In Willa Cather's My Antonia, Tiny Soderball showed the most in any of the other characters as being a very ambitious person. ... That itself was a conflict with society's views on female position (when it came to jobs). Another conflict was that she did not act with the decorum that was expected of any respectable girl. ... In Willa Cather's My Antonia, Tiny Soderball a Swedish immigrant who was once a "Hired Girl" gained success through ambition, determination and persistence. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Antonia plays on Giovanni's gullibility to Antonia's nonsensical stories whilst satirizing the pope, trying to cover the reason of Margarita's "miraculous" pregnancy."   ... Within my performance I would highlight these humorous techniques to further engage my audience, exaggerating my movements and voice. ... The constant bickering, lies and conflict between Antonia and Giovanni is used to present the contemporary issue of the clash between men and women and the struggle for equity and peace between genders within humanity. ... Within my performance, I would present my chara...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When Antonia fails to repay Shylock the three thousand ducats with in the three months Shylock sees his chance and has his eyes set on his bond, he will take nothing less then one pound of Antonio's flesh: "I have possessed your grace of what I purpose, And by our holy sabeth I have sworn To have the due and forfeit of my bond." ... I would have my bond." ... When Shylocks enters into a contact with Antonio this brings to the forefront conflict between the two characters and this conflict increases to hate as the characters become more involved in each other's lives. ... "H...

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• Grade Level: High School

It might happen that a jealous suitor joins the couple in parade, trying to get the female's attention, but the performance is not always appreciated and a conflict followed by a beak fight is inevitable. ... So I took a stick from the ground, and I put it in front of the bird, and started moving my hand in different directions. The strange thing is that the bird was following my hand everywhere I would move it !! ...

• Word Count: 1866
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School