Are they a reference to Dante's Divine Comedy, and if so, how much of a reference are they? ... The first part will deal with how Troilus and Criseyde's narrator is taking the Christian perspective of why humans should look towards God's Love. The second will deal with how Chaucer deviates from Dante in the fact that the narrator of Troilus and Criseyde doesn't completely denounce earthly love. ... It is interesting to note that the other two instances of the word "falsen- are associated with Troilus and how he will not falsen Criseyde. ... Along with the above passage, te...

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Cummings was among the first to question modern America, and at the same time, create a unique writing style that would later distinguish him among the greatest writers in history. ... Then, the next like "him," answers its own question: to whom is Plato speaking? ... Instead, we see his teachings spanning other topics, as thus, Cummings uses the subtlety of parenthesis to show how our culture ignores a symbol as powerful as Jesus if he conflicts with tradition social perceptions, like war. However, the question of the main character, "him," lingers through the next stanzas, until Cummings ...

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Madame is surprised at how the child, a boy, has grown. ... His happiness makes Desiree happy, for she is deeply in love with him. ... As master of the L'Abri plantation, he is a strict taskmaster who treats the slaves harshly "so much so, the narrator says, that the "negroes had forgotten how to be gay." ... Although his manner softens after the child is born, his demeanor remains in question. ... Come with your child." ...

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In the search for an answer to the question of is hell forever? ... Behind such a question lies an even deeper one. ... Moreover, there are positive reasons for thinking that these words do not have that limited meaning in the passages to which we referred. ... It is a response to questions such as will everyone be saved? Or indeed how could a loving God send anyone to hell? ...

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He seeks to fill the cup of human experiences with the ink of his pen. ... In this passage "language" is, literally, to be taken as the French language. ... Unfortunately, the author's despair deepens and his sufferings grow: I lost All feeling of conviction, and, in fine, Sick, wearied out with contrarieties, Yielded up moral questions in despair (Wordsworth 202) In his despair, the author can only find solace in his words and thoughts. ... Wordsworth remarks on how love of nature saved him: Through those distracted times; in Nature still Glorying, I found a count...

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