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Female Lawyers - A Pre-historic View

By Dee 143 days ago from http://leavethebar.blogspot.com

Back in the old days men didn't view women as much more than homemakers and when a woman sought to work outside the home it was often met with great resistance.

THE New York Times in 1855 published an article by an old goat who felt that women would make terrible lawyers what with their tendency to get personal and juries w

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The Six Stories You Need To Know How To Tell

By merkal2005 129 days ago from http://www.searchforblogging.com

April is the month in which the playwright and poet William Shakespeare was born and baptized in 1564, as well as the month in which he died some 390 years ago. You can read more about Shakespeare here : Encylopedia Britannica’s Guide to Shakespeare

I bet you are thinking that this post has nothing to do with blogging at thi

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Jealousy: A major theme in Shakespeares Othello - William Shakespeare - Helium - by Pablothehat

By Pablothehat 304 days ago from http://www.helium.com

By the use of the techniques of antithesis, imagery and symbolism, Shakespeare illustrates Othello's mental state.
Here is the principle character Othello, so beside himself, that all the instincts such a leader of men would be expected to possess

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Literary Jewels: Shakespeare Sonnet 106

By abcpoet 189 days ago from http://literarybonanza.blogspot.com

This sonnet addressed ‘to his dear friend’ is number 106 in sonnet sequence consisting of 154 sonnets. A number of his sonnets are addressed to ‘W.H.’ and others to a mysterious person, often referred to as the ‘dark lady’. W.H. has sometimes been identified with the Earl of Southampton, one of Shakespeare’s closest friends and

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Literary Jewels: 'Othello' - the Source and the Additions

By abcpoet 57 days ago from http://literarybonanza.blogspot.com

While reading ‘Othello’, it must be kept in mind that we are dealing with a play that was specifically written for the theatre. This covers the inconsistencies of the plot and time scheme present in the play as the theatre audience does not have the time to give them a serious thought. The source of the play lies in the collect

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Literary Jewels: The Elizabethan Sonnet

By abcpoet 50 days ago from http://literarybonanza.blogspot.com

Sonnet, a poem of fourteen lines, was originally invented in Italy. It probably originated with Dante, who wrote a number of sonnets to his beloved Beatrice. But the genre of sonnets flourished under Petrarch. In this post I have explained how this art flowed into the channel of English poetry in the Elizabethan age. Also I hav

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Literary Jewels: Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' - an Overview

By abcpoet 38 days ago from http://literarybonanza.blogspot.com

William Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest' is a part of the last group of plays by him. It was different from his earlier comedies and tragedies. The play was a presentation of the lessons that life taught him. 'The Tempest' has also been called 'Shakespeare's last will' as it expresses his opinion about the way we should

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