Discuss at least two characteristics of Romanticism in John Keat's poem "Ode toa Nightingale".

The poet in Ode To A Nightingale  is an escapist .He escapes through imagination .On his way the bower of the bliss wher the nightingale is singing in full-throated -ease , , and returning from the same , he employs Medieval ism and Hellenism .The references of Ruth , emperors and clowns  and magic casement opening in the foam , speak of Keats' love for the middle ages . Again Keats had fascination to Greek arts and culture .The installations like , Flora and country green festivals , Bacchus and his parade , light winged Dray ad of trees , etc vivify the poet's love for the ancient Greek -life .

Medieval ism and Hellenism are the two major branches of Romanticism .

What is the summary of "West Wind" by John Masefield?

Away from his homeland in the west, the speaker yearns to go back home. With the blowing of the warm west wind, the cherished memories of his native place in the month of April are instantly evoked. They turn him nostalgic and upset. 

I never hear the west wind but tears are in my eyes. 
For it comes from the west lands, the old brown hills. 

The west wind is the harbinger of spring. After the harsh winter, the warm west wind is soothing. It's perception reminds the speaker of the pastoral beauty of his native place, where he longs to return.

During this time, the birds begin to chirp, daffodils and “apple orchards blossom,” "the air’s like wine," “there is cool green grass there, where men may lie at rest”, thrushes can be heard “fluting from the nest,” “the young corn is green,” the rabbits run,” the sky is blue and the clouds are white, both the sun and the rain are warm and the buzzing of bees is like “song to a man’s soul” and “fire to a man’s brain.”

These pleasant memories of his native land make him all the more homesick and wistful. 

The phrases "tired feet," "bruised hearts" and "aching eyes" suggest the pain and discomfort that afflict the speaker away from his motherland. It seems to him as if the west wind is insisting on his returning home.

"Will ye not come home brother? ye have been long away,”

The urge to go back home is so strong in the speaker that he can't prolong his stay in the alien land any more. He makes up his mind to set off for the place he actually belongs to:

It's the white road westwards is the road I must tread 
To the green grass, the cool grass, and rest for heart and head, 
To the violets, and the warm hearts, and the thrushes' song, 
In the fine land, the west land, the land where I belong.

How far is Iago justified in hating Othello?

Iago hates Othello for some of reasons. First reason could be that Othello promoted Cassio in his place; however, Iago wants it and he cosidered himself more superior than Cassio for that possition but when Othello promoted Cassio instead of Iago neglecting Iago's calibre. Hate for othello increases in Iago's heart. Secondly, Iago's thinks that othello has illegal relationship with her wife. Also, Iago hates him because Othello married Desdemona. Othello got the wife and according Iago Othello is not capable for such a beautiful and caring wife like.., Desdemona. He also hates him due to the differences in their race. Iago hates othello but the revenge he took is quite inappropriate. In his hate, he ruined the life of a married couple.

What information do we learn about conditions in Alabama in 1935? Why might this information be significant to the plot?

The information that we obtain which is directly important to the plot is the following:

The plot is based in the city of Maycomb, a place which like the story says is "tired with time" (stuck it its ways so to speak), and in which blacks and whites were separated. Furthermore, it was a very prejudicial town in that even the white families discriminated against each other just for the sake of their last names. Note how the "Ewells were considered white trash", the "Haverfords were considered jack asses" and the "Cunninghams were poor".

On top of the white on white prejudice there was the imposing white on black prejudice, since the blacks had no basic human rights.These were the days prior to MLK and Rosa Parks, and the black race was still treated as second class citizens, admittedly by many, and quite openly.

On another note, we even see prejudice in the form of Ms. Caroline, the teacher,who is repulsed by the young boy Ewell, and who herself is rejected by the rest of the town from being from North Alabama, which is a town of "peculiarities".

Concisely, the first part of the novel shows us a place in which nobody is safe from criticism, pressure, dislike, prejudice, hatred, stereotyping, and disdain. For this reason, Robinson's trial was all the more poginant, and all the more scandalous and powerful. It was like exploding a bomb in an already burning town.

What is the metaphorical significance of Oswald's shouting, "the sun --the sun" in the last part of the play?

The sun represents light and truth.  However, in this play, deception is a central theme.  All the truths are hidden by the characters, who manipulate, hide and use subterfuge.  They must pay the consequences for this. 

The main conflict of this play stems from the fact that Mrs. Alving feels remorse for her part in helping to deceive the world about what sort of man Captain Alving was. She feels that she should have told the truth to Oswald long ago. If she had been honest with him all along, the disease that he inherited from his father may still have been unavoidable, but she could have saved him the confusion that he felt upon finding out that his father, who he thought was morally pure, had syphilis. His own character might have been less cynical if the truth about his father had not come as such a shock. 

Oswald's last words are "the sun" in recognition of what he has missed and avoided throughout his life. 

How does Shakespeare make Act 1 Scene 1 an effective and dramatic opening to "Romeo and Juliet"?"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.

Opening with arguments and discord, tempers flaring in the old Montague and Lord Capulet, Act I, Scene 1 of "Romeo and Juliet" rolls out the red carpet of discord that the Prologue has just presented the audience.  By the first act's presenting of the motif of antipathy between the families, the infatuation of Romeo for Juliet becomes much more dangerous, fulfilling the Prologue's term of "star-cross'd lovers."

The first act clearly foreshadows discord ahead.  Like the hot-tempered Sampson, In Act III Mercutio banters words with Tybalt when the choleric cousin of Juliet appears in the third act.  Much like Sampson and Abraham, Mercutio and Tybalt argue and do some posturing as well.  Sadly, this behavior gets cared away and Mercutio is slain.

Why does Beowulf hang Grendel's arm from the rafters of Herot?

In addition to Rene's answer, I would also argue that the showing off the Grendel's arm is a way for Beowulf to symbolically "shout from the rafters" his success where other warriors have failed.  He quite literally lords his success over them.  Remember, Grendel has been snacking on Danish knights for a dozen years and none of the men could stop him. 

Beowulf could just have easily left the arm where it was, or chucked it into the sea after its dying owner.  Instead, he uses the arm to cement his own reputation. 

Why does Montresor feel he has the right to take justice into his own hands?

Montresor is insane, but you should also consider his family's motto that no one harms a Montresor without being punished. Even his family's crest is of a snake biting a heel, so acts of revenge run in his family. We don't know whether other people in his family took revenge to the extent that Montresor does against Fortunato, but he believes he has the right to take justice in his own hands partly because of his family's  name, but mostly because of his madness. He has taken revenge to the extreme, and the reader isn't sure whether Fortunato even did anything to Montresor. Because he's insane, Montresor may have just imagined that Fortunato had insulted him.

Where do Julia and Winston set up their rendezvous in 1984?This question comes from part two in the book.

In Part Two of this book, Julia and Winston meet a number of times in the course of their affair.  I am going to assume that you are asking about the first time they meet and have sex with each other.

This rendevous is set up for a secluded area out in the country.  We are not told where it is -- like what town it is near or anything.  Julia has been there before, but Winston has not, except in his dreams.  She tells him exactly how to get there, what train to take, which way to turn going out of the station, how far to go, etc.

For what reasons is much of the first chapter devoted to Boo Radley?

I believe that Boo Radley is mentioned so often in the opening of the novel because he is an essential factor in the growth of Scout/Jem's maturity throughout the novel. As the feared scapegoat of the indolent society, Boo's inferiority (as labeled by society) relates directly to the harsh, supercilious views Maycomb imposes upon African-Americans who have done nothing.

Atticus tells the children never to kill a mockingbird because they have done nothing but provide lovely melodies for people to listen to - because they are innocent. Boo Radley and the African-American community both symbolize mockingbirds in that they have done no wrong deed yet are blamed for all the failures of society. The children, believing the unlikely rumors exchanged throughout Maycomb, are at first frightened by this mysterious figure. Their childish curiosity leads them to accept a number of dares, each involving Boo Radley (touching the Radley Place, sending him a special message through the usage of a fishing pole, etc.). However, as the novel progresses and the trial of Tom Robinson arises, the children are able to relate the similar injustices both Tom and Boo are forced to face because they are different from the typical white mold of society. THe society prefers to remain loyal to their southern traditions and reject those who act as iconoclasts to their quintessant society.

In Chapter 4, how come Ponyboy and Johnny go to Dally for help?

After killing Bob the Soc in the park, Pony and Johnny know they need to hide from the police, since turning themselves in doesn't seem to be an option. Johnny decided that

    "We'll need money. And maybe a gun. And a plan."

Johnny knew that Dallas Winston would know what to do, so they headed to Buck Merril's place, where a party was underway. Johnny knew that Dallas's street savvy and his hatred of both Socs and the police would help him to come up with a plan. Dally had previously staked out the abandoned church on Jay Mountain and planned to use it himself as a hideout, if necessary. Now, it was the perfect place for Pony and Johnny to use. Dally provided them with money, a gun, some dry clothes, and the route by train to the church. There he would meet them later in the week.

Describe how Beowulf becomes King of the Geats.

Beowulf is the hero who embodies the religious faith and the qualities that his people admire--bravery, loyalty, honor, strength, integrity, determination to do the right thing, and a will to protect the weak.

It was always understood that such a man would someday be the leader and King of the Geats, Beowulf's people.  Of course, he is born or noble blood, since the King of the Geats at the time of Beowulf's travels to rescue the Danes from Grendel is Hygelac, Beowulf's uncle.  As Beowulf spends his youth gaining experience and fame through his travels and successes against such monsters, it is literally in his blood to return home and some day be named as the King. 

Furthermore, he does not just sit on his laurels upon the throne, but he dies a valiant death fighting a dragon which threatens the safety and well-being of his kingdom.   Upon his death, he names his own cousin, Wiglaf, to be King.

What is the problem and the goal in the story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan?

In "Two Kinds," Jing-Mei Woo narrates the difficulty that she had with her mother over the piano lessons which she no longer wanted to take.  Early in the story, Jing-Mei says that she practiced piano because it was a popular thing to do according to the media.  Jing-Mei thinks that her mother Suyuan wants her to be a piano prodigy because she pushes her to practice and perform.  Jing-Mei, however, never excels at the piano and she makes an embarrassment of herself at a recital.  She tells her mother that she wants to stop playing, and her mother rebukes her.  Jing-Mei brings up the two daughters that Suyuan abandoned in mainland China.  The statement hurts her mother and drives a wedge between the two.  The goal of the story is to explore the cultural divide and difficulty in understanding and communication that exists between the mother and her daughter.

Why is foreshadowing used/effective in The Veldt, and what do you think would happen next if the story continued?

I believe that foreshadowing is used in this story to build up tension and to make us feel like something really bad is going to happen.  Everytime we get a look at the inside of the nursery, it feels really dangerous.  It is hot and dry and the animals seem really scary.  The screaming also really sets up the idea that something bad is going to happen.  I think it is done very effectively.

If the story hadn't ended there, I think Mr. McClean would probably have died too.  The kids don't hate him, but they probably realize he would tell on them if they let him go.

How does Lady Macbeth react when Macbeth says he has seen Banquo's ghost in "Macbeth"?What similar things does she recall?

In Shakespeare's, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, when she is chastising Macbeth for what she sees as acting so stupidly and foolishly in front of their guests (and looking guilty, which she has repeatedly told him not to do), does refer to the bloody dagger Macbeth saw in his vision in Act 2.1, just before he assassinates Duncan:

O proper stuff! [Oh, nonsense!]

This is [like] the air-drawn dagger which you said

Led you to Duncan.  Oh, these flaws and starts,

Impostors to true fear, would well become

A woman's story at a winter's fire,

Authorized [validated] by her grandam.  Shame itself!

Why do you make such faces?  When all's done,

You look but on a stool [not on a ghost].  (Act 3.4.62-69)

The reader does not see Macbeth tell her about the dagger, but there are at least two explanations for this.  First and most likely, we can assume Macbeth tells her the night of the assassination or soon after.  After killing Duncan, Macbeth is out of control, obsessing over his inability to say "Amen" when he overhears someone praying, worrying about the blood on his hands, regretting what he has done.  It is not a stretch to assume he mentions the bloody dagger at some point to his wife.

Second, it's not really the kind of question that presents a problem in a work of art that is not realistic.  Macbeth is not realism.  If Lady Macbeth knows something and we don't know how she knows it, that isn't a problem.

Lady Macbeth tries to cover for her husband by lying and saying this is just an ailment he has had since childhood, then berates him as a coward.  In the process, she compares the fit he is throwing now to his seeing the bloody dagger.  We don't know when he tells her, but apparently he does, or, if not, this is an Elizabethan tragedy, not a modern work of realism.

Which of the following organisms would be a better candidate for your investigation?Scientists often want to know if the genetically transformed...

Both kinds of organisms would be good candidates, depending on what you are looking for.

The problem with organisms that develop and reproduce quickly is that they usually do not live very long so they die quickly as well. This may make it very difficult to study.

If you choose an organism that develops and reproduces slowly then this allows more time to observe the organism.

It also depends on which traits you are looking for. For example, a question to think about is - is the trait immediately transferred to its offspring or are you looking at natural selection. If you are looking for traits passed on immediately then studying organisms that develop quickly may be your best bet.

What mood is stressed at the outset of the play?

The mood is tense and suspenseful in Act I of the play. The ghost appearances leave everyone with a different interpretation for the ghost's arrival, yet none of them are of a positive nature. Hamlet is the only one privy to the ghost's need for vengeance.

Hamlet is also presenting tense and mysterious behavior. His mother speculates it is from his father's death and Claudius is suspicious of it, as well, but for different reasons. Hamlet is contemplating the actions he will take, yet he has not yet committed to act on the ghost's words.

This creates the suspenseful tension that sets us up for the coming events. Although the suspense of Hamlet's inaction will last most of the play.

How is Darnay's philosophy different from his uncles' in book two chapter 9?

I think that the differences between Darnay and his uncle, the Marquis, are deeper than merely the circumstances of their lives.  Darnay appears to be deeply influenced  by the Enlightenment Philosophy of the 18th and 19th centuries, led by thinkers such as Locke, Rousseau, and Voltaire.  Enlightenment philosophy held that all men are equal before their creator and that all men are responsible for contributing to society.  Human reason was elevated above all else.  We can see the reflection of these philosophies in Darnay's rejection of his family fortune which was based on birth rather than ability, and his desire to earn his own way in society.  We can also see it in his concern for the peasantry under his uncle's control and in his determination to help his steward even though it puts him in danger.

His uncle, the Marquis, reflects the older, more medieval school of thought which maintains that certain rights and privileges come to a man because of his birth.  He believed that his noble blood made him superior to those beneath his station and that this was a part of God's plan.  In earlier medieval thought, these privileges came with distinct responsibilites as well, but by the Marquis' time the concept of noble obligation was lost and only the privileges remained.  Thus each represented a distinct philosophy which would have been known to Dicken's contemporary readers.

What is a summary of the poem "The Faithless Wife" by Federico Garcia Lorca?

The first stanza of "The Faithless Wife" by Federico García Lorca describes circumstances leading up to the incident that occurs later. The speaker, narrating a first person, personal experience, without really telling his feelings while he narrates events and his impressions, tells that he took a woman to the river who said she was a virgin although she had a husband. The reason for this seems to be reflected in the later lines "but I did not fall in love / for although she had a husband..." It seems the unfaithful wife's desire was to seduce the speaker who describes himself later on as a Gypsy.

He also declares that it seemed he was almost obligated to take this wife, who claimed to be virgin, to the river for a seduction of intimacy. His corroboration is to state that it was St. James night. St. James, along wiht being the Apostle John's brother, was one of three chosen to witness Jesus' Transfiguration. The allusion is to the "nard," "mother of pearl" and "nacre" transformation the speaker will witness later by the river.

He also describes the crickets, providing orchestral choral tones; her uninhibited responsiveness; and the breaking down of physical barriers as her petticoat seemed to be torn by "tens of knives." What may seem at first reading to be a foreshadowing of warning in large trees and barking dogs, is actually part of the reason for the experience feeling "obliged": the silver lighted enlarging trees and the dogs barking as on sentinel duty "far from the river" are  benediction and protection.

The second stanza describes how they undressed, with a bit of irony as she removes "her four bodices." She is likened to spikenard ("nard"), an herb growing in the Himalayas with a rose purple blossom; to mother-of-pearl, a luminescent lining in some mollusk shells; to a silvered glass; and finally to a mother-of-pearl ("nacre") mare (female horse).

The next-to-last stanza, one two final short stanzas, describe their retreat from the river and ends with an allusion to the duel the Gypsy would surely have had with the husband after the seduction of a woman who claimed to be married. The Gypsy ends by saying that, true to Gypsy ways, he gave her a small parting token gift and more importantly, by saying that he didn't fall in love with her. the phrasing using "for" functioning like "because" suggests that Gypsies never fall in love with maidens. This way, she gains her goal and he avoids that duel with something other than lilies battling in the air.

Why must brewers take special care to prevent air from entering fermentation tanks?

Brewers must take special care to prevent air from entering fermentation tanks during the production of beer.  Because the fermentation process is such an exact science, most ales and lagers are produced in sealed, sterilized vats, under strictly controlled conditions. Only the desired type of yeast is introduced into each vat along with sterile air, keeping out unwanted yeasts and molds that could spoil the flavor and appearance of the finished product.

There are certain lagers in Europe that are made in open fermentation vats, making the risk of outside infection greater.  To compensate for this greater risk, extreme care must be exercised in the sterilizing, handling, and use of the equipment and in the atmosphere of the fermentation chamber.  The air entering the chamber is conditioned and filtered, and persons attending the vats wearing sterilized clothing and masks.  By this means, a superior product is usually obtained.

Having made homemade wine and beer before, I'm personally familiar with the pleasure an excellent bottle of beverage provides-one that turned out due to scrupulous cleanliness and diligent care.  I've also experienced the bitter disappointment that came from a batch of spoiled brew, due no doubt to a "wild" yeast, mold, or fungus that got into it.  The lesson learned is that one can never be too clean!