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  • 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…

  • Mystery

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    The world of literature wouldn’t be the same without the contribution of the literary critic, poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849). His ingenious poems and short stories explored feelings of despair, melancholy, and loss with fierce psychological…

  • Go Tell It on the Mountain Summary

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    The story revolves around a character named John who turns out to be a chosen preacher. The story begins with how John wakes up on his birthday and leads his normal life. Then the story deepens and connects the dots through descriptions about his Father, Mother and Aunt’s past lives. In the end, he decides…

  • Herzog Essays

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    Herzog by Saul Bellow: A Critical Analysis by Jon Keen The novel “Herzog” is about a week in the life of a Professor of Romantic Literature named Moses Herzog. The novel opens up with Herzog lying in his hammock reviewing his Past. Herzog is busy writing letters to people he has know in the past…

  • Persepolis Study Guide

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    Persepolis Study Guide Author: Marjane Satrapi Original title: Persepolis Published: June 1st 2004 by Pantheon (first published 2000) Setting: Iran, Islamic Republic of Tehran, 1980 (Iran) Persia ISBN 037571457X (ISBN13: 9780375714573) The revolutions are always a source of great literary inspiration and occupy a large part of world literature plots. But there isn’t much written…

  • The Idiot Study Guide

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    The Idiot Study Guide Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky Original title: Идиот Despite such a title, the main character is a perfectly healthy man. Dostoyevsky ironically portrays the attitude of the society to the hero, whose only flaw is his kindness, open-heartedness and naivete. He is young, handsome and rich – moreover, he is the Prince. Lev…

  • Saint Joan Summary

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    The play starts in the castle of one of the French commanders, Captain Robert de Baudricourt. It is spring of 1429. We see the owner of the castle lecturing his servant, because he wasn’t able to serve eggs for breakfast. De Baudricourt is sure that someone stole hens and cows, because there is no milk…

  • Ekwefi

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    Ekwefi has a role of Okonkwo’s second wife. Being younger, she used to be the most beautiful girl in the Umuofia and moreover in the region. She gave birth to ten children. Can you imagine that? Unfortunately, only one survived. Ekwefi has a big fear that she will lose this child – Ezinma as well.…