Tris (Beatrice): Beatrice is the 16-year-old protagonist of the novel. Her mind has developed in a way that allows her to believe in many different ideas and values, all of equal importance to her. Opposed to having had one main value instilled in her mind while she was growing up, which was typical for majority of the teens in all factions, Beatrice’s is classified as, "Divergent.” Due to this, Tris has to face many more challenges than most teens in this dystopian society, and readers depict her as strong-willed, daring, and averse to showing weakness, mostly during her initiation into Dauntless. However, despite how heroic and brave Tris is majority of the time, like any teen, she still has moments of inordinate and uncontrollable …show more content…
Emphasizing merciless strength over teamwork and intelligence, Eric supports erroneous values contrary to the original Dauntless values which implied that, “selflessness and bravery aren’t all that different.” Unsurprisingly, because they both are greedy and crave for power, and fear of losing it, Eric and Jeannine work closely together. Jeannine: Jeannine is one of the main antagonists in this book, she is the leader of Erudite faction, selected merely based on her IQ score. In attempts to being a revolution and overthrow the Abnegation government, Jeannine seeks to form an alliance between the leaders of Erudite and Dauntless. 5 Vocab Words: 1. Bulbous (p.92) - fat, round, or bulging. 2. Scaffolding (p.145) - a temporary structure on the outside of a building, made usually of wooden planks and metal poles, used by workers while building, repairing, or cleaning the building. 3. Goad (p.164) - provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction. 4. Disparity (p.171) – a great difference. 5. Dilapidated (p.173) – in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect. Plot Overview: In a dystopian, futuristic version of Chicago, five factions classify society. Each faction thrives solely on one specific value, and the followers of each fraction work to cultivate and distill its values throughout the entire community during their lives. Children are raised with their families
Experiencing further unstable environments, these children are forced to move from one foster home to another. They rarely develop meaningful relationships and constantly endure lack of care and protection by adults. Sabreen, another gifted student, was able to excel in school despite her unstable environments. She, too, became a ward of the county battling to find a stable home, constantly being placed in unstable environments, environments that do not encourage any achievement. When her situation becomes untenable, she goes AWOL, like Olivia, refusing to return to county supervision. Corwin masterfully frames the problem that wards, like Olivia and Sabreen, face when they feel that going back into the system is not an option. The additional struggles can be seen through Olivia and Sabreen accepting jobs with long hours in order to make enough to pay their bills. The responsibility on taking care of themselves financially detracts from their studies, which quickly can become a vicious, never-ending cycle.
The story of A Midsummer Night's Dream was mainly about love and its abnormal dealings. In the play, Shakespeare tried to show that love is unpredictable, unreasonable, and at times is blind. The theme of love was constantly used during the play and basically everything that was said and done was related to the concept of love and its unpredictable ness. Shakespeare made all of the characters interact their lives to be based on each other’s. At first, everything was very confusing, and the characters were faced with many different problems. In the end, however, they were still able to persevere and win their true love, the love they were searching for in the first place.
Known for his tragedy, intrigue, comedy, and romance, Shakespeare extends his boundary of prowess in the play Macbeth. The irony present in the play, the double-meaning of the characters’ actions, and the complexity of setting all contribute to a thrilling story of murder and looking beyond the superficial. Dramatic, situational, and verbal irony greatly contribute to the theme of things are not what they seem in Macbeth text and film. Shakespeare uses the contrast in irony to convey this in the character’s words, actions, and the audience’s awareness. The textual and film evidence fully supports the theme and displays the author’s affluent use of irony.
Shakespeare, in having Julia assumes a male disguise in Two Gentlemen of Verona, plays on “hose,” “codpiece,” and “pins” to emphasize cross dressing in Renaissance England. “Hose,” in the Oxford English Dictionary, comes from the Old English hosa and has the meaning of “an article of clothing for the leg” (OED). Similarly, “codpiece” refers to a “close-fitting hose or breeches worn by men from the 15th to the 17th century” (OED). Together, both “hose” and “codpiece” serve to remind the audience of Julia’s character transformation, undergoing from a female mistress to a male page. What significant about the word “codpiece,” however, is that it is a compounded word of “piece,” which derives from French peece and carries a meaning of “a portion
William Shakespeare was possibly born on about April 23, 1564. . He was John and Mary Shakespeare's oldest surviving child. Their first two children were both girls but did not live beyond infancy. Growing up as the big brother of the family, William had three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund, and two younger sisters: Anne, who died at seven, and Joan.
William Shakespeare is a very well known writer and English phenomenon. His work is used and taught everyday in English classes around the world. William lived and wrote during the Renaissance period (1485-1625). Between these years the age of exploration began and Christopher Columbus reached the Bahamas in 1492. Another major cultural event that happened between these years was the Black Death. It was the most contagious during the 13th and 14th centuries and killed nearly 350-375 million people in Europe (Thoughtco.com). These were also the years where the “Arts” flourished, which gave Shakespeare the inspiration and fondness for Poetry and the Dramatic Arts. The Poetry of William Shakespeare was influenced by his early devotion to
One of the most notorious authors in all of literature, who composed outstanding works such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, still continues to influence people of the 21st century. Even through his success as a writer, there is very little known about the life of William Shakespeare. “England’s greatest ever literary genius, who's huge and varied output remains internationally known nearly four centuries later, remains today a shadowy figure shrouded in myth, rumor, and supposition.”- Peter Brimacombe
William Shakespeare was a famous artist, poet, and author during the Elizabethan Era. Even though he died over 400 hundred years ago he is still talked about all over the world. A big question that is still asked today, is whether Shakespeare actually wrote all the works that he was attributed. Based on my own research and evidence I have gathered, I believe that William Shakespeare was not an author, but it was actually Sir Francis Bacon who wrote all the famous pieces of literature.
William Shakespeare is a Renaissance poet, actor, and playwright famous for his play “Romeo and Juliet”. Other plays include “Hamlet”, “McBeth”. He has influenced many of today's movies, plays, and books. Such as “Gnomeo and Juliet” or “ Twice old Tales” by Charles Dickens. He owned and created blueprints The Globe Theatre which is still standing and open to the public, says Absolute Shakespeare. The Globe Theatre is located in Stratford-Upon-Avon where Shakespeare spent most his time.
William Shakespeare is known all around the world for his literature. Shakespeare was a very successful writer and we still see his work from 400 years ago today. He wrote 154 sonnets throughout his life. Shakespeare sonnets tell us what was happening in that time of his life. It is very easy to determine Shakespeare’s feelings and emotions through his sonnets. It is still a big mystery on his personal life, no one really knows much about him besides being an amazing writer. One shocking thing I learned is that he was in fact gay. He was in love and admired The Prince. In many of his sonnets he mentions the Fair Youth and how he is attracted to him. Shakespeare reveals his feelings towards the Prince in his sonnets. Overtime his feelings grow stronger for the youth and they begin to change. Shakespeare’s attitude towards The Prince changes overtime and is shown in sonnet 20 and 126. His feelings for the youth is very different from sonnet 20 to 126.
While William married early, he still embraced life, writing 154 sonnets during his fifty two years; William was known for his many tragedies, romances and comedies; they are what made him famous around the world today. The compassionate William Shakespeare was born in “Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564” (Magill 1), his birthdate is unknown but is believed to have been on April 23, seeing he was “Christened on April 26, 1564” (Magill 1). Shakespeare was born during “the sixth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I” (Neagle 140). For the reason that Shakespeare “lived more than 400 years ago” (folger.edu), records of him are very difficult to find. Shakespeare was born into the family of John and Mary Shakespeare, he was “their oldest surviving child”
Known as one of the best poets in the 16th century, William Shakespeare wrote many well-known plays we still act out today. Many people know of or have heard of William Shakespeare. His plays are used and taught in many schools all around the globe. Even though he wrote his plays back then, they still have meaning to us today. His whole life makes up who he is as a playwright.
Even though William Shakespeare wrote about other things besides love, love, friendship and marriage are the main topics that William Shakespeare wrote about because those were the subjects most important in that period of time and love conquers all. Shakespeare’s sonnets are full of romance and very expressive. They raise love up to give the reader something to desire for. Sonnets written in Shakespeare’s time were often written about love and were very popular. Love sonnets are personal and show the splendor and importance of love.
William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest writers in history and is also England’s national poet. He’s known around the world for his stories and poems but who really is William Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare is known worldwide as the greatest author, playwright, and poet ever in the English language. His plays are acted out worldwide. Literary devices and words the Shakespeare used have sculpted the English language. Many schools and colleges require that students read his novels. Despite all this, parts of his life are shrouded in mystery. Although many people believe that Shakespeare wrote his all his masterpieces, some people suspect that Sir Francis Bacon, Edward de Vere, or Christopher Marlowe used Shakespeare as a mask to secretly publish their own works.