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Why does Edmund betray Gloucester?

Why does Edmund betray Gloucester? When Gloucester comes in, he's impressed by Edmund's devotion. Edmund promptly decides to betray his father and tell Cornwall both of these things, because he's a villain and that's what he does. 3.5 Cornwall praises Edmund for telling him about his father's ...

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Why did Rembrandt paint the return of the prodigal son?

Why did Rembrandt paint the return of the prodigal son? When, during the last years of his life, he painted both sons in Return of the Prodigal Son, he had lived a life in which neither the lostness of the younger son nor the lostness of the elder son was alien to him. Both needed healing and ...

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Why did Spain lose the Spanish Armada?

Why did Spain lose the Spanish Armada? In 1588, King Philip II of Spain sent an armada (a fleet of ships) to collect his army from the Netherlands, where they were fighting, and take them to invade England. However, an important reason why the English were able to defeat the Armada was that the ...

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Why did Stanley Yelnats go to Camp Green Lake?

Why did Stanley Yelnats go to Camp Green Lake? Because he was running, a police car pulled him over and took the shoes. Stanley later found out that the shoes belonged to Clyde Livingston and had been donated to a homeless shelter to raise money. Stanley was convicted of stealing the shoes and sent ...

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Why did England win the Spanish Armada?

Why did England win the Spanish Armada? In 1588, King Philip II of Spain sent an armada (a fleet of ships) to collect his army from the Netherlands, where they were fighting, and take them to invade England. However, an important reason why the English were able to defeat the Armada was that the ...

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Why did Jane Eyre leave Lowood?

Why did Jane Eyre leave Lowood? Jane was sent to Lowood Institution, an asylum for orphans, because her aunt Mrs. Reed did not want to take care of her anymore. However, Jane was happy that she could leave her aunt and hoped that she would start a better life from now on. How did Lowood ...

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Why did Katniss become the Mockingjay?

Why did Katniss become the Mockingjay? Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her friends, Katniss becomes the "Mockingjay", the symbol of rebellion for the districts of Panem. She agrees to become the Mockingjay but her main focus is to save Peeta after he was captured by the ...

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Why did Laertes go to France?

Why did Laertes go to France? In this second scene of Hamlet, Laertes wishes to see King Claudius to ask his permission to return to France. Prior to King Hamlet's death and Claudius' coronation, Laertes was attending school in France. Now that things have settled down, he wishes to return to both ...

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Who wrote the song John Henry?

Who wrote the song John Henry? Much of the John Henry story can be traced to the author Guy Johnson, who published a book called John Henry: Tracking Down a Negro Legend in 1929. Johnson obtained lyrics to the song that he estimated were written down in 1900. This early version was called "John ...

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Why did Louise die in the story of an hour?

Why did Louise die in the story of an hour? She is ready to begin this new life when her husband--who evidently wasn't on the train after all--comes home. The woman (Louise) dies from heart failure on the spot. I loved this little story--it takes a couple of twists and turns that makes the ending ...

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Who wrote wildfire?

Who wrote wildfire? Is wildfire based on a true story? So begins the vivid tale told in "Wildfire," the 1975 hit Michael Martin Murphey recorded and co-wrote with Larry Cansley. Murphey took inspiration from a ghost story his grandfather told him. He shared the "Story Behind the Song" with ...

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