was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times...” Charles Dickens used this famous phrase to introduce one of his most well-known novels‚ A Tale of Two Cities. This phrase also introduces an important motif of the novel‚ which is the foil. In literature‚ a foil is a character that contrasts with another character and therefore brings certain parts of each character’s personality into focus. Madame Therese Defarge and Miss Pross are an example of Dickens’ use of this writing technique. Near the
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Nicholas Durkin Professor Robson US History to 1877 20 September 2009 Abigail Adams The life of Abigail Adams is truly an amazing story. Her will to support her husband‚ children‚ friends and extended family is what makes this woman an important person in our nations past. Mrs. Adams touched the lives of many people with her caring‚ loyal and understanding personality which is apparent throughout her entire life. Being the wife of John Adams was no easy task. Over the course of John and Abigail’s
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Queen Elizabeth The human desires of greed‚ wealth‚ and power have been embedded into the world’s history as political figures have led invasions of other countries countless numbers of times. Whether invaded or being invaded‚ a country requires strong and capable leaders to see them through this difficult time. In 1588‚ Queen Elizabeth I of England gave a motivational speech to her troops using the rhetorical devices of diction‚ sentence structure and ethos‚ to motivate her subjects positively
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play is shown to be Abigail Williams. Abigail’s lying and acting is what began the witch trials not only that she is the ringleader for the so called “bewitched girls of Salem”. The first and most important reason Abigail is the main cause of the witch trials is
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Frankenstein‚ speaking of himself as a young man in his father’s home‚ points out that he is unlike Elizabeth‚ who would rather follow “the aerial creations of the poets”. Instead he pursues knowledge of the “world” though investigation. As the novel progresses‚ it becomes clear that the meaning of the word “world” is for Frankenstein‚ very much biased or limited. He thirsts for knowledge of the tangible world and if he perceives an idea to be as yet unrealised in the material world‚ he then attempts
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to follow and to challenge the norms of society at the same time and to play off of each other. They both became lawyers‚ married and then got jobs at a bank instead of following a more legal career. This is where their immediate similarities end. A foil is a character which illuminates the positive and negative qualities of a main character. Krogstad does this for Torvald because they have many of the same experiences and skills but they respond very differently to situation. Krogstad highlights Torvalds’s
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was a dominant force in David’s life and was loved and respected by Solomon. In Nabal’s household the workers knew who to go to when trouble was brewing. The shepherd went to Abigail to fix Nabal’s dreadful mistake. Abigail took immediate
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Abigail Thompson Gabrielle Roseberry September 7‚ 2010 4th period Professor Abigail Thompson is one of the many female mathematicians around. With a B.A. received from Wellesley College in 1979 and a PhD received from Rutgers University in 1986‚ she now studies combinational methods in 3-dimensional manifolds or topology. Topology is the study of how geometric objects are basically connected to themselves. Her contributions to the world of mathematics obtain a number of new classifications
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Abigail Williams in the Crucible Abigail Williams is the niece of Reverend Samuel Parris in Arthur Miller’s book the Crucible. Some people may think she’s just a normal girl but how can people be sure about that? Abigail Williams‚ age 17‚ is indeed a young girl‚ but she’s also an evil villain. Throughout the book‚ there are many examples to show how this is true. Abigail makes up lies to get what she wants‚ to get out of trouble‚ and to manipulate others. She also attempts a homicide just
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Introduction to Mike Leigh Mike Leigh was born on February 20‚ 1943 in‚ Salford‚ Lancashire‚ England. His first play‚ The Box Play‚ began his use of improvisation and collaboration with actors. -His devising process; 1. Mike Leigh has separate conversations with each of his actors. He proceeds to ask questions on the people they know‚ even if it was just for a short period of time. 2. One of these moments are selected as a stimulus for the character‚ for example; going to a party. 3. The actor
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