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Monday, November 27, 2006


The Relationship between Juliet and her Dad

The relation between Juliet and her dad is very formal. She is her father's property and must listen and obey him. However, Juliet, who used to be an obedient daughter, turns into "rebel" when she meets Romeo. She secretly dates Romeo, which her father hates and she also refuses to marry Paris, man that her dad had decided must be her husband. When Lord Capulet discovers Juliet doesn't want to marry Paris he flies into a rage. He calls her names, threatens to hit her, threatens to disown her, threatens to send her into a nunnery and says he is embarrassed of having a daughter that doesn't appreciate what he has done for her.
Here is a piece of the discussion between Juliet and her father about he marriage with Paris:
Juliet: "Good father , I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word."
Lord Capulet: "Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o'Thursday , Or never after look me in the face..."

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Monday, November 13, 2006

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Burnt Alive
Suad
(Suad is a fake name, the author doesn't use her real name because she could be recognized )

Suad lives in a country where all women can do is work for their masters: men. So when she remains pregnant without being married ( the worst thing a women could do) her male relatives decide to burn her alive. So, her brother-in-law pours gasoline on her and burns her. Suad doesn’t know what to do: she runs, she tries to protect herself with her hands but she can’t move properly because her skin is “melting”. Luckily, Suad saves herself. A group of Europeans interrupt “ the burning ” , bring her to a hospital where she gets 27 operations done. Despite the 27 operations, her skin is still burned and ruined permanently.
Then, these Europeans bring her to Europe. Here, she marries and she has a relatively nice life. However, she is forced to wear a white mask that covers and protects her burnt and ruined face. She desperately needs this mask , because if the people of her village recognize her, they will try to kill her again.

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

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Call Waiting
R.L. Stine


Karen keeps receiving sinister phone calls but she thinks it’s just a sick joke… But as the scary phone calls continue she understands no one could go this far…
Someone wants to kill her and keeps calling her, telling her that if she doesn’t stop dating Ethan she will be killed.
The spooky phone calls are not stopping, the "killer" calls her everyday, Karen is frightened , she doesn’t know what to do, the "killer" is trying to drive her insane… Someone hates her so much they want her to become crazy, they want her dead…
What can she do? Can she really trust her boyfriend Ethan? Can she trust herself and her own mind?
Karen knows time is running out…
I would recommend this book to everyone because it’s a really gripping novel.
I think people who like books with a lot of suspense should definitely
read it. The only thing I think is a bit disappointing is that no one gets killed. I thought at least one person would die, but nobody did.

Sunday, November 05, 2006



Witch House
By: Mary Hooper


The protagonists of the book “Witch House”, written by Mary Hooper , are Jake and Jenna. They think Bensbury is the dullest town on earth , and they think nothing creepy could happen in such a boring town. But creepy things happen in the most unlikely places… In fact, Jenna happens to see a ghost, there in Bensbury, a little village in the middle of nowhere.
Also, all of the neighbours’ cats disappear…
Because all of these suspicious happenings had begun when Mrs Wychwood had arrived , the twins begin to think she could be the reincarnation of Old Ma Morgan, a crazy old women that the villagers accused of witchcraft centuries ago. They believe Old Ma Morgan is out for revenge…
Jake and Jenna are truly spooked… Could the village be cursed???
If you want to know how this fantastic, gripping , seriously spooky novel ends… Read the book!