People of Victorian Era idealized the Angel in the House," the view that the perfect woman was embodied in the submissive, selfless devotion of the domestic housewife. Most aptly epitomised in the telling title of Coventry Patmore's immensely popular verse novel The Angel in the House (1854), the Victorian concept of womanhood stressed woman's purity and selflessness. ... At the end, Laura is shown happily married and leading a happy family life which establishes Rossetti's belief how fallen women can be redeemed to the normal structures of society by love and affection. Rossett...

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When Puck says that Titania has fallen in love with an ass, Oberon replies 'this falls out better than I could devise'. ... Titania's lustful and poetic language in this scene reflects her feelings towards Bottom; she even refers to him as an 'angel' and calls him 'my gentle joy'. ... The juxtaposition of Bottom as we see him at first (as a rather pompous know it all) paired with Titania, who is almost an angel herself adds to the comedy. ...

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In "The Things They Carried" by Tim O"Brien, the most important character is a Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. Throughout the story Lieutenant Cross deals with many different problems mentally and physically that hinders him to do his job as a leader. He also talks about a girl back home, whose name is Martha, which he is in love with. Although Lieutenant Cross deals with many different problems, the biggest problem he deals with is his inability to focus on the task at hand which is the war. The greatest problem he deals with in the story is his own mind. ...

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you would intimate that her spirit has taken the post of ministering angel, and guards the fortunes of Wuthering Heights, even when her body is gone. ... He had fallen in love with a "real goddess," but when she returned his affection he acted so coldly she "persuaded her mamma to decamp." ...

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Having fallen in love with Daisy in 1917, prior to leaving to fight in World War I, he does everything he can to recreate the love he and Daisy had shared. ... In the first verse, clouds assume properties of fantasy and the playful way a child sees them: "Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere I've looked at clouds that way" Through the use of metaphorical comparisons to 'angel hair' 'ice cream castles' and 'feather canyons', Mitchell creates a utopian illusion that emphasizes the delicacy an...

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