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be seen as an unavoidable force, which we are destined to fight against, but will ultimately fail. If we look at Sophocles writing...
difference between the two representations. When one is cast forward by way of determinism, it is as though one has absolutely no...
the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to justice. Oedipus swears he will go on this quest to fin...
of an omnipotent God, and therefore there is considerable debate as to whether the actions of a human being can be genuinely consi...
Before the particular works are examined, however, it can be useful to attempt a brief examination of the concept of irony in lite...
at war with the Turks, that not all of Othellos men are loyal to him, and that there remains a great deal of cultural suspicion ab...
pregnancy, and more specifically, pregnancy out of wedlock. However, each film represents a dramatically different take on the iss...
skillfully mirrors the complex reality of how first impressions are often subverted in real life relationships as well. In "The A...
as a proper Southern lady, with the pretention of adhering to a moral code above that of the common person, but in reality, she fo...
This research paper pertains to methods and features of characterization and its associated production values used during the age ...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway". The bond of "insanity" between Clarissa and Septimus is ex...
This essay pertains to the way in which Elizabeth Bennett is characterized in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The writer partic...
humanity. The action is the medium by which the man learns, but it is the learning that makes the story fundamentally interesting....
The complete collection of the tales has a General Prologue which outlines his encounters with the pilgrims who tell the tales and...
from his self induced stupor. Chris stood and glared at the man. The dim light offered little definition to the mans face, but the...
and makes his way to her dressing room. He knocks, but then quickly enters the room, knowing that she is expecting him. The dan...
travelling with Banquo, a general in the army, meets three witches. MACBETH Speak, if you can: what are you? First Witch All...
their reactions. For example, Josiah Bounderby is the mill-owner and principal villain in Hard Times. Bounderby is so unremittin...
the "decorum of natural, as well as social, order," is preserved (Williams 31). The description of the Knight in the General Prolo...
underscore the tension between the Count and Countess Characterization of the Countess The Countess is alone on the stage w...
to life, he rejects it, hoping that the life he has brought into the world will simply die, erasing his mistake (Madigan 48; Franc...
again from the red eiderdown!" (Mansfield NA). We see her as a sensitive and imaginative old woman as she thinks of the fur as ...
young boss, Howard Wagner, about easier sales work in town. However, it soon becomes apparent that Willy is to be discarded by h...
fears, and in doing so leaves behind his childhood and begins the journey toward young adulthood. One of the earliest devices ...
tendency when one embraces a cause. In Bless Me Ultima the struggle is generational in nature. The older people in the village hav...
him to the hospital. After a short while on the road they stop for coffee, then later, they stop for pancakes. All the while their...
looking at the world through the narrow slats of a locker. Chris forced himself to look at the man standing in the next cell, the ...
perplexed, sudden and desperate in act, from a distrust of his own resolution. His energy springs from the anxiety and agitation o...
His pride, which leads him to attempt to save Thebes from a devastating plague by exposing the murderer of his predecessor, King L...
driven by purer qualities. In "Candide" the young protagonist Candide undertakes a series of adventures in which he encount...