Compare and contrast the film Emma (the Gwyneth Paltrow version) with the novel Emma by Jane Austen.

The film
and the novel both follow the same strict plot, , the rather arrogant , fumbles the affairs of
various friends and acquaintances because of her meddling, until she eventually finds lovealbeit
only after realizing that she accidentally forced one of her friends into the arms of the man
with whom she now realizes she is in love.

The film does a good job adapting
the novel and is set in the appropriate time and place, with gentility and wealth evident in
Emma's life and household. However, the film took some liberties with the character of Emma in
particular.

notably stated prior to publishing this book that she desired to
write a protagonist that few people would like as a person. Emma is noticeably arrogant, stuck
up, and busy-bodiedconstantly meddling in others' affairs and believing herself to be truly
skilled in matchmaking and numerous other endeavors.

The film version of the
character is much gentler and kinder. The filmmakers opted to make the...

In Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, in what ways is Higgins' behavior uncivilized by his mother's standards?

Mrs. Higgins
says her son has no manners. He is uncivilized, first, from his inability to make small talk,
such as when, at her home, he says, "what the devil are we going to talk about until Eliza
comes?" Second, he is cynical, criticizing her guests by calling them uncivilized and
asking of the guests, what do they know of science, art, poetry or anything else? Third, he
curses: Mrs. Higgins says Eliza will never learn to speak like a lady around him because his
language is fit only for a "canal barge" and not a garden party, and he threatens the
furniture: he sits on the edge of the writing table in a way that worries Mrs. Higgins, he
stumbles into the fireplace fender and he throws himself so hard on the divan that he almost
breaks it. But his behavior might be most uncivilized in her eyes in terms of what he has done
to Eliza: fitted her up to be a lady, which means she can no longer earn her own living, without
providing her with the income that will allow her to live as a lady. When Higgins says he has
given Eliza advantages, Mrs. Higgins gets upset and asks, what advantages?

The manners and habits that disqualify a fine lady from earning her
own living without giving her a fine lady's income! Is that what you mean?

Mrs. Higgins might not like the lack of small talk, rude, cynical
 comments, curses or battering of the furniture, but using Eliza as a doll to play with incenses
her more than anything else. "Oh, Men! Men! Men!!" she says.

From what point of view is "Hills Like White Elephants" told?

""
is told from a third-person point of view.It is not omniscient because the narrator does not
access the thoughts of Jig, the American, or the waitress who brings their drinks as they wait
for their train.The story consists mainly of a dialogue between Jig and the American.The
narrator does not offer any of his own thoughts; it is essentially reportage, a style that
Hemingway was familiar with from his work as a journalist.

Hemingway was
interested in breaking away from -writing models of the past, and this story reflects his
embrace of Modernism.The reader must piece together through the dialogue the nature of the
conflict between the two characters.There is noor conclusion.The reporting of the conversation
and the descriptions of ordering drinks and walking through the train station are presented
objectively, leaving it the reader to interpret the story's meaning through almost solely what
is said.

Why did life for African-Americans in the South change after the Civil War?

The major
change in the lives of African-Americans after the Civil War resulted from the end of slavery.
With the Confederacy in ruins, slavery was outlawed with the Thirteenth Amendment, ratified in
1865, and thus the legal and social status of African-Americans was permanently altered. But the
changes they experienced went beyond the legal abolition of slavery. Without land or capital,
hundreds of thousands of African-Americans were thrust into a labor market with only their
skills to offer. Many wound up in...

In Act III, what quotation did Proctor use to help Mary Warren remain brave in The Crucible?

In Act
3, John Proctor does, in fact, twice refer to the same scripture in his wish to encourage Mary
Warren and to strengthen her resolve. When he first speaks to her in court before taking out her
deposition, he tells her:

Remember the
angel, what he say to the boy. Hold to it, now; there is your rock.

Proctor is alluding to the book of Tobit, one of the books of the
Apocrypha, which is seen by some as part of the Bible, while others do not acknowledge it. The
story relates the experience of Tobias, the son of a deeply religious man (Tobit) who fell in
love with Sara, a woman plagued by a demon that killed each of her seven previous
husbands.

Tobit managed to defeat the demon on his wedding night with the
help of the archangel Raphael. The angel had advised Tobias to "Do that which is good, and
no harm will come to thee." Proctor later refers to the same verse but is unable to
complete the line because of Abigail's intervention.

In the first instance,
Proctor wants Mary to be strong, and he appeals to not only her reason but also her religious
conviction. He is advising her to be like Tobias, implying that by doing good, she will have
divine protection, and no harm will befall her. Just as in Tobias's situation, she will be able
to overcome the demons plaguing Salem. 

Proctor is indirectly referring to
Abigail and the other girls who have managed to deceive the court and many others by lying about
the presence of witches and the practice of witchcraft. Their testimony has led to many being
accused and incarcerated, including Proctor's wife, Elizabeth. Mary is there to prove, once and
for all, that what she, Abigail, and the other girls have been doing was all a hoax. Proctor
hopes that her testimony will finally convince the court of his wife's and others' innocence,
which will lead to their release.

When Mary Warren starts her testimony, her
credibility is questioned when she is asked to faint as easily as she claims they have been able
to do. Mary cannot, for she does not "have a sense of it." At this point, Abigail
suddenly puts on an act stating that she is feeling a "cold wind." Proctor desperately
grabs her and cries out that she is a whore. His actions lead to Elizabeth being called forth to
testify why she dismissed Abigail. Elizabeth fails to mention her real suspicion and Proctor is
left helpless.

Abigail senses an advantage, and she puts on an amazingly
convincing act in which she claims that Mary's spirit is threatening her in the form of a yellow
bird. The other girls soon follow her lead, and Mary Warren is eventually completely distraught
and overwhelmed. Proctor, realizing that everything is falling apart, again calls on Mary
saying:

Mary, remember the angel Raphaeldo
that which is good and

He does not get a
chance to complete the quote, because Abigail interjects and cries out that the supposed bird is
preparing to swoop down and harm her. His appeal is ineffective and Mary, in absolute despair,
turns against him and accuses him of doing the devil's work and trying to force her to join him
and sign the Devil's book. The result is that Proctor is arrested and taken to
jail.

What are Antigone's tragic flaws?

Given the very restricted role of women in
the culture of fifth-century Athens, it is remarkable that so many Greek tragedies feature women
in a central role: Medea, Andromache, , Hecuba, Helen and, of course,
. This does not mean, however, that these women necessarily fit the strict
Aristotelian definition of a tragic hero. There has been much dispute over whether Creon or
Antigone is the hero of Antigone. Hegel famously described the play as a
conflict between right and right, suggesting that they might both be heroic.

In fact, Antigone and Creon do have very similar characters and, arguably, the same
tragic flaw: stubbornness. They are both willing to go to insane lengths for the sake of a
principle. Ismene, who is the voice of reason, complains that Antigone cares more for the dead
than the living. One might, therefore, say that her fault is family loyalty or a sense of duty.
This is what she would say herself. These, however, are virtues, not flaws. Antigone's tragic
flaw is that she carries these principles beyond all reason and clings to them stubbornly when
any sensible person would yield. Precisely the same is true of Creon in his loyalty to the
state.

What is the subject of Hamlet's second soliloquy, the famous "To be or not to be" speech? Act 3

The subject
of 's "to be or not to be"is suicide, or more broadly, why do humans choose life, with
all its suffering, rather than death, with its escape from earthly miseries?

The opening line "to be or not be," (which means to live or not to live) sets
the tone and explains the internal struggleis undergoing. Badly shaken by 's claim that his
uncle murdered his father, Hamlet wonders if he should simply kill himself. His world has been
turned upside down. He believes he is surrounded by evil and can rely on nobody. After all, if
your uncle would cold-bloodedly kill your father, who can you trust?

In the
soliloquy, the depressed Hamlet wonders why anyone wouldn't leave this "mortal coil"
(the living human body) for the more peaceful land of death. If he were dead he says, he
wouldn't have to be surrounded by all the miseries of being alive, such as bad luck, injustice,
and rejection in...