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Beowulf, Tempest, Don Quixote/Their Lasting Appeal

size," who attacks it nightly (Kennedy xiv). Beowulf, in particular is described in heroic terms: Of living strong men he was the...

O. Henry/Gift of the Magi

being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...

Theme of Revenge in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, 'The Inferno' by Dante, Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles, 'The Odyssey' by Homer

short temper gets him into trouble. In Book IX, Polyphemus, the son of the sea god Poseidon, decides to dine on a few Greeks who ...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the Theme of Appearance vs. Reality

give the appearance of being the blushing bride and groom, but their newlywed bliss is tempered by respectful grief for the belove...

Economic, Political, and Sociocultural Values in Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels, Animal Farm by George Orwell, King Lear by William Shakespeare

subdivide his kingdom amongst his trio of daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia based upon their protestations of love for him. ...

Uses of Pairs in Much Ado About Nothing and The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

In three pages this paper analyzes how Shakespeare uses pairs in order to create structural balance, to assist characterization, a...

Analyzing King Henry's Statement to Prince Hal in III.iii 93-96 of Henry IV, Part One by William Shakespeare

Hal was more interested in the gossip at the local taverns than he was in matters of state. Henry IVs cousin, Richard, who became...

King Lear by William Shakespeare and Parent and Child Relationships Between Gloucester and Edgar and Lear and Cordelia

kingdom among his daughters, he based what they received upon their effusive speeches to him. Goneril and Regan played along and ...

Time, Place, and Action Unities and the Neoclassicism of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In eighteen pages this report considers how literary unities are to be represented in literary works with Sophocles following the ...

Contrast and Comparison of Nora in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and Desdemona in Othello by William Shakespeare

In five pages these female protagonists are contrasted and compared. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Killing of Polonius and the Staging of the Third Act, Fourth Scene of Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In four pages this paper discusses how entrances, exist, groupings, movements, costumes, tone, and gestures would be staged in thi...

Dramatic Development of William Shakespeare in a Comparative Analysis of Richard the Third and Richard the Second

In three pages this paper discusses how Shakespeare evolved as a dramatist in a comparison and contrast between these historical p...

Dying and Death in The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann von Goethe and The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare

These works are considered in five pages in terms of the protagonist's perceptions of dying and death in a contrast and comparison...

Depiction of King Richard the Third in Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey and The Tragedy of Richard III by William Shakespeare

In four pages this paper considers how Richard III is depicted in a contrast and comparison of these works which points out the re...

Male Protagonists in The Rover by Aphra Behn and The Life of Henry the Fifth by William Shakespeare

deck our kings, / Carry them here and there, jumping oer times, / Turning th accomplishment of many years / Into an hour-glass" (2...

Henry IV Part I by William Shakespeare, King Henry v. Hotspur

In 5 pages a comparative analysis of these two characters is presented. There are no other sources listed....

Comparative Analysis of Magistrate and Prospero in Waiting for the Barbarians by Coetzee and The Tempest by William Shakespeare

speaks to the concept of having full authority over ones aspirations and ultimate direction, reflecting the exact opposite of thos...

Protagonists and Antagonists Analysis in King Henry IV, Part I and Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

In five pages the antagonists and protagonists from these respective plays are examined in a comparative analysis with references ...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Interpreting Ophelia's Madness in the Fourth Act, Fifth Scene 3 Different Ways

In nine pages this paper examines how Victorian theater actress Helena Faucit, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, and Shakespear...

Gender Roles, Arranged Marriages and Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare and The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

In five pages this paper discusses how arranged marriages oppressed women in this analysis of these two literary works. Two sourc...

Wordsworth, Frost, and Nature

Picking is merely a poem about a man picking apples and sleeping. Many have compared it to something deeper, seeing the sleep as r...

Poetry Presentations

In five pages this paper informs as to how to have fun with poetic presentations of Andrew Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress,' John D...

Hamlet's Comedy Provides Relief

remark that Laertes and Ophelia had been discussing Hamlet, Polonius starts into a long dissertation on Ophelias lack of experienc...

'Leda and the Swan' by W.B. Yeats

An explication of William Butler Yeats' poem 'Leda and the Swan' includes analysis of allusion, situation, character, and tone con...

Poetry Analysis of Blake, Angelous and Sandburg

city with which he was intimately acquainted, London. The first two lines of the poem establish his thorough knowledge of the Lond...

William H. McNeill's The Pursuit of Power

In six pages The Pursuit of Power by William H. McNeill is analyzed. One source is cited in the bibliography....

The Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick

to the American way must be regarded as the enemy. MacWhite has to explain his World War II association with Deong and the develo...

Equality and 'On the Jewish Question' Essay by Karl Marx

In seven pages this paper considers equality and compares texts by Michael Warner and Patricia Williams to the essay by Karl Marx ...

G. William Domhoff on the Governing Upper Class in Politics

In seven pages this paper examines the notion of a governing upper class in politics as observed by G. William Domhoff in a consid...

Defining the Upper Class According to G. William Domhoff

In seven pages this paper discusses G. William Domhoff's definition of the upper class within the contexts of national groups and ...