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Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby

When Nick asks Tom where he had heard...

Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby

The “ladder” signifies success. ...

Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby

It would seem he creates a moment of absolute bliss:  “Then he kissed her. At...

Answered a Question in Julius Caesar

In Act 5 Scene 3, after receiving news that Cassius is dead and understanding...

Answered a Question in Julius Caesar

Cassius sees omens that the defeat of...

Answered a Question in Julius Caesar

I believe that Cassius does “accept” the news that Pindarus gives him. In Act...

Answered a Question in Julius Caesar

When Octavius and Antony confront Cassius and Brutus in 5.1, Octavius first says...

Answered a Question in Miss Brill

Miss Brill is a very lonely woman, so lonely that “when she breathed, something...

Answered a Question in Macbeth

Although he is a very complex character, Macbeth tells us much about himself by...

Answered a Question in Frankenstein

The monster doesn’t kill Victor because he is his creator, and in that sense his...

Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby

Nick is quite drunk as he, Tom, Myrtle, and the others sit in the apartment and...

Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby

Daisy says, “You see I think everything’s terrible . . . I’ve been...

Answered a Question in Shooting an Elephant

The use of Latin signifies not only a superior education and the class that goes...

Answered a Question in Shooting an Elephant

Varying the length of paragraphs, just like varying sentence length or structure,...

Answered a Question in Shooting an Elephant

The first two paragraphs set the context for all...

Answered a Question in Shooting an Elephant

It is important to distinguish the narrative...

Answered a Question in Shooting an Elephant

In the seventh paragraph, the narrator reflects:...

Answered a Question in Shooting an Elephant

I advise you to narrow your topic for a “short composition.” Because the...

Answered a Question in Julius Caesar

Cassius understands that the war is about over,...

Answered a Question in Julius Caesar

In Act 4 Scene 3, Caesar’s ghost appears to Brutus, telling him first that he is...

Answered a Question in Othello

When Iago first arouses his suspicions about...

Answered a Question in Othello

True love must embody compassion, empathy, and a...

Answered a Question in The Bronze Bow

Daniel begins the story full of hatred for the Romans for what they did to his...

Answered a Question in Julius Caesar

Some might call Calphurnia superstitious, and...

Answered a Question in Julius Caesar

Caesar seems very annoyed that these men are...