Qualities Essay Examples Page 2

This poem appears to be a dramatic monologue, spoken by the character at a moment when he/she was approaching death. Using key terms within the last stanza, we can infer the speaker is approaching death. Therefore, the tone of the poem should be that of sadness or despair, but as one can see, the speaker…

Portia is, in my opinion, the most interesting character in ‘The Merchant of Venice’. She has two sides, kind of like a split personality. One minute she’s helping people and being nice to them, then next she’s back stabbing them and treating them like they are below her in some way. Portia makes us feel…