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Author: William Shakespeare
Characters: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Macduff, Banquo, Fleance, Three Witches, Hecate, Duncan, Malcolm, Donalbain
Literary Elements: Drama, Tragic Hero, Foreshadowing, Symbolism, Dramatic Irony, soliloquy
Greetings: Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King Thereafter
Apparitions: Armed Head - Beware Macduff, Bloody Child - none of woman born shall harm Macbeth, Crowned Child Carrying Tree - Macbeth won't be vanquished until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinae Hill, Line of 8 kings -> Banquo |
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Author: Charlotte Bronte
Characters: Jane Eyre, Mrs. (Sarah Gibson) Reed, Georgiana, Eliza, John, Bessie, Mr. Brocklehurst, Miss Temple, Helen Burns, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Fairfax, Adele, Blanche Ingram, Mr. Mason, Bertha Mason, St. John, Mary, Diana, Hannah, Miss Oliver
Literary Elements: Direct Address, bildungsroman, Symbolism (ugliness, monsters, St. John, Mr. Rochester, blindness), foil
Settings: Gateshead, Lowood, Thornfield, Moor House, Thornfield
Theme: Christian love & forgiveness |
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Author: Elie Wiesel
Characters: Elie Wiesel, Elie's father, Moshe the Beedle, Rabbi Eliahou, Eli's mother
Literary Elements: memoir, metaphor, simile, foreshadowing, motif, narrative
Themes: Religion, Inaction |
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Author: William Golding
Characters: Ralph, Piggy, Simon, Roger, Jack Merridew
Literary Elements: allegory (Garden of Eden, adult world), setting, symbolism (lord of the flies), foreshadowing, microcosm
Themes: Loss of Innocence, Inherent Evil, Human nature, oppression, savagery, despotism |
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Author: Harper Lee
Characters: Atticus Finch, Scout (Jean Louise Finch), Jem, Cunninghams, Ewells, Aunt Alexandra, Miss Maudie, Heck Tate, Arthur (Boo) Radley, Nathan Radley, Tom Robinson, Calpurnia, Grace Merriweather
Themes: Loss of Innocence/Discovery of Evil, Reason vs Madness, Social Prejudice
Literary Elements: Motif (mockingbird), symbolism (mockingbird), bildungsroman, flashback, 1st person narrative |
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Author: George Orwell
Characters: Winston Smith, O'Brien, Julia, Parsons, Syme
Literary Elements: foreshadowing, symbolism, dystopia, setting, characterization |
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Author: George Orwell
Characters: Snowball, Napoleon, Farmer Jones, Benjamin, Moses, Clover, Boxer, Old Major, Mollie
Literary Elements: allegory, fable, satire |
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