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    The inner struggle Knowledge is key to advance where ever you want to go. The tragedy of Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare. Prince Hamlet is a university student who mostly likes to contemplate about tough philosophical problems. Hamlet is represented as sensitive, slow to act and reflective on his own thoughts as well as somebody who acknowledges everything that surrounds him. When one of the first event occured, Hamlet was still at the university. He then went back to Denmark. The

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    In the tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet', Shakespeare presents the inner struggles of Romeo and Juliet, the two protagonists as one of the main themes. This is clearly shown at the end of Act 3 Scene 2 when Juliet receives the news that Romeo has been banished and Tybalt has been killed. Juliet is distraught at the conflict of her loyalties. Should she express love for her family or should she express love for Romeo? By using many different language features, such as oxymorons, paradox, antithesis and dramatic

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    In life as in literature people have certain struggles. In the novels and short stories we read this year there are several example of inner struggles, within the characters. The basic type of struggles known to people is Man Vs Man, Man Vs Nature and Man Vs Himself, otherwise known as inner struggle. It is when you have within yourself problems, concerns or questions that you must decide. They often decide to keep it's feeling and emotion to themselves. Like the famous Ghandi once said, "It was

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    intertwines the feelings of sadness and anger and also reveals quite a bit about the speaker’s past. The speaker is referring to her inner self as the “bitch” and her hurt condition is clearly present throughout the poem. She uses words such as “bark, growling, slobbers and whimper” to drive this meaning across to the reader. It is in the speaker’s own representation of her inner self as a “bitch,” one that not only “bark[s] hysterically,” but also may “whimper,” and even “cringe". The speaker is easily

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    isn't bad for Us, But Facebook might be” (2013) he pervades a very persuading argument, he finds that social media is controlling our lives . He believes it Causes people to struggle with finding happiness, it’s brainwashing us,and steals away the joyful moments . Happiness should be simple, but why is it such a struggle? Alang believes that social media plays a big part of that, “There’s something about witnessing the carefully curated fragments of others’ lives that makes it more difficult

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    I can make true a song
 about me myself,
 tell my travels,
 how often I endured
 days of struggle, (“The Seafarer”, 1a-3a) If this person has had enough “days of struggle” to write an entire song about them, he must be pretty miserable. However, a great many people can actually relate to his torment. A subconscious, spiritual torment that at some point in their lives will stop being subconscious and consume their every waking moment. This may sound strange, but if properly explained, it can make

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    about two dogs, one evil and one good, that live in everyone’s minds. The evil dog fights the other everyday. As the story goes, the dog that wins is the one that we feed the most. When growing up, we face inner battles which greatly shape our lives. John Knowles explores the ideas of inner struggles in his novel A Separate Peace by using the main characters first person narration. The reader explores the world of a group of young boys working their way through adolescence at a private school called

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    Juliet’s Inner Struggle After learning of Tybalt’s death and Romeo’s exile, Juliet feels conflicted which reveals her inner struggle. After their secret marriage, Juliet is patiently waiting for Romeo, her husband. The Nurse comes in and is very upset. She is crying that someone has died. Juliet thinks that the Nurse is talking about Romeo. The Nurse later reveals that Tybalt is the one who has died and Romeo has been banished. Juliet first feels very betrayed by Romeo and curses him. She later

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    Kate Chopin’s novel, The Awakening, introduces a “solitary soul” who fights for her identity in a society where statuses are defined. Although societal influences limit the boundary for her feminine position, Edna’s inner struggle for freedom prompts her actions to appear impulsively sporadic and self-destructive in the midst of domesticity. Once she samples the thrill and fear created by the ocean’s waves, Edna betrays her family, her friends, and her romances and embarks on an uncompromisingly

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    The Universal Inner Struggle Revealed in Hamlet       Life is defined by the struggles it presents us.  Without these constant tests of our fortitude, we would never grow as mature human beings.  This is the one common denominator linking all people, past, present, and future.  It is no mystery why our literature and art reflect this characteristic.   The creation of a character is a mirror-image of a human.  Shakespeare perfectly understood this truth.  He crafted Hamlet, Claudius, Polonius

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