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  • Crime in Of Mice and Men

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    Yes it is very simple to understand that murder is a crime and in most cases it should be punishable by execution It is also very easy to understand that my client George is the man that killed Lennie Small However it is not easy to understand why he killed him and if it is considered murder Thats right all killings are not murder they are not the same thing Killing is the taking of a like but murder is the doing so out of hatred or out of personal gain The state sentences people to death it ki

  • The Role the Devil Plays in both Othello and Dr. Faustus

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    Examine the role the devil plays in both Othello and Dr Faustus Dr Faustus is a play by Christopher Marlowe which was first published in 1604 The play revolves around the central character of Faustus and his thirst for power and knowledge that leads him to sell his soul to the devil in exchange for twenty fours years service from Mephostophilis a devil who carries out Faustuss demands The play focuses on the idea of the downfall of those who desire too much and the damnation which falls on them

  • Excessive Excess: A Catalyst for Introspection in Various Comedies

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    Excess is a recurring idea in comic works that is portrayed through the various actions and interactions of the characters Excess is essentially the idea of taking something to an extreme in some cases to the point where it begins to stretch the realistic credibility of what is occurring Comedy attempts to be realistic using characters that seem human and to an extent the audience can relate to these fictional beings But excess is the flip side where the actions of the characters seem artificia

  • Exile In The Road

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    In The Road the father and son are cut off from their home civilization and experience a feeling of exile because of it Their exile proves both alienating and enriching two essential elements of literary exile Alienation is the state of being isolated or viewing the world from an objective standpoint The father and son are forced to alienate themselves from the world because of its innate evil As the boy grows older with this point of view he comes to know the world as predominantly evil The is

  • External Influences In Macbeth And A Christmas Carol

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    Explore the ways a central character is affected by external influences in the texts you have studied In both texts I have studied Macbeth and A Christmas Carol both central characters are affected by a number of external influences which in turn leads them into drastic characteristic changes What is meant by this is that the plot and story of each texts would not have unravelled if it wasnt for these significant and controlling influences which caused and put pressure and emotion on these Char

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