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| Shakespeare - Venus and Adonis | 11/10/2009 |
Q: I have just recieved this essay question; Discuss whether Sexuality is innate or a social ...
A: What your teacher probably wants you to discuss is the gender roles portrayed in the poem. In Venus ...
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| English literature | 11/10/2009 |
Q: Can you name the characters in Shakespeare's plays who commit suicide and those who attempted it?
A: I'll try: In "ANTONY AND CLEOPATA", Antony, Cleopatra and Eros commit suicide. (Antony attempts it, ...
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| lady capulet and juliet | 11/4/2009 |
Q: In act 3 scene 5 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, what do we learn about the relationship between ...
A: In this line Juliet's mother is so angry about Juliet not wanting to marry Paris that she is ...
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| Shakespeare | 10/24/2009 |
Q: I have written my essay on 'how does Shakespeare sustain dramatic tension in Act 3 scene 5 of R&J?' ...
A: Theatricality means how Shakespeare is using words to describe dramatic effects on the stage. Look ...
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| Help with Emerson problem. | 10/6/2009 |
Q: Emerson is widely studied in high schools, and yet high school seems like the type of society ...
A: This sounds like a homework question. Have you read the essay? Don't you have any comments about ...
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| Othello - Iaho's Racism | 8/2/2009 |
Q: I have been trying to get hold of critical material discussing Iago's racism as one of his ...
A: I don't know of any specific material about Iago's racism, but if you do a Google search on the ...
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| romeo and juliet(emergency help) | 6/3/2009 |
Q: Romeo and juliet essay? i am supposed to wright a essay on 4 turning points on act 3 of romeo and ...
A: The turning points in act 3 are in scene 1 and scene 5. Scene 1: Mercutio is killed, then Tybalt, ...
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| Kafka's Metamorphosis | 5/11/2009 |
Q: How does Kafka's Metamorphosis relate to the post-colonial literary theory? An answer would be ...
A: I am not supposed to do your homework for you, but I can put you on the right track. Gregor in "The ...
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| 17th Century Drama | 5/8/2009 |
Q: I have been given the following question and I can't understand what it means so I wonder if you ...
A: It's a difficult question, but social antagonism has to be the opposite of social harmony. I.e. the ...
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| Hamlet | 5/6/2009 |
Q: ) I am currently studying Act I of Hamlet and am bit confused with the Ghost's attitude to ...
A: The first is quite easy: The Ghost is saying that Gertrude is blameless, and Hamlet doesn't have to ...
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| Hamlet Topic Explanation | 5/3/2009 |
Q: This is one of my topics for a Hamlet essay, I am not asking you to do it, but I don`t understand ...
A: I understand your confusion! I think your teacher wants you to talk about what you can count on in ...
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| Interpretation on is it her fault | 3/16/2009 |
Q: What can you say/think/critism on goldilocks & the 3 bears in traditional story/variant either in ...
A: No, I'm afraid that's not within my power. I can refer you to Wikipedia's page on the story: ...
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| Material on The Changeling? | 3/15/2009 |
Q: I know Shakespere is your expertise but in the other question I asked you knew about Thomas ...
A: There isn't that much secondary critical literature on Middleton's plays to begin with, and it would ...
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| Interpretation on is it her fault | 3/15/2009 |
Q: What can you say/think/critism on goldilocks & the 3 bears in traditional story/variant either in ...
A: It's an intriguing question, but the story exists in so many variants that I don't know the exact ...
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| Shakespeare | 3/12/2009 |
Q: One of my teachers asked me how does the language Shakespeare uses create an effect when Mercutio ...
A: Well, them teachers really ask strange questions, don't they? :-) First of all, Shakespeare is ...
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| King Lear and The Changeling | 3/7/2009 |
Q: I have been asked to compare and contrast Shakespeare's King Lear and Middleton's The Changeling in ...
A: First of all, you must, naturally, read the plays - I hope you have done that? Next you must think ...
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| question | 2/4/2009 |
Q: what does he mean by and team of sparrows?
A: I wasn't familiar with the phrase, but after a Google search I am going to assume that you are ...
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| Antigone - Scene 4 | 1/29/2009 |
Q: Recently we began reading the play Antigone and I've come across a question that I just can't seem ...
A: Creon simply puts Antigone in the tomb as punishment for having broken his laws. The reason he ...
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| macbeth | 1/22/2009 |
Q: what social/ political/ cultural needs are expressed through 'Medea',''Macbeth'' and ''A doll's ...
A: I suppose you mean that the wronged woman in each play wants to be a human being first and foremost, ...
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| macbeth | 1/21/2009 |
Q: what social/ political/ cultural needs are expressed through 'Medea',''Macbeth'' and ''A doll's ...
A: Well, these three plays all deal with marriage, and demonstrate how wrong things can go when the man ...
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| Death & Co. by Sylvia Plath | 1/9/2009 |
Q: I`m not sure if my question is exactly in your area of expertise, but i`m asking you because you`ve ...
A: I still say it's the speaker that is done for. When the night is over, the death bell tolls, because ...
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| Death & Co. by Sylvia Plath | 1/7/2009 |
Q: I`m not sure if my question is exactly in your area of expertise, but i`m asking you because you`ve ...
A: If you meant to send this question to Clare Washbrook, then you have sent it to the wrong person. ...
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| andrew marwell | 12/16/2008 |
Q: first I am really sorry for wasting your time I have to do a research on Andrew Marvell poetry and ...
A: You're not asking me any actual question. How about reading some Marvell poems (start with ...
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| english o98/099 | 12/15/2008 |
Q: what figure of speech is this: the temperature must have climabed as high as the killimanjro ...
A: I imagine the answer you require is "a simile". The height of the temperature is being compared to ...
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| Shakespeare's wife | 11/24/2008 |
Q: Are all of Shakespeare's sonnets and/or poems about a guy? I keep finding arguments he was bisexual, ...
A: "Are all of Shakespeare's sonnets and/or poems about a guy?" No. A certain portion of the sonnets ...
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| shake's language | 11/21/2008 |
Q: Can you, please,take out all the expressions From Act II, scene II of Tragedy of Hamlet which are ...
A: "Can you, please,take out all the expressions From Act II, scene II of Tragedy of Hamlet which are ...
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| Antigone (last question) | 11/16/2008 |
Q: Ok I have one last question regarding the play Antigone. I understand that Aristotle’s’ Poetics has ...
A: Well, as I wrote to you earlier: "But Creon and his rigid laws are not perfect either; both sides ...
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| Antigone Scene 4 & 5? | 11/11/2008 |
Q: As I was reading this play there was one thing I couldn't understand and that was what do the stone ...
A: As for what the walls of Antigone's tomb symbolizes, that's a bit tricky. I have to look at the play ...
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| Scene 3 Antigone? | 11/6/2008 |
Q: Yes, its me again. I am very confused about this and was really hoping you would be able to help me ...
A: Haimon is torn between his duty to his father and his love for Antigone. Carefully, he explains that ...
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| Scene 2 Antigone question | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I was asked the followingIs Antigone's adherence to the moral law in the face of Creon's decree a ...
A: I would say that Antigone's reaction is one of passion. Yes, she knows what she's doing, and which ...
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| Character analysis | 10/29/2008 |
Q: During my World Literature course, I picked apart and analyzed Book 9 of The Odyssey. I'm writing a ...
A: Yes, you are quite right. I think Odysseus is very reliable. He reports his mistakes and triumphs ...
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| Scene 1 Antigone help? | 10/26/2008 |
Q: I was hoping you could help me with the following: What do you know about Creon and what can you ...
A: Well, Creon is very proud. His pride comes at odds with Antigone's strong sense of family honor ...
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| Antigone by Sophocles? | 10/21/2008 |
Q: I hope I'm asking this question in the right place, if not I'm sorry. In the play Antigone by ...
A: Sorry I was a bit late in responding. Well, Antigone is determined to bury her brother out of a ...
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| homework help please help me go over them thanks | 9/24/2008 |
Q: 1. When does the Narrative of Sojourner Truth take place? A. Before the Civil War B. ...
A: Most of these questions are not about literature, but about American history (which I am not an ...
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| short storys | 8/17/2008 |
Q: i need some help? 1. what are conventions? 2. In "A White Heron" how soes sarah jewett portray ...
A: Here are some responses that I hope you find helpful: 1. what are conventions? Conventions can be ...
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| minority languages. | 8/7/2008 |
Q: my question is, why are minority languages not used/known around the world? i do understand that ...
A: Well, most people just speak their local language. It's quite difficult to learn additional ...
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| As You Like It | 7/9/2008 |
Q: I need help concerning my diploma paper topic: 'As You Like It as a revolt against conventions' I ...
A: As for where to find literature, a good place to start is your local library. If you are near a ...
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| British Literature | 6/18/2008 |
Q: In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight what is learned about Sir Garwain's character from his speech in ...
A: Okay, a transcript of these lines would be this: "If thou wilt allow me to come down from this ...
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| Macbeth | 5/4/2008 |
Q: Could you translate these lines into contemporary english for me? This is Macbeth act 2 scene 2. ...
A: Sure thing - I'm putting the contemporary language in uppercase letters: Lady Macbeth: Had he not ...
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| ref | 4/26/2008 |
Q: Good day, It has been said that Shakespeare was one of the greatest dramatist of all time. Was ...
A: The valuable thing about Shakespeare is that his works can be enjoyed on so many levels. If you just ...
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| formalist criticism | 2/10/2008 |
Q: Where does Shakespeare's Hamlet can one make an argument for formalist criticism?
A: Since it is not my job to do your homework for you, I will answer your question by describing what ...
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| Shakespeare | 12/9/2007 |
Q: Do you think it would be plausible to relate Shakespeare's writing style to that of Euripides? ...
A: I'm not really an expert on Euripides, but I do know that he is often mentioned as the Shakespeare ...
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| othello | 10/28/2007 |
Q: How does act4 scene 3 show that Desdemona and Emilia are strong?
A: This sounds like a homework question, so I will not give a detailed response. You are supposed to ...
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| Macbeth | 10/25/2007 |
Q: What are the example of the theme 'within each of us resides a secret lust for power' in the play ...
A: This sounds like a homework question. You're supposed to write down your own thoughts and ...
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| ayuda | 9/5/2007 |
Q: I know you are expert in literature and not in psychology but anyway I would like to know your ...
A: You are right to be obsessed with your kids' reading skills! Reading and learning are the most ...
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| poem | 6/23/2007 |
Q: "good day... I am a new college student and im taking up international studies... one of my ...
A: Most poetry (incl. this poem) is about defining love. Finding out what love is, and how to describe ...
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| please help me. is dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a classic? | 5/29/2007 |
Q: y name is David Folster and i got to Santa su sana high school. i am currently doing a paper on ...
A: Yes, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is definitely a classic novel. But there's no easy definition of "a ...
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| Classic Literature canon | 3/31/2007 |
Q: My name is Zac. I'm a senior at Santa Susana high school in Simi Valley. I am currently doing a ...
A: Yes, "Slaughterhouse Five" is definitely a classic novel. But there's no easy definition of "a ...
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| Hamlet | 3/25/2007 |
Q: I was assigned a project:Hamlet was apprehended before His duel with Laertes and is being tried for ...
A: Yes, he is sane. You can even argue that the murder was premeditated, because in an earlier scene, ...
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| metaphor | 3/24/2007 |
Q: I have trouble explaining a metaphor that i found on a short story i read. The story is called ...
A: Well, to say something definite about the metaphors used, I would probably need more details about ...
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| Elizabeth Barrett Browning | 3/16/2007 |
Q: it is sonnet 43 from "sonnets from the Portuguese". here is the pome.... How do I love thee? Let me ...
A: Your own impressions of the poem are very good. :-) Indeed, not much is being mentioned to describe ...
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| Hamlet Act One Timeline | 3/3/2007 |
Q: Hamlet Act One Scene 1 ends with Horatio, Marcellus and Bernardo after sunrise deciding to tell ...
A: Yes, "evening" can certainly mean "afternoon". Shakespeare's use of time is often confusing, but in ...
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| Macbeth Act 1 | 2/24/2007 |
Q: could you please help me. i am doing an essay on "what do we learn about Macbeth in Act 1?". i am ...
A: Well, "valour's minion" is quite straightforward; it means that Macbeth was extremely brave on the ...
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| research paper | 2/23/2007 |
Q: Help! im stuck i was asked to do a research project on the carpe diem traditon in the Renaissance ...
A: The carpe diem tradition was primarily expressed in the Renaissance in three famous poems, which you ...
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| quotes | 2/22/2007 |
Q: I was reading Henry David Thoreau's quotes last time, however I don't understand some of them e.g. ...
A: However, I'm not a particular expert on Thoreau, but I'll see what I can do. The "tools of their ...
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| Shakespeare | 2/22/2007 |
Q: My question how does shakespeare's literature differ from that of literature in our year 2007?! I ...
A: This is a difficult and very non-specific question. The main difference between Shakespeare's and ...
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| Can u please check my answer. | 1/24/2007 |
Q: 1. "The best in this kind are but shadows" is A. Titania talking about men. B. Theseus talking ...
A: All right - most of your answers are correct. Your answers to questions 2 and 9 are probably ...
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| Mercutio on dreams | 12/28/2006 |
Q: I have read Romeo and Juliet and seen two movie versions. Something eludes me. Before the party, ...
A: Well, Mercutio's dream speech is a very difficult passage, and opinions are divided about what it ...
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| hamlet women | 11/26/2006 |
Q: Shakespeare conceives his women to be the gentler sex, loving, nurturers etc. so why are Gertrude ...
A: Well, it is exactly because of their gentleness that women who associate with corrupt men, or are ...
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| Our town by Thornton Wilder | 11/10/2006 |
Q: My classmates might have it, however i can't get it because I am Internet schooled, so I have no way ...
A: I did some more digging, and found the Cliff Notes for Our Town, which I will eail you right now. ...
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| King Lear | 10/14/2006 |
Q: What is the meaning of "The Prince of Darkness is a gentleman" in Shakespeare's King Lear located in ...
A: Your interpretation is quite accurate. Edgar mentions "the fiend" (i.e. the Devil) a lot, and says ...
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| hamlets tragic fault | 10/11/2006 |
Q: I never thought of the parallel between Fortinbran and Hamlet. Thats a really interesting thought. ...
A: Mads, > I never thought of the parallel between Fortinbras and Hamlet. Thats > a really interesting ...
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| hamlets tragic fault | 10/10/2006 |
Q: Im going to write an essay about "Hamlets tragic fault" I have read Hamlet and seen the play, but ...
A: You are correct - Hamlet's tragic flaw is indeed his indecisiveness; his failure to act. As he ...
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| Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet | 8/27/2006 |
Q: I have an assignment on the passage of time throughout the play Romeo and Juliet. I have found some ...
A: To be honest, I am a little mystified by your reference to numerology in this (or any other ...
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| suicide in Shakespeare works | 6/14/2006 |
Q: For the last ten years I´ve been studying suicide and treating suicidal patients. Through my reading ...
A: After having wracked my brain, I must admit that I have not been able to think of any other ...
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| Ben Jonson's Ode to Shakespeare | 5/23/2006 |
Q: However, I need to ask for a little further clarification. According to my son's text book and the ...
A: Hmm! I stand corrected. I thought I remembered Jonson having a substantially better education than ...
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| Ben Johnson's Ode to Shakespeare | 5/22/2006 |
Q: My son has a study question regarding the poem by Ben Jonson, "To the Memory of my Beloved Master, ...
A: When posing a question, teachers usually have a very particular point in mind, and in this case it ...
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| Re: Shakespeare | 5/2/2006 |
Q: how are you? I was wondering if you can tell me what books or sites that talk about how there is ...
A: Well, as you know, (post-)colonialism is a modern trend in literary criticism. It's one mode of ...
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| SONNET18 | 4/24/2006 |
Q: Could you tell me the figures of speech,tension,symbols,diction,and connotation in sonnet 18 1. ...
A: There is an almost infinite amount of things to say about "the figures of speech, tension, symbols, ...
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| shakespeare | 4/22/2006 |
Q: I am trying answer my question about shakespear's genious. I personally believe he was a genious in ...
A: "Human nature" is something innate that we all have, and that the human species has always had. It ...
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| Hamlet | 4/4/2006 |
Q: When does Horatio gain knowledge of the King's murder? Hamlet does not tell Horatio what the ghost ...
A: What's up, Doug? :-) It's an interesting question, but I have to admit that I don't see any deep ...
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