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Women's Role in Candide by Voltaire and Tartuffe by Moliere

anyone else get a word in edgewise; so much as a "But, Mother" elicits an accusation of impudence. This is a very funny opening sc...

Author's Philosophies in Candide by Voltaire

In two pages, 2 essays analyzing Candide by Voltaire focus on the author's philosophies regarding concepts such as fate and God. ...

Garden of Eden in The Confessions by Jean Jacques Rousseau and Candide by Voltaire

truly a place of bliss where nothing but a good and wonderful existence greeted Adam and Eve each and every day. However, there w...

European Military, Government and Society in Candide by Voltaire

of good breeding behaved appropriately. However, women who were generally caught up in such behavior could quickly find themselves...

Candide by Voltaire and Women

(Voltaire Chapter 8). She began living the life of a prisoner of war for the most part. One author notes she was "ill-used by othe...

Candide by Voltaire and 'Eldorado'

In a paper consisting of 5 pages this portion of Voltaire's classic novel is discussed as it relates to the whole and the Utopia a...

Pessimism and Optimism in Candide by Voltaire

boundaries that bring together ethical conscience and humanism. Human beings have been striving to achieve Utopian status ever si...

Comparative Analysis of Candide by Voltaire and Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo

mouth of hell" (Rulfo NA). In this it is a reminder, not only of the past, but of the reality of a present that is intermingled wi...

Candide by Voltaire, The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli, and Insights Gained

In four pages this paper examines the philosophical insights each of these works offer. Five sources are cited in the bibliograph...

Candide by Voltaire and the Roles Fulfilled by Martin and Dr. Pangloss

at the end because they simply enjoy being, instead of attempting to compete with others. Dr. Pangloss maintains, in great satiric...

Adding a Chapter to Candide by Voltaire

Virginia planter, required that I labor from before sunup to after sundown in his cotton fields. It was back-breaking work under a...

Satire Modeled After Candide

Herbert felt, were much smarter than himself. In particular, Herbert relied on his political adviser Carl Wanderer and his second-...

Women in Candide

social spectrum. The old womans story also charts the fall and misfortunes of an individual who was once a beautiful young woman, ...

Voltaire, Moliere and Social Satire

money, not religion. Organ, a simplistic, but good man, has allowed Tartuffe to come into his home and take dominance over his fam...

Utopia and Hell Visions in the Works of More, Voltaire, and Sartre

woman who all her life has rejected any opportunity to choose her path in life, as well as any responsibility for her actions; and...

Literary Considerations of Power Abuses

In this paper consisting of six pages the realistic depiction of abuses in regards to imperialism are in Voltaire's Candide, Remar...

Government and Religion According to Voltaire, Rousseau, Pope, and Montesquieu

this emphasis on "relativity." In comparison, Alexander Pope (1688-1744), the British poet and philosopher described the universe...

Classical, Neoclassical, and Romantic Music and Literature

In five pages this report contrasts and compares literary and musical distinctions as illustrated by Voltaire's Candide neoclassic...

Voltaire's Multifaceted Satire

all possible worlds". The purpose of having a character act as a mouthpiece for Leibniz optimistic defense of Christianity was t...

Behavior That is Rational vs. Irrational

Jason was only seeking his own gratification. He wanted to have it all. His intent was to gain both power and social standing by...

Pursuing and Improving the Soul According to Socrates

control of the United States and establish a dictatorship. Most women in Gilead are infertile after repeated exposure to pesticide...

Socrates' Observation 'The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living'

only a satire of society and politics, it is also an example of ones examination of his life. Although this work is a satire, it ...

Evil Optimism and the Works of Voltaire and Alexander Pope

of Francois-Marie Arouet, who wrote under the name of Voltaire, the optimistic mode of thinking such as that of Pope and the many ...

Literature and Social Injustice

In four pages this paper examines how social injustice is represented in William Blake's poetry, 'A Modest Proposal' by Jonathan S...

Use of Satire in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels

In three pages this paper compares Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift with Candide by Voltaire in terms of how each author used ...

Classic Western Literature and the Portrayal of Women

The portrayals of Cunegonde by Voltaire in Candide and Gertrude by William Shakespeare in Hamlet are contrastes and compared in fi...

Literary Depictions of Greed

In five pages the role greed plays in the literary works No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre, Candide by Voltaire, and Antigone by Sophocl...

War As Viewed by David Malouf and Voltaire

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts the perspectives on war featured in Fly Away Peter by David Malouf and Candide by ...

Heroism and its Characteristics

In 5 pages this paper examines how the characteristics of heroism are defined in such literary works as A Simple Heart by Gustave ...

Lack of Characterization Emphasis in the Works of Basho, Voltaire, Moliere, and Equiano

In five pages this essay considers why characterization was not emphasized in Candide by Voltaire, Tartuffe by Moliere, Basho's no...