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    Macbeth Spotting Quotations Stars‚ hide your fires‚ Let not light see my black and deep desires‚ The eye wink at the hand. Yet let that be‚ Which the eye fears when it is done to see. (I‚ v‚ 50-53) The above quotation is said by Macbeth‚ though it is being said [Aside] (or to himself) as Duncan‚ Malcolm‚ and Banquo are not supposed to know of his dark feelings. First off‚ this creates dramatic irony because the audience knows something that the characters do not. It also creates suspense

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    Trace: Blood‚ Act 3 1. a. Quotation Macbeth: We hear our bloody cousins are bestowed in England and in and speaker Ireland‚ not confessing their cruel parricide... (3.1. 29-31) b. Paraphrase I’ve heard that Duncan’s sons are hiding in England and Ireland and are and clarification not confessing that they killed their father. c. Conclusions First quote; no comparison yet. Macbeth is trying to make Banquo believe that Duncan’s sons‚ not Macbeth‚ killed Duncan. 2. a. Quotation Macbeth: So is he mine

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    only the teachable. Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. Amos Bronson Alcott  (1799 - 1888)The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. Anatole France  (1844 - 1924)‚ The Crime of Sylvestre BonnardPassive acceptance of the teacher’s wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought‚ and seems rational

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    Edward Thomas Quotations – The power of language “Silence/Stained with all that hour’s songs.” Synaesthesia of sound being described in a visual term (MARCH) Conversational – “Now I know that Spring” (MARCH)/“But these things also are Spring’s” (BUT THESE THINGS ALSO) Language and words prove that we love the Earth‚ “As the earth which you prove/ That we love.” (WORDS) The problems with language Names are confusing and pointless. They “half decorate‚ half perplex‚ the thing it is.” (OLD MAN) To someone

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    Billy Elliot - Quotations Dad: Listen‚ have you noticed anything weird about our Billy lately? Tony: What are you after like‚ a list? Billy: Just because I like ballet doesn’t mean I’m a poof‚ you know. Mrs. Wilkinson: Find a place on that bloody wall and focus on that spot. Then whip your head ’round and come back to that spot. Prepare! Mrs. Wilkinson: Right‚ Mr. Braithwaite‚ "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow". [to herself] Mrs. Wilkinson: Fat chance! Billy: So what about your

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    Avery.W The Great Gatsby Quotations 1) “Gatsby turned out all right at the end‚ it is what preyed on Gatsby‚ what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men” Importance: Although we don’t meet Gatsby until chapter 3‚ this quote allows us to know what Gatsby is like in chapter 1. Symbolism: “Foul dust” symbolizes the valley of ashes that is in between the east egg and west egg. The land symbolizes as

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    Macbeth: Quotation Analysis (Act 1‚ Scenes 1-3) 1. Explain the literary device used when the sergeant reveals Macbeth’s victory in“ Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds‚/ or memorize another Golgotha” (1.2.43-44). The literary device used in the quotation is metaphor and allusion. In the first part of the quotation metaphor is used‚ it states “except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds”‚ which is telling a situation

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    1-There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed. 2-Nature provides a free lunch‚ but only if we control our appetites. 3-We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 4-The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will‚ in the end‚ take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future. 5-If civilization has risen from the Stone Age‚ it can rise again from the Wastepaper Age. 6-When we heal the earth‚ we heal ourselves.

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    Chelsie Napier English 7H; 8; 9 Monday October 1‚ 2012 Quotation Analysis Essay "Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17‚ for example‚ a parent ages as much as 20 years." The words in this quote‚ by an unknown author‚ invite the reader to take a deeper‚ more insightful glance

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    Do I use double or single quotation marks for block quotations? You do not usually need opening and closing quotation marks to punctuate material set off from the main text as a block quotation. Block quotations are typically either indented or put in a smaller font. Quotations within the block will have double or single quotes‚ according to the convention being used (British or American). As usual‚ these different conventions for closing punctuation complicate things. Compare the following two

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