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Anton Chekhov- was a Russian playwright and short story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theater. Chekhov practiced as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress."

''The Lady with the Dog''- is a short story by Anton Chekhov first published in 1899. It tells the story of an adulterous affair between a Russian banker and a young lady he meets while vacationing in Yalta. The story comprises four parts: part I describes the initial meeting in Yalta, part II the consummation of the affair and the remaining time in Yalta, part III Gurov's return to Moscow and his visit to Anna's town, and part IV Anna's visits to Moscow. Vladimir Nabokov declared that it was one of the greatest short stories ever written.

affair- is a sexual relationship, romantic friendship, or passionate attachment between two people without the attached person's significant other knowing.

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setting- in works of narrative(especially fictional), the literary element setting includes the historical moment in time and geographic location in which a story takes place, and helps initiate the main backdrop and mood for a story. Elements of setting may include culture, historical period, geography and hour. Along with the plot, character, theme, and style, setting is considered one of the fundamental components of fiction. The element of the story setting include the passage of time, which may be static in some stories or dynamic in others with, for example, changing season. The types of setting, alternative history, campaign settings, constructed world.

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Literature Quotation

'' It is a melancholy truth that even Great men have poor relations.''

- Charles Dickens Bleak house

Bleak House- was first published as a serial between March 1852 and September 1853, and it is one of Charles Dickens's major novels. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and the story is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and partly by an omniscient narrator. At the centre of Bleak House is the long-running legal case, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, which came about because someone wrote several conflicting wills. This legal case is used by Dickens to satirize the English judicial system, and he makes use of his earlier experiences as a law clerk, and as a litigant seeking to enforce copyright on his earlier books.

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''Shall I compare thee to a summer's day"

-William Shakespeare

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''Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.''                                                                                                           -James Madison

James Madison- was a political theorist, American statesman, and served as the fourth President of the United States(1809–17). He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

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unreliable narrator- is a narrator, whether in literature, film, or theatre, whose credibility has been seriously compromised. While unreliable narrators are almost by definition first-person narrators, arguments have been made for the existence of unreliable second- and third-person narrators, especially within the context of film and television. Sometimes the narrator's unreliability is made immediately evident. A more dramatic use of the device delays the revelation until near the story's end. This twist ending forces readers to reconsider their point of view and experience of the story

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Term Explanation and Vocabulary

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Scarlet fever- can occur as a result of a group A Streptococcus (group A strep) infection. The signs and symptoms include a sore throat, fever, headaches, swollen lymph nodes, and a characteristic rash. The rash is red and feels like sandpaper and the tongue may be red and bumpy. It most commonly affects children between five and fifteen years of age. The bacteria are usually spread by people coughing or sneezing. There is no vaccine. Prevention is by frequent hand washing, not sharing personal items, and staying away from other people when sick. (猩紅熱)

3C: computer, communication, consumer electronic

(2)-ant- people

Protestant- is a form of Christian faith and practice which originated with the Protestant Reformation, a movement against what its followers considered to be errors in the Roman Catholic Church. It is one of the three major divisions of Christendom, together with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.

accountant- is a practitioner of accounting or accountancy, which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resource(s).

(3)spect- to look

spectator(n.)- an observer of an event, especially a sports contest

inspect(v.)- to examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws.

spectacular(adj.)- of the nature of a spectacle; impressive or sensational.

(4)omni- all

omnipresent- Present everywhere simultaneously

omnipotent- Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.