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  • Creon

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    Well, this character is important in a dynamic of a text. Creon is Jocasta’s brother, who shares one-third of Thebes’s riches with Oedipus and Jocasta. He is a religious follower of the oracle of Apollo, and when the play opens, he is exactly returning from the prophet with the news that Laius’s killer must be…

  • Clarissa Dalloway

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    Clarissa is the main hero and the protagonist of the book. It is not a surprise for you as the book is named after her name. She is always in the center of all actions. The author of the text made a very hard job to make the hero a complex one. It means that…

  • The Pilgrim’s Progress Summary

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    Pilgrim’s Progress is the first ever novel to have successfully preached theology through fictional characters, despite the idea being considered impossible in its time. The story revolves around a man named Christian and his spiritual journey as he seeks salvation from the torments of his life. As the story progresses, Christian faces numerous obstacles and…

  • Clytemnestra

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    Clytemnestra is the wife of the king of Argos, Agamemnon. After the end of the Trojan War, Agamemnon returns to his hometown with his captured Cassandra, the daughter of the Trojan king Priam, who had the gift of foresight. Clytemnestra, along with his beloved, Agamemnon cousin Aegisthus, kills both, her husband and his captive, Aegisthus…

  • Breca

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    She was the intelligent and strong girl who was in love with Beowulf for a long time. Also, she was a friend of Beowulf since childhood. A royal member of the Brondings, he and Beowulf engaged in a swimming contest against each other as adolescents, which Unferth claims Beowulf lost. It was not clear to…

  • Eliza Doolittle

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    At the beginning of the story, Eliza is described as a poorly-educated, insignificant woman who transforms slowly into an authentic lady. Eliza’s negligence at the beginning not only creates the dramatic effect of transformation but also demonstrates that the heroine belongs to the lower status and class. Also, one may see that Eliza as a…

  • Poetry

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    Aldous Huxley is a bright representative of British Literature who became famous due to such his works as «Brave New World,» «The Doors of Perception,» «Crome Yellow,» «Island» etc. He is a prominent philosopher as well. The writer is said to be…

  • The Merchant of Venice Essays

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    The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice is a very famous comedy by that most talented of playwright William Shakespeare. It was written in 1596 or 1597 after the great playwright had penned down his famous plays like Romeo and Juliet and Richard III. The story or the outline of the plot is essentially…

  • Robin Goodfellow, a Puck

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    Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, simultaneously performs two roles. On the one hand, we face a military man, as Lieutenant of Oberon. But on the other hand, it is a powerful spirit that travels around the world and takes on the appearance of a person. He can be perceived as an elf because he also likes…

  • The father

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    This hero is Gregor’s and Grete`s father. He is a lazy man who does nothing all day. He is in some debt his son paying off with the money he was getting with his job; he is unemployed.  He is uncertain about Gregor`s transformation from the beginning and always assumes the worst if his son…