English Short Stories: Final Exam – Flashcards
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Porphyria's Lover
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Victorian Time period(same conventions as MLD) Themes: love, sin, power of love Summary: stormy nights, realizes how much he loves her, so he strangles her so she can be his "object". Then after the murder cuddles with the corpse. * During this time period, many poets portrayed women as "objects" & property that "belong" to men
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Porphyria's Lover
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Victorian Time period(same conventions as MLD) Themes: love, sin, power of love Summary: stormy nights, realizes how much he loves her, so he strangles her so she can be his "object". Then after the murder cuddles with the corpse. * During this time period, many poets portrayed women as "objects" & property that "belong" to men
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Porphyria's Lover
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Victorian Time period(same conventions as MLD) Themes: love, sin, power of love Summary: stormy nights, realizes how much he loves her, so he strangles her so she can be his "object". Then after the murder cuddles with the corpse. * During this time period, many poets portrayed women as "objects" & property that "belong" to men
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Porphyria's Lover
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Victorian Time period(same conventions as MLD) Themes: love, sin, power of love Summary: stormy nights, realizes how much he loves her, so he strangles her so she can be his "object". Then after the murder cuddles with the corpse. * During this time period, many poets portrayed women as "objects" & property that "belong" to men
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Porphyria's Lover
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Victorian Time period(same conventions as MLD) Themes: love, sin, power of love Summary: stormy nights, realizes how much he loves her, so he strangles her so she can be his "object". Then after the murder cuddles with the corpse. * During this time period, many poets portrayed women as "objects" & property that "belong" to men
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Porphyria's Lover
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Victorian Time period(same conventions as MLD) Themes: love, sin, power of love Summary: stormy nights, realizes how much he loves her, so he strangles her so she can be his "object". Then after the murder cuddles with the corpse. * During this time period, many poets portrayed women as "objects" & property that "belong" to men
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Porphyria's Lover
answer
Victorian Time period(same conventions as MLD) Themes: love, sin, power of love Summary: stormy nights, realizes how much he loves her, so he strangles her so she can be his "object". Then after the murder cuddles with the corpse. * During this time period, many poets portrayed women as "objects" & property that "belong" to men
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Porphyria's Lover
answer
Victorian Time period(same conventions as MLD) Themes: love, sin, power of love Summary: stormy nights, realizes how much he loves her, so he strangles her so she can be his "object". Then after the murder cuddles with the corpse. * During this time period, many poets portrayed women as "objects" & property that "belong" to men
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Porphyria's Lover
answer
Victorian Time period(same conventions as MLD) Themes: love, sin, power of love Summary: stormy nights, realizes how much he loves her, so he strangles her so she can be his "object". Then after the murder cuddles with the corpse. * During this time period, many poets portrayed women as "objects" & property that "belong" to men
