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The Portrayal of Women in the Stories of Gawain and Beowulf

The writer argues that the women in these two works are portrayed as passionate but uncontrollable forces that must be tamed by me...

Magic In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight and A Midsummer's Night Dream

This paper examines these two classic literary works in relation to the significance of magic in each. This five page paper has no...

Arthurian Romances and Medieval Courtly Love

In eleven pages the courtly love theme as represented in the literary works of such authors as Chretien de Troyes and Andreas Cape...

Medieval Warfare and Literature

In eight pages this paper discusses the chivalric code of honor and a knight's pursuit of financial gain within the context of the...

Medieval Literature and the Portrayals of Kingship

In seven pages this paper discusses how the relationship between warriors and their king is symbolically depicted as that of sons ...

Value Conflict in The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki

In five pages the setting of prewar Japan is featured in this tale of four sisters and the conflict of transitioning values as pre...

Dream of the Red Chamber by Tsao Hsueh Chin and The Family by Pa Chin

In eight pages the family as it is portrayed in each of these works is the focus of this comparative analysis. There are 2 source...

Every Man in His Humor and Every Man Out of His Humor by Ben Jonson

In ten pages this research paper analyzed the life and two works of celebrated Shakespearean era playwright Ben Jonson. There are...

Envy and Virtue in Volpone by Ben Jonson

An ethical analysis of Jonson's satirical work is presened in a paper consisting of a six page discussion that the world is driven...

The Rover by Aprha Behn

In seven pages this comedy from the 17th century is examined with the argument presented that darker libertine ideals belie the se...

Desire and Chastity in The Faerie Queene by Edward Spenser and Paradise Lost by John Milton'

287), and "Daughter of God and man, immortal Eve," (Milton 288). But for the first time, Eve comes up with an idea that shows her ...

Narrative Voice in 'A Modest Proposal' by Jonathan Swift and 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton

In five pages the use of narrative voice by these authors in their respective works is contrasted and compared. There are no othe...

The Tempest by William Shakespeare and The Collector by John Fowles

In seven pages these two works are contrasted and compared with the focus being on Clegg's terror reign depicted by John Fowles an...

The Kingdom of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

In five pages C.S. Lewis is considered in terms of his life, his writings and his religious beliefs which influenced his work prof...

'Tis a Pity She's a Whore' by John Ford and the Madness of Giovanni

In seven pages this seventeenth century work is examined in an analysis of Giovanni's mental disintegration. There are no other s...

Opium and the Life of Thomas DeQuincey's as Revealed in Confessions Of An English Opium Eater

English Romantic Thomas DeQuincey no only used opium but was addicted to it. It possessed his life and played a critical role in ...

The Thematic Significance of Fire in British Literature

This paper addresses the various roles of fire in three British literary works, Blake's, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Bronte's...

Western Science Contributions of Sir Francis Bacon

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the 'Great Renewal' method of Sir Francis Bacon, his works including Novum Organum, and how...

Critical Analysis of Utopia by Sir Thomas More

In three pages this essay presents a critical analysis of this work in an examination of various topics including treatment of ani...

William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders

In eight pages these works are contrasted and compared in terms of the relationship between the marriage concept and the female ch...

The Characterization of Pip in Great Expectations

Pip is a character in this Charles Dickens classic. His role in the work is the focus of attention in this six page paper that inc...

Characterization and Realism in the Dickens Classic Great Expectations

This work is discussed in depth and realism is the focus of attention along with a look at characterization. This paper looks at h...

Friendship in Great Expectations

Friendship is often the focus of attention by novelists as characters interact with one another. This is the case in this classic ...

Imagery as Used in Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities

level to something much deeper. The trick in appreciating Dickens use of symbolism is to figure out what his images mean. And wha...

Hard Times by Charles Dickens

Education is discussed in this general analysis of this classic work. Mr. Gradgrind is a character given much attention in this th...

Utopias in Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

In six pages this paper examines how utopia ultimately led to dystopia in a comparative consideration of these two literary works....

The Son's Veto by Thomas Hardy and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

In eight pages these two works are contrasted and compared regarding the relationships between men and women they feature in the c...

Revelation and Mystery in William Shakespeare's Othello and Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice

"extracts" on scholarly subjects, is encouraged to be outgoing; the fretful Kitty is encouraged to stop coughing, because people f...

A Comparison of the Novel and Film Versions of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper compares and contrasts Shelley's original literary work with Kenneth Branagh's 1994 film entitled, Mary Shelley's Frank...

Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Vs. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper compares and contrasts these two classic literary works. This seven page paper has eight sources listed in the bibliog...