THE HERO (ES) All of Shakespeare’s tragedies have a tragic hero, or ‘protagonist’ who is put into a situation of conflict which he must resolve. A combination of bad luck and misjudgment lead to the hero’s death. He is often a man of high social standing: Romeo and Juliet are both wealthy citizens of Verona…
Shia Are believed to be the descendants from Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and son-in-law Ali. It is believed that they are the best source of knowledge about the Qur’an and Islam This is the key difference between followers of Muhammad’s family and descendants from the followers of Caliph Abu Baker Sunni They are the…
Act I. Antonio’s friend Bassanio owes Antonio money but unable to repay his debts, asks Antonio for more money so he may marry the wealthy and beautiful Portia and so pay back his friend. Antonio has no money to spare but tells Bassanio to use his good name to try to get a loan… Meanwhile…
Summary Chapter 20 When Amir finally arrives in Kabul he doesn’t recognize it. All the buildings and shops he used to visit and remember were now piles of rubble. All trees cut down. Amir stares at the Taliban, Farid tells Amir he shouldn’t stare at the Taliban because they are looking for trouble, an old…
Chapter 17 Rahim Khan gives Amir an envelope. Inside are letters from Hassan which talk about Hassan hopes, his life and the changes in Kabul The letters are very warm – Hassan doesn’t hold any grudges against Amir. Rahim Khan delivers the bad news to Amir. Hassan and his wife were massacred and their Sohrab…
Summary Chapter 10 Baba and Amir escape Kabul and carry with them all they need, due to high security and the risk of possible conflict. Their destination is Pakistan. A soldier harasses a young woman that travels with them and Baba decides to intervene. The soldier now has Baba at gunpoint and Amir is worried…
Summary Chapter 6 The chapter starts when Amir talks about winter and how every kid in Kabul loved winter. He said that every school in Kabul were closed for the whole winter and how Ahmad would always get bullied by Assef because he wore a wool vest He then talks about how there was a…
Summary Currently in San Francisco (December 2001) Amir recalls events that happened in his past Amir (Pashtun)& Hassan (Hazara) are brothers/friends/ servant (inconsiderate relationship) Hazaras were segregated- called “mice-eating and flat nosed”(Hosseini,9) Pashtuns are Sunni muslims while Hazaras are Shi’a muslim Baba built an orphanage and tells his son there is only one sin which…
Power and Pride are both evident in Danforth’s exchange with Giles. He doesn’t like the way that Giles effectively argues the law so her changes things so he can arrest Giles. As a judge, Danforth should know better than to react emotionally (pride). Moral Pride is evident when Hale says to Danforth, “Your honour, I…
Internal vs External Goodness – Elizabeth shows her sense of morality as she implies that John’s actions mean less than what is in his heart (i.e. how he is externally, is less important than how he is internally). Later, John seems to suggest that his name, his outward appearance, is more important than inward goodness. …
Characters in Act 5 Hippolyta Theseus Egeus Philostrate The Mechanicals: Bottom Quince Snout Starveling Snug Flute Demetrius Lysander Helena Hermia Robin a.k.a. Puck Oberon Act 5 Scene 1 Play comes to a full circle. Hippolyta and Theseus talk over the extraordinary stories from the four lovers. Hippolyta thinks they are “strange;” Theseus doesn’t believe them. …
Characters in Act 4 Titania The Clowns: Bottom Quince Snout Starveling Snug Flute Robin a.k.a. Puck Oberon Peaseblossom Cobweb Mote Mustardseed Demetrius Lysander Helena Hermia Egeus Theseus Hippolyta Act 4 Scene 1 Titania and her train enter with Bottom, as Oberon looks on unseen. The fairies attend to Bottom’s every need. He falls asleep in…
Characters in Act 3 Titania The Clowns: Bottom Quince Snout Starveling Snug Flute Robin a.k.a. Puck Oberon Peaseblossom Cobweb Mote Mustardseed Demetrius Lysander Helena Hermia Indian Boy Act 3 Scene 1 The laborers unwittingly choose to rehearse in the glade where Titania is sleeping. As the labourers rehearse, Puck turns Bottom’s head into an ass’s…
Act I scene i The King of England wants to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, the size of which to be determined by their testimonies in court. Gloucester has two sons, the elder legitimate, the younger illegitimate. The two eldest daughters profess their love for Lear to be “boundless” in speeches of flattery.…
Some ways to think about word choice— and sound really smart while you’re figuring it out! Purpose: When analyzing the style of prose or poetry, the opportunity to show off what you know about diction (an author’s word choice) frequently appears. These notes are meant to give you a framework and a vocabulary so that…
The word sonnet is Italian for “little song”. Sonnets usually focus on one key idea and are often reflective of emotions. The sonnet is a 14-line lyrical poem with a strict rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme differs depending on the variety of sonnet. The two main types are: the Elizabethan (or “Shakespearean”) sonnet and the…
The gothic novel was invented almost single-handedly by Horace Walpole, whose The Castle of Otranto (1764) contains essentially all the elements that constitute the genre. Walpole’s novel was imitated not only in the eighteenth century and not only in the novel form, but it has influenced writing, poetry, and even film making up to the…
“Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.” This quotation is said by Nick Caraway, the narrator of Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald depicts Nick as or moral guide through a novel infused…
In Rene Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy, he is trying to explain and theorize that humans are more than just a shape with mass. He does so by creating the concept of the ‘I’ – or ego. I do not completely agree with Descartes beliefs of mathematics, his designation of the ego, and his use…
“Will you marry me?” A young man asks his girlfriend of two years. She has barely finished her last bite of linguini as he startles her with the awaited question. The nerves kick in and she takes a moment to reply. She doesn’t know what to say so she asks for more time to decide.…
