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Thoughts on Marriage

the woman reaps any benefit at all from her matrimonial vows. "If marriage be such a blessed state, how comes it, may you say, th...

Timon of Athens and Disillusionment

In eight pages disillusionment and how it represents a predominant theme in this William Shakespeare play are discussed. Five sou...

Critical Overview of The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

a certain credibility to what the reader ultimately experiences between the books covers. Indeed, it is often difficult to discer...

Sharon Pollock's Plays Earnest and Blood Relations

In five pages the primary elements of Walter Dale's interpretation of Sharon Pollock's Blood Relations is compared with recent ada...

Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Humiliation

In five pages this paper examines how humiliation is used as a theme in Ibsen's play and Hawthorne's novel. Two sources are cited...

Road to the Streak by Ripken

5 pages and 5 sources used. This paper provides an overview of the major themes and significant life events in Carl Ripken, Jr.'s...

A Poetic Explication of 'The Paper' by Merwin

In one page the images and themes presented in this poem are discussed with the conclusion drawn that this excellent prose belies ...

An Analysis of the Film, From Here to Eternity

This paper analyzes the movie, From Here to Eternity. The author addresses themes of melodrama and tension, as well as historical...

'Drowned Man of Esthwaite' by William Wordsworth

This Wordsworth poem is considered in six pages, considering the poet's childhood experiences in the prose about a drowned man and...

Analysis of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Sophocles' Oedipus

In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these works by Shakespeare and Sophocles in terms of tragic themes and iro...

A Comparison of A Midsummer Night's Dream with The Tempest

In this seven page paper these two classic plays are compared and contrasted in regard to allegorical reference, imagery, locale, ...

Comparing Three Works Thematically

This research paper/essay discusses parallel themes in three works: Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet' and his poem "The ...

Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare and Loyalty

In five pages this play by William Shakespeare is analyzed in terms of the predominant loyalty theme. There are no other sources ...

Effects of Disharmony and Harmony in 'Romeo and Juliet'

In 6 pages this essay compares and contrasts Act II:1 with Act V:3 as a way of evaluating how Shakespeare attempts to establish ha...

A Film Adaptation of Romeo and Juliet

This research paper/essay offers a critique of Baz Luhmann's adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The writer discusses ho...

William Shakespeare's Timon of Athens and Disillusionment

This paper consists of eight pages and discusses how the theme of disillusionment is represented in this Shakespearean play. Five...

Characteristics of John Donne's Poetry

In five pages this paper discusses the poetry of John Donne in a consideration of their various characteristics including the blen...

Robert Wrigley's Poem 'In the Bank of Beautiful Sins'

In five pages this paper discusses the themes of sin and sexuality as they are presented in Robert Wrigley's poem 'In the Bank of ...

William Shakespeare's Sonnets 'Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds' and 'My Mistress' Eyes'

In three pages these sonnets are examined in an analysis of such criteria as tone, verse, symbolism, and theme. There is no bibli...

Romanticism of William Wordsworth's Poetry and the 'Cult of the Child'

In sixteen pages this paper examines the childhood theme that is an important component in William Wordsworth's poetry and in the ...

Comparative Analysis of Spiritual Quest in 'The Walls Do Not Fall' by H.D. and 'The Waste Land' by T.S. Eliot

In nine pages these works are contrasted and compared in terms of the shared theme of a spiritual quest. Seven sources are cited ...

Donna Masini's Poetry

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the free verse and sexuality, relationships, and family themes featured in 3 of Do...

Poetry of John Keats and Lawlessness

In eight pages this paper examines how lawlessness is thematically expressed by John Keats in his 'Robin Hood' poem and how this ...

'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' Poem by John Keats and Vampirism

In five pages this paper examines how Nina Auerbach's vampire themes of attraction, forbidden love, taking, and desired guilt are ...

Act II, Scene II of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

and Oberon are the sovereign spirits of the woods and in their own right are exotic royalty. Yet again, the issue of appearances ...

Analysis of William Shakespeare's Richard the Second

In nine pages this paper analyzes the characters, theme, and plot of this historical play by William Shakespeare. Eight sources a...

Overview of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

In nine pages this Shakespeare comedy is analyzed in terms of its meaning, structure, theme, plot, and colloquial prose usage. Se...

Timelessness of William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In five pages this paper considers the timeless aspects of the themes presented in William Shakespeare's tragic play. There is no...

General Analysis of William Shakespeare's 'MacBeth'

The powerful themes of temptation, guilt, heresy, and prophecy as they lend to the play's overall effectiveness are considered in ...

Individual's Responsibility in Kahlil Gibran's Poem 'The Prophet'

In twelve pages this paper discusses the themes of an individual's responsibility in 'The Prophet' poem by Kahlil Gibran. Six sou...