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The Big Sleep is a book by Raymond Chandler which was written in the time of the Great Depression and an alcohol prohibition law so contextual things such as a corrupt government, increased gang culture & violence and unemployment influence the book. It is a detective novel of the 'hard-boiled' genre which is a detective genre that Chandler created with this novel but the detective style novel would be influenced by writers such as Aurther Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes), Agatha Cristy and Edgar Allan Poe (The Murders in The Rue Morgue).
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What does Shakespeare use a lack of sleep as symbol for?
In Macbeth, insomnia is a symbol for guilt. "Macbeth hath murdered sleep, the innocent sleep, sleep that knits up the ravel'd sleeve of care . . ."
What does Hamlet equate sleep with?
As Hamlet is contemplating suicide, he equates sleep with death. But then he imagines what death is like, and worries that if there are dreams or something after, it would be bad: "To die, to sleep - To sleep, perchance to dream - ay, there's the rub, For in this sleep of death what dreams may come..."
Who said glamis hath murdered sleep... Macbeth will sleep no more?
it simply means, that when he killed the king, he also killed sleep. Macbeth now wont be able to sleep because of the guilt of killing the king
What is the significance of the line sleep no more in Macbeth Act 2?
That Macbetbh had murdered sleep.
In Macbeth what does Macbeth mean when he says he has murdered sleep?
i should know this im doing it for my GCSE's it means that Macbeth has 'killed' his sleep, he will not be able to fall asleep because of the guilt for murdering king duncan. i hope this makes sense!!
Do hawks sleep?
they sleep
Where does hawk sleep?
Usually, hawks roost in evergreen trees, where they cannot be seen easy by predators.
When does vulture sleep?
Howard Johnsons
What films did Howard Hawks direct?
Scarface Bringing Up Baby Only Angels Have Wings His Girl Friday Sergeant York The Big Sleep Red River Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Rio Bravo El Dorado
Was William Howard Taft assissinated?
No he died in his sleep
Why wasn't katniss able to sleep after the fire?
Her leg was very badly burnt and she had careers watching her like hawks if I was in her position I wouldn't be able to sleep either.
What has the author Frances Minturn Howard written?
Frances Minturn Howard has written: 'Sleep without armor' 'All keys are glass'
How does Howard's mom die on the Big Bank Theory?
Mrs. Wolowitz, Howard's mom, dies in her sleep while visiting a relative in Florida.
What are the context clues for the meaning of slumber?
To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze., To be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity., To lay to sleep., To stun; to stupefy., Sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose.
What factors influence the kind of vegetation in a region?
Go sleep
Is sleep or sleeping a verb?
The verb is to sleep, the present participle of the verb is sleeping; for example:I am going sleep when we get to the hotel.I was sleeping when you called.Both sleep and sleeping are also nouns, and sleeping is also an adjective.
Is it legal to sleep at a bar in Florida?
I would think that it is legal to sleep at a bar. The alternative would be to drive under the influence and that is illegal.
