Letteratura Inglese

Chapter two: Search for Mr Hyde
When Mr Utterson came home, he was unhappy. He ate and he took Dr Jekyll‘s will. There was written that in case of disappearance or death of Dr Jekyll, Mr Edward Hyde could have all his money. The lawyer decided to find out the truth. He decided to visit Dr Lanyon, another old friend of Jekyll. They talked a little an

The novel deals with the theme of the double in human nature; in fact both good and evil are in each human being. In the story good Is represented by Dr Jekyll and evil by Mr Hyde. Their physical aspect reflects moral characteristics: Jekyll has always been virtues and so he is handsome, his body is well-proportioned and his hands are white and well-sho

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This scene takes place with Antonio, Bassanio, and a Jewish moneylender called Shylock. Bassanio asks for the money, and is received, but Shylock imposes a few stipulations. Due to Shylock's hate towards Christians, he feels the need to take advantage of the situation. Shylock adds to their contract that if the debt cannot be repaid

ACT OF SUPREMACY
Reason:
Henry VIII wanted to divorce his first wife.
Anticlerical resentment against the rich clergy
Effect:
Monasteries were dissolved and their estates annexed by the king.
THE WIFE AND THE CHILDREN OF HENRY VIII

Catherine of Aragon Mary I
Anne Boleyn

lei, tutta la bellezza di figlia delle fate aveva,
capelli assai lunghi, e leggeri i suoi piedi,
e selvaggi i suoi occhi.
 
Io feci una ghirlanda pel suo capo,
e pur bracciali, e odorosa cintura;
lei mi guardò com' avria fatto amore,
dolcemente gemette.
 
Io mi stetti con lei, sul mio cavallo
al passo, e

A Protestant humanist
Milton started writing poetry early. As a student in Cambridge he wrote his first important work, Ode on the Morning of Christ’s Nutivity, where the fusion of Christian and classica1 elements was already present. From 1632 to 1638 Milton lived at his father’s country house, studying and conposing poetry, for example L’Allegvo

CIVIL WAR

When the Civil War broke out there were two opposing forces:
1. the Royalists ( also called Cavaliers, because they had long hair), strong in the north and west, they included conservatives, aristocracy, lords, the gentry and the church of England.
2. the Parliamentarists, supporters of the Parliament, ( they were also c

There are some methods to depict consciousness because of it often combines past-present-future.These methods are for example flashbacks fade-out or slow-up , the use of similes and metaphors or particoular forms of punctuation.
Interior monologue
The basic and the most used method is the use of “interior monologue” that is differ

Run-On line (Enjambement): When a line ends in the middle of a phrase and (the meaning break) comes in the next line.
Assonance: The repetition of the same vowel sound can colour part of the poem with that vowel quality.
Alliteration: The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in consecutive words or words which are close together.
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The structure of novels
Defoe’s long narratives are fictional autobiographies always pretending to be “true” stories through the biographical details and memories provided by the protagonist. The structure of the novels is characterised by a series of episodes and adventures held together by the unifying presence of a single hero. Defoe’s method of