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The human institutions of nobility and dignity are often criticized by
satirists. These satirists see these as arbitrary rules that man has
placed on himself that do not help, and may even hurt them, in the long
run. This point is capitalized upon by Stoddard Malarkey in his poem "The
Princess, the Knight, and the Dragon". In the poem Malarkey's opinions can
clearly be seen through the examples of the characters Princess Miranda,
the maid, and the knight.
The character of Princess Miranda is the obvious representative of
ideas of dignity and nobility. She, fully aware of her own danger, does
what the code of nobility that she follows dictates her to do, ignore the
threat of Faggon the Dragon. She ignores the natural, logical warning of
fear that she has in order to strictly follow her code. It is because of
this that she can is taken prisoner and eventually eaten, for if she had
not been so ...
John Keats's 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' depicts a timeless theme relevant in any society throughout the history of our civilization. Through his use of movement and of language, Keats has created a work of art in its own right whose overall idea and inspiration will remain unchanged generation after generation. The necessity for infusion into all cre...
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The Romantic period has numerous characteristics that help to distinguish it from other literary periods. A large majority of the pieces found in this period have at least one of the distinctive elements. Edgar Allan Poe uses a few of these elements to put a time frame on his short story, "The Black Cat". Poe begins his short story by saying th...
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The human institutions of nobility and dignity are often criticized by satirists. These satirists see these as arbitrary rules that man has placed on himself that do not help, and may even hurt them, in the long run. This point is capitalized upon by Stoddard Malarkey in his poem "The Princess, the Knight, and the Dragon". In the poem Malarkey's...
