Essays 1651 - 1680
in violation of the law and acknowledged that he should be punished accordingly. His "apology" was not a request for forgiveness,...
In seven pages this paper examines Plato's Phaedo and The Republic in terms of how it portrays the philosopher's perspectives on d...
In five pages this paper examines how Plato described Socrates' trial and death in his dialogues Phaedo, Crito, Apology, and Euthy...
In six pages this research paper considers how the death concept was applied to the scheme of life through the classical Greek phi...
In six pages the ways in which Poe's poems 'Lenore,' 'The Raven,' 'Annabel Lee,' and 'To Helen' are influenced by the deaths of th...
This paper examines Dickinson's positive thoughts regarding death. The author discusses five of Dickinson's poems. This nine pag...
her mid-twenties Dickinson was on her way to becoming a total recluse. Although she did not discourage visitors, she literally nev...
In three pages this poem by Emily Dickinson is analyzed in terms of personification, message, and theme along with other literary ...
line in every stanza is shortened by two metric beats to create a sense of temporary suspension before the story continues (Abrams...
In four pages this version of Arthur Miller's play is reviewed in terms of Willy Loman's character development and simplistic sett...
Love and death as found in these works by Herrick and Marvell are discussed. Both poets display ideas about time and living in the...
Although Paul Laurence Dunbar was born nearly a century after Wheatley's death, the two authors share common traits other than the...
In fifteen pages the themes of death and sin as they manifested themselves in John Donne's poems, sonnets and Biathanatos are disc...
In ten pages John Donne's poetry including 'Valediction Forbidding Mourning,' 'The Sunne Rising,' and 'The Anniversary' are exami...
This paper discusses how the works of Machiavelli still influence political thinking and theory hundreds of years after his death....
In five pages Civilization and Its Discontents is discussed as it pertains to Freud's perspectives on civilization structure and c...
In five pages this paper examines Freud's text in terms of the interactiion between Eros and Death Instinct it reveals. One sourc...
likely to have a realistic concept of death due to their pending circumstance with the understanding becoming more pronounced as t...
In eight pages this paper examines the importance of home in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel...
In four pages this paper analyzes human dreams in a contrast and comparison of these two award winning American dramas. Two sourc...
did not attract the attention of the gods. This was still true in Shakespeares time. The few commoners he included were never cen...
In six pages this paper analyzes the ways in which children and parental relationships within the context of death are depicted in...
the first place, and what do his "fond regrets" concern? He does not tell us, but merely goes on describing his walk with...
In five pages this paper examines how the young boys in this novel and poem cope with the death of a younger brother and considers...
In five pages this paper examines how to cope with the death of a loved one through a process known as grief therapy. Two sources...
In eleven pages this paper discusses the conflict between reality and illusion and discrepancies pertaining to appearance that man...
both politically as well as personally. For Brutus, virtue was a trait that could never be compromised for it was synonymous with...
pervasive throughout Elizabethan drama. In Shakespeares "Othehllo," Iago is often described as Shakespeares vision of the perfect ...
give the appearance of being the blushing bride and groom, but their newlywed bliss is tempered by respectful grief for the belove...
In nine pages this paper examines how Victorian theater actress Helena Faucit, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, and Shakespear...