Essays 1981 - 2010
In four pages this paper examines the characters, chorus, women, and state 'spiritual bankruptcy' theme featured in Sophocles' Oed...
Figaro, the work and the character, are discussed. This Beaumarchais work is contemplated in four pages and utilizes four referenc...
In four pages female characters Nora and Pernelle in these two plays are contrasted and compared in an examination of the role wom...
Rasseneur, a former miner who was fired for participating in a previous strike. He is more of a reformer than Lantier. And Lanti...
In 4 pages, this paper argues that the main character Bardamu is representative of an anti-hero as well as an autobiographical por...
The characters and plot of this play are analyzed in this essay consisting of five pages. There is no bibliography included....
In six pages this report analyzes Verne's text in terms of how scientific knowledge influences plot, character, and subplots. Fou...
In five pages J.M. Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians is considered in terms of civilization concepts as revealed by the charact...
Friendship is often the focus of attention by novelists as characters interact with one another. This is the case in this classic ...
This work is discussed in depth and realism is the focus of attention along with a look at characterization. This paper looks at h...
In ten pages the symbolism, characters, and setting featured in Orwell's futuristic novel are examined in support of the argument ...
In eight pages this tutorial compares these philosophers' views on liberty and character within the context of their writings with...
The writer argues that Hardy deliberately makes the character of Henchard disagreeable for the purpose of illustrating that he cre...
This 4 page essay explores the development of the title character of Tess in Hardy's Tess of the D'Ubervilles. Bibliography lists ...
In seven pages this paper discusses the importance of Marlow to this novel with comparisons between this character and author Jose...
20). This type of arrangement led to the "courtly love" romances of the high Middle Ages, which were not tremendously popular wit...
In eight pages these works are contrasted and compared in terms of the relationship between the marriage concept and the female ch...
In nine pages the ways in which the title character is developed is examined in terms of leadership in the determinant of the self...
In three pages the religious transformation of the protagonist is considered as it impacted both character and novel. There are n...
This paper looks at the use of particular stylistic elements in Bronte's novel which underpin her use of character development and...
In five pages this title character is examined in terms of her powerful characteristics of honesty, courage, and outspokenness as ...
In five pages the author's Russian atheism and socialism conflict is examined within the context of the novel's 6 characters. The...
In five pages this essay compares and contrasts the character of Martin in Glory with the life of author Nabokov in a consideratio...
She is disgusted by the fact that she must respond to the blackmailer, but also proud that she has defended her husband and her li...
This paper provides a synopsis and overview of Marquez's classic novel, Love in the Time of Cholera. The author notes Marquez's u...
a man so much that she would do anything for him-- lie, cry, and eventually die. In many ways, Queen Jocasta submits fully...
In five pages this paper analyzes whether Aeschylus's title character is in some way responsible for his dilemma and argues that h...
In six pages these stories are compared and contrasted with regard to the portrayal of character rebellion in each. There are no ...
In a paper consisting of five pages connections are established between Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote and Paul Auster's City of...
The writer examines several of Shakespeare's plays (King Lear and The Tempest), as well as Fuente Ovejuna by the Spanish playwrigh...