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Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Motifs of Sight, Blindness, Darkness, and Light

In 5 pages the recurrences of these motifs in the dramas of ancient Greece are examined in this work by Sophocles. There are 3 so...

Mythology Issues

The three elements of mythology such as the popular literary motif of the tragic hero, the treatment of women, and the comparing o...

Hurt and 'Home Burial' by Robert Frost

In three pages this poetic narrative by Robert Frost is analyzed in terms of burial and tree planting motifs, other symbolism, the...

Hamlet and the Hesitation Motif

In five pages this paper examines how William Shakespeare employed the hesitation motif in this tragic play in an analysis of how ...

William Shakespeare's King Lear and the Disguise Motif

In five pages this paper examines Shakespeare's use of the disguise motif and how deception and disguises manifest themselves in b...

Land and Blood Wars of Bolingbroke in William Shakespeare's Richard II

In a paper consisting of five pages the ways in which Shakespeare employed the dual land and blood motifs in his historical play i...

Free Will and Benevolent Manipulation in The Tempest by William Shakespeare

legitimately rules the island by some sort of manifest destiny. But the ensuing scenes with Ariel and Caliban make it clear that C...

Contrasting and Comparing Plot Motifs in George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland

In five pages the plot motifs featured in each of these tales are contrasted and compared. Two sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and the Motifs of Blindness, Sight, Darkness, and Light

In ten pages this paper examines Shakespeare's characterizations of Lord and Lady Macbeth regarding how they enable him to masterf...

'Oriental Tale' Motif and If On a Winter's Night a Traveler

In two pages this paper examines the motif of the 'Oriental Tale' in terms of its significance to the relationship between the sto...

Edgar Allan Poe Major Motifs

In five pages this paper examines the motifs Edgar Allan Poe frequently used in this analysis of the short stories 'The Black Cat'...

Motif of the Mississippi River in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In four pages plus an outline of one page this paper discusses how in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain powerfully dev...

Cinema Motif in The Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig

In 5 pages this paper examines how Molina and Valentin's relationship is enhanced by the author's use of motif in Manuel Puig's Th...

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 ...

Transportation and Speed in On the Road by Jack Kerouac

In 5 pages this paper examines these motifs and the symbolism they represent in this 1955 novel by Jack Kerouac. There are no oth...

Spiritual Journey of Dante's 'Inferno'

The development of the journey motif throughout the poem and how it serves as an allegory for spiritual growth are discussed in a ...

The Land of the Lotus Eaters Painting by Robert S. Duncanson

In six pages this painting by 19th century African American artist Robert S. Duncanson is analyzed with the emphasis being on its ...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet and the 'Poisoned Ear' Motif

sent from God, and in return, the monarch was expected to keep their best interests at heart and to protect them. Not only h...

Films Life is Beautiful and Shindler's List Artistic Comparison

keep the beauty in life intact for his son, determined that his sons innocence will not be turned into bitterness and hopelessness...

Knowledge Motif in All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren and Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen

The more involved Willie becomes in politics, the more corrupt he becomes. This is because he acquires knowledge on how the game i...

Nicholas's Reeducation in The Magus by John Fowles

In six pages this paper examines how motifs and symbolism represent the reeducation of the protagonist in The Magus by John Fowles...

Analysis of the 1939 Film Wuthering Heights

estate which is known as Wuthering Heights, and the moors which constantly reflect the mood of the homes inhabitants. A stranded ...

Journey in The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty

In eight pages the journey motif in terms of self discovery quest is examined within the context of this novel by Eudora Welty tha...

Revenge in Medea by Euripides

by wedding the daughter of Creon, the "lord of this land" (Euripides). As this speech indicates, Euripides begins the thematic c...

David Lynch's Film Mulholland Drive

couple of cars who happened to be drag racing. This gives the woman a chance to get away. She runs into the city and for some reas...

Revenge and Jealousy Featured in Othello by William Shakespeare

as an under-current that influences all other actions. Shakespeare pulls his audiences into the experience of such dichotomy throu...

William Shakespeare's Othello and the 'Jewel' Desdemona

as he did during the fateful dinner when the guest at the Brabantio table was the victorious General Othello, his treasure could n...

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien and a Symbolic Motif Analysis

Jesus Christ is especially compelling in the character of Jimmy Cross. His initials of J.C. and his surname are calculated refere...

Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Henry James' Turn of the Screw and Evil

the Suppression of Savage Customs in which he claims that the white man in Africa must "necessarily appear to them [savages] in th...

Water Appeal in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and The Awakening by Kate Chopin

while maintaining a safe distance so no one is compromised. All the characters enjoy considerable affluence and leisure. None of...