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Death in Chopin’s The Story of an Hour

her emotions to get the better of her. But, then again, if one looks back in history, at the time this story was written, that hea...

The Shipman in The Canterbury Tales

way down the social ladder. The Shipman, i.e., the "sailor," is placed between Chaucers description of the Cook and the "Doctor of...

Pygmalion's Liza Doolittle in the Context of Early Twentieth Century Britain

panacea when it came to womens rights. Liza was caught in this time period where she wanted to strike out on her own but was held ...

Persuasiveness of Iago in William Shakespeare's Othello

lines of the opening curtain, Roderigo says "Thou toldst me thou didst hold him in thy hate" (I, i, 7), to which Iago replies, "De...

Personal Fulfillment in 'Rabbit, Run' by John Updike

(in the context of marriage), religion cannot be sexual. "Sexuality may be spiritual, but spirituality may not be sexual, it seems...

Characters and Structure of Hamlet by William Shakespeare

with what is purported to be the ghost of his father. It is this ghostly confrontation that also serves as the plays trigger scen...

Feminism and Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale'

"a shrewd businesswoman in an emergent bourgeoisie, a master of parody providing a corrective to the truths of conventional autho...

A Ficticious Literary Panel Discussion

its extreme, I pointed out the evil being perpetuated against the Irish." Lady Macbeth interrupts, "I am familiar with this wo...

'Roman Fever' by Edith Wharton and the Author's Deception Cover the Uses of Control and Formality

formality and propriety was incorrect and not only have the main characters deceived each other, but Wharton has been successful i...

Author's Word Choices and Altered Impressions of Characters

his speech has often included long pauses with "ummm" or "well" or some other phrases to fill the void, the actual speech between ...

Queen Gertrude of Denmark's Character

guilty. What he does not know is how involved his mother, Gertrude, is in the plotting of the old Kings death. Her over hasty marr...

Stage and Screen Adaptations of Hamlet by William Shakespeare

identity. It is interesting to note that as he pulls on his "cloak of madness" that his true intellect becomes completely clouded ...

The Canterbury Tales and the Ideal Characters of Geoffrey Chaucer

but more than that he is dedicated to God in his heart. The Parson is an example of a man who lives in accordance with what he pr...

Analyzing Don Fausto Tejada's Journey

wearing halter tops and shorts (40). He nods at them and makes a "clicking sound" with his tongue (40). Clearly, it is a "come on"...

A Feminist Reading of Shakespeare's Hamlet

conflict, whereas Gertrude and Ophelia are blatantly constructed to subordinate and to submit to all of the whims and desires of t...

Dreams and Their Function in Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

such as George Eliot and Fyodor Dostoevsky constantly show the "complexity of the individual consciousness" and reduce it often to...

Snow Crash by Neal Stephensonn and Technology's Effects

counterparts "brain-drained" (2). Because America was responsible for the technological fusion, it paid the greatest price with p...

How I Remember the Creator of Peanuts

inside Charlie Brown, the protagonist and the authors namesake who keeps going no matter what. At the end of his life, Charles bat...

Circumstance and Characterization

from his self induced stupor. Chris stood and glared at the man. The dim light offered little definition to the mans face, but the...

Philosophy of Forrest Gump

Forrests mother has been able to instill a quiet sense of self worth in Forrest. Despite what anyone says to him, Forrest knows wh...

Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh

true in the modern non-fictional Palestinian reality, survival as individuals and as a culture is the primary goal of Khalifehs fi...

Elie Wiesel's Character as a Hero Analyzed

personal codes (much like Hemingways did) which serve them in good stead when faced with insurmountable dangers. Along their journ...

Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens and Memory

her different from others and what is the significance of that difference? In general, Dickens takes little Nell and her grandfat...

Character Contrasts of Lt. Frederic Henry in A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway and Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

for after Willys suicide, the man who sought popularity more than anything else was remembered in death only by his wife Linda and...

Comparative Analysis of Francis Ford Coppola's Film Apocalypse Now and Joseph Conrad's Novel Heart of Darkness

appears to be an observer in many ways, merely retelling a tale, Willard is a man who is driven by some uncontrollable force. It i...

Ambrose Bierce, Stephen Crane, Nature and Salvation

In five pages this paper discusses how nature adaptability influences a character's salvation in 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridg...

Leontes in A Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

In five pages Sicilia's King Leontes is analyzed in terms of his character's functions in Shakespeare's tragedy. Five sources are...

Portrayal of Women in Merchant of Venice and As You Like It by William Shakespeare

of Orlando sets in motion the complex maneuverings that form the core of the plot (Kinney 299). The poems of Orlando are a mirror...

Ophelia's Character in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper analyzes the character of Ophelia and the role she plays in this tragedy in terms of how other characters...

William Shakespeare's Historical Play 'Henry IV' Part I

This paper consists of 10 pages and considers the characters' many contrasts in terms of the play as well as their creation. Ther...