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Essays 241 - 270
Ruskin argued vehemently against the issue of slavery. Basically, he reasoned that men and women are no different from one anothe...
an almost detached amusement. He describes them rushing about, in a hurry to get to work and to work as hard as they can. However,...
original composition, rather than critiquing others, their time would be much better employed. Wordsworth said that "A false or ma...
accountable. In one of his most memorable works, Great Expectations (1860-1861), Dickens tackled the social hypocrisy that was ru...
was a time of free trade. This was a theory of self regulation; this can be seen as an optimistic idea. The invisible hand was t...
point out that the number eight when laid on its side is the sign for infinity and that there is much to suggest that Molly is the...
is described by Ovid as having unending youth, eternal boyhood: however, one of the points which Wilde is making is that Dorian is...
by comparing his own life to a "twice-written scroll", bearing marks from both a pursuit of intellectual virtues, and a pursuit of...
In the media today, it is possible to frequently see pundits and politicians bemoaning the state of society in regards to morality...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the film, "Lincoln". Similarities to other works about the Victorian age, such as "...
This essay looks at representative works of William Blake, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde in relation to the eras in which they w...
into insanity, which becomes her only way she can avoid the domination that threatens to totally suffocate her individuality. In h...
narrator opens her journal entries with a brief description of her new location, i.e., that her family has rented "ancestral halls...
embraced by the church. Although it is true that some denominations do not allow women to run things, many denominations such as t...
She is never allowed any control over her environment or her circumstances. Her opinions are always discounted by her husband. Whe...
not thinking of his words, only drinking in the tones of his voice. She wanted to reach out her hand in the darkness and touch him...
womens movement, describing how, at first, the purpose of the womens movement was secure the right of women to speak in public. Th...
poor. "This specialisation and - by implication - individualisation of labour was in marked contrast to the rural means of product...
is further demonstrated when Vivie tries to talk to her mother about her life and how her "way of life" may not suit her mother. V...
of Empire" (pp. 19- 20). The second wave of the British Empire expansion and the development of photography coincided, and as a n...
the medieval period, Blackpool consisted of a "few coastal farmsteads within Layton-with-Warbreck" (Blackpool Council, 2005) and s...
pendant or brooch (DeNunzio, 2005). The social, political and economical impact of the arts has been vast and encompassing ...
jump into a review of these novels it is necessary to first examine the predominant state of mind of Victorian Europe. During the...
elements of civilisation to the native Britons, and in the latter part of the nineteenth century, the Pax Britannica was frequentl...
In her novels, Eliot seems to rail against the fact that a woman must be a certain type of person and act a certain way...
a child will enjoy it to some extent, but it is safe to say that this poem was not intended for the young, though it may very well...
therefore, is a nonentity in all ways that do not pertain to business (Adrian, 1984). Dickens uses the interior of his home to con...
emphasized. Harker is clearly in foreign territory. This point is even emphasized by the Count who tells Harker, "We are in Trans...
woman likes her surroundings and it is clear that she likes them orderly. A young woman who was not immersed somehow in the idea o...
In ten pages English melodrama during the Victorian Age is analyzed in terms of message and tone of style in a comparison and cont...