Spooky Notes

What are some puns in Romeo and Juliet?

anddevelop atogether in act 1, scene 4:

ROMEO: Well, what was yours?

MERCUTIO: That dreamers often lie.

ROMEO: In bed asleep
while they do dream things true.

(I.iv.54€“56)

The
pun here centers on the word "lie." Dreamers do lie in bed, physically reclining, and
they also lie to themselves through their dreams.

Another pun is found in
this same scene whenis trying to persuade Romeo to attend the Capulet party. Romeo
responds:

Give me a torch. I am not for this
ambling.
Being but heavy, I will bear the light. (I.iv.11€“12)

Here, Romeo says that he is heavy in spirit. The pun is on the word
"light," which both refers to an attempt to lighten his spirit and also refers back to
the light of the torch used in the previous line.

offers some puns of her
own, like the following:

Be not so long to speak. I long
to die (IV.i.68)

At this point in the play, Juliet speaks
toabout her fears that she will be forced to marrydespite already married Romeo...

Thursday, July 14, 2011

What are some clues that Charles is actually Laurie in the story "Charles?"

Elizabeth Stover, M.A.

The author included some clues in the story that help the reader to believe that maybe
Laurie andare the same person. For example, on the first page of the story, Laurie speaks to his
parents about Charles however he is not looking at them, he is instead "addressing his
bread and butter." When his parent's ask about the boy's name, the author states that
Laurie has to think about it for a few minutes...

What are the advantages and disadvantages of capitalist democracy?

A capitalist
democracy is a combination of a capitalist economic system and a democratic political system.
Thus, advantages and disadvantages of the hybrid system can be derived from the two systems
forming the capitalist democracy.

Advantages of a capitalist democracy
include the following:

A capitalist democracy establishes a price
system that ensures resources are conserved by producing what is needed in the market and
anticipating consumer preferences.
The market increases the need for useful
skills and motivates individuals towards acquiring these skills for the benefit of the
economy.
Competition between the different organizations helps reduce costs
and improve overall efficiency.
Socially and politically, the interests of
the general public are protected through their elected representatives.

Policies will be established for the benefit of (ideally most of) the
citizens.

Disadvantages of a capitalist democracy include the
following:

Businesses may engage in unscrupulous activities,
including hiking prices to drive up profits.
Due to complete reliance on
the factors of demand and supply, a strong class distinction between the rich and the poor is
established.
At the social and political level, decision-making and
implementation may become a slow process due to bureaucracy.

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Do you find in Defoe's apparently artless style a cunning deliberation, a power of irony and conscious mastery of narrative? Substantiate your answer.

Defoe was
a very talented writer. He makes this story a fictional autobiography in order to increase the
importance of Crusoe's life. To support the illusion that it is an autobiography, Defoe writes
it as a journal, as if the "real" Crusoe is recording his life story.

This illusion of a real Crusoe is established by the presence of a preface to the
journal. In that, Crusoe...

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

What is the tone and style of "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place"?

The tone
of "" by American writer href="https://www.biography.com/writer/ernest-hemingway">Ernest Hemingway
is a matter-of-fact, direct tone. It is an unbiased reporting by Hemingway of this story stored
in his mind, as if it was a real incident and he was relaying Just the facts maam. (With
apologies to Jack Webb on the TV series Dragnet).

Hemingway is reporting,
dryly and without emotion, a moment in time in a caf© one night. The tone is almost deadpan, as
if told by a poker player with a straight face not wanting to reveal anything, especially
emotion or any sense of real concern.

The style of "A Clean,
Well-Lighted Place" is one of unembellished discourse. It is a factual account of what is
happening in this clean caf©. It does not mean that this is a true account, though.

Hemingway, through the eyes of the two waiters is giving a factual account of what is
happening in the moment in the cafe. Nevertheless, do the waiters really know the whole truth
about this old man? Do they really know the truth of his life and what brought him to this
point? Do they really understand his life with his niece? Do they know for sure what caused this
old man to try and kill himself?

This unadorned style of writing makes the
reader concentrate on the heart of the story. There is no flowery language to distract the
reader from the harshness of this story. The harshness is the way the old man is confronting and
dealing with old age €“ all its challenges in what can be a very cruel world.

Furthermore, this plain style mimics the austereness of this simple caf© on a dusty
street. The austere writing also mimics the stark reality of a man in his eighties having to
drink alone in some caf©/bar and having to stumble home somewhat after hes imbibed too
much.

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What is the conflict in James Baldwin's story "Sonny's Blues" that troubles a major character?

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There are
a lot of conflicts at work in "." The overarching conflict in the story is that
between black existence and white society, and this has strongly influenced how the narrator
views the world. He describes the struggle of growing up in Harlem, where many succumb to drug
use, and many never escape. He has dedicated himself to teaching because he believes this is the
only way to overcome the difficulty of being black in the sort of white world where a black man
can be murdered with few repercussions. The speaker describes how badly affected his father was
by his brother's murder, and this has reverberated down to the narrator as well.

The conflict between the narrator and Sonny, then, derives
from the fact that they negotiate their black existences very differently. Sonny has chosen to
devote himself to music, which the narrator does not understand. He is also critical of Sonny's
drug use, which he thinks is symptomatic of the people he associates with in the music...]]>

Monday, July 11, 2011

Why did many Northerners oppose Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?

(1865€“1877)
is the term used to describe the historical period after the end of the Civil War(1861€“1865).
Because Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, he did did not actually preside over this
contentious post-war era.

Only by late 1864 did it become obvious that Union
victory in the war against the South was inevitable. Opposition to Lincoln during the
presidential campaign of the first half of 1864 was formidable. Potential challengers to
Lincoln, John Fremont and Salmon Chase, emerged among Republicans. The Civil War had lasted for
years and was far bloodier than anyone could have imagined, and Lincoln's reelection became
likely only after the Union captured Atlanta in September 1864.

Opposition
to Lincoln's nascent plan for Reconstruction came from Congressional leaders. Lincoln's plan for
Reconstruction was promulgated in December 1863. Known as the Ten Percent Plan, states that had
left the Union could be readmitted when at least ten percent of their prewar...