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  • Octavius Caesar

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    Caesar’s nephew and adopted son, Octavius represents “western” values in contrast with “eastern” principles represented by Cleopatra’s Egypt. He is not the best warrior in Rome, but his logical reasoning helps him become a good leader. Octavius is a true symbol of strict rule, order, and Roman law. Although he is strong and exacting, Octavius…

  • Isabella Linton

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    Isabella Linton is a sister of Edgar Linton, wife of Hiltliff, mother of Linton Heathcliff. Edgar’s younger sister, she is sophisticated and elegant but fairly frivolous person. At the age of eighteen, she fell in love with Hitliff and went with him to the Thunderstorm Pass, and then, when she realized that she was waiting…

  • The Stranger Study Guide

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    The Stranger Study Guide Author: Albert Camus Original title: L’Étranger Characters: Meursault, Raymond Sintès, Marie Cardona, Salamano, Meursault’s boss , Céleste, Maman, Thomas Pérez, Emmanuel, Masson, Chaplain The legendary Albert Camus composed “The Stranger” in 1942. The book is also often referred to as “The Outsider” – in the light of the themes of the…

  • Ea

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    He is the god of fresh water, crafts, and wisdom, a patron of humankind. Ea lives in Apsu, the primal waters below the Earth. It doesn’t even sound strange that the god of wisdom could be a good character in the book. He appears as a very fair, wise, smart and kind god in this…

  • Hedda Gabler Study Guide

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    Hedda Gabler Study Guide Author: Henrik Ibsen Original title: Hedda Gabler “Hedda Gabler” is an outstanding play by the greatest Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. This play can be called one of Ibsen’s most extreme and mysterious dramas. The mystery lies in the image of Hedda – a gorgeous, beautiful woman who has destructive energy influencing…

  • Professor Sullivan

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    Professor is an oceanographic scientist. He is a complicated character as his behavior changes during the story. Sullivan’s lab is deep under the ocean. The Overlords often ask Sullivan to perform such tasks as entire stuffing whales for exhibition in the Overlords’ museums on their homeworld. The smart and educated professor decides to cheat a…

  • A Lesson Before Dying Essays

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    A Lesson Before Dying Education is widely defined as the act or process of imparting knowledge of skill. But the primary function of education is the eradication of ignorance. Ignorance is multi-layered. A social awareness can be a camouflage for spiritual ignorance. An erudite thinking can be used to mask… 1 716 words A Lesson…

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Study Guide

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    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Study Guide Author: Unknown Original title: Gawayn and þe Grene Knyȝt Published: Published November 2001 by Signet Classics (first published 1390) Setting: Camelot ISBN 0451528182 (ISBN13: 9780451528186) We all know Don Quixote as the most famous representative of the chivalric irony genre. On the contrary, “Sir Gawain and the…

  • The Fountainhead Summary

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    The first book of Ayn Rand, the writer more famous for her epic trilogy “Atlas Shrugged” takes place in the United States roughly in late 1920s and at the beginning of 1930s. The main location is New York, though the characters sometimes travel to other places. It is the story of the young, creative and…

  • The Iliad Essays

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    Homers The Iliad The Iliad is a Greek epic poem attributed to Homer. Paris, son of King Priam of Troy carries off Helen, wife of Menelaus. The epic describes the war waged by Achaean prince against Troy with an intention to recover Helen. Specifically, it deals with the anger of Achilles, the special hero of…