In great literature, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. Using Life of Pi, choose a significant scene of violence. In a well-organized essay, analyze details from the scene, and discuss what they reveal about themes in the novel. Avoid mere plot summary.

Select the correct text in the passage. which two lines in this excerpt from shakespeare's romeo and juliet foreshadow the tragic fate of romeo and juliet? friar laurence: so smile the heavens upon this holy act, that after hours with sorrow chide us not! romeo: amen, amen! but come what sorrow can, it cannot countervail the exchange of joy that one short minute gives me in her sight: do thou but close our hands with holy words, then love-devouring death do what he dare; it is enough i may but call her mine. friar laurence: these violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite: therefore love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

Provide at least two quotes from the play romeo and juliet to show that the characters’ differences did or did not define them.

The travels of marco polo. which sentence best reflects author’s subjective perspective on the people of japan?