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The Germanic tribes that brought the dialects were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. 2. Give an example from Beowulf of three of the following poetic devices: alliteration, the kenning, variation repetition of appositives, or the litote understatement. There are several examples of alliteration in lines 3079-3084, “Nothing we advised could ever convince the…

The poem Beowulf was written in England sometime in the 8th century. It was written during a time when the society was in the process of being converted from paganism to Christianity. The Christian influences are combined with early folklore and heroic legends of Germanic tribes. Yet, the pagan elements in the epic poem Beowulf…

“The report described the children as ‘Chained, belted, harnessed like dogs… black, saturated with wet, and more than half-naked, crawling upon their hands and knees, and dragging their heavy loads behind them’” Yancey 34. This quote from Ivor Brown probably best describes the strenuous work preformed by a child laborer during the Victorian Era. Child…

Within the novel, The Secret Lives of Bees, every character develops different stages in their personality. T. Ray’s personality isn’t easy to interpret considering he doesn’t change a lot throughout the novel. T. Ray demonstrates anger, abuse, and a little bit of caring. In the beginning of the novel, T. Ray was very rude and…

Friends, brothers, countrymen. Here you stand, oblivious to the deterioration, the destruction, the degeneration of part of our Great Britain. The formerly great Macbeth, who fought so valiantly against the Norwegians, has committed the unthinkable. Following his appointment as Thane of Cawdor, greed enveloped his soul, jealousy wrapped her vice like claws around his black…

During Charles Dickens’ life he wrote many books, although they are different, but they reflect each other in many ways. I believe the biggest similarity in his collection of books is with ‘Oliver Twist’ – a story of a young boy who lives in an orphanage and ‘Great Expectations’ which is a story of a…

Tranio easily slips into the role of a traditional master and upper class gentleman. Tranio’s speech about how he intends to woo Bianca impresses even the intellectual, Gremio, who remarks: “What, this gentleman will out-talk us all! ” Unlike Grumio, Tranio is able to gain his own power and respect. He slips easily into the…

Dickens felt that the way in which the rationalised education structure, emotionally stunted people, was a component in the unsuccessful relationships between Victorian men and women. Due to Louisa’s repressive education and upbringing, she is unable to see an alternative to marrying Mr Bounderby as she has not been allowed ideas of her own, and would…

‘Ebenezer Scrooge: Man of the people.’ Show how Dickens uses the character of scrooge to influence his reader’s attitudes to the poor of Victorian England. Charles Dickens was a superb and skilful storyteller; he was one of the most successful and famous Victorian novelist. He wanted to change the conditions that young worked in, he worked…

Sculpture is neglected in England. In a country where there are so many beautiful specimens of the art in our cathedrals, we ought to try to regain what is perhaps the highest of the arts, and the noblest expression of the artistic spirit. I say “perhaps”—you must excuse the painter’s “perhaps;” forthough there is more…