The foundation of a late medieval liberal arts pedagogy known as the ˜quadrivium,' of which established new networks of knowledge, comprised four areas of study that were deemed most beneficial as part of a renaissance education. ... British Writers explains that Doctor Faustus gained its popularity on account of several scenic effects, including the creation of "the thunder and lightning, the hell-fire, [and] the shaggy-haired devils that were said to run roaring across the stage with fireworks in their mouths " (Henderson 279). ...

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Summary Ralph hides in the jungle and thinks miserably about the chaos that has overrun the island. He thinks about the deaths of Simon and Piggy and realizes that all vestiges of civilization have been stripped from the island. He stumbles across the sow's head, the "Lord of the Flies," now merely a gleaming white skull-as white as the conch shell, he notes. Angry and disgusted, Ralph knocks the skull to the ground and takes the stake it was impaled on to use as a weapon against Jack. That night, Ralph sneaks down to the camp at the Castle Rock and finds Sam and Eric guarding the entranc...

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