... by forging her father's signature on the bond. Nora naively believes that she is doing nothing wrong; necessity motivates her "to protect her dying father from worry and anxiety and to save her husband's life- (1.991). Having personally suffered the consequences of forging a signature, Krogstad uses ... will condemn her for her crime and suspect him of "be[ing] involved in [her] crooked dealings- (3.1019-1020). Rejecting Nora's noble motives as "silly excuses- (3.1019), Torvald admonishes Nora for her wrongdoing and declares that he is "brought so pitifully low all because of a shiftles...

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... of detail provided about how they are reacting to each other in different situations is abundant and intentional: He touched a strand of her hair where it lay along the pillow. She did not turn. A tremor passed through his limbs. He felt the sweat grow cold on his back. He rolled off her and ... lay still, (p. 266) The reason Dorcey provides so much detail for each event between the couple is so that the reader can relate and understand what ... valid excuse to leave her husband and daughter for another woman. It is the opposite of what is normally seen in our society. The husband is b...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the same," (70). In the above quote, Catherine's decision to marry Edgar is circumspect because of her unerring love for Heathcliff. She even goes as far as to say that they are the same person which really shows just how close a connection they share. Her indecisiveness here shows that what Dobell said ... novel, and when they were little and Catherine hated to be apart from Heathcliff and when dying, Catherine wishes to be with him even after she is dead. The connection of Heathcliff and Catherine as she is about to die relates to Dobell's evaluation that the "truth of the last victory...

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... in which she has been leading since her matrimony to her husband. One passage that sums up many factions of Delia and Sykes's relationship is as follows: "She lay awake, gazing upon the debris that cluttered their matrimonial trail. Not an image left standing along the way. Anything like flowers had long ago been ... of this travesty brings Delia over the edge. Sykes's physical cruelty and unfaithfulness go together, and are apparent not only to the one's involved, but outsiders as well. A group of village men sitting on a porch view Delia riding by and begin talking about her and her ma...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of her sexuality is terrifying to her "I hate to think I've got to grow up and be Miss March, and wear long gowns, and look as prim as a China aster-(4). Jo also considers that being a girl is a waste of time because she can't do anything that is really important. The only ... "I can't get over my disappointment on not being a boy, and it's worse than ever now, for I'm dying to go and fight with Papa, and I can only stay home and knit, like a poky old women- (4). "As she spoke, Jo took off her bonnet, and a general outcry arose, for all her abundant hair was cut short ... stories, whic...

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• Grade Level: High School