Mark Antony, in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, was a brave, intelligent, pleasure-loving, and cunning man. He was loyal to his friend, Caesar, whom he considered a true friend. He looked at life as a game in which he had a signified part to play, and played that part with excellent...
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Captain Ahab and Moby Dick: Literary critics point to a variety of themes and juxtapositions when analyzing Herman Melville's "Moby Dick". Some see the land opposed to the sea or Fate opposed to free will. Most mention man versus nature or good versus evil. A perspective that seems overlooked...
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My Perception of William Shakespeare's Othello Othello, by William Shakespeare, is perhaps not as exciting as a ravishingly sexy poster of Laurence Fishburne and Irene Jacob. Yet, with its intoxicating mix of love, sexual passion and the deadly power of jealousy, Shakespeare has created an erotic...
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Characterization George Elliot's Silas Marner tells a tale of basic human nature depicted through the words and actions of the characters. The characterization presented throughout Silas Marner is enhanced with the uses of point of view, human understanding, and literary devices. Using these...
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Just as all roads lead back to home, the protagonist exhibits that everyone will eventually become manifestations of the society it is born within. In this excerpt, the author uses the strong allegory of the protagonist plummeting down the slopes and skiing towards the inevitable end of conforming...
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The Fear in the House of Usher The short story, The Fall of the House of Usher, uses a rational first person narrator to illustrate the strange effects the house has on the three characters within it. Everything about the house is dark and supernaturally evil, and appears to convey some fear that...
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In the world of economic competition that we live in today, many thrive and many are left to dig through trashcans. It has been a constant struggle throughout the modern history of society. One widely prescribed example of this struggle is Upton Sinclair's groundbreaking novel, The Jungle. The...
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diction The diction of this book, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is very formal. Words he uses throughout the novel like, “upon” and “Desire” show that formality. The formality of the words makes the novel seem serious The language through is very strong, Wilde uses many harsh sounding...
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The Tempest and a Colonialist Representation The Tempest, most likely written in 1610-1611 and staged for the first time at the royal marriage of Princess Elizabeth around 1612, is the final play that Shakespeare's wrote on his own. It is shrouded in the classic ambiguity that is unique to...
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How does the author of a prescribed text explore the idea that passionately holding onto a belief can both sustain and destroy? In Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, a play from the theatre of the Absurd, main characters Estragon and Vladimir are shown to have been sustained as well as destroyed...
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The ending of A Lesson Before Dying gives the reader a sense of despair and then portrays a sense of optimism. Gaines' writing is unique because the reader feels this hope for the future and optimism without Gaines having to say it. Instead, he wrote about the execution and the hope was picked up...
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The famous novel and a movie entitled, “All Quiet on the Western Front” was written by Erich Maria Remarque with the inspiration and embedded storyline environment from World War I. The film brought by Remarque is a perfect demonstration of anti-war campaign from the World War I...
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Austin Day Leap 007, March 16, 2011 Short Paper Option 2 When we think of hunger we all think of food, we never think of hunger as something else. In today’s world, many people suffer from hunger in the form of food, but food is not the only problem involving hunger. In Richard Wrights book “Black...
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Demian In every piece of literature there is always a sense of imagination. Now, that imagination can cause a variety of different scenarios. Some may say that the main character could look one way, but then another set of people can say that the main character looks entirely different. That’s...
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The evolution of a person can be complicated when one has "great expectations. " In Charles Dickens' finest novel, "Great Expectations," a young boy named Phillip Pirrup known as Pip who's great expectations are a dramatized exploration of human growth and the pressures that distort the potential...
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Mark Antony The character of Mark Antony from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar may be viewed as simply the confident and devoted supporter of Julius Caesar. On the contrary, Antony presents the qualities of a shrewd flatterer, a ruthless tyrant, as well as a loyal follower. Antony's...
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In the year 1891, Herman Melville, of New York City, New York, passed away, saddening a wide and diverse fan base that extended across the globe. His works can be enjoyed whether your 6 or 60, relating to everyone because his books involve real people with flaws and downfall, and basic human...
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Othello: Iago - "O, beware, my lord, of Jealousy" This essay is about William Shakespeare's Othello. It focuses on Iago's words to Othello, "O, beware, my lord, of Jealousy. It is the green-eyed monster. " in act 3, scene 3 and just how important this warning was not only for Othello, but also for...
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In the book Silas Marner, written by George Elliot, many important themes are presented. It deals with things such as greed, prejudice, superstition, love, isolation and others. All the characters have different traits and all fit in to these themes. Prejudice is the most prevalent theme, in this...
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The Bell Jar - Esther Greenwood The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath has long been known as a haunting American classic. The protagonist of this timeless novel is Esther Greenwood. She travels through The Bell Jar with such intensity and purpose that her thoughts and actions are accessible and very easy...
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American Lit. Essay 1 FD Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher (1001-1014), is a story that is written about a person (the narrator) going to see an old friend, Roderick Usher who is sick with a condition that runs in the family. When he arrives at the house of Usher, the narrator looks...
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The book The Jungle was introduced as a novel by Upton Sinclair was financed and published with his own money. Upton Sinclair was a famous novelist and social crusader from California. He was born on 20 September 1878 in Baltimore Md. He was the only child of Priscilla Harden and Upton Beall...
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Amanda Boyd The Picture of Dorian Gray A key mistake established by the main characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray, is that their focus is always set on one another’s outer beauty rather than their moral backbone. In Oscar Wilde’s time era the society that he lived in was significantly...
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In his play The Tempest, Shakespeare uses the stage to present to the audience a microcosm of society. He minimizes the ideologies of his society so that they are represented through the characters and settings of the play. Through the use of dramatic conventions, the playwright examines human...
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“But behind this veil of gentleness and peace, night is charging…and will burst upon us. Pop! Like that! Just when we least expect it. That's how it is on this bitch of an earth. ” This is a quote from one of the most prominent works of the “Theatre of the Absurd” category, Samuel Becketts’...
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A Lesson before Dying, one of Ernest J. Gaines later works, was written in 1993. Some of his earlier works include A Gathering of Old Men and In My Father's House. The novel covers a time period when blacks were still treated unfairly and looked down upon. Jefferson, a main character, has been...
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Chapter 1 The chapter begins with German soldiers at rest after fourteen days of fierce battle on the Western Front. A double ration of food has been prepared so the soldiers are eating their fill. Paul Baumer, the protagonist and narrator of the novel, watches in amazement as his friends, Tjaden...
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Nykia Tucker Ap English- Pd. 4A Black Boy Essay If Richard Wright were alive today I think he would be discouraged about the changes that have taken place in our country because there hasn't been any. I feel like as long as different races exist, there will always be racism. I would just say...
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“Descubrí el gusto de la muerte, y la muerte sabe amarga porque es nacimiento, es miedo e incertidumbre ante una aterradora renovación.” — — — Hermann Hesse, Demian
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Estella Havisham: Most readers are appalled at the cold-hearted and cruel ways of Estella, but any criticism directed at her is largely undeserved. She was simply raised in a controlled environment where she was, in essence, brainwashed by Miss Havisham. Nonetheless, her demeanor might lead one to...
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All people have definite concepts of self. In different situations, one may feel short, tall, smart, slow, fast, talkative, reserved, etceteras. These self-concepts are usually very different than how others opinions of us. Depending on one's actions, words or even tone of voice, one may...
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Although Ahab's insanity appears to be what shuts him off from humanity, in reality it is what makes him human. Ahab desperately wants to be freed from his obsession ? to not have to rely upon it to feel. It is because Ahab is no longer in control of his obsession that the reader eventually...
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Othello: Iago's Large Appetite For Revenge Iago has a large appetite for revenge. In his perspective, he believes that it is he who should be in charge, not Othello the moor. This creates an anger in Iago, who entraps Othello in a web of deceit. He does this through a series of suggestions and...
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"A child, more then all other gifts that earth can offer to declining man, brings hope with it, and forward-looking thoughts. " This is the epigraph by Wordsworth that begins the novel Silas Marner. It has several connections to this novel ? the declining man, the gift of the child, and the hope...
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In Sylvia Plath's autobiographical novel The Bell Jar, the reader learns of the adventures of a young woman in a male-dominated society that will not let her achieve her true potential. Plath's alter ego, Esther, is thus driven to a nervous breakdown and attempts suicide numerous times. In many...
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Unquestionably, one of the most interesting aspects of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories is the use of a Doubling motif. Edgar Allan Poe best presents this mirroring effect throughout the short story, “Fall of the House of Usher”. Whether it is obvious or not, Poe is constantly symbolizing duality...
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The main theme of The Jungle is the evil of capitalism. Every event, especially in the first twenty-seven chapters of the book, is chosen deliberately to portray a particular failure of capitalism in Sinclair’s view, inhuman and violent. The slow total destruction of Jurgis’s immigrant family at...
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The picture of Dorian Gray This famous portrait is the only novel written by the author Oscar Wilde, who otherwise wrote poetry, plays and short stories. It first published in 1890, but since Wilde’s work became much criticized for its homoerotic parts and its lack of moral message, he had to...
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The movie and the play of “The Tempest” both have many similarities in areas such as the characters, the plot, the theme, and style. Although, the issue is that there are some rather large discrepancies between the movie and the play, such as in the setting, some of the events, and even missing...
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Commentary on Lucky’s monologue in Waiting for Godot In Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot perhaps no character is as enigmatic and perplexing as that of Lucky. His role in the narrative of the drama as he is introduced is by and large passe until he is asked to “think” by Vladimir. The ensuing...
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Sentenced to death for a crime he may or may not have committed, a young black man named Jefferson now struggles to find the meaning of life. With the help of Grant Wiggins, a man who is unsure of his own worth, perhaps he can succeed in doing so in the story A Lesson Before Dying. It is the...
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Decline of Morality The novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque shows that war destroys more than just the physical level; the decline of morality has taken place through various circumstances in the novel such as: then incident where Paul Baumer is forced to kill a soldier in...
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a) Compare the ways in which these two poems deal with the experience of oppression and racism. b) State which of the two poems you find more disturbing, and give reasons to support your answer. c) Identify and comment on TWO poetic devices used in each poem to highlight the workings of oppression...
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Christopher Marlowe, in his play The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, examines the renaissance spirit that aims for secular and materialistic knowledge, and explores its affinity with magic. In our modern era secular knowledge has lost all its associations with magic, and this makes it...
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The portrayal of society in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations is that of a symbol of contemporary British civilization, with Miss Havisham representing the epitome of such. By utilizing this particular character as the conduit between social body and physical body, the author successfully blends...
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a play about loyalty, betrayal, love, and deception. There are many characters with fairly in-depth personalities. Some of the main characters are Cassius, the crafty, deceptive, witty man who is the leader of the conspiracy that killed Caesar. Brutus, the noble...
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Chapter 1 Ishmael 1) Biblical--son of Abraham; an exile. 2) Ishmael ben Elisha--2nd century A. D. Jewish teacher of Galilee; outstanding Talmudic teacher; compiled the 13 hermeneutical rules for interpreting the Torah; founded a school which produced the legal commentary, Mekhilta. Cato A...
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Othello: Iago Makes Othello Believe His Wife Is Having An Affair In Shakespeare's "Othello," Iago carefully and masterfully entraps Othello into believing that his wife, Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. He does this through a series of suggestions and hesitations that entice and implant...
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English Commentary on Silas Marner The extract from the novel “ Silas Marner” written by George Eliot is unusually detailed and extremely descriptive. The novel “Silas Marner” is set in the country-side and it is set in the Victorian Era. This passage is the opening of a chapter and is about when...
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The presentation and significance of moments when light and dark imagery are brought to the fore. Light is a motif encountered in The Bell Jar and Therese Raquin, used to illuminate true human nature. In The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath’s use of mirrors conveys Esther dissociated identities; the...
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