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Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare

of gaining knowledge in a sole purpose of gaining friends. As the book progresses, Charlie goes through dramatic changes mentally,...

James Baldwin's 'Sonny's Blues,' Joyce Carol Oates' 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' and Maturity

In three pages this paper contrasts and compares how the maturity theme is featured in each of these stories....

Oleanna by David Mamet

In five pages this play in three acts is analyzed in its representation of themes emotional warfare, power, and sex....

The Lesson #2 by Toni Cade Bambara

This 5 page paper discusses the central theme of Toni Cade Bambara's story The Lesson #2....

The Lesson #3 by Toni Cade Bambara

This 6 page paper discusses the theme of growth as explored by Toni Cade Bambara in The Lesson #3....

Corruption of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

In four pages this paper examines how the theme of corruption is represented within the context of Fitzgerald's 1925 novel masterp...

Death in Aeschylus's Agamemnon 'Oresteia' and Flannery O'Connor's 'Wise Blood' 2

In two pages this essay examines how the theme of death is depicted in these two literary works....

Paul Kennedy's Preparing for the Twenty First Century

general. Kennedy does an admirable job of demonstrating how the population explosion that the world is currently experiencing is i...

Themes of Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

In 5 pages this paper examines this early 1920s' novel in terms of its predominant themes....

'The Day of Doom' by Michael Wigglesworth

In five pages this poem is analyzed in terms of primary themes as well as its social and religious connotations....

After the Season by Jack Hodgins

In five pages this tutorial essay examines the text in terms of the relationship that exists between theme, setting, and character...

Illusion and the Staging of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

In 10 pages this paper examines how in each of these plays staging is used to convey the illusions of their characters. Nine sour...

Ghost of Hamlet's Father and its Authenticity

to manifest in either life. They take issue with something that has gone on before their death, and in fact, the ghost in Hamlet, ...

Hamlet's Character

In five pages this paper considers the death wish of Prince Hamlet in this analysis of his character. There is no bibliography in...

Hamlet's To Be or Not to Be

In this four page paper the author examines Hamlets most famous soliloquy as it relates to character traits and actions. One sour...

Hamlet's Madness: Real or Feigned?

in, and Hamlet at first seems greatly disturbed, even wild. When they ask what the Ghost has said he first replies "Hillo, ho, ho,...

Analyzing Hamlet's Act II, Scene ii

his fathers murder was Claudius elaborate conspiracy to become King, but he lacked sufficient proof to support his theory. When t...

Comparing John Keats and William Shakespeare

demesne" (Keats PG). It is here that religion first crops up in Keats explanation. Further, the entire work is about discovery, op...

Harmony in 2 Plays by William Shakespeare

famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy, followed by a talk with Ophelia. In the same act Ophelia says "My lord, I have remembrances...

European Perspectives and Subhuman Views of Caliban in The Tempest by William Shakespeare

took the time to teach him a "proper" language, and not the "gabble" that he spoke when she and her father first arrived. Caliba...

Characters of Othello by William Shakespeare

romantic experience and worldly sophistication, he easily falls victim to his insecurities. He is a proud man and anything that t...

Treatment of Women by William Shakespeare in The Taming of the Shrew

worst" (Shakespeare II ii). As such she is highly berated by all that know her, save her sister perhaps. She is ridiculed and seen...

Feste the Fool Characterization in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

the play, and enable him to comment on the actions and feelings of his fellow characters with some distance. He is not fully inte...

Feminist Reading of King Lear by William Shakespeare

a man who is looking to the future. He looks to the future through his three daughters, imagining that his favorite, the youngest,...

Comparing John Dryden's 'All for Love with 'Antony and Cleopatra' by William Shakespeare

if there is no hope at the end. Several other similarities exist between Antony and Cleopatra and other Shakespeare plays. Bits ...

Analysis of Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

variety of perspectives on Cleopatra, which serve to inform the audiences comprehension of her as a decadent foreign woman. When ...

How Identity is Mistaken in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Ill follow thee and make a heaven of hell,/ to die upon the hand I love so well" (Shakespeare, Act 2, Scene 1, lines 241-244). W...

Film Versions of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

pairing of Burton and Taylor in the lead roles was certain to result in a box office success for virtually any movie. Add Shakespe...

12th Night by William Shakespeare and Romantic Love

is no reason to doubt his sincerity of emotion. He is willing to go to any lengths to convince the fair lady to accept his propos...

Richard III by William Shakespeare and Looking for Richard Film

offer some different scenes, though ultimately only about one quarter of Shakespeares Richard III is actually presented in the fil...