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Act 1 The Duchess of Malfi is divided into five acts, each comprising several scenes. In the three scenes of act 1, the major characters and conflicts are introduced. The setting is the Italian city of Amalfi in the sixteenth century, in the audience chamber or ‘‘presence’’ of the widowed Duchess. Antonio, the Duchess's steward, talks with his friend Delio as they observe the others who pass through the chamber. The first to enter are the Cardinal and Bosola. Although Bosola has recently been released

This is what most people strive for but very few ever feel free. The majority of people go to work, come home, watch a little TV, spend a little time with the family, go to bed to wake up the next day to do it all over again. Some people feel trapped in a life that doesn't feel rewarding. They don't experience much joy or happiness because they have created a world of limitations. They don't believe they can have more than what they do and settle for what is. Although we spend our entire life

A very funny day .. Today, for the first time, I was called to the principal's office. It was a very special day for me. I am going to tell you this extraordinary day. This morning, as usual, I woke up very early. It was maybe seven o'clock. When I was walking to school, I saw a very beautiful toyshop. Behind the glass, I saw plenty of amazing dolls. I must have stayed for 5 minutes in front of the shop window. So, since I was early for school, I decided to think about what I would ask as a

One of the hardest things in life is watching the person you love, love someone else. “Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.” It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let the person know how you feel. Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. I don't want to live. I want to love first, and live incidentally. You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that

How can overcoming your obstacles at work make you a stronger person? When you are at work, there are things that you are going to have to deal with in order to get where you want to go in your career. If it was easy, everyone would be picking a career and going as far as they could to make sure that they could just make the most money, and nobody would have to work. Part of working is working hard to make sure you are reaping the rewards of your hard work. The first obstacle that you need to be

Commentary, A succes story This document is an extract from a novel : A scattering of Seeds The creation of Canada writen in 1999 by Lindalee Tracey, she was an Candian broadcast journalist, documentary filmmaker, writer and former exotic dancer. This text aims at showing the adventure of a couple who decide of leave his country for live in Canada wich is for her the new ‘Garden of Eden’. This exctract can be divided in three parts: In first part who are this two characters

Miss Maudie explains Atticus's statement to Scout by saying, "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."The mockingbird most obviously represents the innocent who is not protected by society. Just as a careless shooter might hurt an innocent mockingbird, so are innocent people hurt by those who are careless or who have evil intentions. Two of the major "mockingbirds" in

Eveline In the short story, 'Eveline, James Joyce introduces us to the life of a young woman named Eveline. In fact doesn’t like her life without a sense and freedom but one day she has the opportunity to escape with Frank, the man she thinks she loves, to a faraway country in search of a new life. Instead, she decides to stay in the dreary and gloomy life she already knows. To understand Eveline's final decision to stay we have to analyze the reasons and the motivations who push Eveline

Shakespeare : Anglais renforcé. Richard’s monologue introduces the backcloth to the play. People are celebrating the King’s victory in a famous war of England, the war of The Roses between 2 families : The York and the Lancaster. Thanks to the King’s victory, war is now over. Times of war VS Times of Peace The sounds of warfare have been replaced by the singing/dancing revelers. The soldier’s face is said to be wrinkled + grim out of worry and sadness whereas now his smoothed forehead expresses

nieuVenise is a city in the north-east of the Italia. It’s the capital of the region called Vénétie. There are 270 000 inhabitants (with islands). Venise is a very touristic city ! Each year, 22 millions of tourists visit this beautiful city. They come here because there are a lot of things to do like the carnival which is an old traditional party. During one month, people disentangle in the streets dressed with magnificent disguises. Venise is famous for the river which crosses it : the Lagune