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soldier, eight-and-twenty years of age, who had seen a good deal of service and had a high reputation for courage. Of his origin w...

Old South. Her father represents the ideals and traditions of the Old South: "Historically, the Grierson name was one of the most ...

been described as "hands across the color line" (Quarles 146), or a belie that, "In all things that are purely social we can be as...

her to take. It is interesting to note that the onlookers do not realize that they might have driven Emily to insanity. Wallace ...

be able to control the otherwise innocent Macbeths actions, or if he is entirely responsible for his own demise" (Riedel Witches.h...

the black slaves was indeed Gods will as retribution for some evil which they had committed (Slavery). Many of the slaves who c...

see that vengeance is in order. That is another classic theme in humanity. If someone were to have killed one of our parents we wo...

to why Iago hates Othello to such a degree. Presumably, Iago is angry over being passed over for promotion in favor of Cassio. The...

cistern of my lust, and my desire / all continent impediments would oerbear...better Macbeth/ Than such an one to reign" (lines 62...

banished to the forests outside of Mantua. In the meantime, Julia decides she cannot be apart from Proteus and disguises herself a...

physically and psychologically. However, there generally enters into the storyline a guide of some sort which is the archetype of ...

a mother to do that. As Granny closes her eyes for "just a minute," Porter us an indication of how her life has been lived. She ha...

important character, the daughter eventually falls by the wayside. His daughter is of concern until we find out that the man she...

efforts to civilize his behavior. Prosperos ultimately tragic physical and metaphorical journey had been traveled by others befor...

Athens and the Amazon Queen Hippolyta. Although the setting is Athens, Shakespeare originally staged the production at the Globe ...

her husband in their youthful days. She loves Polixenes as a brother because he is the best and oldest friend of her husband. In t...

or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, there is a third option, w...

most notably, but not really missed, were Queen Margaret, and Edward IV. Some of the lengthy dialogue was taken out without detrac...

to those who have never read the play or viewed a theatrical production. It is the story of a young Danish prince, a Wittenberg U...

we see that the boys have perhaps just been initiated into the real world of men. They have bridged the gap between boyhood and ma...

but on their bonds with other men who guarantee their honor and reputation" (Bloom 89). This is demonstrated through the characte...

this work many critics feel that Joyce gave Dublin a feminized gender. They assert that Joyces Dublin corresponds to Claudine Herm...

lovers and Shakespeare is more sympathetic to their plight, considering the rebelliousness to being relevant to the lovers need to...

of life in our worldly form, of the power of the many mystical forces of our universe, and the concepts of reincarnation and life ...

he was also a man who was corrupt from the beginning due to weaknesses. In essence, he was a brave and honorable man when he was n...

have been called to his ship. Happily reunited with his daughter, Pericles is exhausted and sleeps. In his sleep Diana instructs ...

The overall story of "The Two Noble Kinsmen" follows fairly well its primary source that is Chaucers "The Knights Tale" from his c...

will be more familiar with the work than audiences of today. It is said by most critics that Cymbeline is one of William...

and perhaps anything else this artistic individual had to offer, was taken and used by others. As a result, this individual decide...

not apply. First, the tragic hero is supposed to be a combination of good and bad traits. Othello is a Moorish commander who has...