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Character Analysis of Polixenes, Autolycus, and Paulina in The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

Strike all that look upon with marvel. Come, Ill fill your grave up. Stir. Nay come away....

Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe With an Analysis of 'The Tell Tale Heart'

In seven pages Poe's life and works are examined with a focus on the theme, symbolism, and meaning of 'The Tell Tale Heart.' Six ...

Analysis: "The Tell Tale Heart"

the murder has no real basis in reality; the old man had never hurt him, and he has no desire to rob him: "Object there was none. ...

Comparative Analysis of American Society and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale The U.S.A. compared with Gilead in The Handmaid's Tale

to be sure that fertile women are available to the society. The society is class-based and those who are lucky are provided wives....

Chaucer

Chaucer was the sheer difficult nature of surviving in his times. It was a time when infant mortality was high, when struggles abo...

New England in the Seventeenth Century and Environmental History

native population because "by the marvelous goodness & providence of God not one of the English was so much as sick."3 This sent...

The Works of Amy Tan

In a paper that contains eight pages the inspiration writing has provided Amy Tan throughout her life is examined in essay 'Young ...

20th Century Literature and Self Determination

In 6 pages this paper examines how self determination is thematically portrayed in 'The Red Wheelbarrow' by William Carlos William...

Women's Sexual and Social Roles in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and The Book of Margery Kempe

the individual characters of the story within the stories he was telling. In fact, Chaucer himself was a prime example of what was...

Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Miller's Tale,' 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' and the Themes of Code and Courtesy

In five pages this paper evaluates whether the honor code and courtesy are used righteously or self righteously in these Medieval ...

Essay Analysis of 'Chaucer's Pardoner' by C. David Benson

further emphasized when Bensons claims the following: "The various critical re-creations of the Pardoner tend to be ingenious, and...

The Ontological Argument of St. Anselm of Canterbury

In five pages the life and theological hypothesis that reflects the views and the work of Canterbury's St. Anselm are reviewed. F...

Anderson's "Feed" - Sinister Possibilities And Prodding

of consumerism - the perpetual wanting of more and more materialistic tangibles until there is nothing left to appreciate - reside...

Poe’s Tell-Tale Heart

he so closely identifies with him, which is precisely Poes point-the narrators is not normal, but is quite insane. The point of ...

Ella Enchanted/Cinderella

opens just after her birth. Like all babies, she is crying. Lucinda, a rather stupid fairy, is intent on giving Ella a "gift" and ...

The River Merchant's Wife by Ezra Pound

In five pages this essay considers the poem from several different interpretations. One source is cited in the bibliography....

The Rude Mechanicals and Their Significance in A Midsummer Night's Dream

In five pages this research paper concentrates on how Shakespeare uses the rude mechanicals and the true purpose they serve in thi...

Symbolism in The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

This paper consists of five pages and discusses the symbolism that is evident in the title and throughout William Shakespeare's pl...

Criminal or Detective Sherlock Holmes

In five pages the private eye with a love of cocaine and morphine are considered in this examination of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1...

Contrasting and Comparing Plot Motifs in George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland

In five pages the plot motifs featured in each of these tales are contrasted and compared. Two sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Death's Role and Meaning in Fairy Tales

necessity. Beyond the obvious, however, lurks an even deeper meaning to the employment of death as an integral part of fairy tale...

Govinda's Importance in Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

willingness to be led. He seeks truth but truth as a facet of faith rather than truth as a realization brought on through experie...

Gaelic Ulster Mythical Cycle

In six pages this paper discusses the Ulster Cycle in a consideration of characters, tales, legends, and myths. Ten sources are c...

Children's Fairy Tales and Their Morals

In three pages this paper discusses how preschool children learn morals and important life lessons through fairy tales. Five sour...

A Midwife's Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

see the beauty of everyday life, of children laughing, of planting a garden, of building ones own world in midst of all the change...

Comparative Analysis of How Mood, Atmosphere, and Place Are Used in 'The Horse Dealer's Daughter' by D.H. Lawrence and 'Barn Burning' by William Faulkner

His soul seemed to melt...He had never thought of loving her...When he rescued her and restored her, he was a doctor, and she was ...

Literary Heroes Come of Age

The tale of a hero becoming an adult is a staple of literature. This essay compares heroes Han Solo and Odysseus, Luke Skywalker a...

'Oriental Tale' Motif and If On a Winter's Night a Traveler

In two pages this paper examines the motif of the 'Oriental Tale' in terms of its significance to the relationship between the sto...

Edgar Allan Poe's Writing Style Revealed in His Short Stories and Poetry

shows his endeavor in following a specific element of style that was all his own. Mood: for example in "The Fall of...

Dune by Frank Herbert and 'The Mahdinate'

In five pages this paper examines Dune's theme of the Mahdi or Messiah in this futuristic science fiction tale written by Frank He...