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Essays 1861 - 1890

Shakespeare's Hamlet and Iago As Icons of Madness

that evil, corruption, guilt, lust, and avarice can all cloud the mind of a good man. Consider another of Shakespeares characters...

Ethics, Principle and Form as Viewed by Crito

Crito by Plato is the subject of this paper, which takes the form of an overview of what the author's characters concluded. This p...

Jay McInerney's Bright Lights Big City

In five pages the novel's three female characters are contrasted and compared in terms of their similarities and significance. On...

Father Willy and Son Biff in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

(Miller PG) This move away from benevolence, as interpreted in Death of a Salesman, has caused considerable harm to mans reputati...

Recognition and Reversal in War by Luigi Pirandello and 'Death of Ivan Ilych' by Leo Tolstoy

is no more deep than what lies beneath the layers of his skin -- an aspect of his personality that is readily recognized by all; i...

Lazarillo de Tormes in New York City

yours. Stand still, shut your eyes, and wait." I did, and something began to happen. The air began to hum.. I tried to open my ey...

Analyzing John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and The Pearl

In five pages these stories are analyzed in terms of their similarities and differences and literary elements such as themes, char...

Neoclassicism vs. Romanticism, Rasselas vs. Frankenstein

Rasselas by Samuel Johnson and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley offer a study in Neoclassicism and Romanticism, respectively. This pap...

The Theme of Violence in The Prince Of Tides

episode at some point in life. Depression often hits the elderly more than any other age group; however, with each passing ...

Shakespeare's Henry V in Historical Context

Henry V is evaluated as a historical figure as well as a character in the Shakespearean play by his name. Personality characterist...

Medea Characterization by Euripides

In three pages this research paper contends that the playwright conceived of Medea as a character that would inspire sympathy in a...

Women's Commodification in Ulysses by James Joyce

In ten pages this paper examines Chapter Thirteen in a consideration of the commodification of women as represented by the Gerty M...

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

Development in the Book and the Movie Marlow and Willard each see themselves as men of action. Both believe themselves to b...

Analysis of Dubliners by James Joyce

In thirteen pages this paper examines the short stories' complication of Dubliners by James Joyce in an overview of plot, characte...

'Beloved' Daughter in Toni Morrison's Classic Novel

In three pages this paper considers Beloved by Toni Morrison in an argument that the Beloved character represents Sethe's daughter...

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and the Feminism of Elizabeth Bennet

In a paper consisting of 5 pages the feminism character Elizabeth Bennet exhibits despite the constraints of 1813 English society ...

The Anger of Homer's Achilles

In five pages anger as a motif and character motivation in Homer's 'The Iliad' is explored. There are no other sources listed in ...

An Analysis of Ernest Gaines Short Story, The Sky is Gray

This paper addresses Gaines' story as the events that unfold develop the character of the protagonist, James. This seven page pap...

Touchstone in As You Like It by William Shakespeare

in his role as fool. His function was to determine the genuineness of the other characters. By doing so, he unmasked their fooli...

How Love is Depicted in A Midsummer Nights Dream

love, the planning of a wedding, the couple appear happy and content, Theseus and Hippolyta are both rulers in their own rights, ...

Greek Society Reflected in Literary Characterizations

era. The focus, then, of Eumenides was to bring about a sense of the life of Orestes, while also giving a view of the correlation...

Victor Frankenstein from a Psychological Perspective

In five pages this paper psychologically analyzes the character of Dr. Victor Frankenstein featured in the 1816 novel Frankenstein...

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

In six pages this novel is analyzed in terms of its style, language, setting, conflict, character, and theme. There are no other ...

Female Oppression and Self Liberation in Mother Courage and Her Children, Tartuffe, and The Rover

reason for the rather wimpy Mariane. Dorine appeals to Orgon to preserve his daughters happiness and when he refuses to listen, s...

Natural Born Killers Film by Director Oliver Stone

In five pages this 1994 film is analyzed in terms of story with character, cinematics with editing, and meaning with theme. Three...

The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes

war, he also lost the only woman who ever loved him. Fuentes has him pay for his greed and love of power in that all of the subseq...

The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad Analyzed

Though not his most famous work, Joseph Conrad's The Secret Sharer is a showcase for the author's command of language. This paper ...

An Analysis of John Barth's Short Story, Lost in the Fun House

This paper explores various elements of the short story, including character and story development. This seven page paper has no ...

Richard Wright's Native Son

In ten pages this novel is analyzed in a consideration of aesthetics, strengths, weaknesses, development of character, and the aut...

Candide by Voltaire and Romance

In five pages this paper discusses how social hypocrisy is satirically represented by Voltaire in the romantic behavior of the cha...