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Governance Views in William Shakespeare's The Tempest and Sophocles' Antigone

were not performed. However, almost as soon as he has made this ruling - that Polyneices body should lay unburied - Creon is faced...

French Literature and Nationalism

emerge when nations do not coincide in terms of ideology (1993). Explanations as to the spread of nationalism in postmodernity als...

Historical Indian Epic Mahabharata

Western thinking is presented in an interview with French author Jean-Claude Carriere who adapted the great epic for the stage. ...

Sophocles vs. Jean Anouilh's Character Interpretations of Antigone

actions is shaped by the other characters around her. Creon is of particular importance in shaping the character Antigone in both...

Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors and Ethics

In five pages this 1989 movie's portrayal of ethical and moral considerations is examined along with a discussion of how it portra...

Community in Toni Morrison's Beloved and Paule Marshall's Praisesong for the Widow

in a celebration that includes dances that are a tribute to the "Old People," an annual tribute to ancestors. Avey is deeply moved...

Belief and Disbelief in an 'Accidental Century'

and the use of technology in the form of the atomic bomb laid waste to the concept of an egalitarian Utopia. The postwar world us...

Comparative Analysis of A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll's House

the norm. It was something that perhaps stemmed from the authors fear, but for whatever the reason he created this female monster ...

The Supernatural and Social Disruption in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

secondary characters and subthemes actually deliver Shakespeares real message. The fairies in the play are of particular interest...

Frederick Douglass and Harriet Ann Jacobs on Male and Female Slaves

knew it till six years of happy childhood had passed away. My father was a carpenter, and considered so intelligent and skilful in...

Synoptic Gospels and Soteriology

Aquinas goes on to explain Christs sacrifice through suffering in that it came out of Christs love and obedience for mankind. This...

Dracula by Bram Stoker

emphasized. Harker is clearly in foreign territory. This point is even emphasized by the Count who tells Harker, "We are in Trans...

Women's Roles in Western and Hindi Cinema

The movie industry in India is the largest in the world and produces over 800 films a year, twice that of Hollywood and is referre...

Setting as Portrayed in Works by Richard Shelton and Leslie Marmon Silko

visit time and again, or which makes the reader have a strange sense of foreboding for the characters as the story unravels. Autho...

Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara

proved to be the right choice. Burnside even gained support of President Lincoln, who approved their mission but warned that they...

Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens

therefore, is a nonentity in all ways that do not pertain to business (Adrian, 1984). Dickens uses the interior of his home to con...

Character of Rochester in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea

purity of Jane, as a potential, "better" wife for Rochester (267). It also allows Rochester to vindicate himself at Berthas expens...

Act I and Act II Analysis of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

inasmuch as social interaction implies interacting with other persons; thus, the meaning of that interaction is always to be a joi...

Chinese Cinematography and Women's Portrayals

in to the Japanese and be captured, however, eight of these women chose to drown in the Mulan River. One of the most...

Evil Element in the Works of Thomas Hardy and William Golding

the Flies, the book that centers on how a group of boys behaves when they are marooned on an island after their plane crashes. As ...

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...

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...

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...

Fascism's Return in Beast Reawakens by Martin A. Lee

In five pages this research paper examines the portrayal of post Second World War fascism in The Beast Reawakens by Martin A. Lee....

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...

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....