Category: Literature
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The Lady with the Little Dog Study Guide
The Lady with the Little Dog Study Guide Author: Anton Chekhov Original title: Дама с собачкой One of the short stories by Anton Chekhov, “The Lady with the Little Dog” is considered one of the most famous and most brilliant. Like the majority of Chekhov’s works, this one tells us the story about relationships between…
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Silas Marner Summary
The plot surrounds the titular character, Silas Marner who is a weaver in an English village with the name of Raveloe. Although he excels in his craft, Silas keeps to himself and the villagers too are wary of him since he is not originally from the town. Silas also stands out in the crowd due…
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All Quiet on the Western Front Summary
The events of the book take place in the middle of the First World War. Germany is already at war with France, Russia, England and America. The narrator is Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier, fighting in trenches with his fellows and former classmates. He introduces to the reader all of them: schoolboys, peasants, fishermen,…
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Invisible Man Study Guide
Invisible Man Study Guide Author: Ralph Ellison Original title: Invisible Man Characters: Mr. Norton, Jim Trueblood, The Narrator (Invisible Man), The Grandfather, Dr. Bledsoe, Reverend Homer A. Barbee, Halley, Hester, Edna, Veteran, Supercargo “Invisible Man” is a novel that requires an adult reader. Ralph Ellison wrote it in 1952 and put all social and intellectual…
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Richard III Essays – Page 2 | Just Great DataBase
King Richard Iii Commentary This is a passage from act 5 scene 3, lines 178 to 207 of the play King Richard the third by William Shakespeare. This soliloquy is spoken by King Richard following a nightmare regarding the ghosts of his past returning to curse him. This passage can be considered the only major…
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Jason Worthington
This character is rather static and belongs to the second line characters. He is the former boyfriend of Margo Spiegelman. Jason is her best friend. Since he cheated her with Becca, their romantic relationships are over. He got the revenge. Jason is always in the center of attention surrounded by girls. His charismatic smile, attractive…
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A Streetcar Named Desire Summary
This dramatic play written by Williams starts in the wretched outskirts of New Orleans, the author himself even remarks that the very atmosphere of this place shall inflict the feeling of being lost in a very spoiled place. A streetcar ironically named “Desire” delivers a woman in her forties, Blanche DuBois here. She went from…
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The Odyssey Quotes – Page 2 | Just Great DataBase
As they were speaking, a dog that had been lying asleep raised his head and pricked up his ears. This was Argos, whom Odysseus had bred before setting out for Troy, but he had never had any enjoyment from him. In the old days he used to be taken out by the young men when…
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Three Scholars
Three Scholars are the epitome of theoretical intelligence and passivity. They are afraid of Faust’s intention to learn the basics of magic because they fear the possible consequences for his soul. Validus and Cornelius are asking their teacher to talk with a scientist, hoping that the soundness of the arguments will make him change his…
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The Diary of a Young Girl Summary
The book starts describing the thirteenth birthday of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl living in Germany. It is June 12, 1942. Her parents give to her a diary as a present and Anne is excited because she wants a place to store all her secrets. Also Anne dreams to become a writer or start a…