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'The play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare is a superlative play. It is often considered a 'tragicomedy' because it has many impediments like a traditional comedy, but not knowing that the impediments could be disastrous and that there is always a probable chance of it turning into a tragedy. In society, particularly the one portrayed in Shakespeare's play,...
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The Lord of the Flies is one of the considered essential books of contemporary literature, written by William Golding. Its title refers to a demon that in some gospels is also called Lord of the Flies for his evil. Early August 1945: the Hiroshima bomb had just exploded, the war was in full swing and a group of English children...
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Madness. Although to most it seems like a simple mental betrayal, William Shakespeare's use of madness throughout Hamlet creates a sense of not just mind breakdown, but society breakdown. Two main characters give madness in the play, one is a fake, and one is all too real. In order to confuse Claudius, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, chose to act mad....
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An expression that comes from the Bible reads, “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” This expression illustrates the idea that when people possess too much pride and stubbornness, they will eventually make mistakes that can lead to complications and disaster. Although excessive pride is a sin that will inevitably bring about your downfall, many proud...
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Between Agamemnon by Aeschylus, Hippolytus by Euripides, and Oedipus the King by Sophocles, the latter is one of the best plays that I enjoy the most. The author of this story pars the excellence of Greek tragedy the most and this piece is the summit of playwrights. The play narrates about King Oedipus of Thebes who notices that he killed...
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It is she for whom men compete, and possessing her is the clearest sign that one has made it into that magical world. The male bias within American literature leads the reader to sort of equate the experience of being American to being male, whereas the quintessential American dream is betrayed by women. America is female, yet to be American...
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Introduction Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” is an intricate exploration of human conflict, both external and internal. Set during the carnival season, the story follows the protagonist, Montresor, as he exacts revenge on Fortunato for an undisclosed insult. Through rich symbolism and a meticulously crafted narrative, Poe delves into the psyche of a narrator driven by...
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Shakespeare's characters Mercutio and the Nurse are both sources of comedy in the tragic play of Romeo and Juliet. They illustrate comedy in the way Mercutio makes fun of his death as well as the Nurse's inappropriate jokes and lack of education. Mercutio uses a mixture of witty wordplay and dark humor as a source of comedy. Mercutio's 'Queen Mab'...
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A Raisin In The Sun took place in the South side of Chicago between 1940 and 1960. During this period, a large number of African Americans migrated from the South to Chicago in search of a better living condition and new jobs, which resulted in many housing and race problems in the state. Since white people wanted to prevent African...
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'Madeline is a mother figure who returns from the grave to punish Usher-Poe for deserting her and for having incestuous desires; Roderick is the artist who must destroy himself to create; the entire story is a symbolic enactment of the Apocalypse according to Poe.' 'Compare how the theme of dysfunctional families is presented in 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley and in...
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The town’s hollow adherence to religion is another form of deceit explored. Christ's imagery, such as God abandoning the village is shown through the bishop, “the bishop didn’t get off his boat,” (15) but despite this he is still idolized by the town. Angela Vicario is another example of this deceit as she was always thought of as a saint,...
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Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula was written during the late nineteenth century and is commonly classified as a horror novel. Further analysis, has brought to light the buried symbols and themes of sexuality that the novel holds within it. As Dracula was set in Victorian culture, it is shown to encompass all the beliefs and prejudices of the society, especially regarding...
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Introduction Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a cornerstone of Gothic literature, a genre characterized by its exploration of horror, decay, and the supernatural. Central to this narrative is the unnamed narrator, whose perspective shapes the reader's understanding of the events that unfold. The narrator's role is multifaceted: he serves as an observer, confidant, and,...
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Title: Grapes of Wrath (1940) Director: John Ford Synopsis: After serving four years in prison for killing a man, Tom Joad returns to the family farm in Oklahoma. Along his way, he meets Casy, an elderly preacher who has lost his faith. The pair find the farm deserted; Tom's share's cropping family is gone. Tom is reunited with his grandparents...
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Introduction Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" remains a seminal work in the Gothic fiction genre, renowned for its exploration of psychological and supernatural themes. Central to the story's enduring impact are its characters, who serve as conduits for the narrative's eerie atmosphere and complex psychological undercurrents. The enigmatic figure of Roderick Usher, his twin sister...
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On November 15, 1959, in the humble community of Holcomb, Kansas, four individuals from the Clutter family were viciously murdered. This famous novel was written by American Novelist Truman Capote. The main characters in the novel are Perry Smith, Dick Hickock and the Clutter family. The Clutters were pure, loving people, although there is some naivety in their purity. The...
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Introduction Emily Brontë's novel, "Wuthering Heights," is replete with complex characters and intricate narrative structures. Among these, Mr. Lockwood serves as both a peripheral character and a crucial narrative device. His role as the initial narrator provides a lens through which readers first encounter the tumultuous world of Wuthering Heights. Lockwood's seemingly detached and often bewildered perspective is instrumental in...
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John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath (1939) is a novel that explores and highlights modern gender roles of the decade and also portrays Steinbeck's modernized ideology towards the traditional patriarchal system during a time of great change. The proletarian novelist displayed his ability to perfectly portray the hardships faced during his experience of The Great Depression, allowing his readers to...
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Chapter One Chapter one is about breaking down and analyzing some of the main decision-making points in Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games Trilogy. Game theory is about studying the interactions between rational decision-makers who can be called players, and it considers these interactions as games. Whenever a player is making a choice, he is making a decision and choosing according to...
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From the birth of Panem, the great capital is the one that governs over all the other districts. President Snow who lives in the capital calls it the brain, his dictatorship and theft of freedom from the other districts the examples of sovereignty that will be looked at. Following the main character Katniss, we see her grow out of the...
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Edna and Ramatoulaye are both mothers but have different outlooks on motherhood. While Edna is not willing to compromise herself to be just a mother to her children, Ramatoulaye enjoys being a mother and accepts it as her duty with no qualms. Edna lives in a society in which an ideal woman is a mother-woman. A mother-woman, as defined by...
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Character Analysis Essay Sometimes the greatest conflicts arise when two human beings are comparable to each other in necessary approaches but want very different things. This is the case between Ralph and Jack in the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, where a group of puerile boys who find themselves alone on a desolate island endeavor to decipher...
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Despite 'A Doll's House' (1879) and 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' (2007), being written over a century apart, collectively both texts highlight the oppressing nature of a patriarchal society. Henrik Ibsen explores the journey of the main protagonist Nora, who becomes dissatisfied with her sacrifice to become a wife and fulfil her role as a mother. Eventually, she realizes that to find...
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Desperate times call for desperate measures is a famous line that depicts that the need for a human becomes the source of important invention. The Hunger Games, written by author Suzanne Collins, tells the story of Katniss Everdeen in a dystopian setting. The story begins on the day of the reaping where Katniss volunteers instead of her sister, Prim. The...
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Following Hosseini’s original best-selling novel The Kite Runner, a novel exploring the journey of self-discovery of a young boy named Amir, A Thousand Splendid Suns pictures the stories of Mariam and Laila, two young women who live in the country of women and face heavy discrimination for being women throughout the novel. The country of Afghanistan is portrayed as a...
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Buck was transformed from a pampered dog to a wild animal. Buck was deceived by Manuel and sold to an in a red sweater in the wilderness. The best way to understand Buck’s major transformation is by looking at the time with Judge Miller, his time with the wild dogs in the wilderness, and his time with, Charles, Hal, and...
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In Call of the Wild, a woman named Mercedes becomes the owner of a sled dog team along with her husband Charles and brother Hal when a Scotch Half Breed decides to give them up. She becomes a problematic figure throughout the journey and has no idea how to survive in the wild. Although she is the only woman in...
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Legacy is an essential trait that all people have in themselves. It is what makes families of all ethnicities unique from each other. But as James T. Patterson points out, during the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans had it worse than people of all other races. During the times of the Civil Rights Movement, society was changing for the better...
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There is regret born from a life destined to be a hostage of ideals that deter free will. In “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khalid Hosseini, taking on a feminist perspective, the way women suffer under an oppressive culture asks the reader, just how does patriarchy affect the lives of women? The answer is fault and blame. The women introduced...
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