The beast's heraldic nature is reinforced through the imagery of Jesus' divine conception and birth in the manger, paralleling the beast's awakening after 'twenty centuries of stony sleep' in its 'rocking cradle'. ... Yeats further emphasizes the rupture of traditional societal structures by transparently stating that 'things fall apart/the center cannot hold/ mere anarchy is loosed' There is a subtle tonal shift from images of decay into symbols of gentrification. ... Zeus' climax impregnates Leda and this is parallel to the structure of th...

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I don't mean to say that the meter and structure should be similar, or even that the subject and content should be replicated, but that Milton's mindset must be considered the primary driving force and truest inspirer for this epic poem that is irreplicable, but not unintelligible. ... So although Milton draws a parallel between Satan and Jesus in giving them both ambitions, Jesus is obedient. ...

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Writer owns entirely divergent technique of writing, including application to profusion of literary devices, unusual order of words in a sentence and structure of it, pan and even though we could talk of it ceaselessly, I am going to speak about different feature of Shakespeare's ingenuity – his aptitude in referencing mythology. ... It is even more surprising, that William Shakespeare is not only drawing parallels to mythology, but also biblical personages and events. ...

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