... reflections and struggles of Ramatoulaye Fall, a Senegalese woman writing to her lifelong friend, Aissatou, who now lives in the United States. Ramatoulaye, a recent widow, writes a detailed, intimate letter reflecting on her and Aissatou's roles as women, students, wives, mothers, and teachers, in order to analyze her own life and choices. Ramatoulaye's reflections help her to analyze traditional ... faced with heartbreaking betrayals and hardships throughout their lives. In a society that essentially silences them, Ramatoulaye and Aissatou are forced to seek remedy in their strong frie...

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... into a time of modernization, woman begun to have a new outlook on their rights after they became enlighten by education and the outside world. From the opening pages of So Long a Letter, the book revolved around a complex theme of abandonment in two relationships; which resulted from the sub-themes of abandonment of traditional ideas. Not only did both women face the same ... leave him. Assioute could not tolerate the duality of love and the thought of Aissatou having physical relations with Nabou. The second case of abandonment of customs within So long a Letter was when Assoute pursu...

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... came from the oldest, (and at one time) most wealthiest family in England. Another event that occurs by mere chance in Tess's life is when Tess slips a letter of confession underneath both her lover's door and (by accident) the carpet, where he could not see it. The final coincidence would be the death of Tess's father ... underneath his carpet, where he could not see it. However, Tess did not discover this until her wedding day, when she decided to tear up the letter and not let him know of her past. Once again, a major coincidence has changed Tess's life and will lead to greater consequ...

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... came from the oldest, (and at one time) most wealthiest family in England. Another event that occurs by mere chance in Tess's life is when Tess slips a letter of confession underneath both her lover's door and (by accident) the carpet, where he could not see it. The final coincidence would be the death of Tess's father ... underneath his carpet, where he could not see it. However, Tess did not discover this until her wedding day, when she decided to tear up the letter and not let him know of her past. Once again, a major coincidence has changed Tess's life and will lead to greater consequ...

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... in order to advance themselves and pull a prank. These three decide to teach a lesson to Malvolio because of his uppity attitude. Maria decides to forge a letter from Olivia telling Malvolio that she loves him. The letter tells Malvolio to dress in yellow stockings in front of Olivia in order to woo her. Malvolio makes a fool of himself. Olivia, thinking he's gone crazy ... other's conversations - is another common device found in Shakespeare's works. In Twelfth Night, Maria, Sir Toby, and Sir Andrew eavesdrop on Malvolio. In this scene, he is reading the forged letter from Olivia. Mari...

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... Shakespeare's Edmund his society. It shows that he is capable of original and creative thought processes (1.2.28-36). When Edmund makes a show of hiding the letter from his father, then hesitating to show it to him further, he shows a deep understanding of human nature (1.2.38-47). Who would not be ... intrigued and desire to see it? Who would be capable of crediting him with the writing of the letter? Edmund has a keen understanding of human nature and an intelligence that excels that of his father. Edmund could certainly not be described as naive. ... Legitimate Edgar, I must have you...

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... Is a rumour that one of Antonio's ships have sunk. Bassanio chooses the lead casket an wins Portia's hand in marriage. They marry. Bassanio receives a letter off Antonio asking Bassanio to go to Venice to see him before Shylock kills him. Bassanio leaves. Portia and Nerissa pretend to go to a convent to ... Gratiano over the rings once they have arrived home. Portia and Nerissa give them back after they have made the men feel insignificant. There is a letter saying that Antonio's ships have arrived safely. The first time we meet Portia is when she states to Nerissa that her "body is awea...

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... with her hair. She also gave the men a stack of letters supposedly written from Christine to Max, her secret lover. When Sir Wilfred/ Mr. Mayherne read the letter, he found something very shocking. The letter was written by Romaine/Christine saying that she was now going to be free to be with Max. She had planned all along to tell the court ... that he was not home at the time of the murder to put him in jail. This was the only way to be rid of Vole. Sir Charles presented this letter in court, and Vole was set free. Romaine was found out to be lying. After the case Mr. Mayherne found ou...

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... : "Her kerchiefs were of finely woven ground; I dared have sworn they weighed a good ten pound, The ones she wore on Sunday, on her head. Her hose were of the finest scarlet red and gartered tight; her shoes were soft and new." Also on lines 480-483: "Well wimpled up, and on her head a hat as broad as is a buckler or a shield ... ...

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... makes the reader feel that things might turn around for Helen.Then though, the author dumps all the sadness back on Helen by saying, "the little girl took ill of scarlet fever and in a week she lay dead." Elizabeth puts the child's death very bluntly "In a week she lay dead". This makes it sound more dramatic. The writer uses emotive language ... ...

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... loved servant who is carrying his looming present'. This is confirmed much later in the story when the long absent Mr Marroner sends each woman a letter but puts the wrong ones in the envelope and his wife reads both letters and learns the truth, the father is not one of the admiring ... a good short story. The couple are said to consider Gerta as a child. Mr Marroner refers to her as the child' and little Gerta'. In his letter he addresses her as 'My poor child'' and little girl'. This however appears to suggest an unhealthy and possibly perverted attraction and relationship between a...

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... we must assume was the accepted fashion for the rich or well off of the day. His comments also prepare the reader for her allusion to her wardrobe of "gaye scarlet gites", which moths had no opportunity of spoiling. Her cloths are only one part of her "rich" and extravagant image, which she thinks becomes her. The Wife's spaced teeth and ... ...

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... Nora's marriage. Kristine is from outside the Helmer home. Ibsen has Kristine show Nora reality and freedom from this poisonous marriage. In Act 3 after Krogstad's letter which explains Nora's borrowing and forgery, has arrived in the letter box Nora panics to Kristine who says: " 'There, I can't see anything more to mend now...'" Although Ibsen has Kristine directly referring to ... the fancy dress, Ibsen also has her indirectly referring to Nora's marriage. Kristine didn't put the letter in the letterbox, but she stops Krogstad from getting it back. Someone intervened within the ...

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... health," and knows that she must marry Alec to avoid any more damage set fourth by Angel. Through means of a letter, Tess describes to Angel her situation and of how she is going to live with and marry Alec D"Urberville. The letter is a confession of the first incident in which Tess broke her sacred matrimony to Angel. "Marriage may be compared to ... a cage: the birds outside despair to get in and those within despair to get out."-Michel De Montaigne. (Bornstein 51) Upon his return home, Angel receives the letter and onto receive Tess but at first is denied. After Angel left in despair...

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... to her, but he becomes aware quickly when Elizabeth shoots down his proposal and tells him exactly everything she thinks of him. Darcy writes a letter that contains all his true feelings and hands it to Elizabeth. The letter is the turning point of the novel. Elizabeth, the only character who is seeking only true love in a marriage, is totally blind when it ... was now finally happily engaged to Bingley. All Elizabeth's barriers to love another are now gone. Elizabeth now fully respects Darcy after finding out the truth about him from his letter. She admires him for being who he is, a m...

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... Angel the truth but maybe she is afraid of the offence which can come out of it. She decides to write a letter to him in which she tells him about her shameful past. The circumstances are against her because the letter which she wrote slips under the carpet and Angel misses to know the truth. At their wedding night Tess manages to ... Alec who is a preacher now. He wants to seduce her once again and at this point her marriage helps her to refuse Alec. She puts her pride away and writes a letter to Angel for help. Another misfortune comes to Tess. Her mother is very ill and Alec takes ad...

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... health," and knows that she must marry Alec to avoid any more damage set fourth by Angel. Through means of a letter, Tess describes to Angel her situation and of how she is going to live with and marry Alec D"Urberville. The letter is a confession of the first incident in which Tess broke her sacred matrimony to Angel. "Marriage may be compared to ... a cage: the birds outside despair to get in and those within despair to get out."-Michel De Montaigne. (Bornstein 51) Upon his return home, Angel receives the letter and onto receive Tess but at first is denied. After Angel left in despair...

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... Edna's home because in reality, he knew that he would not be able to with his true love. When Edna comes back home, Robert is not there but he leaves a letter that reads good-bye. "Robert was not waiting for her in the little parlor. He was nowhere at hand. The house was empty. But he had scrawled on a piece of ... paper that lay in the lamplight: I love you. Good-by ¾ because I love you. - (pg. 172) After reading the letter, she learns that she cannot be with Robert. This realization that society has more influence on two people than love influences Edna to give up her life. The two f...

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... air- (Hecht 13). The above description appeared in the Royal Danish American Gazette on October 3,1772. The author of the piece was Alexander Hamilton himself (Hecht 13). It was originally a letter to his father describing the storm, the 17-year-old Hamilton reflected on human nature and the apparent wrath of God (Finseth 1). It opened with a staccato description: "The roaring of ... "fiery meteors flying about it in the air "the prodigious glare of almost perpetual lightning "the crash of the falling houses- (Brookhiser 20). At the time, the letter greatly impressed the Presbyterian cl...

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... . Although he may love his family, Mr. Pontellier also has the love of his business. Leonce's cold and unaffectionate attitude toward his wife is seen when Edna informs him by letter that she is moving out of the mansion and into the "pigeon-house." He is so worried that his business will suffer if Edna leaves the house, that Leonce "immediately ... wrote a letter of unqualified disapproval and remonstrance." (Chopin, 88) Leonce is not thinking about his family life splitting up but rather what Edna's departure will do to his reputation and financial stature ... ...

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... days without talking to anyone much or eating her meals. Later, when Marianne and Elinor went to London with Mrs. Jennings, Marianne was so eager to see Willoughby. She wrote a letter to Willoughby as soon as she reached London. For the whole day, Marianne was so eager to receive Willoughby's mail. Her heart sank when no shadow of Willoughby was seen ... and no voice of his was heard. Marianne continued to write him two letters. Finally, after Marianne's third letter he wrote back. It included first an apology, then his honest feeling towards Marianne. Marianne was shocked to hear that ...

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... and the beginning of a new as she leaves Torvald to embark on an expedition to find herself. Nora gains certain clarity through the words of Torvald. When he receives the letter from Krogstad explaining everything that has happened he immediately starts ranting and raving and yelling at Nora. Helmer: You understand what you've done? Answer! You understand? Nora: Yes. I'm beginning ... , "Now you've wrecked all my happiness "my whole future. Oh, it's awful to think of. I'm in a cheap little grafter's hands - (1017) Shortly there after Torvald receives yet another letter from Kragstad stat...

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... speech and manners long before she runs off with Wickham. But it is this assertion of her "liberty- that reveals Jane Austen taking a more conservative view of humor. In the letter that Lydia writes to Harriet Forster following her elopement, the laughter motif finds its climax, as Lydia's determination to see everything without exception as hilarious gives every reason for viewing ... she should. She will continue to shock Darcy's passive and obedient sister by the "lively, sportive, manner- in which she addresses Darcy, and she will distinguish herself from Jane in a letter to her aun...

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... unfortunately haunts her and also partly destroys the bond with Jude. The theme of marriage is actually hinted before the entire plot of the novel begins. The subtitle "The letter killeth" symbolizes the existence of a marriage contract. It indirectly implies the fact that emotion and pure love should be more powerful than a written law. It is demonstrated by Phillotson ... ...

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... , was that Romeo wasn't allowed in Verona any longer and the Friar had no quick, and direct way of contacting him. Friar Lawrence sent Friar John to contact Romeo with a letter explaining the plan, but the delivery was not completed as planned. "I could not send it, nor get a messenger to bring it thee, so fearful were they of infection. (V.ii ... ...

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