The autobiographer is a crusader of human nature. ... What relevance does a story hold if there is no tragedy to draw out the sympathies of one's audience? ... In other words, the experience of transcribing one's experience causes a discovery of a singular, subjective experience, human nature, and the self. ... Wordsworth now poises himself in front of his audience - "human Kind" - to admire them just as he admired the "mighty objects" of nature. ... The destruction of nature, both physical and human, around the author coincides with the destruction of the author's nature. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Although the relationship of Priscilla to Coverdale is important because it is through his eyes that we, the readers, see the story, their relationship is not as important as the two to be discussed below, because, as Coverdale says, "Priscilla's heart was deep, but of small compass; it had room but for a very few dearest ones, among whom she never reckoned me- (133). ... Early in Priscilla's stay at Blithedale, Zenobia speaks of the clinging nature of Priscilla when she tells Coverdale that to "favor one with a little...

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Plot Overview IN THE STREETS OF VERONA another brawl breaks out between the servants of the feuding noble families of Capulet and Montague. Benvolio, a Montague, tries to stop the fighting, but is himself embroiled when the rash Capulet, Tybalt, arrives on the scene. After citizens outraged by the constant violence beat back the warring factions, Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona, attempts to prevent any further conflicts between the families by decreeing death for any individual who disturbs the peace in the future. Romeo, the son of Montague, runs into his cousin Benvolio, who had earlie...

• Word Count: 13391
• Approx Pages: 54
• Grade Level: High School