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pretty to their own greed. They are told repeatedly what the consequences are for disobedience and still, eventually, all of the c...

work, Candide, is a direct commentary on the search for lost spirituality and humanity, which typifies the eighteenth century writ...

Ophelias death, he talks with the men who are digging her grave. The comic intent of the scene is evident from the onset by the ...

most pressing issues of the times if none of Hardins suggestions are acted upon, a concept that is rightfully supported by many of...

therefore sees the differences between the two as being "artificial" - Dickinson was reclusive, and ridden with doubt, whereas Whi...

he wants more from life, he begins to have great expectations. Later in the story he is given the opportunity to become educated...

Hyde. Mr. Hyde is a hideous man who engages in murder and essentially allows his most animalistic, most primitive, nature to come ...

soldier, but hes also immediately associated in our minds with the spilling of blood. But blood also means the blood connection b...

it, is perhaps a bit disturbing if we envision people making love in a cemetery as a common occurrence. As such this provides a po...

In three pages this essay provides an analysis of Hamlet based upon the principles contained within Aristotle's Poetics and discus...

of our concern. If this story simply told of Oedipus as a king who is found guilty of murdering his father and...

Lennie talk of their plans for a farm, he immediately feels the pull of this dream. He asks, "Spose I went with you guys...I aint ...

story of Agamemnon we are presented with a man who sacrifices his daughter, at the request or command, of the gods, in order that ...

events that all resulted in tragedy was when Laius insisted that his healthy infant son should be left to die from exposure. While...

a cave. They make love and, from this point on, Dido considers them to be married even though a ceremony has not officially consec...

of heroism in combat as they fought for noble causes and died for noble causes, with visions of lavish funeral rites dancing in th...

Many of the physicians who prescribed it reported back that not only did it give a deep, "almost hypnotic" sleep to the patients w...

that had hired on with the Calvary (Hoxie, 1995). These scouts were just a handful of the thirty-three scouts that were under Cus...

will appeal to a younger audience, and it tells us that Danny believes in himself. We know immediately that things are going to g...

Jocastas acceptance of her role and of the death of her son is fundamental to the actions of the play. When Oedipus kills Laius a...

tight close-up (Dirks, 1996). There is a menacing "No Trespassing" sign outside an old gate, and after panning up over a chain-li...

the tiny little life boat. At one point they believe they see land in the distance, and then they realize it is land. However the ...

one assumes, in moments of crisis like that that has befallen New Orleans" (Lowry, 2005). Jason DeParle sees things quite anothe...

rejected this kind of philosophical process. In Chapter 27, Forster wrote: The chief point was that God lives inside the sun,...

for himself - with a kiss. Her husband retorts, "Sir, would she give you so much of her lips / As of her tongue she oft bestows o...

city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...

an elite that is comprised of a select number of corporations and private foundations; how campaign finance reform has done little...

it any longer and sign a peace treaty. "The Merchant of Venice" is much more complex and somber: there are many subplots, but th...

evening. Then there is nighttime. In this poem, the last thing that occurs is that the baby is put into bed with his mother. There...

him. He is a man who holds to the laws of his people, he is strong and courageous, and he is fairly well defined. But events take ...