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  2. The Phoenix and the Turtle - Wikipedia

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    Chester's main poem is a long allegory in which the relationship between the birds is explored, and its symbolism articulated. It incorporates the story of King Arthur, and a history of ancient Britain, emphasising Welsh etymologies for British towns. It culminates with the joint immolation of the Phoenix and Turtledove, giving birth to a new ...

  3. Cultural depictions of turtles - Wikipedia

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    A tortoise at the back door of a house or in the backyard by a pond is said to attract good fortune and many blessings. Three tortoises stacked on top of each other represent a mother and her babies. [37] In Daoist art, the tortoise is an emblem of the triad of earth-humankind-heaven. [38] The tortoise is a symbol of longevity. [2]

  4. Macbeth - Wikipedia

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    Macbeth and Banquo with the Witches by Henry Fuseli. In the play, the Three Witches represent darkness, chaos, and conflict, while their role is as agents and witnesses. [57] Their presence communicates treason and impending doom. During Shakespeare's day, witches were seen as worse than rebels, "the most notorious traytor and rebell that can ...

  5. Labyrinths (short story collection) - Wikipedia

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    "Valéry as Symbol" "Kafka and His Precursors" "Avatars of the Tortoise" "The Mirror of Enigmas" "A Note on (toward) Bernard Shaw" "A New Refutation of Time" All essays are from Otras inquisiciones (1952), except "The Argentine Writer and Tradition" and "Avatars of the Tortoise" which are from Discusión (1932).

  6. Cultural references to Macbeth - Wikipedia

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    Twenty-first-century cinema has re-interpreted Macbeth, relocating "Scotland" elsewhere: Maqbool to Mumbai, Scotland, PA to Pennsylvania, Geoffrey Wright's Macbeth to Melbourne, and Allison L. LiCalsi's 2001 Macbeth: The Comedy to a location only differentiated from the reality of New Jersey, where it was filmed, through signifiers such as tartan, Scottish flags and bagpipes. [28]

  7. I heard a Fly buzz—when I died - Wikipedia

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    The first line of the poem, "I heard a fly buzz– when I died–" is intended to garner the attention of the reader. [4] Readers are said to be drawn to continue the poem, curious as to how the speaker is talking about her own death. [4] The narrator then reflects on the moments prior to the very moment she died. [1]

  8. Mock Turtle - Wikipedia

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    He tells Alice his history of going to school in the sea. He says his teacher was an old sea turtle called Tortoise and when Alice asks him why he was called Tortoise if he was a turtle the Mock Turtle answers, "We called him tortoise because he taught us!" ("tortoise" and "taught us" both being pronounced in Carroll's dialect).

  9. The Night of Enitharmon's Joy - Wikipedia

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    The image was created in a time in which Shakespeare's Macbeth had a revival, being performed nine times. [18] Like other works by Blake, such as The Ghost of a Flea, the picture is part of W. Graham Robertson's private collection and was presented to the Tate Gallery by himself in 1939. It is considered to be one of the most brilliant and ...