of hardships death and ultimately survival The Island on which the boys are on presented many difficulties In this situation there was no time for fun and games work was much more important The group consisted completely of pre pubescent young boys and the thing that destroyed their democratic ways was the allure of having lots of fun swimming feasts and other enjoyable activities If the splitting of the groups i e when Ralph and Jack went their separate ways the bl
Langston Hughes in his poem Mother to Son has the mother give advice to her son about life and never giving up no matter how difficult life becomes Hughes uses a metaphor of a staircase to convey the message of the mother The mother tells her son that even though her life has not been a crystal staircase meaning comfort and ease but rather a wooden staircase indicating poverty she has never given up Although my life is not a crystal staircase yet and I have experienced difficulties and obstacle
Monster and Beast This paper will compare the themes of the novel Frankenstein a book written by Mary Shelley which was published anonymously in 1818 with Disneys 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast a musical by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman The novel and the film both have remarkable similarities and connection in terms of the characters settings and symbols used The novel starts with Victor Frankensteins meddling with the natural set of things including death In Frankensteins intelligent