... hounded their victims until they died in a "furor" of madness or torment. "The Vengeance, uttering terrific shrieks, and flinging her arms about her head like all the forty Furies at once, was tearing from house to house, rousing the women." (pg. 202) as Dickens explains in this quote, the women revolutinaries were figures to be feared. The most feared of the Revolutionaries was Madame Defarge. What actions does Madame Defarge ... return to France he would be killed. She is the one individual who can sentence someone to death or set them free. The Furies are also avenging spirits that r...

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... century, just before the Reform Bill of 1832. The book was called by the famous American writer Henry James a 'treasure-house of detail.' It fuses several stories and characters, creating a a network of parallels and contrasts. One of Eliot's main concerns is the way which the past moulds the present and the attempts of various characters to control the future. Harold Bloom has noted in The Western Canon (1994) the implicit but clear relation of the work to Dante ... . It was she who started putting action inside." The young Henry James described her "magnificently, awe-inspiringly ugly,...

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... , which shows him that money doesn't bring happiness. Scrooge sees what an innocent, adorable child Tiny Tim is, Bob Cratchit's son, and is heart broken at the thought of him dying. Before the visits from all the spirits and ghosts, Scrooge wouldn't have cared one bit whether Tiny Tim lived or died, but he now actually takes an interest in another human being. "Tell me ... , but Scrooge won't enjoy Christmas. He is reluctant to spend money, which is ridiculous, as he has so much of it; and the Cratchits spend money that they don't have. After leaving The Cratchits', Scrooge sees more peop...

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... and uncomplicated structure to communicate his ideas. The following are the analysis of the diction used in three passages found at the end of the report: 1. This passage shows not only the formality of the diction in general but also shows the attitude of the guests towards Pip. The effects on Pip of this language as well as the kindness of Joe and the atmosphere in the house are also revealed. The guests speak with formal diction, often speaking in ... more? You can't think how it pleases him." These exaggerating words speaking of the effect that the nod will have on the old man make t...

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