Category: Literature

  • Aruru

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    The mother goddess who established life and death. A goddess of creation who fashioned Enkidu from clay and her spittle.  This goddess has a very important role and has a huge impact on the whole Mesopotamian mythology. If someone doesn’t know she is the creator of humankind according to their beliefs and mythology. Though in…

  • Wuthering Heights Study Guide

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    Wuthering Heights Study Guide Author: Emily Brontë Original title: Wuthering Heights Characters: Heathcliff, Edgar Linton, Isabella Linton, Hindley Earnshaw, Hareton Earnshaw, Lockwood, Catherine Earnshaw Linton, Catherine Linton Heathcliff, Ellen “Nelly” Dean, Joseph, Frances Earnshaw, Mr. Green, Dr. Kenneth, Zillah Published: 2002 by Norton (first published December 1847) Setting: Yorkshire Dales, England, 1800 ISBN 0393978893 (ISBN13:…

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge Study Guide

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    The Mayor of Casterbridge Study Guide Author: Thomas Hardy Original title: The Mayor of Casterbridge The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy is a social novel that shows the life and death of the aforementioned Mayor who managed to turn from a drunkard to a decent man, but still had to constantly face the consequences…

  • Mrs. Ramsay

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    Mrs. Ramsay is a warm-hearted, loving and caring young woman. She is a mother of eight children. She is a dynamic and complex character. She stands like a mediator between the harshness of her husband and sensitiveness of her children. Mr. Ramsay tends to demonstrate insecurity and the task of Mrs. Ramsay is to support…

  • Hamlet Act 5 Analysis

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    Main events of the act 5: Ophelia is buried despite the fact that she might have killed herself; Laertes and Hamlet fight on Ophelia grave; Claudius places a bet that Hamlet will lose to Laertes in a fencing tournament; Hamlet agrees to contest with Laertes and wins first 2 rounds; Queen drinks to Hamlet’s victory,…

  • The Englishman

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    We can get a lot of information about this character in the book as well. The main hero, Santiago, meets the Englishman on the caravan to Al-Fayoum. The Englishman is on his way to becoming a great alchemist. He is going to Al-Fayoum to study with a famous alchemist who is rumored to be over…

  • Pygmalion Study Guide

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    Pygmalion Study Guide Author: George Bernard Shaw Original title: Pygmalion Characters: Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle, Colonel Pickering, Alfred Doolittle, Mrs. Higgins, Freddy Eynsford Hill “Pygmalion” is probably one of the most famous plays by George Bernard Shaw that laid the foundation for a famous Broadway musical “My Fair Lady”. It was published in 1913 and…

  • Hamlet Essays – Page 3 | Just Great DataBase

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    Characters in Hamlet and Sister Ophelia Hamlet is a play by William Shakespeare that displays multiple themes and motifs throughout the text. Some main themes are incest and violence. Incest is a key aspect in the play. Hamlet’s uncle, Claudius, kills his father and then marries his mother to become King of Denmark. Hamlet shows…

  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream Summary

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    The Duke of Athens, Theseus, prepares himself to marry Hippolyta, the Amazon queen. There is to be a four day festival and celebration. He asks Philostrate, the Master of Revels, to source for suitable entertainment for the event. Athenian nobleman, Egeus, enters the court of Theseus, along with his daughter Hermia, Demetruis and Lysander. It…

  • The Catcher in the Rye Summary

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    Brief Summary The narration goes on behalf of a 16-year-old boy, expelled from the school for academic failure. Holden Caulfield finds no interest in teaching and in school activity: he fails four subjects out of five, and he is kicked out of school; in a trip to competitions in fencing he forgets the sports equipment…