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Revisionist History, William Shakespeare and the Actual King Macbeth

In five pages this paper examines the dramatic liberties Shakespeare took in his portrayal of King Macbeth in this consideration o...

Absentee Parents in Kaplan and Irving

The phenomenon of absentee parents has increased in relevance in the 21st century. This analysis is a comparison and contrast of L...

The Bacchae by Euripides and Family Relationship

In a paper consisting of 5 pages Euripides' portrayal of family relationships in his play and the commentary that continues to res...

Depiction of Reality by Woody Allen in Mighty Aphrodite, Purple Rose of Cairo, Zelig, and Annie Hall

In ten pages this paper discusses filmmaker Allen's portrayal of reality in four of his most critically acclaimed motion pictures....

Roman Empire in the Film Quo Vadis

In five pages this paper analyzes whether or not there is an accurate portrayal of the Roman Empire in the film Quo Vadis. Three ...

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and Women

In 5 pages this paper examines Medieval storyteller prejudices about women as reflected in their portrayal in these stories. Ther...

Children and Their Role in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

In eight pages this research paper examines children's role in Medieval society in a consideration to their portrayal in The Cante...

Toni Morrison's Beloved Breathes Life into History

In 4 pages this paper examines the portrayal of slavery in Morrison's novel and the enduring psychological damage that resulted. ...

Philosophers and Personal Responsibility

In five pages this paper examines the philosophies of Rene Descartes and Plato in a consideration of the mind and the soul, which ...

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 1779 Play Nathan the Wise

realizing that she is adopted and Christian. This conversation occurs as Nathan is trying to thank him for his actions toward his...

Charles Dickens and Feminism

In 5 pages this paper argues that Charles Dickens is not a feminist despite his portrayal of women in socially oppressive situatio...

Philosophers on the Death Penalty

In ten pages capital punishment is examined in terms of ethical acceptability with an attempt to arrive at a consensus through a c...

Comparative Analysis The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In five pages the portrayal of moral issues in these three plays is analyzed. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....

Right and Wrong According to Philosophers W. David Ross and Thomas Hobbes

In five pages this essay considers right and wrong from Hobbes' 17th century perspectives and Ross's 20th century vantage point. ...

The Greatest Philosopher Aristotle

In a paper that contains four pages Aristotle's logic and employment of syllogism are heralded as being not only philosophically b...

Virtue Defined in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and in The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

In five pages this paper discusses what these authors think constitutes a virtuous person as presented in their texts. Three sour...

Philosophical and Social Contexts of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

themselves against mans authority. It is important for the student to consider the fact that while one might understand the motiv...

Literature and Male Power Myth

the two characters that are struggling to get back into it: Krogstad and Kristina. By comparison, we can see that Torvald deligh...

Society, the Individual, and Christina and Fred Sommers' Vice And Virtue in Everyday Life

In seven pages various readings featured in this collective volume consider topics of self respect, self interest, dignity, and ch...

2000 Film Gladiator and its Accuracy

In five pages this research paper argues that the movie Gladiator was not accurate in its portrayal of history during that time pe...

Human Nature Approach of American Philosopher and Psychologist William James

In six pages this paper examines William James' philosophy of human nature with religion a primary focus. Four sources are cited ...

Sam Shepard and William Faulkner on Family Dysfunction

In twenty pages twentieth century family dysfunction is considered in a comparative analysis of its portrayal in the characterizat...

Arthurian Legend in Bernard Cornwell's Excalibur A Novel of Arthur and John Boorman's Film Excalibur

The different Arthurian legend portrayals of this novel and film are contrasted and compared in eight pages. There are no other s...

Three Short Stories by Anton Chekhov

In a paper consisting of five pages the argument is presented that within the short stories 'The Darling, 'The Betrothed,' and 'Th...

John Demos' The Unredeemed Captive and Intercultural Relationships

In ten pages this paper examines intercultural relationships as featured in the text's portrayal of early 18th century Native Amer...

Use of Characterization in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

In five pages this essay considers how the author used characterization in her accurate portrayal of race relationships in the ear...

Nature in the Poetry of Emily Dickinson

"After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes," "This is My Letter to the World," "I Had Been Hungry," and "They Shut Me Up in Prose,"...

Commitment and Betrayal in the Film Elizabeth

In five pages this film is considered in an analysis of its thematic portrayal of betrayal and commitment. One source is listed i...

Four Topics Examined from a Christian Viewpoint

In five pages relationships, role of Christian husbands and wives, premarital sex, and Book of Proverbs' portrayal of temptation a...

War According to Louis de Bernieres and Primo Levi

In five pages this essay contrasts and compares the portrayal of protagonists at war that are featured in Cordelli's Mandolin by L...