Romeo and Juliet – the play (240 words)

For our holiday homework, we were told to also write about a highlight for the other book we read. It was to be at least 200 words long.
Seeing as I'm really terrible at keeping to the limit, it did go over, though I tried to confine it! :)

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Romeo and Juliet – the play (240 words)

During the first stages of the act, it said that Romeo was actually commanding Paris (the other suitor to Juliet) to leave him alone or else they would surely fight. I find it sweet that even though Romeo believes that Juliet is dead, he most likely still fought in honour of her memory. He wants to be alone – subjected to grief, showing that he cares deeply for her. And soon after, Juliet finds Romeo dead himself and kills herself, unable to bear the pain that was in her heart when she saw him lying with a cup clutched in his hand.

That is why the highlight of Romeo and Juliet is, I believe, in Act 5, Scene 3. Firstly, it is the most commonly known moment of the entire play as it shows Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Because even though it evokes the immediate feeling of grief and possible stupidity for ending their lives early, I find it symbolizing that it was a true strength and test of how they loved each other – by willing to kill his or herself in thought that there was no reason to live when the other half (their significant other) is dead. As it also brings out the fact that even though their families were mortal enemies they can seek to concur with love. It shows significance in both that brings about that ‘fighting only leads to death’ and that ‘true love concurs all’.

Blood Sun by David Gilman (324 words)

For our holiday homework, we were told to do a character write-up for a book we read. It was to be about 200 words long.
Seeing as I'm really terrible at keeping to the limit, it did go over, though I tried to confine it! :)

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Blood Sun by David Gilman (324 words)

My character write-up is on Max Gordon. He has a stubborn streak in him, but then, so does everyone in the world. Though it seems like he does not really listen to others’ opinions of anything (be it of their own accord or of his wellbeing), he does… eventually. His one-track mind plays a lot in the books, as well as being head-strong and slightly defiant. However, with that trait, it never gets in the way of him always thinking rationally, even when his mind played tricks on him, arresting his fears. He wants to protect the ones he loves by any means necessary – and he definitely showed it by saving his father (even when, later, he lost his memory and could not recognize Max most of the time, breaking his heart) and in this book now trying to find the secrets of his mother’s own death.

He was gifted, in the beginning, with animalistic strength and tendencies, for survival; and it partially blessed him whenever he was out. He has endurance and a sharp mind, especially when he had to encrypt and decode messages; and was first and foremost, a brave boy. Psychos tried to assassinate him and wild animals waited at every turn, begging for a kill – but he knew never to let the terror penetrate and strike his heart – in example, was when he had to find necessities from the boat wreckage and got a seat cushion and water, almost being mauled by a crocodile (it went after a stinking deer carcass, instead). He was strong throughout and always maintained loyalty and trust, mostly through his best friend, Sayid. He was good, true and would never kill anyone just because, even though in some eyes’ it was seen as doable. But in the ones that supported him, he was seen as possibly ‘perfect’ just to care for his family and friends, or a nuisance by always managing to outrun mad sociopaths.

Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer (357 words)

For our holiday homework, we were told to do a character write-up for a book we read. It was to be about 200 words long.
Seeing as I'm really terrible at keeping to the limit, it did go over, though I tried to confine it! :)

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Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer (357 words)

My character analysis is one of fairy Recon captain, Holly Short. She is small but she packs a punch, especially if she has her Neutrino 3000 at hand. She is the only female in the LEPrecon and definitely showed no disappointment to those who had made any the decision in her. She has both brains and brawn, and uses them in all situations, be it when she fights for what she believes in with Artemis Fowl or to stop a bunch of goblins running wild. Holly takes initiative and is incredibly creative, especially when during the first book; she manages to get out of trouble of a fight with a troll by relying on her smarts and blinding it with tunnel lights in her helmet, which saved plenty of people and reinstated the trust in her boss, even after her mess up with the Hamburg incident.

Holly is stable and sturdy even though both her parents have passed away. She holds the trust of her friends and knows who she would like for friends, as she thinks further than whatever nonsense could be spurred from the fairies that went bad. For example, in book two, The Arctic Incident, where she believed in her friend Foaly instead of listening to words and just jumping to conclusions. She is head-strong but she does have a streak of stubbornness when she goes in to save her comrades who are in trouble during missions instead of listening to Commander Root when he orders her to stay back and wait for back-up (he does actually care). She also has a fantastic aim and her trigger finger pulls without a miss. But always has the air and sense to be one up on her male colleagues on the force just because she felt that her boss was a stick-in-the-mud sexist till she realizes further that he isn’t, and she always keeps her wits about her even as she gets yelled at at some points for not following commands. However she does make up for it by saving lives as she feels her way it should be done, even if it does seem pretentious.