say that someone has the qualities of being a duchess‚ we mean that they are loved‚ likeable‚ interesting and pleasant to be with. What are the qualities ladies need to possess in having a “duchess” personality? A woman with knowledge‚ wit‚ sense of humor‚ style‚ feminine demeanor and manners‚ hygiene‚ subtlety‚ modesty and humility make her a lady with pleasing personality. Furthermore‚ a woman with elegance turns out more to be a woman of “duchess” personality. Being elegant is being feminine and
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In this play of deceptive appearances‚ is Portia suspect of not being altogether what she appears to be? Critics have debated this question over the centuries-some with greater enthusiasm than others. One such critic is Anna Jameson. Jameson’ allegations are valid concerning Portia’s undoubted wealth‚ beauty‚ and intelligence‚ but she fails to recognize that she is not all that she appears to be (141). Jameson’s review gives much praise to Portia. According to Jameson‚ “Many critics are so dazzled
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Two Lovers and the Lady in Black Many of the characters in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening develop in strange ways. Edna‚ for instance‚ can’t find an inner peace and is unsatisfied with her life even though she is wealthy. The two lovers and the lady in black are characters that are not fully developed like others in the story‚ but their symbolic presence plays a big role in the meaning of the novel. In chapter one‚ the lady in black makes her first appearance. She is praying which makes her seem
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Britain and china are both historical counties‚ therefore‚ there were many social change which caused by different reasons. However‚ even if those reasons were different‚ the results are the same which are these two countries made the some achieved. Britain is caused “the developed revolution” on the other hand‚ china developed due to “the reform and open policy.” This essay will illustrate the cause and consequently effects of rapid social change in Britain and china. The technology
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Portia: Is thy name Shylock? Shylock: Yes. Portia: Of a strange nature is the suit you follow. (To Antonio): You stand within his danger‚ do you not? Antonio: Ay‚ so he says. Portia: Do you confess the bond? Antonio: I do. Portia: Then must the Jew be merciful. Shylock: On what compulsion must I? Portia: The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath: it is twice blest‚ it blesses him that gives and him that takes. It becomes the throned
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scene? 2. Does Shakespeare intend the audience to view Bassanio as a spendthrift and a “gold digger”? 3. Why‚ in Scene II‚ is Portia in such a melancholy mood? 4. Why does Shakespeare use the word “choose” so often in the second scene? 5. How is Portia characterized in Scene II? 6. In Scene II‚ why do Portia and Nerissa review the suitors who have come to court Portia? 7. How do Shylock’s first words in Scene III help to characterize him? 8. What is the point of Shylock’s comment about Antonio’s
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On the other hand‚ Portia keenly detects stress from Brutus’s actions‚ and she confronts him and tries to make him tell her what’s wrong‚ he says he won’t and she replies “Then I shall kneel‚ but I should not do if thou were gentle Brutus”‚ pointing out she clearly knows something
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Isabelle Walker Professor Bolton English 102 June 25‚ 2013 Ophelia: Crazy or Not? In the story “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare the character of Ophelia is quite a challenge to understand. Ophelia is Hamlets love interest‚ whom many thought was mad or psychologically disturbed from the beginning of the story. That may have been true‚ but it was not necessarily the whole truth. Ophelia could have been mad or just been madly in love. She also could have been putting on a cloak of madness to
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Portia is the heroine of he play. She is a beautiful and rich lady who is living on the will of her dead father‚ the person who wanted to marry her have to try his luck to choose one of the three caskets and in one casket is a portrait of Portia and if the suitors fail he cannot marry a woman in his life. She is very famous and people from all over the world come to propose her and try their luck. She says to Nerissa her friend : O me‚ the word ’choose!’ I may neither choose whom I would nor refuse
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Michael Okamoto Ms. Melchior Honors English 10 December 1‚ 2010 Lady Macbeth – Fair is Foul‚ Foul is Fair Are a person’s actions borne out of their nature rather than circumstances in which they find themselves? It is a question that has existed since the start of humanity‚ with some arguing that people are born with a certain nature and character‚ and therefore cannot change‚ while others contend that a person’s nature does not matter as much as how they react to circumstances and the environment
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